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[08/13/09 - 10:22 AM]
Space Out and Go Green! Get Ready for the World Television Premiere of the "Futurama" Epic "Into the Wild Green Yonder" Debuting on Comedy Central(R) Sunday, August 30 at 9:00 P.M.
The series will then return with the first of 26 new episodes in mid-2010.
[via press release from Comedy Central]

SPACE OUT AND GO GREEN! GET READY FOR THE WORLD TELEVISION PREMIERE OF THE "FUTURAMA" EPIC "INTO THE WILD GREEN YONDER" DEBUTING ON COMEDY CENTRAL� SUNDAY, AUGUST 30 AT 9:00 P.M.

26 New Episodes Of The Emmy Award-Winning Animated Comedy Series Confirmed To Run On COMEDY CENTRAL In Mid-2010

NEW YORK, August 13, 2009 -- Greetings, Earthlings! The Emmy Award -winning animated series "Futurama" has landed at COMEDY CENTRAL and now it's time for the ultimate blast-off! Tune in for the out-of-this-world hilarious World Television Premiere of "Into the Wild Green Yonder," scheduled to debut as a four-part epic on Sunday, August 30, beginning at 9:00 p.m.

Sit back and buckle up for a ride into the future to battle evil and restore universal peace. In this brand-new �Futurama� epic adventure, Leela teams up with an environmentally aware feminist group to save an asteroid filled with primitive life forms. While Leela is busy saving single-celled organisms, Fry, as per usual, joins a tin-foil-wearing secret society and attempts to thwart a mysterious species from destroying all life in the universe.

"Futurama" focuses on the life of Philip Fry (Billy West), a 25-year-old pizza delivery boy who accidentally freezes himself on December 31, 1999 and wakes up 1,000 years later with a fresh start at life - and a "diverse" new group of friends including Turanga LeeLa (Katey Sagal), a tough, but lovely one-eyed alien, and Bender (John DiMaggio), a robot who possesses human characteristics and flaws. The show also features guest stars such as Sarah Silverman, Hank Azaria, Bob Odenkirk, Pamela Anderson, Beatrice Arthur, Lucy Liu, Beck and Coolio.

"Futurama" aired on Fox from 1999 to 2003 and the series consists of 72 episodes. It was nominated five years in-a-row and won three Emmys, including ther award for "Outstanding Animated Program" in 2002. All-new episodes of �Futurama� will appear on COMEDY CENTRAL in mid-2010.

"Futurama" is produced and distributed by 20th Century Fox Television. The show is created and executive produced by Matt Groening with co-executive producers David X. Cohen, Ken Keeler and Eric Horsted.

COMEDY CENTRAL, the only all-comedy network, currently is seen in more than 95 million homes nationwide. COMEDY CENTRAL is owned by, and is a registered trademark of, Comedy Partners, a wholly-owned division of VIACOM Inc.'s (NYSE: VIA and VIA.B) MTV Networks. COMEDY CENTRAL's Internet address is www.comedycentral.com.

MTV Networks, a unit of Viacom (NYSE: VIA, VIA.B), is one of the world�s leading creators of entertainment content, with brands that engage and connect diverse audiences across television, online, mobile, games, virtual worlds and consumer products. The company�s portfolio spans more than 150 television channels and 350 digital media properties worldwide, and includes MTV, VH1, CMT, Logo, Harmonix, Nickelodeon, Nick at Nite, Noggin, The N, AddictingGames, Neopets, COMEDY CENTRAL, Spike TV, TV Land, Atom, Gametrailers and Xfire.





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