This is no way to bring back Futurama!

It seems that none of the actors who did the voices for "Futurama" are going to return when production on the series resumes. They want more money than the producers, Twentieth Century Fox, are willing to pay.

The success of reruns on Cartoon Network, and then Comedy Central, led to the making of some made-for-DVD movies (which later aired on Comedy Central as individual episodes), which then led to Comedy Central buying new episodes. But without the actors, why bother? You can get almost anyone to do voices, but when a talented actor establishes a particular voice, you lose something when he or she is replaced. No one's ever really been able to duplicate the late Mel Blanc as Bugs Bunny and so many others, and there's no one who can replace anyone on "The Simpsons."

This annoucement could be a negotiating tactic. Let's hope so, because otherwise the future looks bleak for "Futurama."