YouTube Deep Dive: Futurama (Part 1‪)‬ It Was A Sh*t Show

Following up after The Simpsons is hard. Let’s talk about how difficult it was to make Futurama, from Fox questioning every aspect of the show to dooming it with a terrible timeslot.
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Chapters:
00:00 - Intro
00:36 - The Simpsons’ Changed the World
02:37 - Matt Groening Creates Futurama
03:49 - Enlisting the Help of David X. Cohen
05:27 - Fleshing Out a Science Fiction Comedy
06:50 - Battling the Risk Averse Fox Network
09:09 - Unexplained Recasting of Fry & Leela
10:41 - Developing an Animated Sitcom
11:53 - Making an Episode Just for Fox
12:53 - Futurama Debuts Then Moves Timeslot
13:46 - Groening Trashes Fox Over and Over
14:57 - Inconsistent Sunday Airings
15:52 - Fox Forgets Futurama Exists
16:28 - Canceling Futurama the First Time
17:11 - The Series Push into Serious Sci-Fi
18:01 - A Surprisingly Emotional Series
19:24 - Writing a Fitting Finale
Sources:
The Atlantic: https://bit.ly/3wV7ZYtCalgary Sun: https://bit.ly/3vu37sHEntertainment Weekly: https://bit.ly/3Vn8XXmEntertainment Weekly: https://bit.ly/3Ph2w4zThe Face: https://bit.ly/43kjNiQIGN: https://bit.ly/49SMDJNMother Jones: https://bit.ly/43ni9wRMr. Showbiz: https://bit.ly/3x1JXepRadio Times: https://bit.ly/3VM0JsnSCI FI Weekly: https://bit.ly/3IPmfEKUGO: https://bit.ly/3TGzqOGVariety: https://bit.ly/4d8bD1MVariety: https://bit.ly/4coGzucWired: https://bit.ly/3xkZRAD
Convention Coverage: https://t.ly/WzuvQScience Museum: https://t.ly/0HKKG
Music:
Alf Clausen - The Simpsons OSTChristopher Tying - Futurama OSTDanny Elfman - The Simpsons ThemePierre Henry - Psyche RockPizzicato Five - Baby Love ChildRyan Hudson - Sh*t Show Theme
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