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Category: Cancellations

  • Futurama cancelled for second time

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    It’s not necessarily ‘new’ news, but it is sad nonetheless. After being resurrected from the dead by Comedy Central in 2010, Futurama is once again headed to gray, static pastures. It will continue its last ordered season – the seventh – and then will cease to exist once more.

    Futurama originally aired on Fox from 1999-2003, and then was revived through the awesomeness that is the Adult Swim programming block on Cartoon Network from 2004-2007. Does anyone else remember the Futurama episodes? I want to say that they appeared in the first hour timeslot on weekdays, where King of the Hill currently sits.

    I am a HUGE fan of Futurama, and I like it considerably more than the 20+ year old behemoth that is The Simpsons (although I do like the show, I just don’t follow it). Maybe us fans can make enough noise to save it, or at least get another home for this truly transcendental animated series.

    How do you feel about the loss of Futurama?

    http://insidetv.ew.com/2013/04/22/futurama-not-renewed-comedy-central/#more-130256

  • The Bond Songs you Didn’t hear

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    This is some great stuff! I found an awesome article about the James Bond/007 movies and their theme music selection. After reading, I found out that some big name celebrities have recorded theme music for several movies in the Bond series over the past 40 years, and that many of those themes went unheard.

    The best part about the information is that you can actually listen to the music! (With the exception of two missing tracks.) There really were some great variations here that surprisingly didn’t make the cut.

    Here’s a condensed list:

    • Goldfinger (1964); Originally recorded by Anthony Newley.
      Click to hear
    • Thunderball (1965); Originally recorded by Johnny Cash(!)
      Click to hear
    • You Only Live Twice (1967); Originally recorded by Lorraine Chandler.
      Click to hear
    • The Man With the Golden Gun (1974); Originally recorded by Alice Cooper.
      Click to hear
    • For Your Eyes Only (1981); Originally recorded by Blondie.
      Click to hear
    • Never Say Never Again (1983); Originally recorded by Phyllis Hyman.
      Click to hear
    • The Living Daylights (1987); Originally recorded by The Pet Shop Boys.
      Click to hear
    • License to Kill (1989); Originally recorded by Vic Flick & Eric Clapton.
      No Audio! =(
    • Goldeneye (1995); Originally recorded by Ace of Base.
      Click to hear
    • Tomorrow Never Dies (1997); Originally recorded by Saint Etienne.
      Click to hear
    • The World is Not Enough (1999); Originally recorded by Straw.
      Click to hear
    • Quantum of Solace (2008); Originally recorded by Amy Winehouse.
      No Audio! =(

    See more details on the original article!

  • Fox won’t renew ‘King of the Hill’

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    After 13 seasons, long time comedy ‘King of the Hill’. written by Greg Daniels and Mike Judge, will not air another season for FOX.

    This is very disappointing to me. I have been a fan for the series for almost 5 years now, and I watch it whenever it’s on. It just goes to show how much power the production company has – to axe a popular comedy with hardly any hint of doing so beforehand made this news shocking to many. Looks to me like Fox wants to get the old shows out of the way so some new (and very likely to fail) shows can take their places.

    But Greg Daniels and Mike Judge are working on bigger and better things, and had been for some time now. Daniels works with The Office, which is a great comedy and a VERY popular show at this time. Judge is also working on a new animated series of his own, The Goode Family, and will premiere on ABC.

    There have been 13 final episodes purchased by Fox, and they will be shown in the 2009-2010 season.

    Perhaps Fox will reconsider the decision, but that’s really unlikely. but I guess we’ll have to just wait and see.