Damn you BOX !!!!! I wish they did make Torgo's excutive powder it has a million and one uses.

No. Somebody start the fucking petition drive. Publish the switchboard numbers. This won't stand.

I held a door open for a Fox exec at a Star Wars Celebration once. If you promise not to skullfuck me, I can get you an address.

Skullfuck them. Skullfuck them until they are quite simply dead.

Well that does it, the show's doomed to fail before it was even reborn. Why must we continually be fucked out of good shows??

FUCK YOU, FOX!!!!!!!!!!!!

Can FOX ever stop fucking up? Really? Shitty Marvel movies, keeping dreadful shows on their network while canceling great ones, being dicks about the Watchmen movie rights. Fuck Marvel... I'm with you on the skull-fucking. These dicks just get worse and worse. They obviously have no idea that fans love a franchise enough to have the integrity to boycott against an injustice.

Say what you really think, Rob!

Typical studio crap.

Ahhhh FOX...who canceled FIREFLY....fucked up THE FANTASTIC FOUR and WOLVERINE movies...who fucked up the Aliens/Predator franchises...who canceled FAMILY GUY(I wasnt too upset by that one,but it was obviously a fuck-up)...who canceled THE SARAH CONNOR CHRONICLES...jesus FOX,why dont you just have Tom Rothman and your corporate CEO's show up at comic-con and spray anthrax on the crowd? It couldnt hurt any worse than the shit you've already pulled....

This is a serious and heinous crime against all of Futurama and it's fans.
Fox basically prints money with their Animation Domination. They just gave McFarlane a sheet load of money for some proven and unproven products. How can they not pony up for Futurama knowing it will sell?
Obviously this is a ploy to get the salaries down, but I hope the cast politely tells them to eat a shit covered dick.
Matt Groening made that fucking network and this is how they repay him?
Typically Hollywood bullshit.

I wouldn't stop at skullfucking FOX execs, I'd skullfuck the actors who have the gall to take on a role that is clearly NOT THEIRS.

Is it possible that this is some sort of bizarre publicity stunt? It simply can't be real, right? Are any Futurama people going to be at SDCC? Jesus, what a mess.

Whoops, meant "Fuck FOX" up there... got ahead of myself. :P Sorry Marvel, I wouldn't skullfuck you,... perhaps just Quesada and Liefeld.

Fox ALWAYS does that....Mothersuckingfucking cunts killed Firefly...

One of the fellows I work with is a retard. I don't mean that as an insult. I mean, he is slightly mentally retarded. Now, at first, he received special treatment because of it. Everyone tiptoed around him, forgiving his many mistakes because, you know, the guy was a little slow.

It soon became clear, however, that slow or not, the guy was a complete dick. A genuinely unlikable, unpleasant, mean-spirited person. As such, the special treatment stopped, and now we're simply forced to wait and watch what ridiculous, unlikely mistake he'll make next, and then fix it for him.

The reason I'm telling you all this is because that's who FOX remind me of. They haven't even the slightest concept of common sense, of the basic difference between right and wrong, and all we can do, as fans, is sit back and watch them fail, over and over again, and hope that somebody more intelligent steps in and steers them back in the right direction.

Shades of Ren and Stimpy here....which is kind of funny,considering how Billy West screwed over John K.-still,THIS WILL NOT FUCKING STAND!!!!

If the cast of the Simpsons decides to stop voice acting until their fellow actor's jobs are secured this issue will go away by Monday.

I can;t wait for the posting jerkoff to say "Oh you nerds and geeks will complain about anything. Just give FOX a chance! I for one don;t see a problem. I also LOVED Transformers 2 and the renaming of SyFy channel."

Die of Aids.

Email sent. Did you all send yours yet? FUTURAMA@SCOTTMULLERCASTING.COM

Email: FUTURAMA@SCOTTMULLERCASTING.COM

Um... do you do that BETWEEN hemispheres, or how exactly?

Never mind, I don't think I really want to know.

Oh, and [insert comment about trained monkeys and randomly selected show cancellations here]

You know that Fox is still smarting over the jolly ass-raping that Seth McFarlane dealt them over Family Guy, right?

When they begged to re-start FG, Seth got 10X the money out of them for it *and* a guaranteed new series for similarly big cash, sight unseen - American Dad.

They're probably just trying to cut corners because the Futurama people are doing a Seth.

That said, they're still douchebags for doing something this stupid. "Sound-alikes" are not "ACT-alikes." Just because someone can nail the Bender voice (I can, for one) does NOT mean they can "BE" Bender and be FUNNY (I can't).

Morons.

=rolls eyes= If I say I was expecting shit like this from the sub-morons at F0x, are you guys going to stone me or what?

Let's look at their track record people: they've fucked over every *good show/series/movie franchise they're had their fingers in, so this is *not that big of a shock/surprise, at least not to me.

Point me in the right direction & I'll bitch at 'em alongside the lot of you. For the love of Cthulhu, what a bunch of morons. =sighs= Is having an IQ of under 70 a prerecquisite for being F0x upper management?

Where the FUCK is Hypnotoad when you need him!?!?

Ugh, no keep showing you Family Guy and your american dad! Give the Cleveland show a second season before it airs! Fuck you FOX, Fuck you Fox News Fuck you (20th Century)Fox (although you gave us Star Wars, Aliens, Predator and Die Hard) This will not stand FOX, you can only screw people so far til it's too far, Bite my shiny metal ass!!!

To quote the Chosen One, Philip J. Fry, with his superior, yet inferior brain:

"I think I speak on behalf of the rest of the committee when I say LOOK AT MY BUTT!"

Unfortunately, FOX will retaliate with,

"You call that a pressed ham? Walt, hit the retaliate button!"

On a more serious note, I think it's fitting that when Futurama, a show about anonymous slackers and their struggle to prevail against megalomanical corporations and the forces of evil, should be put down by a megalomanical corporation and it's forces of evil.

...

I hope Rupert Murdoch gets bonitis.

longbowhunter, you forgot a few.

Wonderfalls
Arrested Development
Dark Angel
The Tick

...and many, MANY others.

Hey Jeff Z.
"Just because someone can nail the Bender voice (I can, for one)"

No, no you can't.

People stop hating FOX. They have the rights so they can do whatever they wants. Then if you want to see real crap go to see crap like spongebob and south "fucking" park!

I forgot many. It would take a lifetime to list all the ways fans have been fucked over by FOX execs...at this point I wouldnt be surprised if they burst into my home and smashed up all my DVDs while doing a bad Edward G. Robinson impersonation. They'll probably hire the entire cast of FUTURAMA back and then lace the watercooler with SwineFlu...nothing is too low for Rothman and company.

I've been taking a break from drinking and this just drove me back into the sweet embrace of Mr. Jim Beam. Fox can S a D in Hell.

I can't think of anything to say on this issue that hasn't already been said, so I'll just add my voice to the chorus: FUCK FOX!

Well, here's the info for the SDCC Futurama panel:

1:00-1:45 Futurama: Life or Death?!— Be a part of sci-fi history! Join executive producers Matt Groening and David X. Cohen, and stars Billy West, Katey Sagal, John DiMaggio, and Maurice LaMarche for high-stakes thrills as a top-ranking FOX executive decides live, on stage, whether Futurama will make yet another triumphant return or whether it is gone forever! The very fate of Futurama hangs in the balance! Paramedics will be standing by in case the intense excitement causes any panelists to collapse. Raucous celebration or abject despair to follow the news. Ballroom 20

So, is it possible that this is part of a publicity stunt? Or will this panel be way more interesting than anyone would have thought?

seriously who cares, the soud alike will be just fine, and a show you all ike will be coming back on. Hell if it wasn't for this post here none of you cry babies would even know the difference, it's not live action.

Come on use you head here, be happy for what you get for once in your life.

This sounds fishy to me. Please find a reputable source to verify this is happening. My best guess based on what I see from that story and SCOTTMULLERCASTING.COM, is that this is bogus.

@Scrat.... you're absolutely right. FOX owns the rights, and can do whatever they want.

Equally so. I (and everyone else) can say whatever we want. Feel whatever we want, and express our hate at FOX's bad chocies however we want.

Also, in that same token, I'm free to call you a moron.

So, I think I will.
You're a moron.

Hehe, I completely agree. This news made me post on your site for the first time. I like you like this. lol

it's funny bc i read this and decided to share the horrible news with the world, they too are in an uproar. seriously if the execs think they can get away with this king of bull shit then they are dumber than they act.

to these guys its about a profit if they can turn something horrible into a giant plus sign then let it be. the network just fucks over good quality shows and lets mediocre shows run. firefly got fucked over bc it was placed in a shitty slot and was aired out of order, woops cancel time! family guy was originally canceled bc of the censors, woops lets bring it back bc of popular demand! oh and lets give seth mcfarlene as many shows as he wants sight unseen! they shut down king of the hill (i am not a fan but the replacement shows are gonna be terrible)they canceled the best sitcom on the air at the time and look a show just similar to it is one of the most successful ones on tv! (im talking arrested development here and its compared to the office)

fox obviously doesnt know when to listen to the people, they fuck over movie franchies (wolverine and craptastic four), they fuck over tv shit (duh!) and pretty much everything they touch turns to dust

if we all boycott this then it gets canned right away and fox loses the money they thought they would get and for us there would be no more new futurama ever...win lose right

I would never skull fuck a fox suit.

I would never subject my unit to the vile suit matter inside those skulls.

On the other hand, I would watch anyone else do it, record it, post the video on YouTube and laugh until my final day on this earth.

This I swear.

JESUS FUCKING CHRIST, WTF. CHRIST. WTF. WTF?

Wow.

We wouldn't notice the difference? What a load of crap. Ever notice how Kermit the Frog sounds different? Or Bugs Bunny? It's because they are! If you're a fan of the show of course you're going to be able to tell the difference! People notice this shit all the time.

RAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGE

Are these FOX execs going to be at Comic-con, cause shit might go down if they are. Do they realize they're pulling this right before being in a convention center with 100,000+ people that might want to kill them for this and other various reasons?

Is anyone surprised by this behavior by Fox anymore. Really?
And would skullfucking the suits at Fox really do any good? There's obvoiusly nothing in there to fuck, therefore it would be a waste of your energy and it wouldn't change anything.

About...er, a million years ago in the early 1990s, a buddy of mine went out to work in Hollywood. I was talking to him one night about why Alien^3 was so...uh...poopy, when Fox clearly should've made Cameron's "Ripley Gets Back And Finds The Earth Crawling With Alienses!" idea.

"What you have to keep in mind," he said, "is that people like Gary Kurtz and all the others who took a chance on Star Wars are all gone, now."

I have wept openly ever since.

If this is a publicity stunt, it's a really, really shitty one. Futurama and its fans have been so abused by Fox that this is utterly believable, especially since Fox tried it with the Simpsons cast. I find it hard to believe that Groening and Cohen would pull this particular stunt as a joke. Something else maybe, but not this.

I'm now leaning more towards this being a set-up for Comic-Con...although still,WTF FOX??? Dont you know how much the fans already hate you? I guess its kind of good you can poke fun at yourselves,but jesus...why dredge up all the hate?

Bugs Bunny & Kermit only got new voices when the original voice actors DIED!
If the whole cast were killed in an airplane crash, then doing this would be less stupid.

Needless to say, Fox can bite my shiny metal ass.

Go get'm Rob, let no Fox skull go unfucked.

I really, really feel sorry for any Fox guy showing up at ComicCon. He'll be booed and hissed straight out of the building because of this news.

Wow! That's the kinda spirit that makes me come back to your stuff! It keeps me safe knowing they'll check on you first as the skull offender.

I am a voice actor DESPERATE to find work, and I would not touch this. Trust.

Fake Zach T.: No. The new actors may be talented people, but they won't be right for the parts. Also, fuck off.

There's really nothing more to add to the vitriol already being espoused here, and Fox certainly deserves it.

As for the possibility of different voice actors and knowing/not knowing, and e.g. Bugs Bunny. The new voice for Bugs is Mel Blanc's son and he does his father a remarkable amount of justice, as do many of his contemporaries in the Warnes Bros. camp. So, that's not a very good example. As well, those voice actors changed because the originals have all passed away or retired, which makes the situation not even apt.

Now, having said all that, the only voice actors I can think of who could the Futurama characters justice are... the other Futurama voice actors. If you've ever heard the commentaries on the DVDs where they have little "Guess That Actor" contests, it's quite incredible how good those guys are. John Dimaggio does an impeccable Professor, and Maurice LaMarche's version of Zap is downright hilarious in its own right.

I suggest, instead of boycotting the new Futurama, we boycott Family Guy and anything with Seth MacFarlane's name on it. Though... I already do that.

Correction: I don't already boycott Seth MacFarlane products, I avoid them like an uncool zombie plague.

This has to be one of the stupidest ideas I've ever heard. "Hey guys, let's get an all new cast for a really great show and completely fuck it up for everyone who ever liked it. What? It's a good idea." Fucking Ass Clowns. Is that all it takes to become an executive at FOX? A continuous stream of fucking horrible ideas. Jesus Fucking Christ! I could do that!

We the people need to organize.

It's time we handled this in the time honored tradition of angry mobs throughout history. You grab the flaming torches, I'll grab the pitchforks. I think it's time we had ourselves a good old fashioned Frankenstein-style villager uprising! Let's go storm the Fox offices and show those godless sons of bitches that we won't allow them to fuck over our favorite shows anymore.

Who's with me?

Oy. And I'm a paid editor/proofreader...

Correction part Two, the Second Story: "The only voice actors I can think of who could DO the Futurama characters justice are... the other Futurama voice actors."

It's too hot today.

http://www.gregeaston.com/2009/07/17/dont-serve-me-shit/

Guys, forget FUTURAMA@SCOTTMULLERCASTING.COM, try SCOTT@SCOTTMULLERCASTING.COM

Well Fox, fuck you.

Maybe one day you'll figure out how to properly take care of your shows and films instead of trading on volume and your company name.

But I doubt it.

that does not surprise me at all given how fox treated the show and when it rose from the ashes on comedy central fox is back at it trying to totaly kill what proved they can not kill by getting rid of what makes the show so good. though they are not worth the skull thing

This doesn't strike me as something Matt Groening and David Cohen would allow. Also the casting call I saw didn't address many of Maurice's roles that would need to be filled: Morbo, Lrrr, Donbot, Calculon, Walt, etc. Same thing for John's Sal, Igner, Elzar and others. So, I am going to call shenanigans on this for now.

Time to update the story with the Variety link that has the Fox statement in it.

Wow, good thing I'm deaf. Sorry fellas.

This bullshit is exactly why I'm a Wingman! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SBXOwWC48PM&fmt=22

This, is just saaaaaaaaaad....There is no Futurama without Bender Rodriguez' original voice...A Geek's world (when it comes to this) is just one filled with disappointment, because we live in an unappreciative society...As easy as it's to say it's all about the money, it's also about the fact that the people who control stuff like this have an innate, intrinsic, personality defect that doesn't even let them understand how bitterly wrong something like this is and how it absolutely dilutes if not totally destroys the product they are trying to cash in on...But what's the point? We lose and lose and lose when it comes to $hit like this...A Geek's life really...

The way one hurts a TV network is through their advertisers.

Anyone more Google-adept and less lethargic than myself care to hunt down a link to somewhere to express anger toward Fox?

Once that's done: we collectively inform hem that if this plan goes forward we'll watch the show solely for the purpose of finding out who's sponsoring it boycott them.

Copying the agents of said voice actors would also be handy, but I am SO too lethargic to hunt down that info.

This is the nerd in me talking who wants to see Sci Fi shows produced by someone. The political voter person thinks ALL Fox sponsors should be boycotted on GP, but agin I'm too lazy to make such a list.

Fox is the worst possible business to ever set foot on Earth.

Just when the news of Futurama figures got me all riled up for the new season.

...Damn it.

There goes my enthusiasm for the new season. Although, I am still hopeful that this is all just a publicity stunt. The main point is the final product and if they have the original voice actors and the writing is solid, they can pull whatever stunts they want right now.

Though FOX can still bite my glorious golden ass.

Wanna scream at FOX for this bullshit move?

If you're on Twitter, direct your pissed off tweets here ( @FoxBroadcasting ):
http://twitter.com/FoxBroadcasting

If you're not on twitter.. give it a try and spread the word.

FANS UNITE!! \m/

I didn't think this was a good idea to start with (too much of a good thing is usually a bad thing), but this is just...I can't even wrap my head around this. How bad did the negotiations go that you couldn't get the one guy who does HALF THE SHOW to come back so you tossed everyone else?

To whoever said we wouldn't notice the replacements, I call shenanigans. I watch a lot of cartoons, I can frequently name the voice actors, and I notice pretty fucking fast when said actors are changed, and more often than not, it's a huge turnoff when the actors do change (This usually happens in dubbed anime more than homegrown stuff, but I can think of a few American shows that have undergone talent changes mid-series, usually for the worse).

That said, some cartoons get by with a voice change. Futurama however, will not. The show is very much driven by the talents, personalities, and chemistry between its cast members; I think only Venture Bros. would top Futurama as a show that's shaped so much by the work of its voice actors. This whole thing smells fishy to me; I can't see Fox completely dumping such an incredibly talented group of actors who have stuck by this show through everything. That said, this is Fox we're talking about, so stranger things have happened. Either way, I can say without exaggeration that without these voice actor behind the characters (Who shape them so much, and whom I love for it), I would have absolutely no interest in the show.

I love Futurama, but it's for the characters, not because it's a cartoon set in the future. I'd rather see it left alone than to have something like this happen.

Fox is turning its back on the obvious greatness of the show's voice actors?

I don't know about the rest of you, but I am literally angry with rage.

I'm totally with the person who wondered why there wasn't Torgo's Executve Powder for real. Given a moronic decision like this, who would really miss the Powder's future ingredients?

Wow. This is the kind of thing that totally illustrates the shitty way American companies regard animation and voice talent.

/I won't watch if it isn't the original cast.

Yo, Fox! FUCK YOU!

You people should eat shit for breakfast!

"Shades of Ren and Stimpy here....which is kind of funny,considering how Billy West screwed over John K"

Oh yeah, with the main difference being that John K was fired for reasons other than "we're paying him too much". The guy refused to meet deadlines. Yeah yeah, he was trying to make sure the show was at its best, whatever, but the minute you sign a contract with these people you have to uphold it.

I love how some people like to paint things in John K's favour and act as though he was dealt some great injustice, with comments that he was fired for "being too creative, too original, and too sophisticated". Replacing these voice actors because they don't want to pay them too much is pretty rotten, but firing someone for not doing what you asked them to is entirely justifiable, especially after John K sold all the rights to Nickelodeon himself. Kricfalusi made his own bed, and now he's sleeping in it.

The HBO season one of Rome rocked ass. And season two was tolerable enough being familiar with the characters and assuming that the writing would lead to a triumphant climax. Then a new actor took on the role of Octavius, Julius Ceaser's nephew. The moment this guy shows up on the screen and is acknowledged as Octavius by other established characters, the show took a shit. And as he was a prominent character, Rome fell with his arrival.
That is what will happen if this deal goes through. The moment a character opens his mouth on Futarama and reveals itself to be a new voice trying to sound like the original, the show will take a shit.
Remember, when Phil Hartman died, Troy McClure never showed up again. Because the voice was his.

The only acceptable recasting for Futurama would be Billy West losing the role of Zapp Branningan to the zombie Phil Hartman.

All these voice actors are going to be on a Futurama panel at SDCC. Now I really have to go to that.

The Problem With Poplars, right?

Eno-as for the Ren and Stimpy thing,heres what I meant. For whatever reasons,John K WAS fired from Nick and the show he created was taken out of his control. It happens...you fuck with corporate america,ya get burnt. What sucked though,was that all the people continued working on it even AFTER John K. was fired...and Billy West took over doing the voice of Ren. Its kind of a longstanding tradition in the voiceover community that you DO NOT take over another actors role...unless they are dead or the torch has been officially passed(a lot of voice actors actually train their own replacements). This tradition,and the fan outcry,are one of the many reasons FOX has bever been able to recast the Simpsons cast....heres hoping that it works in FUTURAMAS favor as well.

Fox has repeatedly boned everything good they have ever touched or associated with. Anything from Firefly to Kingdom of Heaven. Boned, boned and double boned.

I'm sorry to say that I'm not suprised.

http://www.comedycentral.com/help/questionsCC.jhtml

tell Comedy central how you feel :)

I love how Fox will bend over and give Seth McFarlane whatever he wants, including multi-season orders on shows sight-unseen, but can't throw a bit of cash at a project with a proven record. If they'd just let everyone do what they have to do (this means no executive meddling) and provided them the funds needed they would have a sure-fire hit on their hands.

But no.

They're not bright enough for that.

Hey, cost cutting, right? FOX has to pay for the re-tooling and re-launch of 'Glee' SOMEHOW...

(seriously, you can't escape the damn ads, and they're pretending that they didn't air one episode back around Feb. 09 and it flopped so hard they yanked it, but they've been f'ing pimping it for 6 months now!)

Man, that bullshit,bullshit,BULLSHIT!!!!!!

Do any of those actors voice Morbo? If so then FOX can go sit on an egg! No one messes with Morbo! NO ONE!

And long live the Hypno-Toad. Live long and hypnotize.

Am I the only one turned on right now with all this talk of skull fucking?

You would think with most of corporate America going broke that FOX sucks cocks would be more willing to hold on to a show that actually makes money versus pushing out a bunch of shitty new ones year after year. I hope it backfires and they end up paying double the amount for the original cast.

Well, well.
I live in Latin America.
Here, the Simpsons cast was changed around season 13.
I never looked back.
Neither did most of the fans. We usually watch the reruns, only.

And the Futurama DVD movies? The cast wasn't the same that worked on the TV show. No idea why.

I hope this gets solved soon, but a little part of me wants it to happen anyway so that millions of north american nerds will suffer as I and millions of latin american nerds did! Harharhar!

No seriously. F*ck Fox.

Wow, I dropped out of being a real fan of Futurama a while back, but goddamn, that's a good rant!!!

Hopefully this is just a stunt to garner a bit of publicity for the series. Create a bit of nerd-rage, word spreads over the net, higher ratings.

If not, well, I hope the Fox execs get skullfucked. By the Black Hand. Then zombified. And skullfucked by BH for all eternity. For starters...

Are. You. FUCKING. Serious. WHAT THE FUCKING FUCK YOU SHITFUCKS?!?! THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I'VE USED CAPSLOCK IN A LONG FUCKING TIME AND IT DOES NOT FUCKING COMPENSATE. I AM CURRENTLY ON THE ROOF OF A HIGH RISE WITH A SNIPER SCOPE TRAINED ON MICHAEL BAY BUT NOW MY RAGE HAS BEEN DISPLACED AND I CAN'T GO THROUGH WITH IT. I HOPE YOU'RE FUCKING HAPPY FOX YOU MOTHERFUCKING MONGOLOIDS.

I'm going to abduct the original voice actors and make my own futurama episodes... with black jack, and hookers. In fact, screw the episodes.

Oh, dear Arkleseizure, NO!

Why, oh why do Fox still hold the rights to Futurama?! They should have given it to more caring hands such as Comedy Central!! I mean, John Dimaggio IS Bender!! He's my favorite voice actor!! This better be a goddamn hoax, Fox, or I'll break down your doors and burn your wives!!

To quote Tinny Tim: "You raised my hopes and dashed them quite expertly, sir! Bravo!"

FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCK!!! Damn you Fox, from Hell's heart I stab at thee!!!

Hey guys do you think a Louisville slugger is good enough to bludgeon to death fox executives or will i need a metal one to destroy there thick skull?

On topic

New voices?

RAAAAAAAAAAGGGGGGGEEEEE

Calm down everybody. This is just part of the negotiating game. The same way that the people behind 'The Simpsons' voices were going to walk years ago...remember that? Same thing.

Fox knows how integral the voices are to 'Futurama', the same way Fox knew the voices on 'The Simpsons' are integral. And hell, where did all of these Simpsons voice actors plan to go? Big budget giant movies? Come on.

Same thing is happening here in reverse. Fox is trying to make it look like they'll move forward with the actors.

Also, one more thing...before you crap on Fox's TV arm too much. Keep in mind, Fox is/was the place that gave these shows a try in the first place.

You think 'Firefly' or 'Arrested Development' were on their way to ABC...or freaking CBS, right next to 'Matlock'?

Oh Bullshit.

You are placing your anger on the wrong people.

It's the selfish fucking voice actor douches you should be blaming.

Fox and Comedy Central went to them, and asked them to return. And in return, the cast actors all wanted $75,000 per episode, or they would refuse.

$75,000 per episode?!?! Jesus fucking H christ on a sandwich bun! It's an animated show, not a fucking championship ball game!!

I've long known that Billy West is an unprofessional, immature douchebag, but I had no idea that the rest of the Futurama cast caught his disease.

So, yeah.. I'm actually very indifferent to the news, hearing their response and asking price per episode.

I don't care if they're replaced, now. I would rather not have them or hear them anymore if I knew they were going to get their unreasonably insane bid for ludicrous amounts of cash, and everything they wanted by whining and pitching a huge fit.

Because obviously it's all about the money to them. Why they can't return for the same salary they had before is beyond me. It's the fucking voice actors fault. At least Fox and Comedy Central put up the offer!

And the actors are the ones that snubbed them and all the fans.

For chrissakes, before you make a shitty article post like this, blame the RIGHT people for being at fault.

Basically, they might as well have just dressed up the main cast in baseball uniforms, and turning their back on us, because that's really what they've done here.

They pitched a bitchy little fit over an unreasonable sum of money, and then called their own little baseball strike, took their ball and went home.

Screw them, bring on the replacements.

Doctor Flarb: Maurice Lamarche is the voice of Morbo, and he's one of the actors listed.

i was so happy when they announced the new season and now this shit, FUCK these guys. I hope this is some fake rumor but someone make a petition mabye that it helps...

As a voice talent, asking 75,000 per episode of a show that is your main career is not too unreasonable when you consider all of the prime and legit voice acting gigs in Hollywood movies end up going to big name actors instead of professional voice talent, all in an effort to sell the movie on the actors' name and not the merits of the performance.

So yeah, 75,000 an episode? I don't begrudge anyone for asking for that.

I hope that Matt Groening and David X. Cohen have the balls not to let this stand. I would rather "The Wild Green Yonder" would be the last show, then let the series go on.
If they do not put their backs into this, I will not watch,rent, or buy anything of Matt Groening and David X. Cohen again. Period. And I mean it. And still hate FAmily Guy.

If this is the kind off bullshit move Fox is trying to make to save money, then they might as well not do it. it's going to fail. Just watch. Fox is gonna go bankrupt because of this. Plus, WHAT THE FUCK DO THEY MEAN TO SAVE MONEY?! They are quite literally rolling in dough. They can pay the voice actors 10 times what they want to be paid and still have nary a dent in their over-sized novelty wallets. And I also have to pull the voice-actors into question-- why would you quit RIGHT BEFORE THE LAST SEASON?! To piss off the viewers? So you don't get paid well, Big whoop! You managed to feed and house yourselves for the 2 years Futurama was cancelled, and you're dissapointing a lot of people by quitting now, not to mention making a lot of people pissed. I don't know about the rest of you, but I'd rather:
A) Have the actors come back,
or
B) Have them stop making Futurama all together.
The voice actors are the big thing, though. They are asking for A LOT per episode. Maybe if all three groups (Fox, Actors, Comedy Cenrtal) weren't all three ENOURMOUS DOUCHEBAGS then we could be happy! Why couldn't the damn actors ask for less? $75,000?! Why not regular pay? Aren't you happy you could be in movies? You're rolling in it, and it's making you corrupt. Stop being money grubbing douchebags, stop being corrupt selfish monsters, and for God's sake! Stop being such ASSHOLES!

That's nothing compared to the near half a million an episode the cast from the Simpsons receive.

FOX, as shitty as they are for screwing with franchises and people, is at least wealthy enough to pony up the cash since they're likely to receive enough profit from the new series combined with the old sales, movies, and related merchandise. They apparently got a few of the series writers by the balls with a reduced salary.

Well found a petition, for all the good they do.But what the hell.
http://www.petitionspot.com/petitions/futuramarecast/

If this is true its absolutely crazy. However the Futurama panel at the Con is supposed to have all the guys that are o the show plus an executive from Fox. This is the exact paragraph from comic cons website. seeing as we all now that it is coming back hopefully this panel will ensure that all the original actors keep their jobs. now if none of them show up we have a problem. Hopefully someone will ask that question at the panel, if they dont i will ask and post a video no my site.

http://www.slycomics.com/

Futurama: Life or Death?!— Be a part of sci-fi history! Join executive producers Matt Groening and David X. Cohen, and stars Billy West, Katey Sagal, John DiMaggio, and Maurice LaMarche for high-stakes thrills as a top-ranking FOX executive decides live, on stage, whether Futurama will make yet another triumphant return or whether it is gone forever! The very fate of Futurama hangs in the balance! Paramedics will be standing by in case the intense excitement causes any panelists to collapse. Raucous celebration or abject despair to follow the news. Ballroom 20

It's come to the point now that I'm just going to stop watching Fox shows altogether because as soon as one I like turns up and I get into it they immediately find some way to fuck it over. I'm just going to not get attached in the first place and save myself the pain.

Why can't we have nice things? ;_;

If anything, FOX had always overkilled the worst- Left the good to rot. I mean, has anyone SEEN the newest idea they are ACTUALLY letting through? The cleveland show.

The FOX network can eat fucking shit and die. Die in a fucking flaming Wal-mart with the doors locked from the outside. I haven't watched anything new on the FOX network in almost 10 years now, for EXACTLY this reason. I hate them, I find their business practices dispicable (sp?) and I will not support them in any way shape or form. FUCK FOX. Oh and by the way? Fuck FOX. Rob, if you need any help with the skull-fucking or brutal mutilation of Fox Network executives, please let me know, I'll be happy to help. And I mean that from the bottom of my heart. I really hate them.

After I thought about it, the voice actors share half the blame as well. Yeah, Futurama's "replace 'em all" plan is pretty rash, but the reason they do it is because of the voice actors' demands. If the voice actors' demands were less... demanding, Fox would never, ever do this. Fox executives may act idiotic, but they're not stupid. Well, not THAT stupid.

I lost all faith in Fox being able to make anything resembling an intelligent decision the moment they canceled GET A LIFE. When you kill off a comedy that's as funny and uniquely bizarre as that one was, you simply have no idea what you're doing. Then, years later admittedly, they kill off FUTURAMA. I, for one, really couldn't care less that FAMILY GUY got resurrected because it had played out all of its tropes long before cancellation, and now that it's back it's less funny than ever. And exactly who the hell is watching that appallingly bad AMERICAN DAD? Just pony up the money for the FUTURAMA cast, for fuck's sake.

Fox sucks big floppy donkey dick. This is typically of the braind dead execs they have. How many great shows have they fucked into oblivion

Zach T. said:
seriously who cares, the soud alike will be just fine, and a show you all ike will be coming back on. Hell if it wasn't for this post here none of you cry babies would even know the difference, it's not live action.

Come on use you head here, be happy for what you get for once in your life.

Posted 07/17/2009 at 03:56:59 PM
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Zach T, you're a braindead idiot. It's obvious you don't have a clue about voiceover art. It's not just the voices; it's the characterizations & the depth of personality that the voiceover artists give to each character. Anyone could sound like the characters; what they can't do is have the same personality & characteristics of the original voiceover artists. That's what makes it a great show; the personalities of the artists come out clearly through their voicings.

You can replace the voices, but not their personalities. In future, use your brain & think before you post; it'll be a lot less embarrassing for you later on...

I don't think I could advocate skull fucking a fox executive. The experience would be comparable to either tossing a hotdog down a hallway, or trying to pound the same hotdog through a brick wall.

As to whether $75,000 per episode is an insane ammount of money or not for voice acting, I really have no idea. Anyone around here know what the going rate for voice work is? While it sounds a little excessive, it sounds no where near as bad as the ridiculous ammounts of cash pro athletes get paid to play a game most people do as a recreational activity.

Sorry America. Rupert Murdoch is the export Australia had to move. Having said that, people, Ruperts Mother is the epitome of Class,- a devoted Mother, a Lady of unquestionable character, a human being of the rarest quality,- Class,- fair dinkum- Class, dead set. No argument whatsoever.
(I'll see anybody 'outside' who disagrees)
However, we have, Rupert.
Rupert, Fair go.
Its nice to make a quid, (dollar), but your advisors are sometimes stuffin' you up.
You're being let down, you're coppin' a snow job in the middle of summer, and 'they're' hiding the 'melt',
Your Corporate decisions,(yair, it's all up to you, You're the Bloke,) are based on their advice.
In this instance, sorry mate, you're kickin' your Corporate toes, and it's not nice, as you and I can see.
Take some time, shut the door on the Big Desk, do a bit of fair dinkum 'cross-country', I reckon 'you' will be very bought up to date on what's going on within our countries.
Do your best Rupert, you're best CAN be pretty good, but, if you say, "make it so", get the right (Honest/Fair Dinkum) people, most times, you ARE good at that.
The rest is up to you old sun.
Rattle their dags.
Regards,
Stuart Garfath.
Sydney, New South Wales.

Didn't read everything above (yet), so sorry if someone beat me to this, but I think Fox is trying to ensure the failure of Futurama. They KNOW this shit won't fly, and when the new version bombs, they can say "well, we brought it back, but people just weren't interested, so that's that."

I'm hearing contradictory claims. According to Phil LaMarr on Facebook, the $75,000/episode figure is made up and is no where near what the voice actors actually asked for (implies it's exaggerated or a lie). Even $75,000 doesn't seem that high to me, but I'm not an expert.

Something fishy's going on here. I keep sincerely wanting to believe that this whole thing is a trick but it seems scarier the longer it drags on. It just doesn't make any sense. O_o

Blame the ACTORS? Why? Fox has gone out of its way to publicize this phony (according to Phil LaMarr) figure of $75,000, but they've said nothing at all of their own profit-making on this show. Basically, this is Fox trying to make Billy and the others the bad guys in this situation by bandying about salary figures.

Look, Fox is going to make tons of money off this deal. And that's great. But what they're trying to do is squeeze even more out of it. They're getting money from Comedy Central, advertising, own the show and can re-broadcast it on their own network at practically no cost later and reap even more advertising bucks, will sell it into syndication and also put out more DVD sets. And they will never NEVER tell you how much profit they made off all this stuff.

But tell you how much money they pay the actors so message board posters get all worked up about how greedy the performers are versus the mega-gigantic-colossal international corporation that makes hundreds of millions of dollars a year?

Not a chance. Yeah, blame the actors if that makes you feel better about this. Because we all know they don't deserve a share of the pie they helped bake.

Holy jeezus... the last two paragraphs of my comment make no sense at all. Of course they'll tell you how much they pay the actors. What they won't tell you is how much money the corporation makes off those actors' work.

Sorry... I'm just too emotional about this to type straight!

WTF its a cartoon, U should be scullfucked