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Thursday, June 11, 2009
Futurama News
Link from an Entertainment Weekly article:
Six years after getting axed by Fox, Futurama is being resurrected on Comedy Central.
A spokesperson for 20th Century Fox Television confirms that the cable net has ordered 26 new episodes of Matt Groening and David X. Cohen's late, great animated series to air beginning in 2010. The studio cites Futurama's "blockbuster" performance on DVD and in reruns on Comedy Central as the reason for its rebirth.
Hmmm... sound familiar?
A spokesperson for 20th Century Fox Television confirms that the cable net has ordered 26 new episodes of Matt Groening and David X. Cohen's late, great animated series to air beginning in 2010. The studio cites Futurama's "blockbuster" performance on DVD and in reruns on Comedy Central as the reason for its rebirth.
Hmmm... sound familiar?
"When we brought back Family Guy several years ago, everyone said that it was a once in a lifetime thing -- that canceled series stay canceled and cannot be revived," 20th Century Fox TV Chairmen Gary Newman and Dana Walden said in a joint statement. "But Futurama was another series that fans simply demanded we bring back, and we couldn’t have been happier when Matt and David agreed that there were many more stories yet to tell."
Adds Groening: "We’re thrilled Futurama is coming back. We now have only 25,766 episodes to make before we catch up with Bender and Fry in the year 3000."
I have a hunch Groening isn't the only one doing a happy dance. (That's your cue to start filling up the comments section.)
Futurama is one of the funniest comedies on TV. This is good news for anyone who appreciates well-written TV. We can watch Futurama episodes over and over again and still laugh, a lot.
B.
Tuesday, June 09, 2009
Monday, June 08, 2009
End of a Playhouse
As any of you who ever visited our house know, the log playhouse in our backyard came with the house and was a pretty distinctive feature of our yard. No more, faithful readers... Playhouse no more...
Here's what it looked like:
Does it look like it was leaning to you? Here’s a different angle:
Maybe this will help:
With my father-in-law’s help, chainsaw, maul, and pick up truck, we tore down what had become a potential hazard and eyesore. Once the supporting poles started to rot, the whole structure has been doomed. The truth be told, the three hours of quality time with a 15 pound maul was the healthiest morning I’ve had in a while. :-)
There’s only another truckload of debris left. While doing real work, its not cool to stand there with a camera. It gets in the way of the 15 pound maul. That said, I snapped a new pic with my new (crappy) phone:
Good bye old friend.
B.
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Wednesday, June 03, 2009
Tiananmen Square Memories
An event twenty years ago tomorrow shaped my view of the world. The ill-named People’s Liberation Army massacred an indeterminate number of student protesters.
I’ll skip the long-winded reflections about why they were protesting and the change that they so desperately wanted to see. What sticks with me is that people my age or a little older believed in some of the same things I did and they were slaughtered for it. Their government chose to protect itself rather than them. This has been the single biggest reason I think as much as I do about the role of government in a society. It’s either for itself or for the betterment of its citizens. The rule of law helps, but it’s really one or the other when you get down to the essence of society.
Incidentally, June 1989 was also the month I graduated from high school. This event, live in my living room, added to my whole coming of age experience. It didn’t ruin the month, but it was a sobering aspect of the whole time for many of us.
B.
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