‘Futurama’ Directors Tease Which Characters Could Return In New Hulu Revival; No ‘Simpsons’ Crossover Planned – Comic-Con
deadline.comFuturama came back to San Diego Comic-Con today to celebrate the revival of the Matt Groening-David X. Cohen series, which hits Hulu on Monday, July 24.
Attendees in a packed Ballroom 20 were entreated to the season’s first episode “The Impossible Stream” It’s been ten years since we last saw this motley cure on Comedy Central.
Director Peter Avanzino fielded a kid’s question who wondered if robot Bender’s doppelganger, Flexo was coming back. Avanzino gave that a definite maybe.
Flexo, who looks similar to the series main robot protag, is known for speaking contrary to how he actually feels, before correcting himself; often seen when he slanders or insults an individual only to follow with, “nah, I’m just messin’ with ya; you’re all right.” Avanzino mused that he’d love to see the return of Enema bot “who had one or two lines in the show”.
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