And, really, could there be a more accurate summation of the now quarter-century-old series?

IsFuturamaas strong a show as it was in its early FOX-years prime?

Still, there is some overall series lore being paid attention to here that will make fans happy.

The Futurama crew in a bit of distress

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The main cast of characters is still used to good effect.

Meanwhile, the show’s usual roster of voice-cast all-stars (DiMaggio, West, Sagal, etc.)

is joined this season by guest stars such asCara Delevingne,Danny Trejo,Tim Gunn, andBill Nye.

Bender sharing a cocktail with a not-so-distant relative in Futurama

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One of those title captions does read “Who Keeps Cancelling Us?”

that showsFuturamaisn’t afraid to bite the hand that feeds it.

All of their names appear in the writing credits for this season.

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(The Simpsonsstaff writers can only shake their fists, Homer Simpson-style, at that notion.)

It seems our “TV Friend” won’t be abandoning us again any time soon.

If the quality stays at the level of these last two seasons, that’s good news, indeed.

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FuturamaSeason 12 debuts July 29 on Hulu with new episodes releasing weekly.

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