‘Simpsons’/’Futurama’ Crossover A Distinct Possibility: Creator Matt Groening Considering It
Another Simpsons/Futurama crossover in the cards? You bet.
Matt Groening, creator of both The Simpsons and Futurama, had some wonderful news for fans at the recently concluded San Diego Comic Con when he admitted to the possibility of another Simpsons/Futurama crossover being likely in the near future.
Apart from Groening himself, the Ballroom 20 panel at San Diego Comic Con consisted of executive producers Al Jean and Matt Selman, supervising director Mike Anderson, long-time director David Silverman and the celebrated voice behind Bart Simpson, Nancy Cartwright. But there was someone very special present there too, according to IGN.
Guillermo Del Toro, whose latest film Crimson Peak is set for release this October, re-screened his Halloween couch gag from a couple years ago much to the delight of Simpsons fans.
When asked about the likelihood of another Simpsons/Futurama crossover, Matt Groening conceded that it remained a distinct possibility.
“It’s possible. It’s possible. What’s amazing about Futurama… Here’s a political answer. You know, the fans of Futurama are still watching the show on Netflix. You know how everything gets rebooted? Futurama will get rebooted someday. We’ll see.”
Fans will remember “Simpsorama”, the Simpsons/Futurama crossover that took place in The Simpsons time slot, at the back end of last season. By inducting the rather well-constructed sci-fi tenor of Futurama into the Simpsons‘ cynicism of consumer-culture, Groening was able to, borrowing from the episode’s lexicon, share the DNA of the two shows.
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Ever since that episode, fans have been hoping that Groening will give Futurama‘s characters some more air time by bringing them to The Simpsons again.
While this may be one way of interpreting Groening’s statement, another reading could be that Futurama is ready for its own standalone reboot. Whether that means bringing in a bunch of odd-ball characters into the show, or another retro throwback into an even more distant future, remains to be seen, but by all accounts, it sounds like an exciting possibility. Cinema Blend had their own take on the possibility of another Simpsons/Futurama crossover.
“If we get another Simpsons/Futurama crossover in the meantime, that would be just as fabulous. Considering the next season of The Simpsons is presumably all mapped out and completed in one form or another, we know it won’t happen soon. But Season 28 could easily put Bender and Homer back together for more murderous hijinks. Make it happen, powers that be!”
We hope the “powers that be” are listening to us. We cannot wait for another Simpsons/Futurama crossover either.
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