Major Nelson will suggest reviving Futurama as Xbox exclusive

[Kresnik]

Hahaha, holy shit. 10 years ago, this would've been more of a system seller for me than any video-game Microsoft could've thought up.

Unfortunately, it went out with a whimper rather than a bang at the end of the final (currently) season. 1-4 were all kinds of fantastic. The revived feature-length episodes were generally good, with "Beast with a billion backs" being the highlight. Season 6 was incredibly hit and miss, and the first time I've felt like skipping certain episodes. Still, things like "Prisoner of Benda" and "The Late Phillip J Fry" being up there with anything in the first 4.

Then Season 7 came, and missed a lot more than it hit, and I finally felt ready to say goodbye to the show. I have no doubt that I'll be rewatching the whole series time and time again in the future, but I don't have the same desire to see new exploits of Planet Express crew anymore. They've told all the good stories they can tell, and getting 1-2 good episodes in a 20+ episode season isn't good enough.

It's the same way I feel about Arrested Development. I was so hyped about them reviving it, and there were plenty of good episodes in the new season, but there was also plenty of rubbish in there, and I went away thinking "I'm not too fussed if I see the Bluths again or not".

It's a shame. And a nice idea from Hyrb, but I feel that what little of their fanbase was actually left wouldn't be back for a new season, especially if it required a console purchase that they may or may not have.