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21:21 - I'll call
http://blog.zap2it.com/frominsidethebox/2009/07/futurama-voice-cast-to-be-replaced.h
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My guess is they're bluffing:
"Futurama" is known for its whimsical humor, but when it returns to Comedy Central in 2010, it may sound a little funnier.
The original voice voice cast -- Billy West, Katey Sagal, Tress MacNeille, John DiMaggio and Maurice LaMarche -- may not return to the futuristic cartoon, and voice casting to replace them will soon be underway, report the trade papers.
"We love the 'Futurama' voice performers and absolutely wanted to use them, but unfortunately, we could not meet their salary demands," studio 20th TV said in a statement Friday. "While replacing these talented actors will be difficult, the show must go on."
I seem to remember this exact same exchange taking place back around Season 9 of the Simpsons. I remember people running around campus with their arms flailing about at the thought of the likes of Jim Cummings and Rob Paulsen and Cam Clarke filling in for the regulars. I don't think they were ever that serious, and as I recall the cast got their money. But this time around the footing is less sure, so who knows.
A friend who alerted me to this said he would make his displeasure known by mailing his Futurama DVDs back to the studio along with a bottle of Torgo's Executive Powder. ("A million and one uses!")
My suggestion for the text:
YOU CAN NOT STOP US.
WE HAVE THIS TORGO'S EXECUTIVE POWDER.
YOU DIE NOW.
ARE YOU AFRAID?
DEATH TO AMERICA.
DEATH TO ISRAEL.
BENDER IS GREAT.
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Brian Tiemann
