From what I understand, the DVDs are the new season. Its just that they are released first. When they are aired on TV, there will be new scenes just for TV, while some scenes from the movie will be deleted. This will encourage people who watch just the TV show to buy the DVD movie, and the people who bought the DVD movie to watch the TV show.Then, depending on how the sales of the 4 DVDs goes, it will be determined by Comedy Central if they will renew Futurama for a second new season, which will be a traditional season.