Talk about starting off with one foot in the grave. Some how the entertainment industry does not comprehend how utterly disconcerting changing actors or voice talent really is to the audience. You can sum it up in one word creepy, and no viewers do not eventually get used to it.

I am not blaming the voice actors. I also highly doubt they are asking for something extraordinary. The reality is that as a profession they are severely undervalued, and that is why you find voice actors doing dozens of shows a year. Compare that to live action performers on television and in the movies. The problem is they are viewed as cheap labor, and studios want to pay them peanuts. Oh and someone who can fabricate a hundred voices that sound radically different. I am sorry that person does have talent.

My favorite post from you, ever.

I hope the same cast stays, if not it'll feel really strange wathcing the show.

I think the different voices will ruin Futurama for me. And that's such a shame - I really enjoyed it.

Too bad. I really enjoyed Futurama.

They might as well create a whole new cast of characters to go with the new voices.

And I'm here to brighten your day (if by me I mean Digg and by brighten ...you know)

Futurama cast members ink new deal with Fox

LOS ANGELES–The Star has learned exclusively that the entire voice cast of Futurama has just signed a new contract with Fox after weeks of intense salary negotiations.

As late as last week, the network was threatening to replace the original voices of Matt Groening's cult-hit cartoon, to the point of actually announcing a casting call for voice actors to replace them.

The Futurama voice cast includes John DiMaggio, Maurice LaMarche, Billy West, Tress MacNeille and Katey Sagal.

The compromise agreement, with the studio paying more and the actors accepting less, comes after the announcement of a 26-episode pick-up here by Comedy Central. Futurama also airs internationally in syndication, has produced four bestselling straight-to-DVD movies (later cut into episodes) and an upcoming feature film.

"We are thrilled to have our incredible cast back. The call has already `gone out to the animators to put the mouths back on the characters," Futurama creators Groening and David X. Cohen said in a joint statement.

Source: 

http://www.thestar.com/entertainment/article/674841

Wow, that is welcome news.

Great just what i needed to hear.

this ;-;