by Linda Holmes

It's very, very rare for rumors about the resurrection of old shows to come true, but here's one that did: Comedy Central has ordered 26 new episodes of Futurama — last canceled all the way back in 2003 — for a whole new season.

The show's delightfully wackadoo sense of humor — you can sample it in the clip above, which cobbles together all the opening-title screens, with their little notes like "Featuring Gratuitous Alien Nudity" — will undoubtedly return with creator Matt Groening.

But that's not all: According to The Hollywood Reporter, Groening is bringing the entire voice cast and the bulk of the writers back with him.

Futurama's die-hard fans have hung in a long time; it's a big payoff for them. Chalk up another victory for unconventional scheduling/viewing arrangements, because you can bet that without DVDs, the proliferation of cable channels, and the Internet (to keep the fans talking to each other), this resurrection probably wouldn't be happening.

categories: Television

9:33 - June 10, 2009

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