Lampei

I was just surfing around for Futurama sites when I came across this online petition...

http://www.petitiononline.com/futufu/petition.html

It's got over 153,000 names on it

You would think numbers like that would give FOX a good reason to keep the show running (especially as we're always guessing whether it will actually be showing each week during baseball season then football season). And these are just the people who even knew about the survey.

Man, FOX is a bunch of idiots.

Venusian

also the fact that it won best animated show

freedexter

It's a good cause, but I have never, ever seen a petition really make a difference. I think the only one that really made headlines was the "Lady of Soul Awards" Ashanti controversy, but that's neither here nor there.

I don't mean to thread crap, of course. And over 100k names is very impressive, but how many of those are fake?

Hopefully somebody will notice that, it doesn't have to stay with FOX, "Grounded for Life" didn't. "Futurama" should go somewhere where it is appriciated.

asabase

But haven't the writers moved on to other things? There is little chance of new episodes ever being made.

Venusian

it is going to cartoon network, but in reruns only (atleast thats the last I heard).


there is an online petition for everything. it gets quite old after a while and i'm sure the execs dont really care

RevLiver

Wow, 150,000 names. Considering the lowest rated shows on UPN and WB pull in more viewers than that and that the average show pulls in a few million viewers, I don't think the execs care what a bunch of internet dorks (myself included) think.

UAIOE

Alot of those names were from people who do not live in the US....

I guess FOX figured that since they didnt live in the US and wouldnt be contributing to thier ratings that they didnt matter.

Deftones

I disagree. There was a petition to release the uncut version of Batman Beyond: ROTJ floating around. I think that got the attention of WB to release the original, uncut version.

Jackskeleton

Princess Mononake petition made a big enough difference that even disney the company most of you hate made the change the public wanted.

JohnPhoenix

There's no use using logic or common sense with FOX.

But...Matt Groening said there WILL be new Futurama in some form -- movie maybe.

McHawkson

153677 Signatures Total

That's the total after I signed in.

By the way, how many did you signed, Jack?

Goblincat

One thing to consider is that not everyone has Internet access and/or knows about the petition. Because of this, the execs would be smart to know that each signature should represent more than one person total.

UAIOE

Where did you hear/see this?

JohnPhoenix

he said it during the San Diego Comic Con Futurama panel.

El Gray

In this case, you also had Fatty Knowles using his AICN site to make a LOT of noise for the cause. (I'm not complaining, I love the movie, and am thrilled that it's on DVD now.)

Just sayin'...

As for Futurama, Fox has always had it in for the show because Groening owns it, and they don't (as opposed to the Simpsons). They're spiteful idiots.

You realize that execs don't watch or care about their own programming, right? Just the bottom line? That's my theory, anyway.

SuperJim88

While I like the show very much and IMHO consider the "next" Simpson, this show isn't getting very much viewer at all.

http://www.boxofficemojo.com/tv/2002/46.htm

Check out who's at the number 93 with only 3.2 rating?! Yup, Futurama..... Any more question why this show is getting cancel? Sad, but that's the reality......

UAIOE

Well the timeslot didnt help ratings any

Thanks FOX, ya lousy bums!!

Jackskeleton

caught red handed.

signed atleast a few times.

Jackskeleton

the problem is the lack of advertisment and the terrible time slot.

Look at how Fox is pimping out "30 seconds to fame" yet that show is rated even worse then futurama. King of the Hill appears higher then malcom in the middle on the seat and even higher then the simpsons. Which I think wouldn't make much sense unless folks are jumping in on the middle of the simpsons and then tuning out after malcom or in the middle of it.

Now if fox made it a comedy block with futurama in there some where (possibly place futurama where the first malcom is at and then bump malcom one notch to 9:30) Futurama will be getting a lot more then a 3.2

SuperJim88

now you done it Jack! It was a very "official" petition and you just had to go in and screw it up?!

razorbackfan

NBC kept the original Star Trek on one more season due to a petition from fans.

Cornholio

theres no way to get it back now they wont pester matt groening to make more episodes he probley didnt want to do teh show anymore or sumthing

Jason

Cagney and Lacy ran a lot longer than it should have due to crabby fans.

Deftones

So did America's Most Wanted. Fox pulled it and the fan outcry as well as law enforcement was tremendous. Fox put it back w/in weeks.

asabase

So why is Futurama still getting the shaft if Fox has listened to fans in the past?