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.? | Support us!? | Follow us!? | Buy our merch!Chapters:00:00 - Intro00:36 - The Simpsons’ Changed the World02:37 - Matt Groening Creates Futurama03:49 - Enlisting the Help of David X. Cohen05:27 - Fleshing Out a Science Fiction Comedy06:50 - Battling the Risk Averse Fox Network09:09 - Unexplained Recasting of Fry & Leela10:41 - Developing an Animated Sitcom11:53 - Making an Episode Just for Fox12:53 - Futurama Debuts Then Moves Timeslot13:46 - Groening Trashes Fox Over and Over14:57 - Inconsistent Sunday Airings15:52 - Fox Forgets Futurama Exists16:28 - Canceling Futurama the First Time17:11 - The Series Push into Serious Sci-Fi18:01 - A Surprisingly Emotional Series19:24 - Writing a Fitting FinaleSources: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/3xkZRADConvention Coverage: https://t.ly/WzuvQScience Museum: https://t.ly/0HKKGMusic:Alf Clausen - The Simpsons OSTChristopher Tying - Futurama OSTDanny Elfman - The Simpsons ThemePierre Henry - Psyche RockPizzicato Five - Baby Love ChildRyan Hudson - Sh*t Show Theme#itwasashtshow #futurama #mattgroening Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.