4/21 - SEASON FINALE - Where No Fan Has Gone Before (4ACV11)
William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, George Takei, Walter Koenig, and
Nichelle Nichols guest voice as Fry competes in a Trek trivia
challenge with what may be the only remaining copies of the
original "Star Trek" episodes as the prize after the growing
"Star Trek movement" forced the show's ban from Earth in the 23rd
Century4/28 - PRE-EMPTED for a Simpsons repeat
5/5 - PRE-EMPTED for a King of the Hill episode
So, is this the LAST Futurama?
In article , [email] says...
Nope! It's the last episode of the 4th season, so it could be something really cool. Take a look at my page and look at the order the eps have been aired by Fox. Due to their inept shifting or pre-empting of episodes they totally got lost of production order...
-< Moon >-
God Why is it I am afraid that my local Fox channel will be preempting it here for Baseball AHH I hope not!!!
Moon wrote in message ...
If you live in the Eastern time zone, you have seen the future.
In article , [email] says...
BTW, does anyone know when the next episodes will be aired? Are we gonna get a break of a couple of months now so that we should consider the missing 4ACVxx eps as season 5?
-< Moon >-
Hundsfurtz wrote:
AFAIK, there are 16 episodes left that are not yet aired. I don't think that they reduce the number of episodes for a season to 8 and so get one season more.
what was the total number of aired episodes in this season?
Why are there "seasons" in american telly anyway? Why does it have to be in this timeframe, rather than sending out new episodes when they are ready.
Andreas
In article , [email] says...
12, check my page for a complete list.
-< Moon >-
"Andreas Ebbert" wrote in message news:[email]...
that
season
ready.
Because some egg head got the idea that people only really watch tv a few parts of the year. In fall and winter more then summer. So you have a season (or as you say series, but then you also call French fries chips and chips crisps so you know) that runs fall through spring with a repeat period during the holidays when people tend to go on vacation. And sometimes some short repeat times just before sweeps to drive interest for new episodes up. Essentially it's for manipulation purposes. Remember in the U.S. we aren't forced to pay for TV so networks have to rely totally on ad revenue to stay in business. So by only running new shows during certain times in the year you can drive up interest for new episodes. Of course FOX proved that when you wait more then 6 months to show new episodes people stop watching.
On Mon, 22 Apr 2002 17:32:10 GMT, "Michael Zaite" wrote:
Back when America was mostly farmers, schools had to close for the summer while the kids worked on the family farm. The tradition of having summers off is still the rule. Also, most of America gets cold in the winter and summer is the time to do a lot of outdoor stuff. So viewership is down in the summer. Comedy Central figured that since everyone else is showing re-runs, they's start new episodes in July. I'm not sure how well that's working out.
Funny story. A man in America ordered chips at a restaurant. When they arrived, they were raw in the middle, so he ask for new ones. When he sent the second batch back, the cook was so angry, he sliced a potato with a peeler and fried the paper thin potatoes till they were crispy throughout. The man thought they were great and thanked the chef. He went home and started to market them under his wife, Laura Scutter's, name.
Also, British TV often has 6 or 8 episodes a year. I'd rather see a few good episodes than a bunch of mediocre ones.
Stop watching what? Fox isn't even on the air any more. Are they?
--Larry
<< Also, most of America gets cold in the winter and summer is the time to do a lot of outdoor stuff. So viewership is down in the summer. Comedy Central figured that since everyone else is showing re-runs, they's start new episodes in July. I'm not sure how well that's working out. >>
Good for those in New Orleans, because it's too facking hot to do anything between May and October.
"Larry" wrote in message news:[email]...
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I would think great. Pot Heads don't go out much. Except for pot. No I'm not saying your a pot head if you watch Comedy Central, but come on. They know where their bread is buttered over there at Comedy Central
chips
That man's name, John Vanderbelt. And now you know....The rest of the story.
I take it somebody was watching Couch Potato weekend on Food Network.
stay
Then Good News!! As a Futurama fan your good to go.
What, What?
Yes, but BBC series (which have 6 to a season) run for nearly twice as long...
American series last around 22 minutes per episode, but BBC ones can be anything between half-an-hour and 45 minutes
On Tue, 23 Apr 2002 17:34:12 GMT, "The Pacifist" wrote:
Red Dwarf was 30 minutes. and they did 6 to 8 great episodes per season.
Star Trek TNG was 45 mins without commercials and they did about 26 episodes. But, not all of them were great. To do that many shows, you can't be as choosy about scripts.
I definitely think the British model is better over all. Perhaps 10-12 episodes would be better. It depends on the show.
--Larry
"The Pacifist" wrote in message news:oWgx8.524796$[email]...
But, and here's the important point Mildred. We in the U.S. aren't forced to pay a TV tax for that extra 8-15 minutes. The independent, privately owned Business entity networks have to pay for the shows and their upkeep somehow.
That would be a great TV show. A guy who runs around not fighting bad guys every week.
to
somehow.
Which leads to the question... if a British show like Red Dwarf or Fawlty Towers is shown in the US, does it run to 35 minutes to fit the commercials in, or do they cut the episode down so they can still show it in 30 minutes?
Those shows usually end up on our PBS -- Public Broadcasting, which is partially goverment sponsored and partially funded through donations, and is blissfully commercial-free. And which tends to be a bit dry and highbrow and irrelevant to the sort of Americans targeted by Fox.
"Matthew Miller" wrote in message news:[email]...
commercials
minutes?
highbrow
The up shot is that you end up with the show being the same length as originaly aired. BBC America on the other hand....
On Thu, 25 Apr 2002 00:32:34 +0100, "Chris Jones" wrote:
On Comedy Central, they at least had the decency to run Monty Python and Ab Fab two shows back to back. They would then stretch them to 90 minutes with commercials and promos. A while back, they ran them out to 40 mins then padded the hour with stand up clips.
Sadly, when PBS ran Dr. Who, they assembled them into a single show of 90 mins or 120 mins etc. Sci Fi Channel at least ran them in the original, cliffhanger, format.
--Larry
"Larry" wrote in message news:[email]...
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I preferred the one big show style since an individual episode of WHO is unfulfilling.
On Tue, 23 Apr 2002 06:39:15 GMT, "Michael Zaite" wrote:
They deliver now.
No, but it helps.
Lorne Michaels allegedly told the original cast of SNL "most of the audience is stoned and don't worry about the rest."
If you are going to repeat shows every three hours, you depend on short term memory lapses.
--Larry
=v= By bike (just like Fry!):
http://www.itoke.co.uk/
=v= I think he was right, including the audience watching at home. <_Jym_>
In article , [email] says...
Sure, but with these 16 left we already get to season 5...
-< Moon >-
Moon wrote:
Right. So you think they won't stop futurama, but will order new episodes in one year, when that season is aired? I guess they will either stop it after season 5 or produce a total of more than 6 seasons.
Ohhh, can I use this for a sig? Very pithy. I will attribute to you, of course.
thanks,
NikNY
In article , [email] says...
[...]
Done:
3ACV12 The Route Of All Evil 4ACV01 Kif Gets Knocked Up a Notch 4ACV04 Less Than Hero 4ACV05 A Taste of Freedom
4ACV06 Bender Should Not Be Allowed on TV 4ACV07 Jurassic Bark 4ACV08 Crimes of the Hot 4ACV09 Futurama Babies
4ACV10 The Why of Fry 4ACV12 The Sting 4ACV13 Bend Her 4ACV14 Obsoletely Fabulous
4ACV15 The Farnsworth Parabox 4ACV16 Three Hundred Big Boys 4ACV17 Spanish Fry 4ACV18 Idle Hands Are the Devil's Playthings
-< Moon >-
In fact, there's no reason they couldn't make the remaining episodes last four or five years. They just need to try a little harder.
Matthew Miller wrote:
Executive one : How much longer are we going to try to stretch out the remaining episodes of Futurama? Executive two: Till time stops.