Futurama
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Futurama, an animated sci-fi comedy from Matt Groening, debuted on Fox in 1999, blending absurd humor with a retro-futuristic vision. The story centers on Philip J. Fry, a slacker pizza delivery guy who accidentally freezes himself in 1999 and wakes up in the 31st century. Stumbling into a job at the interplanetary courier service Planet Express, he navigates a bizarre future alongside a cynical robot, a one-eyed spaceship captain, and a host of oddball allies. After Fox canceled the show in 2003, it gained cult status through reruns on Adult Swim until 2007. Revival came via four straight-to-DVD movies starting in 2007, later split into 16 episodes as part of Comedy Central’s fifth-season reboot after they partnered with Fox to revive the series. Groening initially brainstormed the concept alongside David X. Cohen during his Simpsons tenure, crafting a universe packed with satirical tech, alien bureaucrats, and existential gags—all while keeping Fry’s fish-out-of-water charm at its core.
