David X. Cohen Brings Futurama Back to the Future

ATX Television Festival brings some of the cult show's voice actors together for a table read

"...That's old news to Futurama, the cult favorite science-fiction animated series about a scarcely..."

June 8, 2018 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

The Animated Truth

"...You may have seen thepremiere of Futurama on Fox last Sunday and listened to all the..."

April 2, 1999 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

The Spirit of Mid-Season

"...This Sunday, a sneak preview of the much-awaited Futurama(Sun., 3/28, Fox) airs. Futurama is the second animated series..."

March 26, 1999 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

A By-No-Means-Comprehensive List of Austinite Comics Writers and Artists

Some of the most illustrious comics creators to have made their home in Austin sometime between 1960 and 2006

"...Snookums, That Lovable Transvestite (The Daily Texan); comics series Futurama; also, character layout artist, Futurama TV series..."

Dec. 22, 2006 Arts Feature

Pom Poko

"Lost" Studio Ghibli tale of raccoons in peril gets long-delayed release

"...U.S. dub by LaMarche, one of a coterie of Futurama alums here) then the vast web of subplots, many..."

June 15, 2018 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Imaginary Drinks We Wish Were Real

Our favorite fictional booze

"...Family Guy, Harry Potter, Star Trek, Star Wars, and Futurama...."

July 21, 2017 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Film Flam

Sequels, students, and summer shakeups

"...First off, the network has launched its "Countdown to 'Futurama'" campaign on Facebook, where they're releasing new exclusive content..."

May 2, 2013 Screens Post by Monica Riese

Don't Stop Thinkin' About Tomorrow

Norman Bel Geddes didn't – and we're still dreaming about his future

"...That approach is what makes Futurama, the scale-model City of Tomorrow that Bel Geddes created..."

Nov. 2, 2012 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Thirteen Notes for Another Future Passed

So science fiction doesn't predict the future, its visions of tomorrow can still be filled with beauty

"...introduced. And then Bel Geddes designed an exhibition called Futurama for the General Motors Pavilion at the 1939 World's..."

Nov. 2, 2012 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

City Hall Hustle: Let's Move On

Looking beyond the WTP4 controversy

"...The famous "Futurama" exhibit at the 1939 New York World's Fair, sponsored..."

Oct. 23, 2009 News Column by Wells Dunbar

Revenge of the Return of the Son of the Graphics Giveaway Begins!

If Scrooge McDuck, Bruce Wayne, and Veronica Lodge are giving away millions, it can only be Free Comic Book Day, Part IV

"...hijinks to GI Joe kicking terrorist tail to a Simpsons/Futurama free-for-all to Star Wars and a classic Carl Barks..."

May 6, 2005 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

TV Eye

TV Eye checks out Time Warner Cable's Digital Video Recording system.

"...adults expands to a Sunday-to-Thursday format starting Jan. 12. Futurama anchors the block. Adult Swim airs from 10pm to..."

Jan. 10, 2003 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Tube Temptations

Keeping one eye on television and the other on pop culture

"...come to life. Katey Sagal (Married ... With Children, Futurama), Jayne Brook (Chicago Hope), and Joshua Malina (Sports Night)..."

Dec. 28, 2001 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Motoramas in Pink Pajamas

And Other Illusions From When Life Was Mighty Swell

"...aerodynamic shapes. Suburbs were clean, neat, modern. Buzzwords like Futurama, Motorama, Kitchens of Tomorrow, Electronic Highways of Tomorrow, and..."

Dec. 13, 1996 Screens Feature by Jesse Sublett

Now Streaming in Austin: Weekend Plans

Housesharing fun in the very slack Austin web series

"...obsessed with Friends, running out of weed before a Futurama marathon, and hanging out when there's nothing more to..."

April 28, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Eco Goes Cosmic

Hyperloops and asteroid mining added to agenda

"...a solution to rapid ground transit that's as much Futurama vacuum tube as it is traditional train...."

Aug. 11, 2015 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Trivia Pursuit

Competing in Geek Bowl is no trivial matter

"...You, Hostages – a reference to a character on Futurama.)..."

Jan. 24, 2014 Screens Feature by R.U. Steinberg

DVD Watch: 'Adventure Time: Fionna and Cake'

Cartoon Network's surrealist fantasy does crossplay

"...and his adopted brother, a shape-changing dog called Jake (Futurama's John DiMaggio), roam in a world of sentient candy,..."

Feb. 23, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Fall Arts Issue Critics Picks

From the arts harvest, our critics pluck choice treats

"...swear off dystopias forever. Bye bye Blade Runner. Hello Futurama! – Robert Faires..."

Sept. 14, 2012 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

ATX Television: Bailey Breaks into Anime

'Party of Five's Scott Wolf hangs with the vocal elite for 'Kaijudo'

"...Friends, Avatar: The Last Airbender, Phil LaMarr (Samurai Jack, Futurama), and John DiMaggio (everything, ever) would basically be a..."

June 6, 2012 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Free Comic Book Day

Nine years in, the annual event is winning big crowds and new comics readers

"...for older readers include a Bongo sampler (The Simpsons, Futurama); the Green Hornet as written by filmmaker Kevin Smith;..."

April 30, 2010 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Free Comic Book Day

There's a comic for everybody among the 40 titles available in the eighth annual giveaway

"...and Rockets, a Bongo sampler with The Simpsons and Futurama comics, Erik Larsen's Savage Dragon, and a Dark Horse..."

May 1, 2009 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Super High He

Iron Man at the Alamo Drafthouse

"...get out of the parking lot. So much for Futurama. Still, the sight of a man in a slightly..."

April 28, 2008 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

"...the last to mature.Zoidberg (as in Dr. Zoidberg from Futurama) is Squiddish for "smarty pants."..."

Jan. 6, 2006 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants

Metal Urbain

"...important. The flimsy guitar screed and beepy electronics of "Futurama" recall not just the inside of Matt Groening's head,..."

March 19, 2004 Music Review by Marc Savlov

Dancing About Architecture

Dee Dee's dead, everything else is crumbling.

"...night from 7-10pm. Sundays are special, with the current Futurama/King of the Hill/Simpsons block screening 6-7:30pm, and the rest..."

June 14, 2002 Music Column by Ken Lieck

TV Eye

More grumbling about how dumb the Emmy Awards are

"...'toon with a Texas twang faces stiff competition from Futurama (Fox), The Simpsons (Fox), The Powerpuff Girls (Cartoon Network),..."

July 27, 2001 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

TV Eye

Now that the writers' strike has been averted, the networks feel secure announcing their fall television seasons. Here's a look at what's in store.

"...Fox: Futurama (6pm), King of the Hill (6:30pm), The Simpsons (7pm),..."

May 25, 2001 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Saving All Our Changes

Cyber-castoffs are curated at Austin's Goodwill Computer.

"...a Samurai version or something Bender might use on Futurama -- played the identical games as the good gray..."

Dec. 8, 2000 Features Feature by Michael King

TV Eye

Television's millennial celebrations may have been short on crises, but they were long on global partying; also, the latest in midseason changes, including the addition of a quirky new show called Malcolm in the Middle.

"...Fox) also airs on Sunday, temporarily airing in the Futurama time slot. It premiered last Sunday, and gosh it's..."

Jan. 14, 2000 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

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