Futurama Re-Enters Orbit With Death Spheres, Robosexual Rights

Years after Fox Broadcasting ignominiously pulled the plug on Futurama, the smartest, funniest sci-fi show of the new millennium is coming back on Comedy Central.

This time, Futurama is here to stay, head writer and executive producer David X. Cohen told Wired.com by telephone.

“I should cross my fingers while saying this, but relations are at a high with all the studios we’re working with right now,” he said before Thursday’s airing of the new season’s first two episodes. “The lesson? Give us a good time slot, and the audience will be there for us.” (Set your DVRs now: Futurama airs Thursdays at 10 p.m./9 p.m. Central on Comedy Central.)

Sweet!