Conversation so far:
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.

Question: What else did he do to develop the show?
Self-contained rewrite: What else did Matt Groening do to develop the show besides research and get with David Cohen?