The Hilarious Detail You Never Noticed About Futurama's Blu-Rays And DVDs
By Emily Bell
This is not the only time Futurama's creators butted heads with their network. After Fox canceled the show following its fifth season, Futurama returned years later with a series of straight-to-video movies. In the first film, the fictional "Box Network" canceled the main characters' delivery company. As punishment for their incompetence, the network executives responsible for the cancellation were fired by their superiors before being bludgeoned to death and ground into a pink, all-use powder called "Torgo's Executive." Apparently, it's useful for everything from disarming Christmas-themed explosives to feeding severed heads.
After a few more movies, Futurama would return to its standard show format for several seasons. However, it had effectively cut ties with Fox forever. The show lived out the remainder of its run time on the Comedy Central network. This time, there were no premature cancellations, and the creators were able to end the show on their own terms.
