• Futurama, Matt Groening (of Simpsons fame)’s animated series on FOX, is apparently not going ahead with its fifth season. If you haven’t been watching the show (due to the confusing timeslot and constant pre-emptions by football and other programming), we urge you to start tuning in, especially those of you with that magical Neilsen box.

Several sites are banding together to start a petition to save the show. Please, even if you’re not a huge fan of the show, surf over to the Got Futurarma and Slashdot websites for more information on how you can sign the petition, urging FOX to keep Futurama on the air. So far, over 20,000 people have signed in under a day. The decision hasn’t been finalized yet, and movements like this have helped shows in the past, so it’s well worth your time.

If by any chance anyone at FOX is reading this, we hope you’ll reconsider this decision. For pete’s sake, air it in prime time instead of this awful 7:00 PM Sunday slot it’s been buried in, and give the show a chance to find a larger audience. The show’s never been funnier, and it would be a real shame to lose it. Don’t count on The Simpsons being around forever, Futurama has a TON of good years left!

You can find a direct easy link to sign the petition RIGHT HERE.