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Futurama (season 5)
Season 5
DVD covers
No. of episodes16
Release
Original networkComedy Central
Original releaseMarch 23, 2008 (2008-03-23) –
August 30, 2009 (2009-08-30)
Season chronology
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Season 6
List of episodes

Futurama's fifth production season began airing in March 2008 and concluded after 16 episodes on August 30, 2009. The episodes were TV versions and edits of the four DVD movies. This list is for the TV versions.

Production

Futurama was initially cancelled by Fox, in 2003, due to low ratings.[1][2] However, in late 2002, Cartoon Network acquired exclusive cable syndication rights to Futurama for a reported ten million dollars.[3] In January 2003,[3] the network began airing Futurama episodes as the centerpiece to the expansion of their Adult Swim cartoon block.[4] In October 2005, Comedy Central picked up the cable syndication rights to air Futurama's 72-episode run at the start of 2008, following the expiration of Cartoon Network's contract. It was cited as the largest and most expensive acquisition in the network's history. In 2005, it began airing every night, followed by South Park.[5] A Comedy Central teaser trailer announced the return of Futurama March 23, 2008,[6] which was Bender's Big Score divided into four episodes followed by the other three movies. The series also airs in syndication in many countries around the world.

When Comedy Central began negotiating for the rights to air Futurama reruns, Fox suggested that there was a possibility of also creating new episodes. Negotiations were already underway with the possibility of creating two or three straight-to-DVD films. When Comedy Central committed to sixteen new episodes, it was decided that four films would be produced.[7] On April 26, 2006, Groening noted in an interview that co-creator David X. Cohen and numerous writers from the original series would be returning to work on the movies.[8] All the original voice actors participated. In February 2007, Groening explained the format of the new stories: "[The crew is] writing them as movies and then we're going to chop them up, reconfigure them, write new material and try to make them work as separate episodes."[9]

The first movie, Futurama: Bender's Big Score, was written by Ken Keeler and Cohen, and includes return appearances by the Nibblonians, Seymour, Barbados Slim, Robot Santa, the "God" space entity, Al Gore, and Zapp Brannigan.[10] It was animated in widescreen and was released on standard DVD on November 27, 2007, with a possible Blu-ray Disc release to follow.[11] A release on HD DVD was rumored but later officially denied. Futurama: Bender's Big Score was the first DVD release for which 20th Century Fox implemented measures intended to reduce the total carbon footprint of the production, manufacturing, and distribution processes. Where it was not possible to completely eliminate carbon output, carbon offsets were used. They refer to the changed processes as "carbon neutral".[12]

The second movie, The Beast with a Billion Backs, was released on June 24, 2008. The third movie, Bender's Game was released on DVD and Blu-ray Disc[13] on November 3, 2008 in the UK, November 4, 2008 in the USA, and December 10, 2008 in Australia. The fourth movie, Into the Wild Green Yonder, was released on DVD and Blu-ray Disc on February 23, 2009.[14]

Since no new Futurama projects were originally in production at the time, the movie Into the Wild Green Yonder was designed to stand as the Futurama series finale. However, Groening had expressed a desire to continue the franchise in some form, including as a theatrical film.[15] In an interview with CNN, Groening said that "we have a great relationship with Comedy Central and we would love to do more episodes for them, but I don't know... We're having discussions and there is some enthusiasm but I can't tell if it's just me."[16]

On June 9, 2009, 20th Century Fox announced that Comedy Central had picked up the show for 26 new half-hour episodes that will begin airing in mid-2010.[17][18][19] A smaller writing crew returned.[20]

Episodes

See also: List of Futurama episodes
No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateProd.
code		Television
order
731"Bender's Big Score (Part 1)"Dwayne Carey-HillStory by: Ken Keeler & David X. Cohen
Teleplay by: Ken Keeler		March 23, 2008 (2008-03-23)5ACV01S00E01
742"Bender's Big Score (Part 2)"Dwayne Carey-HillStory by: Ken Keeler & David X. Cohen
Teleplay by: Ken Keeler		March 23, 2008 (2008-03-23)5ACV02S00E02
753"Bender's Big Score (Part 3)"Dwayne Carey-HillStory by: Ken Keeler & David X. Cohen
Teleplay by: Ken Keeler		March 23, 2008 (2008-03-23)5ACV03S00E03
764"Bender's Big Score (Part 4)"Dwayne Carey-HillStory by: Ken Keeler & David X. Cohen
Teleplay by: Ken Keeler		March 23, 2008 (2008-03-23)5ACV04S00E04
775"The Beast with a Billion Backs (Part 1)"Peter AvanzinoStory by: Eric Kaplan & David X. Cohen
Teleplay by: Eric Kaplan		October 19, 2008 (2008-10-19)5ACV05S00E05
786"The Beast with a Billion Backs (Part 2)"Peter AvanzinoStory by: Eric Kaplan & David X. Cohen
Teleplay by: Eric Kaplan		October 19, 2008 (2008-10-19)5ACV06S00E06
797"The Beast with a Billion Backs (Part 3)"Peter AvanzinoStory by: Eric Kaplan & David X. Cohen
Teleplay by: Eric Kaplan		October 19, 2008 (2008-10-19)5ACV07S00E07
808"The Beast with a Billion Backs (Part 4)"Peter AvanzinoStory by: Eric Kaplan & David X. Cohen
Teleplay by: Eric Kaplan		October 19, 2008 (2008-10-19)5ACV08S00E08
819"Bender's Game (Part 1)"Dwayne Carey-HillStory by: Eric Horsted & David X. Cohen
Teleplay by: Eric Horsted		April 26, 2009 (2009-04-26)5ACV09S00E09
8210"Bender's Game (Part 2)"Dwayne Carey-HillStory by: Eric Horsted & David X. Cohen
Teleplay by: Eric Horsted		April 26, 2009 (2009-04-26)5ACV10S00E10
8311"Bender's Game (Part 3)"Dwayne Carey-HillStory by: Eric Horsted & David X. Cohen
Teleplay by: Michael Rowe & Eric Kaplan		April 26, 2009 (2009-04-26)5ACV11S00E11
8412"Bender's Game (Part 4)"Dwayne Carey-HillStory by: Eric Horsted & David X. Cohen
Teleplay by: David X. Cohen & Patric M. Verrone		April 26, 2009 (2009-04-26)5ACV12S00E12
8513"Into the Wild Green Yonder (Part 1)"Peter AvanzinoStory by: Ken Keeler & David X. Cohen
Teleplay by: Ken Keeler		August 30, 2009 (2009-08-30)5ACV13S00E13
8614"Into the Wild Green Yonder (Part 2)"Peter AvanzinoKen KeelerAugust 30, 2009 (2009-08-30)5ACV14S00E14
8715"Into the Wild Green Yonder (Part 3)"Peter AvanzinoKen KeelerAugust 30, 2009 (2009-08-30)5ACV15S00E15
8816"Into the Wild Green Yonder (Part 4)"Peter AvanzinoStory by: Ken Keeler & David X. Cohen
Teleplay by: Ken Keeler		August 30, 2009 (2009-08-30)5ACV16S00E16

Reception

IGN had mostly positive reviews on the 4 DVD movie releases of the season.[21][22][23][24]

Home releases

Futurama: The Collected Epics
Release Dates Set Details
A boxset containing the four Futurama feature-length DVD releases in their entirety.
Region 1 Region 2 Region 4
— October 19, 2009 November 4, 2009[25]
Futurama: Bender's Big Score
Set details Special features
DVD release dates
Region 1 Region 2 Region 4
November 27, 2007 April 7, 2008 March 5, 2008[26]
Futurama: The Beast with a Billion Backs
Set details Special features
DVD release dates
Region 1 Region 2 Region 4
June 24, 2008 June 30, 2008 August 6, 2008[27]
Futurama: Bender's Game
Set details Special features
  • Optional commentary, by Matt Groening, David X. Cohen, Billy West, John DiMaggio, Tress MacNeille, Michael Rowe, Claudia Katz and Dwayne Carey-Hill
  • Storyboard animatic - Bender's Game, Part 1
  • "Futurama Genetics Lab"
  • "D&D&F (Dungeons & Dragons & Futurama)" featurette
  • "How to Draw Futurama in 83 Easy Steps" featurette
  • 3D Models with animator discussion
  • Deleted scene
  • "Blooperama 2" cast outtakes from Bender's Game
  • "Bender's Anti-Piracy Warning" featurette
  • "Into The Wild Green Yonder" preview
  • Billy West line attempt easter egg
  • "David X. Cohen's Dodecahedron Collection" easter egg
DVD release dates
Region 1 Region 2 Region 4
November 4, 2008 November 3, 2008 December 10, 2008[28]
Blu-ray Disc release dates
Region A Region B Europe Region B Australia
November 4, 2008 November 3, 2008 December 10, 2008[29]
Futurama: Into the Wild Green Yonder
Set details Special features
  • Optional commentary, by Matt Groening, David X. Cohen, John DiMaggio, Maurice LaMarche, Patric M. Verrone, Michael Rowe, Lee Supercinski and Peter Avanzino.
  • Storyboard animatic - Into The Wild Green Yonder, Part 1
  • "Docudramarama" featurette
  • "Louder, Louder!" featurette on the acting technique of Penn Jillette
  • "Golden Stinkers" - deleted scenes
  • "Matt Groening and David X. Cohen in Space!" featurette
  • "How to Draw Futurama in 10 very difficult steps" featurette
  • 3D Models, with animator discussion
  • "Bender's Movie Theatre Etiquette" featurette
  • "Zapp Brannigan's Guide To Making Love At A Woman" featurette
  • Toilet paper animation easter egg.
  • Zapp Brannigan speech easter egg
DVD release dates
Region 1 Region 2 Region 4
February 23, 2009 February 24, 2009 March 4, 2009[30]
Blu-ray Disc release dates
Region A Region B Europe Region B Australia
February 23, 2009 February 24, 2009 March 4, 2009[31]

References

  1. ^ "Fox Says 'No' to 'Futurama'". Zap2it. February 12, 2002. Archived from the original on 2003-10-14. Retrieved 2008-06-03.
  2. ^ "Remember Me after my Death!". Can't Get Enough Futurama. May 15, 2003. Retrieved 2008-06-03. [sic]
  3. ^ a b "Toon Net Gets 'Futurama'". Daily Variety. September 9, 2002. Retrieved 2008-05-28.
  4. ^ "Adult Swim". Cartoon Network Pressroom. Archived from the original on 2008-01-02. Retrieved 2008-06-03.
  5. ^ Dempsey, John (October 27, 2005). ""Futurama" in Comedy Central's future via big deal". Variety. Retrieved 2005-10-27.
  6. ^ "Silver screen Simpsons, Futurama facing finish?". BBC News. 2001-01-19. Archived from the original on 2003-04-19. Retrieved 2008-06-03.
  7. ^ Katz, Claudia (2007-11-16). "Exclusive Interview: Claudia Katz on Futurama the Movie: Bender's Big Score" (Interview). Interviewed by Evan Jacobs. Retrieved 2008-06-03. {{cite interview}}: Unknown parameter |subjectlink= ignored (|subject-link= suggested) (help)
  8. ^ Rabin, Nathan (2006-04-26). "Matt Groening". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 2008-06-03.
  9. ^ "Rhymes with Raining". Crave Online. 2007-02-26. Retrieved 2007-03-25.
  10. ^ "Ain't It Cool News: "Ben Sinister Has Read The New FUTURAMA 'Movie'!!"". Retrieved 2008-06-03.
  11. ^ (April 5, 2008). Tales of Interest: The Simpsons and Futurama in high-definition. HDTVTotal.com.
  12. ^ ""Futurama" Feature Length Movie DVD Specs". 2007-11-14. Retrieved 2008-06-03.
  13. ^ Hornig, Andreas (2008-07-28). "Futurama's third direct-to-disc movie "Bender's Game" on Blu-ray". HDTVTotal.com. Retrieved 2008-08-10.
  14. ^ "Into the Wild Green Yonder at Blu-ray.com". Blu-ray.com. Retrieved 2009-02-23.
  15. ^ Wortham, Jenna (2008-11-04). "Futurama Animators Roll 20-Sided Die With Bender's Game". Wired.com. Retrieved 2009-02-28.
  16. ^ Leopold, Todd (2009-02-26). "Matt Groening looks to the future". CNN.com. Retrieved 2009-03-17.
  17. ^ Ausiello, Michael (2009-06-09). "It's official: 'Futurama' is reborn!". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2009-06-09.
  18. ^ "'Futurama' Returns to Production with an initial order of 26 New Episodes to Premiere Mid 2010". Press Central Comedy Central Press Release. 2009-06-10. Retrieved 2009-06-24.
  19. ^ Goldman, Eric (2009-06-09). "Futurama Return Made Official". IGN. Retrieved 2009-06-10.
  20. ^ Schneider, Michael (2009-06-09). "'Futurama' returns with new episodes". Variety. Retrieved 2009-06-14.
  21. ^ http://dvd.ign.com/articles/836/836327p1.html
  22. ^ http://dvd.ign.com/articles/884/884698p1.html
  23. ^ http://bluray.ign.com/articles/927/927779p1.html
  24. ^ http://dvd.ign.com/articles/956/956729p1.html
  25. ^ "Futurama: The Collected Epics (4 Disc Box Set)". EzyDVD. Retrieved August 19, 2013.
  26. ^ "Futurama: Bender's Big Score". EzyDVD. Retrieved August 19, 2013.
  27. ^ "Futurama: The Beast With a Billion Backs". EzyDVD. Retrieved August 19, 2013.
  28. ^ "Futurama: Bender's Game". EzyDVD. Retrieved August 19, 2013.
  29. ^ "Futurama: Bender's Game (Blu-ray)". EzyDVD. Retrieved August 19, 2013.
  30. ^ "Futurama: Into the Wild Green Yonder". EzyDVD. Retrieved August 19, 2013.
  31. ^ "Futurama: Into the Wild Green Yonder (Blu-ray)". EzyDVD. Retrieved August 19, 2013.


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