upcoming episodes information (season 6)

[Ryan]

as with every thread of this nature, there may be slight spoilers ahead.

so as of this post, there are ten more episodes left to air this year, presumably with another 14 in 2011. (making for a total production order of 26) not sure when those episodes will air, but if I had to make a well-educated guess, I'd say they will be paired with the two south park runs in the spring and fall of 2011. as time goes on, we'll see, and I'll update it here.

so, here's what we know about the upcoming episodes of futurama, thanks to its own wikipedia article and the infosphere.

August 12: "A Clockwork Origin" - The theory of evolution is put to the test on a planet inhabited by robots.

August 19: "The Prisoner of Benda" - A revolutionary invention allows the crew members to exchange minds.

August 26: "Lrrreconcilable Ndndifferences" - After a bungled Earth invasion, alien leader Lrrr faces a mid-life crisis.

September 2: "The Mutants are Revolting" (season finale) - Leela leads an army of underground mutants in a rebellion against the surface people; Amy gets her engineering degree

what is known for 2011: an episode named "The Silence of the Clamps", focusing, yes, on the character of Clamps, one of the Donbot's henchmen. also, a future episode is entitled "Cold Warriors". rumors indicate that an "Anthology of Interest"-esque (it might be the third one as well) episode surround three different holidays: Xmas, the fictional Robanukah and Kwanzaa, as well as the fact that the last episode in the production order (surprise, surprise) is being written by Ken Keeler as yet another intended series finale.

2011 info from got futurama:

Möbius Dick - The crew encounters a dangerous four-dimensional space whale.

Law & Oracle - Fed up with his go-nowhere job, Fry joins the police force.

The Tip of the Zoidberg - We finally learn the secret of how the Professor first met Dr. Zoidberg.

Ghost in the Machines - After Bender dies, his software takes on a ghostly existence.

Neutopia - The crew crash-lands on a planet where gender is unknown.

Yo Leela Leela - ???

Fry am the Egg Man -

All the Presidents' Heads - ???

Overclockwise - ???

Reincarnation (season finale) - In 3 mini-stories, Futurama is re-envisioned in 3 alternative animation styles.

comic con info:

-- Fry's pursuit of Leela will continue; their romance will be a theme throughout the season.

-- Amy and the Professor will switch bodies in order for the Professor to cheat death.

-- Grossest Comic Con moment goes to the Professor and Dr. Zoidberg, who engage in an icky (and passionate kiss).

-- We'll get to see what Planet Express looks like in 3030.

an episode named "benderama" will also air in 2011, which deals with bender making smaller clones of himself.

so, send in some vital info, I'll update it here, that's how it works. discuss.

[Magnum]

also know a bit about a holiday episode and the next series finale

http://theinfosphere.org/6ACV13
http://theinfosphere.org/6ACV26

[Ryan]

futurama must be the first show ever to have three series finales. I hope comedy central renews just to get another one.

I'll add it, thanks.

[Magnum]

i was hoping that the next show would slow down a bit from the premiere episodes, but on top of all the iphone/twitter/facebook stuff there's also this apparently

http://theinfosphere.org/Attack_of_the_Killer_App

the crew goes to a planet that is a waste dump to eliminate e-waste. The children of the planet strip the ship and Bender for waste. Soon the crew discover that children do all of the work on the planet, except for whipping the children.

maybe it'll have a linear story, at least

[Magnum]

wait, nevermind. some idiot probably just threw a bunch of throw-away gags from this preview into the plot description

http://www.comedycentral.com/videos/...waste-delivery

conflicted lulz + awesome animation

[Charlie]

Not entirely sure why they're gearing up to make 6ACV26 a proper series finale again. At this rate it won't air for around a year and a half anyway. I wouldn't be surprised if Comedy Central renews it after the first group of episodes has aired, but they're definitely not going to do it this early on (geez, even The Simpsons only gets renewed a few months before the end of the last contracted season).

Also, it may be of note to include that The Mutants Are Revolting is the 100th episode.

[Diversity Pumpkin]

They all sound so good! I actually can't wait for "Attack of the Killer App", and of course, "The Late Phillip J. Fry".

[jbauer]

Season 6 of Futurama has a most interesting roster of writers:

Matt Groening - executive producer
David X Cohen - executive producer / showrunner

Ken Keeler - executive producer
Patric M Verrone - co-executive producer (WGA president aka 2007 strike)
Michael Rowe - co-executive producer
Dan Vebber - co-executive producer
Josh Weinstein - co-executive producer
Eric Horsted - co-executive producer

Most notable is Josh Weinstein's return to a Matt Groening cartoon production, after a near 10 year absence (he and Oakley worked on the third season). Good to have American Dad's Dan Vebber back on his Futurama roots.

Everybody else was a given, taking into account their work on the movies, including Patric Verrone.

Also unheard of, Matt Groening getting story credit on two consecutive episodes.

[Magnum]

i want j. stewart burns

was ken keeler an EP during the first run? or the movies?

[DotheBartman]

i want j. stewart burns

He's writing at least one show freelance. David Cohen has mentioned that he and a bunch of other original writers are making returns in that way.

Regarding Premish, she doesn't appear to exist outside of that episode, so there's some speculation that she may have been a pseudonym. (EDIT: Uh, nevermind, I guess that's been mentioned).

[jbauer]

He's writing at least one show freelance. David Cohen has mentioned that he and a bunch of other original writers are making returns in that way.

Regarding Premish, she doesn't appear to exist outside of that episode, so there's some speculation that she may have been a pseudonym. (EDIT: Uh, nevermind, I guess that's been mentioned).

If that's true, then Stewart Burns is not the only one. Chances are, there'll be episodes written by current Simpsons producers Bill Odenkirk and Jeff Westbrook.

It would be great, if they could get Family Guy's David Goodman to pen a show. He was involved in season 4 of Futurama, and had a hand in the Star Trek episode (not to mention spending a couple of years on Enterprise, including the awesome Xindi arc).

I didn't see the end credits. Carolyn Premish could be a rookie staff writer, story editor or creative consultant of some sort.

[StarskyMaxwell]

Is Eric Kaplan gone? He was a co-EP in the movies and wrote the second one, but he doesn't seem to be credited on the new season. IMDb says he's writing for Big Bang Theory, which is kind of a waste.

If that's true, then Stewart Burns is not the only one. Chances are, there'll be episodes written by current Simpsons producers Bill Odenkirk and Jeff Westbrook.

The ones Cohen specifically mentioned were Burns, Lewis Morton and Aaron Ehasz, so I'm not sure Odenkirk and Westbrook'll be penning any episodes. Let's hope so, though.

[jbauer]

It makes sense for Eric Kaplan to be working on something like Big Bang Theory. He has the nerdy credentials to be writing on that show (especially after the Dungeons and Dragons parody on the Futurama DVD).

Lew Morton's return was a given, as was Aaron Ehasz. I don't know about Odenkirk, but I think Westbrook writing as a freelance assignment very likely, given his past on the show, and as a mathematician (much