“Futurama” Season 13 has formally lifted off on Hulu, carrying a loopy cargo load of 10 extra hilarious episodes that includes the Thirty first-century antics of Philip J. Fry, Leela, Bender, Dr. Zoidberg, Professor Farnsworth, Kif, Amy, and the long run denizens of the Milky Method galaxy.
Conceived by “The Simpsons” Matt Groening and developed by Groening and David X. Cohen, with government producer roles falling on Groening, Cohen, Ken Keeler and Claudia Katz, “Futurama” continues to construct its cross-generation fan primarily based since its inception on Fox in 1999.
Planet Express faithful will be pleased to learn that this latest satirical peek into the colorful world of tomorrow still feels fresh and funny, despite its 26-year-old pedigree. Space.com connected with co-creator David X. Cohen to hear what potent gags, puns, and pranks are in store for fans.
“I really feel actually comfortable and happy with what we put out, however you by no means actually know what persons are gonna assume,” Cohen tells House.com. “One of many unique issues we wrestled with after I was speaking to Matt Groening about this within the late ’90s and what the tone of the present can be.
Adding to the long-running series’ spirited tone, Cohen admits that he always finds it tiresome that the concept of science is so often portrayed as the villain in popular entertainment.
“I know a lot of real scientists and I have a science background. Scientists just love nature and love the world and want to save it and have no agenda other than to know more about it. And it’s a very beautiful thing. I always want to make science the hero in our show whenever possible. That’s sort of a guiding principle for me.”
“Futurama” simply wouldn’t be the same without its phenomenally talented voice cast which includes John DiMaggio, Billy West, Katey Sagal, Maurice LaMarche, Lauren Tom, Phil LaMarr, Tress MacNeille, and David Herman. This Emmy-winning animated sci-fi sitcom seems even more relevant today as a contrarian choice for viewers tired of dystopia.
“The setting itself is optimistic in a subtle way in that the world is there in one-thousand years and life goes on,” Cohen notes. “So that’s good if that’s the case. Just because we’re not coming back and we’re not going away at the end of the season it is a little bit of a looser season.
“There’s a pretty big variety of episodes, a few of which are based on the characters’ inner fears and personalities. In the first episode Bender is insecure about being short and makes himself 200 feet tall in a major overcompensation. We have some great backstory in Dr. Zoidberg which is strangely touching later in the season. And since this is Space.com, it relates a little to the concept of panspermia, which is a G-rated term. Look it up. So there’s some interesting scientific comment in that episode called ‘Crab Splatter.’ Then an experimental mathematical episode where our crew goes into a completely abstract world of numbers. It was a question of how do we depict that and it has a lot of great 3D designs by Rough Draft Studios, our animators.”
“Futurama” Season 13 is now streaming all 10 segments on Hulu , and also airing on FXX at 8 p.m. ET with two episodes landing each Monday. You can watch all your favorite sci-fi shows for less with our streaming deals guide.
