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What did Matt Groening do with Futurama?
After spending years researching science fiction, Matt Groening got together with Simpsons writer/producer David X. Cohen (known as David S. Cohen at the time) in 1997 and developed Futurama.
What else did Matt Groening do to develop the show besides research and get with David Cohen?
By the time they pitched the series to Fox in April 1998, Matt Groening and Cohen had composed many characters and storylines; Groening claimed they had gone overboard in discussions.

Question: Are there any other interesting aspects about this article?
Self-contained rewrite: Are there any other interesting aspects about Matt Groening's work on Futurama?