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'''''Countdown to Futurama''''' is an Internet countdown conducted by ''Comedy Central Insider'', [[Comedy Central]]'s news site, to the premieres of broadcast seasons [[Broadcast season 7|7]], [[Broadcast season 8|8]] and [[Broadcast season 9|9]] of ''[[Futurama]]'' with releases of promotional content. It is written by [http://ccinsider.comedycentral.com/author/matthew-tobey/ Matt Tobey] and [http://ccinsider.comedycentral.com/author/gonzalo-cordova/ Gonzalo Cordova] (25 May, [[2010]] - 8 June, 2010), and shows [[still]]s, [[storyboard]]s, videos, and concept art for the upcoming episodes. | '''''Countdown to Futurama''''' is an Internet countdown conducted by ''Comedy Central Insider'', [[Comedy Central]]'s news site, to the premieres of broadcast seasons [[Broadcast season 7|7]], [[Broadcast season 8|8]] and [[Broadcast season 9|9]] of ''[[Futurama]]'' with releases of promotional content. It is written by [http://ccinsider.comedycentral.com/author/matthew-tobey/ Matt Tobey] and [http://ccinsider.comedycentral.com/author/gonzalo-cordova/ Gonzalo Cordova] (25 May, [[2010]] - 8 June, 2010), and shows [[still]]s, [[storyboard]]s, videos, and concept art for the upcoming episodes. |
Revision as of 19:55, 21 May 2012
Countdown to Futurama is an Internet countdown conducted by Comedy Central Insider, Comedy Central's news site, to the premieres of broadcast seasons 7, 8 and 9 of Futurama with releases of promotional content. It is written by Matt Tobey and Gonzalo Cordova (25 May, 2010 - 8 June, 2010), and shows stills, storyboards, videos, and concept art for the upcoming episodes.
Countdown to Futurama 2010 began on 5 May, 2010, and released material from broadcast season 7 each weekday until 24 June; Futurama's 12 Days of Xmas Countdown began on 9 November, 2010, and released material from "The Futurama Holiday Spectacular"; Countdown to Futurama 2011 began on 4 May, 2011, and released material from broadcast season 8 every day until 22 June; Countdown to Reincarnation began on 2 September, 2011, and released material from "Reincarnation"; and Countdown to Futurama 2012 began on 1 May, 2012. All three Countdowns to Futurama started off fifty days before a season premiere.
On 2 May, 2012, Comedy Central's Tumblr blog [1] made, for the first time, a Countdown to Futurama post [2] not previously made by Comedy Central Insider, and did so again on the next seventeen days. On 20 May, Countdown to Futurama skipped a day for the first time. On the next day, Comedy Central's Tumblr blog resumed making Countdown to Futurama posts not previously made by Comedy Central Insider.
Logos
Countdown to Futurama 2010
Name (with link) | Episode | Date posted | Type | Image |
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Exclusive First Look at the First New Episode of Futurama | "Rebirth" | 5 May, 2010 | Still | |
Matt Groening's Birthing Device Design | "Rebirth" | 6 May, 2010 | Concept art | |
Leela Robot | "Rebirth" | 7 May, 2010 | Concept art | |
Mouth to Ass Storyboard | "Rebirth" | 10 May, 2010 | Storyboard | |
Bender Dancing | "Rebirth" | 11 May, 2010 | Still | |
First Look at the Second New Episode | "In-A-Gadda-Da-Leela" | 12 May, 2010 | Still | |
Brannigan & Leela as Adam & Eve | "In-A-Gadda-Da-Leela" | 13 May, 2010 | Still | |
The Transcredible Exploits of Zapp Brannigan | "In-A-Gadda-Da-Leela" | 14 May, 2010 | Still | |
Undressing Storyboard | "In-A-Gadda-Da-Leela" | 17 May, 2010 | Storyboard | |
Naked Zapp | "In-A-Gadda-Da-Leela" | 18 May, 2010 | Concept art | |
Two-Headed Alien Goat | "Attack of the Killer App" | 19 May, 2010 | Concept art | |
Doomsday Devices Storyboards | "Attack of the Killer App" | 20 May, 2010 | Storyboard | |
Dismantled Ship Sketch | "Attack of the Killer App" | 21 May, 2010 | Concept art | |
Dismantled Ship | "Attack of the Killer App" | 24 May, 2010 | Still | |
Floating Screens | "Attack of the Killer App" | 25 May, 2010 | Still | |
Hedonism Bot | "Proposition Infinity" | 26 May, 2010 | Concept art | |
"The Duh-Vinci Code" Storyboards | "The Duh-Vinci Code" | 27 May, 2010 | Storyboard | |
Tornado | "Proposition Infinity" | 28 May, 2010 | Still | |
Bender and Roberto in Jail | "Proposition Infinity" | 1 June, 2010 | Storyboard | |
Kif and Amy | "Proposition Infinity" | 2 June, 2010 | Still | |
Mysterious Invention | "The Duh-Vinci Code" | 3 June, 2010 | Concept Art | |
Future-Roma | "The Duh-Vinci Code" | 4 June, 2010 | Still | |
The Last Supper | "The Duh-Vinci Code" | 7 June, 2010 | Still | |
Civil War Scruffy | "Lethal Inspection" | 8 June, 2010 | Concept Art | |
Civil War Bender | "Lethal Inspection" | 9 June, 2010 | Concept Art | |
Pencil Sharpener Storyboard | "Lethal Inspection" | 10 June, 2010 | Storyboard | |
Exclusive: First 90 Seconds from First New Futurama Episode! | "Rebirth" | 11 June, 2010 | Video | |
Kill-Bots | "Lethal Inspection" | 14 June, 2010 | Still | |
Nervous Amy | "Lethal Inspection" | 15 June, 2010 | Still | |
Elderly Robot Amy | "The Late Philip J. Fry" | 16 June, 2010 | Concept art | |
Armored Ostrich | "The Late Philip J. Fry" | 17 June, 2010 | Concept art | |
Time Machine | "The Late Philip J. Fry" | 18 June, 2010 | Concept art | |
Time-Machine Storyboard | "The Late Philip J. Fry" | 21 June, 2010 | Storyboard | |
Q&A with Matt Groening and David X. Cohen | None | 22 June, 2010 | Video | |
Time Travel | "The Late Philip J. Fry" | 23 June, 2010 | Still |
Futurama's 12 Days of Xmas Countdown
Name (with link) | Date posted | Type | Image |
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Santa's Coming Clip | 9 November, 2010 | Video | |
Bender the Nutcracker | 10 November, 2010 | Still/Concept art | |
Robot Santa | 11 November, 2010 | Still | |
Al Gore Preview | 12 November, 2010 | Video | |
Al Gore Design | 13 November, 2010 | Concept art | |
Bender's Dreidel | 14 November, 2010 | Still | |
Robanukah Preview | 15 November, 2010 | Video | |
Planet Express Drill | 16 November, 2010 | Concept art | |
Cast and Creators Interview | 17 November, 2010 | Video | |
Hermes's Kwanzaa Party | 18 November, 2010 | Video | |
Coolio Is Kwanzaabot | 19 November, 2010 | Video | |
Kwanzaa Party Still | 20 November, 2010 | Still | |
Space Bees | 21 November, 2010 | Still |
Countdown to Futurama 2011
Countdown to Reincarnation
Name (with link) | Date posted | Type | Image |
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Futurama: Countdown to Reincarnation | 2 September, 2011 | Still set | |
Futurama: Countdown to Reincarnation – Fleischer-Style Farnsworth and Leela | 2 September, 2011 | Still set | |
Futurama: Countdown to Reincarnation – Anime Planet Express Crew | 6 September, 2011 | Still and Countdown to Futurama 2011 video | |
Futurama: Countdown to Reincarnation – Anime Storyboards | 6 September, 2011 | Storyboard | |
Futurama: Countdown to Reincarnation – Fleischer-Style Crew | 7 September, 2011 | Still | |
Futurama: Countdown to Reincarnation – 8-Bit Preview | 7 September, 2011 | Video | |
Futurama: Countdown to Reincarnation – Fleischer-Style Character Designs | 8 September, 2011 | Concept-art set | |
Futurama: Countdown to Reincarnation – Fleischer-Style Storyboards | 8 September, 2011 | Storyboard |
Countdown to Futurama 2012
Previews
Name (with link) | Episode | Date posted | Type | Image |
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Here’s Your First Look at the Season Premiere! | "The Bots and the Bees" | 1 May, 2012 | Video | |
Bev Character Design | "The Bots and the Bees" | 2 May, 2012 | Concept art | |
Alien Pet Design | "The Bots and the Bees" | 3 May, 2012 | Concept art | |
Glowing Fry and Wrecked Cockpit Stills | "The Bots and the Bees" | 4 May, 2012 | Still set | |
Ben Aging and Bender Bike Sketches | "The Bots and the Bees" | 5 May, 2012 | Concept art | |
Ben and the Bank Storyboard | "The Bots and the Bees" | 6 May, 2012 | Storyboard | |
Leela and Fry Watching the Storm | "A Farewell to Arms" | 7 May, 2012 | Still | |
Countdown to Futurama Bonus: Cheering Up Ben Storyboard | "The Bots and the Bees" | 7 May, 2012 | Storyboard | |
The World Is Ending Again Clip | "A Farewell to Arms" | 8 May, 2012 | Video | |
Fry and Leela’s Prom Photo | "A Farewell to Arms" | 9 May, 2012 | Concept art | |
Puddle Monster | "A Farewell to Arms" | 10 May, 2012 | Still | |
Stone Spaceship | "A Farewell to Arms" | 11 May, 2012 | Concept art | |
Snake Button Storyboard | "A Farewell to Arms" | 12 May, 2012 | Storyboard | |
Bender as Napoleon Sketch | "Decision 3012" | 13 May, 2012 | Concept art | |
Senator Chris Travers | "Decision 3012" | 14 May, 2012 | Concept art | |
Crowded Field of Candidates Clip | "Decision 3012" | 15 May, 2012 | Video | |
Robot Army | "Decision 3012" | 16 May, 2012 | Still | |
Scooch Together and You Will Be Destroyed Storyboard | "Decision 3012" | 17 May, 2012 | Storyboard | |
Mushroom Dog | "The Thief of Baghead" | 18 May, 2012 | Concept art and storyboard | |
Husks and Zombies | "The Thief of Baghead" | 19 May, 2012 | Still and concept art | |
Langdon Cobb | "The Thief of Baghead" | 21 May, 2012 | Concept art |
Podcasts
Title | Participants | Topic | Date released | Image |
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The Podcast! | Matt Groening, David X. Cohen, Lee Supercinski |
"The Bots and the Bees", "A Farewell to Arms" |
6 May, 2012 | |
The Podcast - Episode 2 | Matt Groening, David X. Cohen, Josh Weinstein, Patric M. Verrone |
"A Farewell to Arms", "Decision 3012" |
Unknown (announced on 17 May, 2012) |
See also
References
- ^ Comedy Centrl [sic].
- ^ Matt Tobey (02 May 2012). Countdown to Futurama: Bev Character Design. (Comedy Centrl.) Retrieved on 02 May 2012.