Countdown to Futurama is an Internet countdown conducted by Comedy Central Insider, Comedy Central's news site, to the premieres of broadcast seasons 8 and 9 of Futurama with releases of promotional content. It is written by Matt Tobey and Gonzalo Cordova (25 May - 8 June), and shows stills, storyboards, videos, concept art and promotional pictures for the upcoming episodes.
Countdown to Futurama 2010 began on 5 May, 2010, and released material from broadcast season 8 each weekday until 24 June; Futurama's 12 Days of Xmas Countdown began on 9 November, 2010, and released material from "The Futurama Holiday Spectacular"; and Countdown to Futurama 2011 began on 4 May, 2011, and will release material from broadcast season 9 every day until 23 June. Both Countdowns to Futurama started off fifty days before a season premiere.
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Countdown to Futurama 2010.
Futurama's 12 Days of Xmas Countdown.
Countdown to Futurama 2011.
Countdown to Futurama 2010
Name (with link)
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Episode
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Date posted
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Type
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Image
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Exclusive First Look at the First New Episode of Futurama |
"Rebirth" |
5 May, 2010 |
Still |
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Matt Groening's Birthing Device Design |
"Rebirth" |
6 May, 2010 |
Concept art |
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Leela Robot |
"Rebirth" |
7 May, 2010 |
Concept art |
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Mouth to Ass Storyboard |
"Rebirth" |
10 May, 2010 |
Storyboard |
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Bender Dancing |
"Rebirth" |
11 May, 2010 |
Still |
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First Look at the Second New Episode |
"In-A-Gadda-Da-Leela" |
12 May, 2010 |
Still |
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Brannigan & Leela as Adam & Eve |
"In-A-Gadda-Da-Leela" |
13 May, 2010 |
Still |
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The Transcredible Exploits of Zapp Brannigan |
"In-A-Gadda-Da-Leela" |
14 May, 2010 |
Still |
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Undressing Storyboard |
"In-A-Gadda-Da-Leela" |
17 May, 2010 |
Storyboard |
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Naked Zapp |
"In-A-Gadda-Da-Leela" |
18 May, 2010 |
Concept art |
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Two-Headed Alien Goat |
"Attack of the Killer App" |
19 May, 2010 |
Concept art |
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Doomsday Devices Storyboards |
"Attack of the Killer App" |
20 May, 2010 |
Storyboard |
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Dismantled Ship Sketch |
"Attack of the Killer App" |
21 May, 2010 |
Concept art |
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Dismantled Ship |
"Attack of the Killer App" |
24 May, 2010 |
Still |
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Floating Screens |
"Attack of the Killer App" |
25 May, 2010 |
Still |
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Hedonism Bot |
"Proposition Infinity" |
26 May, 2010 |
Concept art |
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"The Duh-Vinci Code" Storyboards |
"The Duh-Vinci Code" |
27 May, 2010 |
Storyboard |
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Tornado |
"Proposition Infinity" |
28 May, 2010 |
Still |
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Bender and Roberto in Jail |
"Proposition Infinity" |
1 June, 2010 |
Storyboard |
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Kif and Amy |
"Proposition Infinity" |
2 June, 2010 |
Still |
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Mysterious Invention |
"The Duh-Vinci Code" |
3 June, 2010 |
Concept Art |
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Future-Roma |
"The Duh-Vinci Code" |
4 June, 2010 |
Still |
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The Last Supper |
"The Duh-Vinci Code" |
7 June, 2010 |
Still |
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Civil War Scruffy |
"Lethal Inspection" |
8 June, 2010 |
Concept Art |
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Civil War Bender |
"Lethal Inspection" |
9 June, 2010 |
Concept Art |
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Pencil Sharpener Storyboard |
"Lethal Inspection" |
10 June, 2010 |
Storyboard |
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Exclusive: First 90 Seconds from First New Futurama Episode! |
"Rebirth" |
11 June, 2010 |
Video |
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Kill-Bots |
"Lethal Inspection" |
14 June, 2010 |
Still |
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Nervous Amy |
"Lethal Inspection" |
15 June, 2010 |
Still |
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Elderly Robot Amy |
"The Late Philip J. Fry" |
16 June, 2010 |
Concept art |
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Armored Ostrich |
"The Late Philip J. Fry" |
17 June, 2010 |
Concept art |
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Time Machine |
"The Late Philip J. Fry" |
18 June, 2010 |
Concept art |
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Time-Machine Storyboard |
"The Late Philip J. Fry" |
21 June, 2010 |
Storyboard |
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Q&A with Matt Groening and David X. Cohen |
None |
22 June, 2010 |
Video |
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Time Travel |
"The Late Philip J. Fry" |
23 June, 2010 |
Still |
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Futurama's 12 Days of Xmas Countdown
Name (with link)
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Date posted
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Type
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Image
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Santa's Coming Clip |
9 November, 2010 |
Video |
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Bender the Nutcracker |
10 November, 2010 |
Still/Concept art |
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Robot Santa |
11 November, 2010 |
Still |
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Al Gore Preview |
12 November, 2010 |
Video |
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Al Gore Design |
13 November, 2010 |
Concept art |
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Bender's Dreidel |
14 November, 2010 |
Still |
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Robanukah Preview |
15 November, 2010 |
Video |
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Planet Express Drill |
16 November, 2010 |
Concept art |
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Cast and Creators Interview |
17 November, 2010 |
Video |
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Hermes's Kwanzaa Party |
18 November, 2010 |
Video |
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Coolio Is Kwanzaabot |
19 November, 2010 |
Video |
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Kwanzaa Party Still |
20 November, 2010 |
Still |
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Space Bees |
21 November, 2010 |
Still |
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Countdown to Futurama 2011