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You know, I somewhat think this is because fans distrust the fate of what will happen to futurama. However, if it were picked up by another party which produced

You know, I somewhat think this is because fans distrust the fate of what will happen to futurama. However, if it were picked up by another party which produced smaller amounts and for quality, Futurama could continue forever. (I'm thinking mini-series 4-7 episodes a season). I think the biggest problem tv-media is the hiatus, the blanks between seasons cause an eraser from the general public. If they good give a consist stream of content, fans would be much more in-tune with it, and less to forget about.

SG- 14y ago
Who knows, maybe Netflix will pick it up.
erre 14y ago
I think that is a matter of expectation. In England (AFAIK), series aren't (necessarily) expected to be as continuous, nor even to run through the whole year. So, for instance, Doctor Who could "get away" with a specials-only year, between the 4th and 5th series.
- anonymfus 14y ago
  Doctor Who could "get away" with 15 years of hiatus.
  - tripzilch 14y ago
    He just skipped those 15 years, for now, but he'll get to them eventually.
    - sageikosa 14y ago
      They happened, just in "other media" then the last part was time locked, then the whole universe was rebooted, and time restarted, and a whole bunch of other things that I forgot in silence.
      - eli_gottlieb 14y ago
        I was wondering why I had these tally marks on the back of my left hand.
        sageikosa 14y ago
        You should take a look at your right arm.
        eli_gottlieb 14y ago
        Oh dear. Why am I holding this knife? What the hell is that dead thing in the corner?
- vidarh 14y ago
  Yes, it's quite common here to have series where a season is 6-8 episodes, once a year or less frequent. E.g. Red Dwarf have had seasons ranging from 3 (if you count "Back to Earth") to 8 episodes, with most seasons having 6, and occasional multi-year gaps between seasons.
  - upthedale 14y ago
    I wouldn't just say 'quite common'. I'd say it's the norm. http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/BritishBrevity http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/BritishBrevity ...usual warning about a tvtropes link, and your subsequent drop in productivity

SG- 14y ago

Who knows, maybe Netflix will pick it up.

erre 14y ago

I think that is a matter of expectation. In England (AFAIK), series aren't (necessarily) expected to be as continuous, nor even to run through the whole year. So, for instance, Doctor Who could "get away" with a specials-only year, between the 4th and 5th series.

anonymfus 14y ago
Doctor Who could "get away" with 15 years of hiatus.
- tripzilch 14y ago
  He just skipped those 15 years, for now, but he'll get to them eventually.
  - sageikosa 14y ago
    They happened, just in "other media" then the last part was time locked, then the whole universe was rebooted, and time restarted, and a whole bunch of other things that I forgot in silence.
    - eli_gottlieb 14y ago
      I was wondering why I had these tally marks on the back of my left hand.
      - sageikosa 14y ago
        You should take a look at your right arm.
        eli_gottlieb 14y ago
        Oh dear. Why am I holding this knife? What the hell is that dead thing in the corner?
vidarh 14y ago
Yes, it's quite common here to have series where a season is 6-8 episodes, once a year or less frequent. E.g. Red Dwarf have had seasons ranging from 3 (if you count "Back to Earth") to 8 episodes, with most seasons having 6, and occasional multi-year gaps between seasons.
- upthedale 14y ago
  I wouldn't just say 'quite common'. I'd say it's the norm. http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/BritishBrevity http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/BritishBrevity ...usual warning about a tvtropes link, and your subsequent drop in productivity