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people always compare the shows but a few superficial similarities aside I found Rick and Morty to completely lack the sincerity and humanism of Futurama. To a large extent it is toilet humor and edginess with some very heavy-handed dramatic moments thrown in.

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It's also Dan Harmon going way off the charts with meta storytelling and jokes to the point where you yearn for straightforward comedy.

Which I guess is why they're making this show.

Futurama can still get pretty meta. The first five minutes of the last reboot were about how those responsible for their cancelation were ground into Torgo's Executive Powder.

I think a better example of a return to straightforward comedy would be the King of the Hill reboot.

Also kindof wild to think of telling 1997 me that there would be new episodes of Futurama and KotH 25 years from now.

After watching the misery that has been the Flanderization of the Simpsons and its complete decline I'm quite happy with King of the Hill staying out of remakes and anything that would straight up destroy the treasure that it is.

Has there been more recent news since this?: https://www.nme.com/news/tv/king-of-the-hill-reboot-greg-dan...

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