The Futurama DVD-movies are being cut up into 4 episodes each to make a 16-episode "season" that's airing on Comedy Central (so far they've aired the first two, not sure about 3, and the 4th movie comes out in February). Based on the ratings those episodes get, they'll decide whether to bring it back as a regular series.
And if Frank Miller touches Buck Rogers, I'll shoot myself. Have you seen "The Spirit"?