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Futurama Cancelled: Comedy Central Series Ending With Season 7

Futurama has been cancelled ... again.

Comedy Central announced the upcoming second half of Season 7 will be the last. New episodes begin Wednesday, June 19 at 10 p.m. ET and the final of the 13 episode, which will now be the series finale, will air on September 4.

"Futurama" executive producer David X. Cohen said he wasn't shocked by the news. "I felt like we were already in the bonus round on these last couple of seasons, so I can’t say I was devastated by the news,” Cohen told EW. “It was what I had expected two years earlier. At this point I keep a suitcase by my office door so I can be cancelled at a moment’s notice."

"Futurama" originally aired on Fox from 1999-2003. After it was then canceled, reruns of "Futurama" aired on Cartoon Network's Adult Swim. In 2007, the show was revived as four direct-to-video movies. Comedy Central picked up the rights to the movies and then ordered two new seasons of episodes.

“Having the opportunity to bring ‘Futurama’ back for 52 episodes over these last four years has been a thrill for all of us at Comedy Central. The upcoming season promises to be the best final season of ‘Futurama’ yet," Dave Bernath, EVP Program Strategy & Multi Programming at Comedy Central, said in a statement.

"Futurama" could live on again, but not right away. Executive producer Matt Groening said they're exploring some continuation prospects, but there are no serious talks yet. "We’re catching our breath and seeing what the fans have to say," he told EW. "The experience of this show has been so much fun from the very beginning to now -- everybody is so happy to work on this show -- that it’d be a shame if we all went our separate ways ... We would love to continue. We have many more stories to tell. But if we don’t, this is a really great way to go out ... I think these episodes are the best ones we've ever done."

Guest stars for the upcoming final season include Larry Bird, Dan Castellaneta, Sarah Silverman, George Takei, Adam West and Burt Ward.

Click over to EW for more about the "Futurama" cancellation.

The second half of "Futurama" Season 7 begin Wednesday, June 19 at 10 p.m. ET on Comedy Central.

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:nono: Comedy Central.

 

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Futurama creator: We want to go on

Futurama creator Matt Groening is hoping that it's not quite the end of the show just yet.

While Comedy Central has chosen not to renew the space-age sci-fi animated series for an eighth season, Matt - who also created The Simpsons - has revealed that he may try to find another home for the programme.

"We've been in this situation before and it's tempting when you're doing episodes that are as good or better than anything you've ever done to continue doing it. We're catching our breath and seeing what the fans have to say," he told Entertainment Weekly.

It's the third time that Futurama, which features the voices of Billy West, Katey Sagal and John DiMaggio, has been cancelled. It initially ran for four series on Fox before being cancelled because of low ratings. Comedy Central later revived the programme for four films, and eventually a sixth and seventh season after its popularity soared with Adult Swim reruns.

The last 13 episodes, which make up the second half of season seven, will be shown on US screens on June 19, with the finale set for September 4.

Matt - who developed and produces the show with David X Cohen - continued: "The experience of this show has been so much fun from the very beginning to now - everybody is so happy to work on this show - that it'd be a shame if we all went our separate ways.

"We would love to continue. We have many more stories to tell. But if we don't, this is a really great way to go out. I think these episodes are the best ones we've ever done," he added.

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I hope they find a new home.

 

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I didnt even know it came back. Then again I dont have cable.

Better find me some episodes to download and see what Ive missed.

The movies were fun to watch.