Why didn't Billy West do this?

Have you SEEN the content of these shows? There's your answer.

He said that he felt it was just one big gay joke. So he refused to have any part of it. He was at a convention signing autographs when a fan asked him about the new show.

His actual response to the show can be found here:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=R_1cykgMj0o

He saw the scripts and made the wise choice to bail

One reason was that it was terrible, another was that John K. was a jerk and impossible to work with. The directors on R&S was apparently not the best at working with actors.

"IGNFF: How would you sum up your experience on Futurama?

WEST: I thought the whole experience – from top to bottom – was totally professional and really cool. I never had anybody bugging me for anything – no directors standing on my throat while they're directing me. That kind of abuse came with Ren & Stimpy... just being battered, and where other actors were beaten down. Just emotional wrecks, where they had to come in with a tow truck and pick up the bodies and get them out of there. That's what I was told by Nickelodeon – they were saying, "You've gotta watch out – this guy wears actors out." And I said, "Bring it on! I had the worst things that can happen to a human being happen in the first 10 years of my life happen to me, so I was tailor-made for abuse." But I didn't know how long I would last with all the screaming and yelling – but not just screaming and yelling, it was particular screaming and yelling."




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