Last month, it was reported Futurama was coming back to cable TV after a six-year hiatus. The return was said to be due to stellar DVD sales, and Comedy Central planned to bring everyone back for an all-new 13-episode season. Obviously, ‘Rama-heads were jumping up and down in excitement, and as a huge fan of the show, I was with them. That is, until last week, when The Hollywood Reporter reported that contract talks with original voice actors including Billy West (Frye), Katey Sagal (Leela) and John Di Maggio (Bender) had broken down and that the show would be returning but with different actors.
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This article appears in Jul 22-28, 2009.
