Updates from the cast
From Billy West's website:
Hi everyone!!!
I came on to let everybody know how grateful I am for the
OVERWHELMING and loving support that I have received from the
amazing fans of Futurama!
Everyone has been a CHAMP as usual and I,along
with all of you and of course the international fans of the show continue
hoping that things will work out!
Wonderful wonderful people.
Thank you for everything!!!
Love to all,
B.West
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I will be at Comicon to sign autographs........
From Phil LaMarr's Facebook:
My friend, sadly auditioned for Futurama. I was pretty angry that he tried. But none the less, he told me when he was contacted, the man he spoke to told him chances are no one will be hired. Now what this means I don't know. But I hope it means Fox is realizing its mistake and will realize fans will literally turn them into Torgo's Executive Powder if they cast different actors. But through it all, stay strong and keep us updated on the goings on so we can make sure and fight this to the fullest extent the fans can.
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I'm curious to see what happens. They just dis-invited the cast members who were supposed to appear [at the Comic Con panel] so it may not be entertaining but it'll certainly be interesting.
From Maurice LaMarche's Save the Voices of Futurama Facebook group:
Hi Gang,
Moe LaMarche here. Just to clarify, we have NOT been kicked out of Comic-Con completely. In fact, gotta give 'em credit, Fox was good enough to keep our registrations and hotel arrangements "alive", (although at our own expense), perhaps because somebody, somewhere at Fox Productions is preparing some kind of reasonable offer back to us, in time to save the panel. Who knows? Maybe they're just being decent. Anyway, I always express gratitude when I can, and this does save my kid's once a year trip (cz ComicCon's sold out), so in spite of any contention, thank you, Fox. And thank you to our friends, Matt & Dave, thank you Marcy and Antonia, and thank you, Lee.
The "Good news, Everyone" is that we (the cast) WILL still be signing autographs in the Sail Pavilion from 3pm til 7pm. Come by, say hi, even if you don't buy an autograph (yeah, sorry... we "greedy actors" have to make a living somehow). And if you have questions, and we can legally and ethically answer them, we will.
And, further point of clarification, there STILL WILL BE a Futurama panel (as of this writing, anyway). Just not including us. So, go check it out, if you like. I just hope that what is said from up there is accurate and fair, as we will not be there to rebut. However, I do still dare to think that Matt, Dave and the writers are our friends...
This is getting weirder by the minute. And Maurice LaMarche's last sentence is phrased so... oddly, I don't know what to think.
Any thoughts?