'Futurama' is slated to return on Comedy Central

When it comes to animation there's always a chance for a second life on television.  Your cast doesn't age much, the sets are cheaper to reproduce.  And in the case of creators Matt Groening and David X. Cohen's "Futurama," outstanding DVD sales are tough to ignore.

"Futurama" is coming back and 26 new episodes are being ordered. The first is expected to air on Comedy Central in 2010.

If the brilliant Seth MacFarlane of "Family Guy" got a second shot why can't the same happen for Groening, the architect of the legendary "Simpsons?"

Michael Ausiello at Entertainment Weekly has a brief piece on the return of Bender, Fry and crew -- The post has a ton of comments.