The Family Guy Appreciation Thread:

[Hellfire]

I love this show. Totally ahead of it's time. Fox was dumb for cancelling it. Now on DVD, many new fans are being attracted! Anyone else agree?

[Aussie_Outlaw]

Fox recalled it for another 32 episodes.

And this forum contains a tuckload of Family Guy films.

Also the popularity was also due to P2P.

I have all 50 Eps on my PC.

[Hellfire]

Fox recalled it for another 32 episodes.

And this forum contains a tuckload of Family Guy films.

Also the popularity was also due to P2P.

I have all 50 Eps on my PC.
Recalled? It's coming back then?

[Aussie_Outlaw]

Yes.

[Hellfire]

Yes.
awesome. "Victory is mine!" :cool:

[azrael_disorder]

'..you bastard'

[Hellfire]

'..you bastard'
lol...awesome!

[Fanny Batter]

Family Guy > any other cartoon.

[The Great Dave]

Well, no. South Park and The Simpsons are both better.

[Jimini]

When does the new episodes begin airing?
I heard December, but I aint sure.

[Seth]

simpsons in its prime>family guy

family guy>simpsons now

I dont watch South Park any more so i dont know what thats like.

[Anarcho Fukayama]

So Fox is getting it back eh...I hadn't heard which network was going to pick them up. Any word on the expected return?

32 more episodes...:drool:

[JamieB]

When in england, I love Family Guy
The Feud with the Man in the Chicken Suit LMAO

[RockOverBoston]

Why not close this thread and bump one of the 76 other Family Guy threads instead?

[The Great Dave]

simpsons in its prime>family guy

family guy>simpsons now

I dont watch South Park any more so i dont know what thats like.

Pretty much. The best Simpsons are damn near untouchable in my eyes. For the record though, I think the latest season of the Simpsons has been it's best for a good few years. I've actually looked forward to new episodes again.

[JamieB]

Where are other Family Guy threads

[Zarius]

Pretty much. The best Simpsons are damn near untouchable in my eyes. For the record though, I think the latest season of the Simpsons has been it's best for a good few years. I've actually looked forward to new episodes again.

I have to agree the show is starting to show signs of what it used to be, but it is'nt on a regular basis yet, sometimes there are good episodes every two weeks and the usual crap every three weeks.

[FullLeatherJacket]

Where did all the Family Guy threads go?

In any case, FLJ brings gifts.

Here be pilot for 'American Dad'. Someone's been plagiarising their own work, but FLJ doesn't care.

EDIT: Note to self. In future, when making such threads, include link.

http://www.muchosucko.com/video-americandadpilot.html

[Wiganer]

Family Guy > *

:lol: @ stewie in a gay bar

[Billmatic]

Is there any news on the movie? It's supposed to be coming out this year.. and on imdb, the plot was originally:

Stewie finds out he's gay

But now, on imdb.. it says it's about

Stewie trying to find his real father

:wtf:

[Zarius]

Oh god...don't tell me you trust IMDB.COM? It's a pretty bad resource site...

[JoJo the rabid monkey]

Peter: I've been watching television so much the shows are starting to run together.
Announcer: And now, Homicide: Life on Sesame Street.
Bert: [Answering phone] Hello? Son of a bitch. I'm on my way.
[Gets out of bed and gets dressed]
Bert: Some poor bastard got his head blown off down at a place called Hooper's.
Ernie: Bert, I wish you wouldn't drink so much, Bert.
Bert: Well, Ernie, I wish you wouldn't eat cookies in the DAMN BED.
Ernie: Bert, you're shouting again, Bert.

[blackening]

:rofl:

i'm watching the episode "Fish Out of Water" right now on Adult Swim. fucking hilarious. :lol:

Quagmire: What?.... Fat chicks need love too.... but they gotta pay.

[Billmatic]

Oh god...don't tell me you trust IMDB.COM? It's a pretty bad resource site...

Oh, I know ..I just found it weird. There's no way in hell that's going to be the plot of the movie.. It was just a big, "what the fuck?" when I read it. Anyways, that American Dad video, it was so-so.. It had a little potential, but it was just Family Guy without the great characters. The fish :blah:

[blackening]

as much as i love Family Guy, a lot of the episodes are "replicas" of Simpsons episdoes.

[Ms. Morningstar]

Fox is showing re-runs from August 18th to the 25th.

[TRO]

It's August 25th today! :hyper: I'm watching Family Guy on FOX RIGHT NOW!!!!1 :hyper: :hyper: :hyper:

[Anarcho Fukayama]

Family guy makes me cry tears of joy in my pants.

I can't wait for the new season. I am growing bored watching every episode over and over on my computer or on Fox. Chop chop Fox.

[TRO]

It's starting again as a midseason replacement, right? So like January at the earliest? :(

[Anarcho Fukayama]

January is what I heard.

[Simon]

You! Cut my egg.

Right, now cut my milk.

I can't sir, it's liquid.

[HrtBreakKid8806]

Lois: Oh look everyone, Stewie just drew me a picture.
Stewie: Damn you woman! Give me back my blue print.
{scientists then take the blue print and stewie walks upstairs}
Lois: Goodnight sweetie
Stewie: BURN IN HELL!

Stewie: So broccoli... Lois says you're good for me, BUT I'M NOT GOOD FOR YOU!

[Headache]

"Y'know, I always thought that dogs...laid eggs.

And I learned something today."

[JoJo the rabid monkey]

You! Cut my egg.

Right, now cut my milk.

I can't sir, it's liquid.
YOU FOOL!

First you freeze the milk. THEN you cut the milk. You continue like this I will put you on diaper detail. And I will not be kind.

[Headache]

http://www.newschoolers.com/PHP/Videos/Uploaded/4113familyguy-thekool-aidman.mpg

[Simmo Fortyone]

"YOU...fetch me the Wall Street Journal! You two...fight to the death."

"Look at me! My finger is somewhere disgusting!"
"Kid, you're talking to a guy who uses his tongue for toilet paper."

Stewie and Brian = gods

[Werty2001]

Farmer - Get out, your'e fired for putting your seed in my daughter.
Cropduster - But Pa!
Farmer - Your'e lucky your'e my brother too or i'd kill you!


Supurb

[Jason_HBK]

Peter: Look at this, Lois, see right here [points in book], I was voted most likely to succeed!
Lois: Peter, that's not you. That's not even a yearbook, it's a People magazine.
Peter: Oh, I wondered why they had the wrong picture and name.

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Brian: Hola, me Ilamo es brian *some spanish words*
Bellboy: Hey, that was pretty good, except when you said "me llamo es Brian," you don't need the "es," just me llamo Brian.
Brian: Oh, oh you speak english
Bellboy: No, just that first speech and this one explaining it.
Brian: You .... you're kidding me, right?
Bellboy: Que?

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Lois: Peter, why would they make you presidesnt?
Peter: Maybe it's because I can recite all 50 states in a quarter of a second - RARF!
Lois: Peter, that was just a loud yelping noise.

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Stewie: There's always been a lot of tension between Lois and me, and it's not so much that I want to kill her, it's just, I want her not to be alive anymore.

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Lois: Oh, I haven't been on a college campus in years. Everything seems so different.
Stewie: Really? Perhaps if you laid on your back with your ankels behind your ears that would ring a few bells.

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Peter: I'll handle it, Lois. I read a book about this sort of thing once.
Brian: Are you sure it was a book? Are you sure it wasn't nothing?
Peter: Oh yeah.

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Peter: Oh my god, Brian, there's a message in my Alphabits. It says, 'Oooooo.'
Brian: Peter, those are Cheerios.

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Peter: What the hell did you do?
Brian: Me? Who the hell buys a novelty fire extinguisher?
Peter: I'll tell you who. Someone who cares enough about physical comedy to put his whole family at risk.

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Tom Tucker: Because of an accident today at the Quahog cable company, all television transmission will be out for an undetermined amount of time. Of course, no one can see this news program, so it doesn't really matter what we say. I'm the lord Jesus Christ. I think I'll go get drunk and beat up some midgets, how about you, Diane?
Diane Simmons: Well, Tom, I just plain don't like black people.

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Peter: I'll give you $40 for that coffin.
Store Owner: Sir, this casket is $1,000.
Peter: I'll give you $2,000.
Store Owner: Sir, that's double what it costs.
Peter: $60.
Brian: He doesn't know how to haggle.

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[Bill Casey]

as much as i love Family Guy, a lot of the episodes are "replicas" of Simpsons episdoes.
To be fair, alot of Simpsons episodes were patterned after other shows...

[Headache]

Brian: Hola, me Ilamo es brian *some spanish words*
Bellboy: Hey, that was pretty good, except when you said "me llamo es Brian," you don't need the "es," just me llamo Brian.
Brian: Oh, oh you speak english
Bellboy: No, just that first speech and this one explaining it.
Brian: You .... you're kidding me, right?
Bellboy: Que?
I just saw that one tonight, that was hillarious

[Jason_HBK]

Doctor: Mayor West, you have Lymphoma.
Mayor: Oh My.
Doctor: Probably from rolling around in that Toxic waste. What in God's name were you trying to prove?
Mayor: I was trying to gain super powers.
Doctor: Well that's just silly.
Mayor: Silly yes ... Idiotic ... yes.!

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Guy explains cricket.
Peter: Anybody get that?
Cleveland: The only British idiom I know is that "fag" means "cigarette."
Peter: Well, someone tell this "cigarette" to shut up.

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Peter: Make like Siamese twins and split ... and then one of you die.

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Tom Tucker: Now let's go to Greg The Weather Mime. OK... it's going to be cold... lots of wind... and it looks like parents are going to throw human fecal matter from the rooftops onto their children ... oh, GOD. That's awful. No wait, it looks like rain. Yes, rain.

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[TRO]

Tom Tucker: Because of an accident today at the Quahog cable company, all television transmission will be out for an undetermined amount of time. Of course, no one can see this news program, so it doesn't really matter what we say. I'm the lord Jesus Christ. I think I'll go get drunk and beat up some midgets, how about you, Diane?
Diane Simmons: Well, Tom, I just plain don't like black people.


Ah, but the best part of that one is when the producer says something like "Uhh... We're still on in Boston..."

[TheDreamIsOver]

Ah, but the best part of that one is when the producer says something like "Uhh... We're still on in Boston..."
":eek:"


:yes:

Stewie: Well, I'd love to stay and chat, but you're a total bitch.
--
[Quagmire sees a cheerleader tied up in a bathroom stall]
Quagmire: Dear diary: Jackpot.
--
Chris: Dad, what's the blow-hole for?
Peter: I'll tell you what it's not for, son. And when I do, you'll understand why I can never go back to Sea World.
--
Stewie: Yes, but no sprinkles. For every sprinkle I find, I shall KILL you.
--
Peter: Lois, you've got a sick mind!
Lois: Peter, I'm talking about making love.
Peter: Oh, I thought you wanted us to murder the children and harvest their organs for beer money.
--
Stewie's Letter: Dear stupid dog, I've gone to live with the children on jolly farm. Good bye forever. Stewie.
P.S. I never got a chance to return that sweater Lois gave me for Christmas. Umm, I left the receipt on top of my bureau. I'm probably over the thirty day return limit but umm… I'm sure if you make a fuss they'll at least give you a store credit or something. Umm.. It's actually not a horrible sweater. It's... It's just I can't imagine when I would ever wear it you know? Oh I also left a button on the bureau. I'm not sure what it goes to, but I can never bring myself to throw a button away. I know that as soon as I do I'll find the garment it goes to and then it'll… Wait a minute, could it be from the sweater? Did that sweater have buttons? Hmm… Well I should wrap this up before I start to ramble. Again, goodbye forever.
P.P.S. You know, it might be a little chilly in London, I'm actually going to take the sweater.
--
Auctioner: Our first item is a pair of panties confiscated from a prostitute.
Quagmire: Fifty bucks.
Auctioner: She had nine STDs.
Quagmire: Forty-five bucks.
Auctioner: And when we caught her she wet herself.
Quagmire: Fifty bucks.
--
Peter: Well, I'm gettin' something really special too. And by special I don't mean special like that Kleinaman boy down the street. More special like... like Special K, the cereal. Hey, what do they do with the regular K? And for that matter, what ever happend to K. Ballard? You know, if you said mallard and you had a cold, it would sound like ballard.
Brian: Do you listen to yourself when you talk?
Peter: I drift in and out.
--
Quagmire: Hey there Gorgeous, how old are you?
Connie: 16.
Quagmire: 18?
Connie: Mom!
Quagmire: I Like where this is goin'!
--
Peter: Just don't forget our deal, Lois. I sit through this and later tonight I get anal. You hear me? No matter how neat I want the house you have to clean it.
--
Meg: I just want to kill myself I'm gonna go upstairs and eat a whole bowl of peanuts.
(Lois and Peter stare in silence)
Meg: I'm allergic to peanuts.
(Peter and Lois keep staring)
Meg: You dont know anything about me. (runs upstairs)
Peter: Who was that guy?
--
Chris: Dad, what would you say if I told I didn't want to be in the Scouts?
Peter: I'd say, 'Come again?' and I'd laugh as I said, 'Come.'
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Peter: If you could be stranded on a desert island with any woman in the world, who would it be?
Quagmire: Taylor Hanson.
Joe Swanson: Taylor Hanson is a guy.
Quagmire: [Laughs] You guys are yankin' me. "Hey, let's put one over on Quagmire."
Peter: No, he's actually a guy, Quagmire.
Quagmire: What? That's insane. That's impossible.
[Pause]
Quagmire: Oh god. Oh my god. I've got all these magazines. Oh god.
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Stewie: I was under the impression the name of the show was "Kids Say the Darndest Things," not "Old Black Comedians Never Shut the Hell Up."
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Peter: The deep south? Isn't that the place where the black guys are really lazy and all the white guys are just as lazy but they're mad at the black guys for being so lazy?
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Security Guard: Alright son, we're gonna need those two hams back.
Chris: Huh? I don't have any hams.
Guard: Lift up your shirt, son.
Chris: I need an adult! I need an adult!
Guard: You're not a shoplifter, you're just a fat kid. Sorry about that fatty fat fatty. Hey Tom he's just a fat kid! Aren't you, fatty? You're just a big ol' fat kid. Here's some chocolate fatso.
Chris: Thanks.
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Lois: I care about the size of your penis as much as you care about the size of my breasts.
Peter: Oh my God! (runs off crying)
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Peter: I got an idea, an idea so smart my head would explode if I even began to know what I was talking about.
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Peter: Okay, okay, I have an idea. I'll be Charlie and you could all be my angels. (Turns to look at an ugly woman) Except for you, you be Bosley.
--
Brian: Peter, did you read the fine print on this loan contract?
Peter: Um, if by "read" you mean imagined a naked lady, then, yes.

Sorry if some of these have been posted before. :(

[Benpas]

:rofl:

[FullLeatherJacket]

No, no, no, best Family Guy moment is quite obviously:

Tom: "And now for the Black-U-Weather"
Black guy: "IT GON' RAIN!"

[The Great Dave]

No, no, no, best Family Guy moment is quite obviously:

Tom: "And now for the Black-U-Weather"
Black guy: "IT GON' RAIN!"

:rofl:

[BoSox Rule]

Lois Griffin is a slut...

[Jason_HBK]

My favorite scene ever is the one where Stewie is controlling Chris and has him talking to the shopkeep, then forgets the thing is still on when dealing with a bum. I have never laughed as hard as I did when I saw that.

[Enzyme]

I think I laughed the most where Stewie was imagining the various ways he and his future Brother could kill Lois.

[The Dunc]

"... it's not so much that I want to 'kill' Lois, it's just that I'd rather her not to be living.... anymore."

[GameOver!]

Lois Griffin is a slut...Yeah. :drool:

Meg though, dear unlord is she a little hottie. :o

[Legend]

:wtf:

I find them completely unnatractive.

But Eliza from the Wild Thornberry's. Now that's a piece.

[PGH Man O Steel]

I'm an Angelica kind of guy myself. Need a strong woman. :beer:

[Jason_HBK]

I heard something on the Family Guy DVD commentary and figured I would check it out to see of it was true. I did a search and it turns out that on Sept 11th Seth McFarlane was supposed to be on Flight 11 that crashed into the WTC. He missed the flight because his travel agent screwed up and told him the flight took off later so he got there too late. I never heard anything about that. That is pretty fucked up but thank god he was late.

I don't know if everyone has heard of this site but I'll post it for those that might not have. Awesome site.

http://www.planet-familyguy.com/main.php

Here is an interview IGN did with Seth, it gives alot of info about upcoming Falmily Guy projects. The Family Guy movie is being made but it's straight to DVD.

IGN FILMFORCE: Things seem to be going well for you…

SETH MACFARLANE: They are going well.

IGNFF: It seems like the world is coming up Seth…

MACFARLANE: That's what we like to think.

IGNFF: You just came off a tremendously successful live reading of the show in Montreal…

MACFARLANE: Yes… It went about as well as we could have hoped.

IGNFF: I was watching the second show you did, and it seemed the audience was unsure of whether to laugh or not…

MACFARLANE: Yeah, the second audience of that first night was…

IGNFF: The French Canadians?

MACFARLANE: (laughing) I guess, yes! They were definitely the quietest, but even they were pretty damn enthusiastic.

IGNFF: Did the response surprise you, or did you always have a sense of the strength of both the script and yourselves as performers?

MACFARLANE: I'd gotten a little bit of a taste of that sort of thing doing live Q&A sessions at other places, but that was definitely the biggest. And what was nice was that it was completely removed from Los Angeles and Hollywood. It was in Canada. I like to think that what we saw up there was a cross-section… It'd be great if there was a fanbase like that in every city in the country – and I guess we'll find out.

IGNFF: And you got to be political without Dixie Chick ramifications…

MACFARLANE: Exactly! Exactly.

IGNFF: Alex (Borstein) leaked on her website that there's talks going on about possibly taking the show on the road…


MACFARLANE: Yeah, if there's time for us to do that. Fox suggested it, and obviously we're all game to do it. "On the road" may be an exaggeration…

IGNFF: Select dates…

MACFARLANE: Yeah.

IGNFF: But would you prefer to still keep it outside of Hollywood?

MACFARLANE: No… No… God, anywhere we can fill a theater, we'll go.

IGNFF: Poughkeepsie it is…

MACFARLANE: Yeah!

IGNFF: Does it surprise you that the fanbase has persisted for as long as it has? Las time we spoke, you were still coming to grips with the sort of widespread cult status of the show…

MACFARLANE: Yeah, it's been very surprising. It just seems to have built-in momentum the longer we've been off the air, which is really interesting, and I hope that by the time we come back on the air, it will have continued to build. It'd be great to come back with stronger numbers than we've ever seen – and I think that's what's going to happen.

IGNFF: Do you feel more pressure creatively – now that you know what the circumstances of its return are and the expectations that are out there – than you did on its original run?

MACFARLANE: Yeah. It's balanced, however, by the fact that we have a better idea about what we're doing now and it's a smoother running process because we've been doing it for as long as we have. There is more creative pressure, but we're also at season 4, so it's in a groove. It balances itself out.

IGNFF: Are you utilizing the 5 scripts you already had written at the time of cancellation?

MACFARLANE: Yes. We did some rewriting on most of them, but all of those are being utilized.

IGNFF: Was that due mostly to the strength of those scripts, or was a consideration also that it allowed you to pretty much go immediately back into production?

MACFARLANE: It was a little of both. I mean, there were a couple that needed more work than others, but it was mostly due to the fact that we had to jump right back into production, and to have 5 scripts ready to be rewritten was… It's great, because we're still ahead of the game. We still have the luxury of being at least one script ahead.

IGNFF: The timetable you have for returning to the air would not have been possible if you hadn't had those scripts, right?

MACFARLANE: Probably not, no. Or it would have been a lot more difficult, because it's a 35 (episode) order, and that's 35 in a row. You get fried enough doing 22 in a row. But things like the Montreal response kind of reenergize you to keep plugging away.

IGNFF: What percentage of the writing staff have you been able to reassemble?

MACFARLANE: A pretty large portion. Actually, there are more of our old writers this season than there were third season. There are a few people that I'd love to have back, but they're long gone on other shows. They're also people that we didn't have third season, either – but we did get back people like Chris Sheridan and Danny Smith, who are two high-level writers that we did not have third season, and are both very, very strong. And then the show is being run by David A. Goodman, in partnership with myself. Dave was our co-EP third season, and is just doing a tremendous, tremendous job. He's probably the best showrunner we've had.

IGNFF: How much of the necessity of having a co-runner is due to having American Dad in production also?

MACFARLANE: It's always been essential whether American Dad was there or not, because I can't always be in the writer's room. Sometimes I have to deal with the visual end of things, the production end of things – so it's always necessary, but particularly now.

IGNFF: Now that Family Guy is returning, is there a danger of American Dad getting the short end of the stick? Because it always seemed like American Dad was sort of the consolation prize for not having Family Guy anymore…


MACFARLANE: It depends on who you ask…

IGNFF: Well, I'm asking you…

MACFARLANE: To the network… It's my impression that the network sees American Dad as the show that's going to be the new big hit – which is interesting to me, because obviously Family Guy is coming in with just a wholly unique, unprecedented type of…

IGNFF: Awareness?

MACFARLANE: Yeah, and buzz surrounding it, that it seems like Family Guy is more of a story – the canceled show that got picked up again. It's interesting… I'm not sure why, because from my standpoint, I of course want both shows to do extremely well.

IGNFF: In a lot of ways, it seems like American Dad is dipping into the same well as Family Guy, as far as its basic premise…

MACFARLANE: We're pretty careful to avoid that. I mean, I'm sure issue-wise, occasionally we'll draw from the same current events sources from time to time…

IGNFF: So do you have to rock/paper/scissors for a given joke?

MACFARLANE: As long as we're telling a different story, in a different way, I think it's okay. We hit some of the same topical issues… I mean, The Simpsons did a harassment story and we did a harassment story, and they were two very different stories. I think the same goes for American Dad. There will be times where they will have touched on an issue that we want to touch on, and it's just a matter of breaking a wholly different story. Also, American Dad is, by its nature, much more political. Stan, the main character, is very different from Peter. If anything, he's more like Adam West than Peter. Because of that, the stories that he drives will naturally unfold differently because he'll drive them in a different way.

IGNFF: Speaking of the political nature, how polarizing do you think the show will be?

MACFARLANE: I don't think it will be any more polarizing than… I would not be so presumptuous to compare us to All in the Family, but I think it may make some noise. But it's also an animated show, in which people kind of expect that. This is Hollywood – obviously, we're all very left-wing, but our main character is an extreme right-wing guy, and we have to find a way to make him likeable and redeemable to us, so there'll be a balance to be walked.

IGNFF: Of course, you also have a current administration that probably thinks cartoons are real…

MACFARLANE: Right! Right… I don't know that they can draw the line.

IGNFF: "Did you hear what that thing said about me on the TV?"

MACFARLANE: (laughing) Yeah… They're a pretty scary bunch

IGNFF: And what is this I hear about the direct-to-video Family Guy movie still being in production?


MACFARLANE: It is, yeah. It's kind of an interesting setup. It's a movie that I believe will also air subsequently as three episodes, so we were kind of saddled with the task of making a movie that can also function as a… kind of a Battlestar Galactica technique.

IGNFF: Was this a way to keep the project going, since it was greenlit before the show was renewed – when you were just doing the direct-to-video?

MACFARLANE: Well, no. It's something new, actually. It's something that I don't think would have happened. I think it's also a desire on the studio's part to get some DVD product out there soon, without having to wait for a whole season to pass. They've seen how well the current DVDs have done, and they're always looking for ways to make money off of non-traditional means, because there's less and less money because the viewership is spread so thin.

IGNFF: Has there been any talk of releasing an uncensored version of the DVD sets, with the episodes uncut?

MACFARLANE: There weren't any episodes cut… The only thing that was cut was that Osama bin Laden scene.

IGNFF: They also cut out the JFK/RFK Pez Dispenser gag from an episode…

MACFARLANE: That was actually cut for the rerun of that episode, and it was because… That was one of the very few situations where we got a lot of flak for a joke, and it was kind of indefensible…

IGNFF: But it was funny…

MACFARLANE: At the same time, it was one of those rare moments where, "God, are we just doing this purely to shock people, and is this just really lame? There's a larger issue – I don't even know where the hell that footage is. I'm sure somebody has it on some 8th generation tape somewhere.

IGNFF: But it would be nice even if these were presented as deleted scenes on a DVD release…

MACFARLANE: Yeah.

IGNFF: And how many commentaries were axed from the DVD sets?

MACFARLANE: Oh, a lot.

IGNFF: One of the ones we spoke about in particular was the "Road to Rhode Island" commentary that you did in character…

MACFARLANE: Yeah… Yeah, it was gone. That was the only negative thing I have to say about the DVDs that I thought were just beautifully done… That home video department, they're just so friggin' sharp and just so on the ball. They really know what they're doing.

IGNFF: But what was the decision making process that went into editing and deleting those commentaries?

MACFARLANE: Well, it was a legal thing, and I called their legal department and never heard back. I have a feeling that it was a can of worms they just didn't want to open.

IGNFF: In the past, you told me that you were going to try and slip the "Road to Rhode Island" commentary out…

MACFARLANE: Yeah… It's been time that's been the thing. I've had so much on my plate that that one just keeps slipping through the cracks.

IGNFF: So just drive by UCLA and pick up one of those interns sitting on the curb…

MACFARLANE: Yeah…

IGNFF: Kind of like those loaders at Sears…

MACFARLANE: Right, right… Just pick up interns…

IGNFF: "Kid, get in the car! Today you're a PA!"

MACFARLANE: (laughing)

IGNFF: Is that commentary something that you have in your possession?


MACFARLANE: I don't have it at the moment. The studio that we recorded the commentaries at I'm hoping still has it, because I don't.

IGNFF: I'm surprised a bootleg hasn't floated out yet…

MACFARLANE: I know… It's interesting, because there's so much stuff. Our first and second season, the production was not really run as well as on the third season, and we had no cataloguing process. There was no system in place for saving scenes that we deleted, and they were all just kind of sitting there on the AVID. To this day, we really don't know where they are. We have old scripts, so if we want to recycle a gag, we can go back and look at earlier drafts. We have records of what those gags were, so we can do them again – it's just the actual footage that's missing.

IGNFF: I'm sure the network has copies of the episodes that were cut in their rerun…

MACFARLANE: Yeah. I mean, Cartoon Network has been pretty good about airing those things intact.

IGNFF: Is there any deleted scene that you wouldn't ever want to see restored?

MACFARLANE: Yeah, there was one… Actually, I wonder if we should put that into a current script. It was the Last Supper, and it's Jesus saying, "Drink this, all of you, for this is my blood…" and the Apostles all do this huge spit take. That sequence was cut. And actually, since the Catholic Church has been having the troubles its had, I've been hearing that they've been a little less quick to open their mouths to criticize. Because it's just a little hypocritical…

IGNFF: They can't be casting stones at this point…

MACFARLANE: No…

IGNFF: But I hear they have plenty lying around…

MACFARLANE: Yeah! Pains in the ass…

IGNFF: I have heard that Fox is putting together a Family Guy best-of DVD compilation…

MACFARLANE: Yeah, the home video department is putting together a best-of compilation, and we're going to be doing some new commentaries for that, and I believe the American Dad presentation is going to be on there. So it will be some new stuff, some new footage… I think there's some behind-the-scenes stuff. They asked me to pick 5 episodes to put on the set.

IGNFF: What were the 5 that you chose?

MACFARLANE: I was hoping you wouldn't ask me that. I had to pick 5 for them and I had to pick 5 for the best-of on Cartoon Network…

IGNFF: I assume "Road to Rhode Island" is one of them…

MACFARLANE: Yeah, "Road to Rhode Island" is on the list, and "Weinstein" is on the list.

IGNFF: How does it feel to be used as counter-programming for the Olympics?


MACFARLANE: You know, it's funny, because I used to joke about that, ironically, because we were in every terrible timeslot available against these monster shows like Friends and Survivor. And I used to joke and say that, "We're on against the Olympics next year." And then sure enough…

IGNFF: So what are you going to do with this power to affect reality?

MACFARLANE: Yeah! Ummm… I'll think of something…

IGNFF: We'll have to see what the limits of this are…

MACFARLANE: Yeah.

IGNFF: But it's got to be a show of some measure of faith for Fox to bring it back like this…

MACFARLANE: Yeah… Well, what I think that they're thinking – and this is probably accurate – is that what other show do they have where the fans are… I mean, there's really no hope of anyone turning off the Olympics to watch something on Fox…

IGNFF: I hear they're going to resurrect Herman's Head…

MACFARLANE: (laughing) Yeah! I think that if any group of fans is going to do that, it's likely to be the Family Guy fans.

IGNFF: To actually have a show that will motivate people like that must be gratifying…

MACFARLANE: Yeah, it really is. It's great. At this point, I don't underestimate the influence of the fans. The Cartoon Network airings and the DVD sales are proof of that.

IGNFF: And you've also got a CD coming up…

MACFARLANE: Yes!

IGNFF: And is this all originals, or a mix of originals and songs from the show?

MACFARLANE: There's an extended version of the Family Guy theme on there, which is fully arranged and has got a really nice sax solo in the middle. We did this very, very traditionally – it's funny, but at the same time we wanted to make an album that is musically very, very high class. Which is really what we always try to do on the show – we use the big orchestra for our episodes, and an even bigger orchestra for the album.

IGNFF: Well, that's how you win Emmys…

MACFARLANE: Well, yeah! Walter Murphy, who's one of our composers – he wrote the Family Guy theme and is just an unbelievably talented guy. He used to write for the Doc Severinsen Band on The Tonight Show. He knows his way around an orchestra. We've written essentially comedy numbers that we hope will also be genuinely entertaining, musically, and legitimate. The example that I always think of is that song from Monty Python and the Meaning of Life, "Every Sperm is Sacred." The lyrics are hysterical, but at the same time…

IGNFF: It's a legitimate song…

MACFARLANE: Yeah! It's a well-produced musical number that care was taken that it be orchestrated well and the vocal parts be laid out in a rich way – and it makes it 10 times funnier when it actually sounds really good.

IGNFF: Your duet with Alex is priceless…

MACFARLANE: That's actually one of the few songs that – the album is a combination of songs that are old standards that we've rewritten the words to, and then new original songs. That song was actually from an old 1959 musical with Jackie Gleason called "Take Me Along." We got the rights and adapted it, and it's just a great old melody. We cleared it and adapted it for Peter and Lois. I'm very, very happy with the way this album turned out. I think it's really going to be an impressive thing. I'm as proud of this as anything I've ever done.

IGNFF: And luckily you have a cast that can pull this off… And I say that with full knowledge that you are half the cast…


MACFARLANE: It's great. I mean, Alex sings beautifully, and Seth (Green) sings extremely well. The amazing this is that those two are singing in character, which is not easy to kind of wrap your head around, and they sing extremely well. Mike Henry, who's Cleveland and Herbert – the old man – sings extremely well…

IGNFF: There's not a Herbert song, is there?

MACFARLANE: There is! Yeah, there's a ballad that he sings to Chris. And the funny part about is that Mike can sing… He can sing very well, and he sounds really good. The song is pretty funny – it's a completely heartfelt ballad to Chris, which is funny because it sounds so good.

IGNFF: That just leaves a solo number for the greased-up deaf guy…

MACFARLANE: Yeah, exactly! Adam West is on the album as well…

IGNFF: I'm assuming he'll also be returning for new episodes…

MACFARLANE: Yes.

IGNFF: So what's the Stewie and Brian number?

MACFARLANE: Oh, there's a few of them, actually.

IGNFF: Any repeats of the ones people have been waiting for, from the two musical episodes?

MACFARLANE: The plan is also, if this album does well, to release an album of songs from the show. For this first one, we wanted to do something really just wholly… Give people some brand new material. It's essentially done like a live show – there's an audience, supposedly, in this theater, and you'll hear them eating dinner. It's sort of based on the Rat Pack at the Sands recording they released a few years ago, from 1963.

IGNFF: So it's an immersive production…

MACFARLANE: Yeah. It's taken us many, many months to get this thing done. It's taken a lot of work, but I think it's all worth it.

IGNFF: Does it whet your appetite to do a follow-up?

MACFARLANE: Oh yeah. The only problem is time. It really is a time commitment – and I started it before the show went back into production, so it's become more difficult to find the time. But it really is a labor of love, so if the album does well – yeah, we would love to do another one.

IGNFF: I know when we spoke before, one of your dreams was to one day do Broadway…

MACFARLANE: Yeah! Actually, you know, it's funny… I got a call not too recently from a company that produces Broadway shows in New York, and they said they were familiar with Family Guy and were asking if I was interested in writing a Broadway show. I guess partially due to the success of Avenue Q, which I guess is very Family Guy-esque in what it does.

IGNFF: And your response was?

MACFARLANE: You know, I… Listen, I'm gonna take the meeting. I don't have time to breathe, let alone work on anything else… But I guess the good thing about Broadway is that you don't have to worry about an airdate. It gets done when it gets done.

IGNFF: That's pretty much all media… Now you just have to do a book…

MACFARLANE: Yeah.

IGNFF: And when is that book due out?

MACFARLANE: I don't know, actually. We have one of our top writers working on that right now, and I'm not sure what the release date is for that.

IGNFF: So is there anything left, then, that you're still interested in doing that you're not already?

MACFARLANE: We would love to do a theatrical release, eventually.

IGNFF: Have there been discussions regarding that?

MACFARLANE: Yeah. You know, really superficial discussions – and again, it's a time issue. What I think we would like to do is do it sooner rather than later. The Simpsons, I think, should have done their movie about 6 or 7 years ago…

IGNFF: At its peak…

MACFARLANE: They couldn't, because the time commitment for doing the show , but it's the kind of thing where it's almost like they waited too long. We'd love to do that, and we'd love to do it in the not-too-distant future.

IGNFF: Is there a "sell by" date on Family Guy? Is there a point where you'd go, "You know, it's becoming a little tired. I think we should end..." ?

MACFARLANE: Yes. Yes… I absolutely do not want to go 15 years.

IGNFF: How long would you like to see it last?

MACFARLANE: Ideally, 9 years.


:hyper: 9 years would be fantastic.

[Nerf Herder]

Stewie: Well, hello there, man in white. I've been expecting you.

Cult Leader: Where are you?

Stewie: Over here.

(Cult Leader opens the closet to find a baby monitor hanging from a rope.)

Cult Leader: What do you want from me?

Stewie: Freedom. What do you want?

Cult Leader: I want to get the hell out of here!

Stewie: Oh, I'm sorry, we're fresh out of that. I'm afraid all we have left is a tall glass of untimely death!

Cult Leader: What is this?!

Stewie (lands behind Cult Leader): It's a boy!

(Cut to outside house, sounds of laser gun, flashes)

:rofl: Stewie rules.

[Enzyme]

Indeed.:yes:

Since Sunday I have watched all 50 episodes. Every now and then I just have to watch them all. If I start watching the first DVD I have to watch them all. It's weird, but very enjoyable.

[Miotch]

Soooooo...

I feel that this is bump worthy since the show came back on the air last night, and, really, who wants to talk about a show's season in a thread that is titled "First Episode Leaked"? What did you all think about it?

I loved the shots it took at Fox, repeatedly. Really good stuff. I do wonder, however, what Trey Parker and Matt Stone think about the episode, as it was basically already done in South Park. Also, I have to say the planting of cocaine in the kid's locker was absolute class.

:yes: Good to have it back on the air, and I give the episode a 7/10.

[Adamy]

I really like it when Family Guy makes fun of my hometown, like they did last night.

[Miotch]

I really like it when Family Guy makes fun of my hometown, like they did last night.
And your home town is...

[Adamy]

Barrington, Rhode Island.

[Croc]

Yes, the shots at all the shows that were canceled was awesome.

[Miotch]

Yes, the shots at all the shows that were canceled was awesome.
All except for the shot at Fastlane. :grumpy:

[falconarrow]

The best part, IMO (paraphrasing)

Gepetto: Oops, I dropped something. *bends over in front of Pinocchio* Say, Pinocchio, did you take a cookie from the cookie jar?

Pinocchi: Yeah, that was me.

Gepetto: Are you sure?

Pinocchio: Yes sir, I did it.

Gepetto: And your not lying?

Pinocchio: Nope.

Gepetto: Could you try?

[fear is the mindkiller]

I liked the GI Joe Knowing is Half the Battle thing. The guy just stepping out of the bathroom stall to tell Chris that drinking is not cool was hilarious.

[Cubed-Sphere]

I liked the GI Joe Knowing is Half the Battle thing. The guy just stepping out of the bathroom stall to tell Chris that drinking is not cool was hilarious.
There should have been a flush right before he came out the stall. I think that one little touch would have made it even better.

[Manicss]

Ok, so I've heard awesome things about Family Guy and yesterday saw a couple of clips that were great. So I want to know, what episode should I start off with to be inducted into Family Guy fun?

[Gregsy]

Download or purchase, the first three seasons.

I know you're after an episode or episodes in particular, but seriously, get Season 1, 2 and 3. I love them all so far.

[Just Joe]

Ok, so I've heard awesome things about Family Guy and yesterday saw a couple of clips that were great. So I want to know, what episode should I start off with to be inducted into Family Guy fun?

If you just want to try a few episodes before you get all three seasons then try and get a hold of "Death is a bitch" from Season 1 and "I am Peter, hear me roar.", "E. Peterbus Unum" and "Wasted Talent" from Season 2.

But yeah, just buy all three. Good stuff. :yes:

[Manicss]

:yes:

Cheers guys.

[Bill Casey]

http://newsfly.org/humormedia/familyguy.htm
Some Family Guy clips




http://gorillamask.net/famguyarchive.shtml
Some More Family Guy Clips

[Skip]

Just thought everyone needs to see this:
Quagmire > *

http://www.spikedhumor.com/articles/4144/The_Best_Of_Quagmire_Family_Guy.html

[Automaticchaos]

When do they start showing Episodes again? Someone told me like Nov. 8th or something like that.

[Aussie_Outlaw]

November 6th.

[Automaticchaos]

November 6th.


awesome. thanks man

[Automaticchaos]

Tonights episode was gold. This show just keeps getting better and better. I love the part where they censor the "Dick Van Dyke" show. Thoughts on tonights episiode?

[CrucifiedRaven]

Thought it was hilarious as usual.

This show is definately my favourite show on TV right now.

[Edge sucks]

not enough quagmire!

[deadmanwalking*]

eed to get out those dvd's and watch them all again, great show.

[Automaticchaos]

not enough quagmire!


True. But they had that one part where Louis was rubbing Peters face on the carpet and shouting "Eat the red carpet!" Then Quagmire passed out lol.

Out of curiousity edge is your avatar from the old SNES game "earthbound"?

[katiemarie]

"She looks like a foot!"

I swear I am STILL laughing about that. I don't even know why.

[Average Joe]

I enjoyed the opening (The Police Squad gag with Stewie's tricycle)

:heart: the Doom part.

[Jimini]

Just re-watched the one where Lois does self-defence and the family are fighting.
Peter gets a picture smashed over his head and he's a 'horses ass.'

Everyon is sitting laughing until KABLAMMO! Stewie nails Lois over the head with a chair.

:rofl: Sheer genius.

[Aussie_Outlaw]

Just watched it. After the show was falling away in the 4th Season I must say this episode is brilliant. Also didn't seem to rely on smut which is one of the traps they slowly fell into earlier.

[Mike Skillz]

this absolutley ruled when i first saw it, remember, this is when "Family Guy" returns to Fox, after 3 years off the air:

Peter Griffin: Everybody, I got bad news. We've been canceled.

Lois Griffin: Oh, no! Peter, how could they do that?

Peter Griffin: Well, unfortunately, Lois, there's just no more room on the schedule. We've just got to accept the fact that Fox has to make room for terrific shows, like "Dark Angel", "Titus", "Undeclared", "Action", "That '80s Show", "Wonder Falls", "Fastlane", "Andy Richter Controls the Universe", "Skin", "Girls Club", "Cracking Up", "The Pitts", "Firefly", "Get Real", "Freaky Links", "Wanda at Large", "Costello", "The Lone Gunmen", "A Minute with Stan Hooper", "Normal, Ohio", "Pasadena", "Harsh Realm", "Keen Eddie", "The Street", "American Embassy", "Cedric the Entertainer", "The Tick", "Louie", and "Greg the Bunny".

Lois Griffin: Is there no hope?

Peter Griffin: Well, I suppose if all those shows go down the tubes, we might have a shot.

[House of Pancakes]

I think Family Guy is hilarious, and this new season has been great. However, I think the nature of the jokes are starting to become more apparent. Seth MacFarlane is now almost obsessed with long-winded visual gags. They've become predictable even though they're funny. I hope Family Guy doesn't fall into gimmick humor, like I'm afraid it may be doing. But actually, MacFarland is probably better than that.

[Dodgy Browne]

http://www.fugly.com/media/IMAGES/Funny/Real_Peter_Griffin.jpg


Hehehehehheheeee

[Harry]

I watched the film the other day, heard a lot of bad stuff about it but I thought it was pretty good. Obviously certain parts weren't all that but overall I enjoyed it.

[Kris]

It's almost as embarassing as that time I got a job entertaining prison inmates....

[Andy Wild]

Bad show this week. After watching South Park pick holes in Family Guy, it turned out that that was all they did.

South Park took away my enjoyment of Family Guy, but hopefully it will make Family Guy better.

[Bill Casey]

Bad show this week. After watching South Park pick holes in Family Guy, it turned out that that was all they did.

South Park took away my enjoyment of Family Guy, but hopefully it will make Family Guy better.
That's what they're good at, though...

[virms]

I still like Family Guy. They just stick with what works. Their formula of success. Not like South Park hasn't done it for years now.

[Zarius]

FG had better be ready to go up against the fall episodes of South Park with a season premiere retaliation, because at this rate the paitence for a counter attack is going to overshadow the enjoyment of the remaining episodes for some, and the audience will start admitting Matt and Trey have a point.

SP has presented the oppertunity for FG to be more presently topical and less retroactivly topical, a break from the reference comedy may not be good for the long term, but short term would be accomedatable and expand on what FG could do without one of it's best draws. South Park is'nt as mainstream as much as it used to be, but I think Matt and Trey don't care, and that's why the series has went the way it has, and I've found it a lot funnier


I still love both shows though

[Andy Wild]

That's what they're good at, though...

I understand if they don't want to be South Park, but the enjoyment of FG would be greater if they tried something a little different.

[The Great Dave]

I still like Family Guy. They just stick with what works. Their formula of success. Not like South Park hasn't done it for years now.

South Park has gone pretty far away from what made it a success in the first place.

[Aussie_Outlaw]

Next week's episode is the last one so I'm led to believe.

Still pissed myself at the bugs bunny line in this week's episode.

[PMBR]

I loved the JAG joke at the beginning of the show last night.

[TapOut]

I'm enjoying Family Guy more and more each time I watch it. Just over the top and funny. Can't put my finger on it. I'm usually turned off by such blatant humor, but man... between Family Guy and King of the Hill, I'm loving Fox. Nevermind House, Prison Break and the other good shows.

I'm really put off by the Simpsons and American Dad though. The Simpsons just ins't what it used to be, and American Dad just seems like Family Guy.. without the funniness....

[PMBR]

I'm usually turned off by such blatant humor, but man... between Family Guy and King of the Hill, I'm loving Fox.

Did you see last night? Peter turned into Hank Hill then laughed in his Peter voice.
He he he he he Propane

[TapOut]

Yeah, I watched last night.

Hank has been on both Simpsons and Family Guy now, and Peter Griffin has been on The Simpsons.

Can't remember if anyone's crossed over to Family Guy though.

[PMBR]

Yeah. Stewie ran over Homer on his big wheel in the episode where Osama Bin Laden opened the episode.

[MACE]

When was Peter in The Simpsons?

[Underdog]

I'm enjoying Family Guy more and more each time I watch it. Just over the top and funny. Can't put my finger on it. I'm usually turned off by such blatant humor, but man... between Family Guy and King of the Hill, I'm loving Fox. Nevermind House, Prison Break and the other good shows.

I'm really put off by the Simpsons and American Dad though. The Simpsons just ins't what it used to be, and American Dad just seems like Family Guy.. without the funniness....

I only watch American Dad for Roger. Roger = ratings.

He is like the "stewie" of American Dad.

[Matty C]

When was Peter in The Simpsons?

The episode where Homer cloned himself. They show a bunch of Homer's and then a random Peter just to take a shot at FG.

[Aussie_Outlaw]

When was Peter in The Simpsons?


They've referenced Family Guy a few times. Most recently in 'The Italian Bob' and he was also in the episode where Homer cloned himself a bunch of times.

[MACE]

Any clips you know of?

[Aussie_Outlaw]

Can't be arsed looking, they're nothing special anyway. But here's the list from wiki anyway of them appearing on each other's show in parody form mostly.


FAMILY GUY ON THE SIMPSONS

* In "Missionary: Impossible", a pledge drive is held by the Fox Network to raise money. As she stands in front of a TV displaying the Family Guy logo, celebrity telethon participant Betty White says: "So, if you don't want to see crude, low-brow programming disappear from the airwaves, please, call now."

* In "Treehouse of Horror XIII", Homer creates an army of clones of himself that are each progressively dumber than the real Homer. One of the clones is shown to be Peter Griffin.

* In "Treehouse of Horror XVI", Executive Producer Al Jean was credited as Al "Family Guy" Jean in the tradition of giving the staff horrific, scary and/or unpleasant name variations.

* In "The Italian Bob", Peter Griffin is shown in a book of criminals with the charge of "Plagiarismo" (Plagiarism) and Stan Smith, of American Dad!, is shown with the charge of "Plagiarismo Di Plagiarismo" (Plagiarism of Plagiarism).

* In "The Wandering Juvie", Gina Vendetti calls Bart "momma's boy" and "family guy" after he calls her "such a psycho" and "future skank."





THE SIMPSONS ON FAMILY GUY

* In "8 Simple Rules for Buying My Teenage Daughter", Stewie tells his babysitter's boyfriend:

I'm not gonna lay down for some frat boy bastard with his damn Teva sandals and his Skoal Bandits and his Abercrombie and Fitch long sleeved, open stitched, crew neck Henley smoking his sticky buds out of a soda can while watching his favorite downloaded Simpsons episodes every night! Yes, we all love "Mr. Plow"! ...Oh, you've got the song memorized, do you? SO DOES EVERYONE ELSE! That is exactly the kind of idiot you see at Taco Bell at one in the morning! The guy who just whiffed his way down the bar skank ladder!

* In the opening of "PTV", Stewie (in a reference to the opening of The Naked Gun) rides his tricycle through Quahog until he pulls into his driveway. The scene then parallels the opening of The Simpsons; only instead of Homer running into the house, he hits the door and is knocked out. Peter then opens the door, looks at Homer, and says "Hey Stewie. Who the hell is that?" Some fans of The Simpsons compare this gag to the episode "Treehouse of Horror IX," which aired in 1999 and featured a Halloween-themed revision of the opening in which Marge's car not only chases Homer, but winds up killing him as well. Such fans cite this Family Guy scene as an example of plagiarism; defenders of Family Guy argue that is merely referential.

* The episode "Peterotica" featured a cutaway referencing The Simpsons shorts on The Tracey Ullman Show. Coincidentally, Betty White, who voiced herself in the episode, also voiced herself in The Simpsons episode "Missionary: Impossible", which accused Family Guy's humor as being crude and low-brow.

* In the online game Stewie Live, Stewie responds to any command typed to him with a remark or action. When most references related to The Simpsons are typed to Stewie, for example, "The Simpsons", "Homer" or "Bart", Stewie will respond by turning around and urinating.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Criticism_of_Family_Guy

[Dodgy Browne]

So my girlfriend is watching Gilmore Girls (season 2) and I'm typing here some homework. Suddenly I think....is that Brian Griffin from Family Guy I hear?
And I think: Nah, it's Gilmore Girls for god sake.

Seconds pass and I think it again: that voice, that's BRIAN!
I watch the screen and see this guy talking with Brian's voice.

One trip to IMDB.com learns that Seth did a guest appearence on Gilmore Girls.
Man, it's so weird to hear Brian the dog on Gilmore Girls. You just expect him to totally mouth off Lorelai. ...Or slap her. ...Or have sex with her. ...Or have sex with her daughter Rory. ...Or both. ...At the same time. ...While watching Knight Rider.

[PepperCarrot]

The last few episodes have been really overusing the "meg joke". Are they running out of ideas? Cause that gag isn't funny after the 50th time.

[Beer-Belly]

This should be renamed "The First Two Seasons of Family Guy Appreciation Thread".

[Crabby]

Actually, I think Season Three is the best they've managed thus far (although I've only seen the first four- aren't you US people getting number five at the moment?) It seemed like 'cause the show was on the brink of cancellation, they went all out to try and come up with as much crazy shit as possible that year and it resulted in countless classic episodes.

[eldanielfire]

:o
The sequel to the 'funny in place' Star Wars spoof.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/a/ae/SomethingDarkSidePoster.jpg

[Just Do It]

The bird is the word was hilarious haha

[Rali]

Yesterday's "Road To Germany" episode was one of the worst I've ever seen. And I generally love the show.

Bring back the eps like "North By North Quahog".

[Just Do It]

Road to Germany was hilarious. The whole raft thing was classic.

[Skiznilly]

"Why are you naked?"
-"What??? They told me I was wearing magnificent robes of the finest silk!"

[mth]

Yesterday's "Road To Germany" episode was one of the worst I've ever seen. And I generally love the show.

Bring back the eps like "North By North Quahog".

Only part I really got a laugh from was the European Speak-and-Say:

"The cow says..."SCHMOO!"
"No it doesn't..."

"The elephant says....FWOMP!"
"Oh, well, kind of..."

[Beer-Belly]

Emmy nominations unveiled
'Family Guy,' 'Mad Men' among nominees

By Nellie Andreeva

July 16, 2009, 08:50 AM ET

Updated: July 16, 2009, 09:27 AM ET
Seth MacFarlane's gamble paid off. His Fox hit "Family Guy" on Thursday became the first animated series in nearly 50 years and the second ever to land a best comedy series nomination following "The Flintstones" in 1961.

"Family Guy," which made it to the 10 finalists on the category last year but missed the final cut, may have been one of the beneficiaries of the TV Academy's decision to expand the number of nominees in the main categories from five to six.Congratulations, people with terrible taste.

I think we need to sit back and realize how far humanity has come. Just think about it: Seth MacFarlane is the first person with Down's Syndrome to get a best comedy series nomination. It's almost touching.

[Zyphlin]

Its ridiculous that Family Guy makes it into that category but the Simpsons and South Park, both arguably better, never have.

[JIJ]

Family Guy is the wittiest and clevererest cartoon I've ever watched.

[The_Mike]

Speaking of Family Guy, whatever happened to Something Something Dark Side? I thought it was supposed to open Season Seven but never appeared and now might open Season Eight.

[IB]

Love me some family guy.

[Beer-Belly]

It's painful to watch. The episode about Texas is literally the exact same as the one where they have to relocate to the South except the jokes are even worse. I'd love to see Seth MacFarlane get tortured and eaten by cannibals.

Meanwhile, King of the Hill, a show that has fleshed-out characters who you actually care about and maybe the most full realized world of any animated show, is fucking canceled. Bull mother fucking shit.

[Zyphlin]

Yeah, out of any of the various animated shows, King of the Hill by far was the least "cartoony" and most "standard sitcom" of any of them. Just didn't do a lot of whacky stuff that is found in most any other animated series.

[JIJ]

It's painful to watch. The episode about Texas is literally the exact same as the one where they have to relocate to the South except the jokes are even worse. I'd love to see Seth MacFarlane get tortured and eaten by cannibals.

Meanwhile, King of the Hill, a show that has fleshed-out characters who you actually care about and maybe the most full realized world of any animated show, is fucking canceled. Bull mother fucking shit.

:lol:

I hate people like you.

Different people like different things. Family Guy is a comedy show, its stupid, random and doesn't give a shit. That appeals to many people who want to just switch off and laugh.

Personally, I find people who want to invest in a cartoon character are pretty pathetic.

[Fro]

King of the Hill kicks serious ass. I'm not sure which is the best cartoon on tv at the moment, it or South Park. SP clearly has funnier episodes when it's on point, but KotH is more consistent as SP's been hit or miss the last few seasons.

Damn shame that it's gotten cancelled for Seth motherfucking Macfarlane's THIRD show. Two was too much. As for the Emmy, that's a fucking disgrace. But then again who gives a shit about the Emmys.

[Excel]

I again ask, do we know for sure that they cancelled KotH to make room for Cleveland? Or did they just cancel KotH and Cleveland is what they are using to replace it?

[Beer-Belly]

:lol:

I hate people like you.

Different people like different things. Family Guy is a comedy show, its stupid, random and doesn't give a shit. That appeals to many people who want to just switch off and laugh.

Personally, I find people who want to invest in a cartoon character are pretty pathetic.

But none of that matters if the comedy is dog shit.

Why invest in any character on any show then, shit head?

[JIJ]

I don't.

I have a life. I use TV as a form of entertainment. Once I switch it off thats it, I go back to focusing on real people.

[Fro]

I again ask, do we know for sure that they cancelled KotH to make room for Cleveland? Or did they just cancel KotH and Cleveland is what they are using to replace it?

Does it matter? No, I don't know exactly how Fox came to that decision and yes, I bet it had more to do with KotH's ratings than anything else. But I don't think the show's been tanking, and I know it's in moderately heavy syndication, so I suspect that if another show hadn't come along to take its spot it wouldn't have been cancelled. The main point of it all, though, is just that The Cleveland Show looks terrible and will more than likely fail.



Different people like different things. Family Guy is a comedy show, its stupid, random and doesn't give a shit. That appeals to many people who want to just switch off and laugh.

Personally, I find people who want to invest in a cartoon character are pretty pathetic.

The concept of Family Guy is just fine, the problem is it's a shell of its former self. If it got nominated for season 3 I'd say right on. I've seen a handful of new episodes in the last few seasons and they've been mainly garbage.

[Fro]

JIJ, despite having fleshed out characters, King of the Hill is still a show designed to be enjoyed even if you've never seen an episode before. You're acting like it's The Sopranos.

[JIJ]

Look I just think its sad that Beer-Belly has to use cartoons as a way of escaping his real life.

Whats wrong with that?

[Pablo Diablo]

It's weird that they're getting an Emmy nomination now when the show to me is at its worst.

[Beer-Belly]

Look I just think its sad that Beer-Belly has to use cartoons as a way of escaping his real life.

Whats wrong with that?
It's like watching any other show.

You'd be a better troll if you weren't such a foolish twat.

[JIJ]

Shit head?

Foolish twat?

Where's the moderation in this forum?

[Tyson]

:lol:

I hate people like you.

Different people like different things. Family Guy is a comedy show, its stupid, random and doesn't give a shit. That appeals to many people who want to just switch off and laugh.

Personally, I find people who want to invest in a cartoon character are pretty pathetic.

You threw the first stone. In the Family Guy Appreciation thread of all places.

FTR, King of the Hill was awesome. I am quite bummed that it is being replaced by the oversaturation of MacFarlane.

[Alf]

LADS!

I downloaded Something, Something, Something, Dark side...

It is brilliant.

There are a few bits that absolutely killed me.

Joe being the probe droid with bangled legs/metal below him...

Han doing the breathing with the Tauntaun...

"I Love you"
"....fuck off...."

And of course the Rocky VI training montage.

Great work. Can't wait for Jedi now.

[Simon]

Is Family Guy worth watching again now? I loved the first three series but thought series 4 and possibly 5 were pretty crap. But I've heard it has improved again.

JIJ is right, complaining about Family Guy not having character development is stupid - it's not designed to. It is designed in a way which makes up for being unrealistic by exploiting the avenues that a lack of realism opens up. You might as well ask why The Thick Of It doesn't have any hilarious segments with a snooty cat as home secretary.

[Guy]

LADS!

I downloaded Something, Something, Something, Dark side...

It is brilliant.

There are a few bits that absolutely killed me.

Joe being the probe droid with bangled legs/metal below him...

Han doing the breathing with the Tauntaun...

"I Love you"
"....fuck off...."

And of course the Rocky VI training montage.

Great work. Can't wait for Jedi now.

I disagree, I thought it had sporadic moments of comedy, but most of all it just pandered along.

I loved the trailer and laughed at that, but when I saw the full thing, I maybe laughed two or three times tops

[TapOut]

Is Family Guy worth watching again now? I loved the first three series but thought series 4 and possibly 5 were pretty crap. But I've heard it has improved again.

JIJ is right, complaining about Family Guy not having character development is stupid - it's not designed to. It is designed in a way which makes up for being unrealistic by exploiting the avenues that a lack of realism opens up. You might as well ask why The Thick Of It doesn't have any hilarious segments with a snooty cat as home secretary.

I'd say it's okay, but then if you didn't like season 4 or 5 then I doubt you'll like this one. Some of the pop culture jabs are forced like the Hamburger Helper segment from the most recent episode... what the hell was that all about? and they're on a kick of being insulting for the sake of it rather than being insulting for a good joke.

Despite that, I still like it.

[Excel]

I loved Something Something Darkside.

My favourite part? The walker being tripped over and the "tssssssssssssst ahhhhhhhhhhhh"

[Atty]

The Rocky training bit was good, but the Empire spoof didn't do much for me. It wasn't so much parody as it was them looking at the audience and saying "haha, _____ is playing _____."

I liked the Chicken as Boba Fett in theory, but they didn't really play off it. They just stuck to exactly what they did in Empire. I guess that's how I felt about much of the mini movie—good in theory but they just stuck to Empire rather than spoofing it.

[Bill Casey]

- I Dream of Jesus
- Road to Germany
- Family Gay

Were the episodes sent out to the 1400 academy members...

http://goldderby.latimes.com/.a/6a00d8341c2c4f53ef011570ba5ebf970b-800wi

http://goldderby.latimes.com/.a/6a00d8341c2c4f53ef011570ba5f25970b-800wi
http://goldderby.latimes.com/.a/6a00d8341c2c4f53ef011570ba5f12970b-800wi
http://goldderby.latimes.com/.a/6a00d8341c2c4f53ef011570ba5f4f970b-800wi

They were also shown an abortion episode which Fox has refused to air...

[Bill Casey]

I'm really surprised they didn't include “Not All Dogs Go to Heaven”, the one where Meg becomes born again and Brian becomes a social pariah for being an atheist...

[wardy]

I used to hate this programme but now I love it. I just watch it on BBC3 though and have no idea which episodes are from whatever season. It's ridiculously hit or miss though, with some of the gags being dragged on for too long, and some just being flatout unfunny.

[The_Mike]

I feel the same as wardy, but when it hits, it really, really hits. As a throw-away show, especially running only 20 minutes on the BBC, it's worth watching for the few times it can make you laugh really hard, and the more frequent nostalgia-smiles.

[Excel]

Hahaha. Anyone see the latest episode? Fuckin hell I nearly had an aneurysm laughing at The Rock when he showed up in a live action cutaway! :rofl:

[mth]

I was going to post about that last night. That was pretty tremendous. When it said Dwayne Johnson, I expected a cartoon version, not the real deal.

[Tom B. Stone]

It was a live action shot? Wow - like mth, I thought it would be Rock in cartoon form as well.

While I'm here, I recently bought season eight on DVD and I have to admit that, overall, I didn't like those episodes (13 of them). I certainly didn't hate them and feel like I'd wasted my money; there was just something not quite right and I can't even explain what.

I did just get "Something, Something, Something Dark Side" so hope to get that watched over the next few days.

[Vice]

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y4/Envious_Vice/Dwayne.gif

[Atty]

Wha????

:runs to hulu:

[Bill Casey]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wcah9yFWG5E

That is just fantastic...

[Zarius]

McFarlane would have totally won the war tonight if this had been repeated for three hours

[mth]

I spazzed like a little girl when I saw that.

[Guy]

Is Lois still voiced by the same person?

[Fro]

Yep.

[Atty]

The Rock is so amazing...

[Just Joe]

I love him.

[Atty]

Rock should come back to wrestle a guy in a giant chicken suit. RATINGS.

[Bill Casey]

Is Lois still voiced by the same person?

Yes...
She's voiced by MAD TV alumni Alex Borstein...

http://images.teamsugar.com/files/usr/1/13839/borstein.jpg

The voices on the show have just become more natural as the cast grew into their roles, in the earlier episodes the voices were sort of stiff and forced...

[Excel]

Much like the difference Cartmans voice has made from the earlier episodes of Southpark

[Tyson]

DJ just made me giggle like a schoolgirl over a 7 second non-speaking role.

:heart: The Rock

[Tom B. Stone]

I watched "Something, Something, Something Dark Side" last night. It's years since I saw The Empire Strikes Back so was using the spoof to try to remember the basic story!

What the hell was that about at the end?

I didn't see it coming, and I thought it was hilarious, but they're just confusing the story by doing a Back to the Future spoof.

[Excel]

It was just a joke. It means nothing. Will go nowhere. Its typical family guy humour. Im surprised youre letting it "fuck with continuity" for you.

They were poking fun at how the ending to Empire was pretty subdued and dull after the fight with Vader, with them all just talking about what theyre doing next, compared to the exciting cliff hanger of BTTF2's ending.

Dont expect them to head into Hill Valley 1885 in the next one or anything.

[Guy]

Yea basically I assume it was just a play on the downbeat cliffhanger ending of Empire.

BTTF II had a far more positive cliffhanger ending

[Second City Saint]

It was just a joke. It means nothing. Will go nowhere. Its typical family guy humour. Im surprised youre letting it "fuck with continuity" for you.

They were poking fun at how the ending to Empire was pretty subdued and dull after the fight with Vader, with them all just talking about what theyre doing next, compared to the exciting cliff hanger of BTTF2's ending.

Dont expect them to head into Hill Valley 1885 in the next one or anything.
I enjoyed the fact that they brought up how Lando was decked out in Han Solo clothing out of nowhere.

[takerson]

Just saw it last night as well. MUCH funnier than the New Hope spoof, Can't wait for a "Jedi" spoof. :yes:

[Bill Casey]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QdPufb1IBS4

[Bill Casey]

While I think about it, here's some clips from a reading of the banned Abortion episode...
Entitled "Partial Terms of Endearment", Lois acts as a surrogate mother for a couple who then die in a car crash, leaving her impregnated and in the difficult position of deciding whether or not to abort the pregnancy...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ssPJKyFet5o
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-nJ_Nf6aFK4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QWceVlWfbCc

[One Man Gang]

"well I guess the good news is we're not being pushed into a giant anus in the desert" :lol:

[Excel]

Anyone watch the latest episode? I will find pretty much anything funny and know its ok, ebecause its comedy. But that Terry Schiavo bit at the beginning :lol:. I mean yeah I laughed but i felt so bad about it. Its probably the closest family guy has come to being over the line with me. Still hilarious though

[mth]

Yeah, I was a little unsure about that part.

[Bill Casey]

It was funny, but I felt they could have gone further...

[Excel]

Further than "mashed potato brain"?

[Bill Casey]

It needed a sex scene...

[Excel]

everything is better with a sex scene

[Mark84j]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QdPufb1IBS4

Are they supposed to laugh at everything?

[The_Mike]

Are they supposed to laugh at everything?

Things are funnier when you are in a group. It's a scientific fact.

[Aussie_Outlaw]

Things are funnier when you are in a group. It's a scientific fact.

Except when you have a person which laughs too much and ruins it for everyone.

[Bill Casey]

everything is better with a sex scene



http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y4/Envious_Vice/Dwayne.gif
:yes:

[Cubed-Sphere]

That was simultaneously my favorite Family Guy and Dwayne Johnson moment in the last five years.

[takerson]

Anyone watch the latest episode? I will find pretty much anything funny and know its ok, ebecause its comedy. But that Terry Schiavo bit at the beginning :lol:. I mean yeah I laughed but i felt so bad about it. Its probably the closest family guy has come to being over the line with me. Still hilarious though


Closer than prom night dumpster babies? :lol:

[Excel]

by a long stretch. I admit i dont know much about the real story, how soon it was before family guy did it etc, but i doubt it got the publicity that terri did, and terri was hugely humanised by the amount of coverage she got. Everyone felt they knew her and her family, far more than feel they knew some nameless baby.

What happned to the baby was bad, but ithe story had nothing like the debates that raged over terri

[Simon]

Yo dickheads, when did Family Guy start getting good again? The first three series were great, after that it went shit for a while - I'm about to start downloading the newer seasons but when is a good place to start? I'm thinking seasons six and seven?

[Fro]

Personally I thought Family Guy was good right when it came back from the dead and has been getting slowly worse since. Season 4 was really good, 5 and 6 weren't bad. The last 2 seasons up to and including the current run are really hit or miss with a lot of duds.

[Aussie_Outlaw]

The first 3 series weren't great, they were as hit or miss as any of the current batch. Especially Season 1, that series is incredibly stilted. It's amazing how many people see the pre-cancellation run as 'great' when really it's rose coloured glasses.

The entire series has always been up and down.

[The_Mike]

Season One's episodes had much stronger plots, but yeah they were pretty stilted and awkward at times as the show found its footing. I'd agree it has always been up and down, it's just when it's up it makes me laugh so damn hard.

[Fro]

The first 3 series weren't great, they were as hit or miss as any of the current batch. Especially Season 1, that series is incredibly stilted. It's amazing how many people see the pre-cancellation run as 'great' when really it's rose coloured glasses.


Season 1 is definitely pretty bad (much like early Simpsons), but I'd say 2 and 3 are the best of the series and it was never quite as good after the comeback.

[Bill Casey]

This is fantastic...

YouTube- QUAGMIRE TELLS BRIAN WHY HE DOESN'T LIKE / HATES HIM - RANT

[eldanielfire]

The first 3 series weren't great, they were as hit or miss as any of the current batch. Especially Season 1, that series is incredibly stilted. It's amazing how many people see the pre-cancellation run as 'great' when really it's rose coloured glasses.

The entire series has always been up and down.


I agree, but season 3 was quite consistently strong. Regardless it's always had episodes which crack me up.

[wardy]

I've never really been that into Family Guy, but from I've seen on BBC 3 it would seem that I like season 4 the best, and a massive reason that for that being this clip...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J5GL-7b2YuA

[Gary J]

Peter Griffin doesn't look so stupid now with his volcano insurance!

[Aussie_Outlaw]

Is it worth noting that the third family guy star wars movie got leaked?

Nah.

[Excel]

Saw it last night. I enjoyed it

[virms]

Waiting for the 720p version. :(

[Fro]

The first two were great.

[Atty]

I watched the Jedi spoof.

It's really a mixed bag. The opening crawl blatantly acknowledges how tired they are of these and that they're only making it because Fox basically demanded it. That really shows in the product. Several of the characters are from American Dad and The Cleveland Show (which really feels like a cheat to me) and, for Jabba, they didn't even use one of their characters at all. They just say that a random celebrity is Jabba and get no jokes out of it.

The stuff when they just abuse Seth Green is great and "It's A Trap" does have what I consider to be the best/funniest scene out of all three movies: When they have Han Solo say that he's had enough of the Ewok crap and he forces the Imperial Troops to dig their own graves. I was laughing so hard at that and I rarely laugh at things I watch alone.

I did love the Rancor, but that would have probably been a better choice for Jabba. Then again, seeing as they got that person to actually come on the show this year, I can see where they might not want to go at him too hard.

[Excel]

You sure about that Jabba thing? I thought it was Joe Swanson

[Atty]

I'm pretty sure they said it was Alec Baldwin

[Aussie_Outlaw]

I was under the impression that was a joke saying Alec Baldwin looked like Jabba the Hutt. Jabba was clearly Joe.

While watching it, it does remind you that It's clearly the most cutesy Star Wars yet it has some quite dark pieces in it. It's a really odd balance.

[Atty]

Oh...


How does Alec Baldwin look like Jabba?

[Bill Casey]

The joke is Joe Swanson as Jabba looks like Alec Baldwin...
Because he has the hair, and the square jaw, and he's really, really fat...

http://media.theiapolis.com/aR/cDCDCDC/d4/e4/hM8/i108H/r1/s1/t4/wG4/z23/family-guy-it-s-a-trap.jpg


Somebody there probably looked at the character design and said "it looks like Alec Baldwin"...

[Pipkin]

The joke is Joe Swanson as Jabba looks like Alec Baldwin...
It'd probably be funnier if it was actually true though.

[Excel]

I dunno, I can see a resemblance

http://gossip.whyfame.com/files/2010/02/alec_baldwin.jpg

[Lord Humungus]

alecs not fat he just has that fat irish face many of them tend to get in old age

[Carter Pewterschmidt]

This thread is awesome

[Atty]

Why aren't you naked?

[Bill Casey]

Carter Pewterschmidt - Walk Like an Egyptian

[Simmo Fortyone]

So I just watched the episode that was supposedly banned in the States (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Partial_Terms_of_Endearment) and fuck me sideways, they just went nuts with that one.

[The_Mike]

I think they knew as soon as the word 'abortion' was out of their mouths it would be banned from Fox, so why not go for it? Interesting that the BBC aired it without giving a crap.

[Gangers]

We don't suffer with censorship of taboo topics like you do, nor is abortion even that big a taboo in Britain, in my experience.

[virms]

Anybody see last weeks episode?

Was shocked to see they killed of Brian. Why couldn't it have been Meg?

[The_Mike]

No point killing off a character nobody likes I suppose. Also, would you fire Mila Kunis?

Can't remember the last time I watched Family Guy. I really enjoyed it to begin with but it just gradually wore thin and I can't be bothered with it anymore. Maybe I should give it another look but I'm not interested in a Simpsons-style ratings stunt that does essentially nothing for the universe. On the other hand, I'm not sure why a silly cartoon full of random vignettes feels the need to take itself so seriously it will try to shake things up with the death of a beloved character. Probably sounds a bit hypocritical and I guess in some sense they just can't win, but I got burnt out on Simpsons and Family Guy quite a while ago.

[Pablo Diablo]

I haven't watched Family Guy regularly in about 5-6 years, just catching the odd episode here and there. But I bet Brian will be back before the end of the season and this is just some stupid ratings ploy.

[Bill Casey]

He could still show up in 'remember that time' cutaway gags...

[Fro]

I haven't watched Family Guy regularly in about 5-6 years, just catching the odd episode here and there. But I bet Brian will be back before the end of the season and this is just some stupid ratings ploy.

Seconded.

The show has been very bad for a while now and this screams cheap ploy. I suppose it worked since people are talking about it. I haven't watched the episode yet but I probably will soon.

[Bert]

http://i.imgur.com/5ZwKJnP.png

[G-Fresh]

I still dig Family Guy. Brian is a liberal dick head, but I'm both sad and pissed that they killed him off. I have no doubt that he will be back though.

[virms]

Yeah I still watch out of habit mainly but usually any episode dealing with Stewie and Brian was good. In all honesty they were the nucleus of the show.

[Darkoke]

Pretty sure he'll be back, maybe in the Christmas special - voice of the replacement dog is only around for 6 episodes, Brian's name features in already announced episode titles and the writers have talked about an upcoming "Brian" episode that hasn't aired yet.

[Gary J]

The season will probably end with Brian coming out of the shower. No 80s reference is too tired for Family Guy.

[Atty]

He'll be back. This just screams of a desperate grab for attention.

I've liked a lot of Family Guy stuff over the years, but it's long since run its course. For all the grief people give The Simpsons in recent years, it has been the better show most of the past five years.

[The Rogerer]

They broke the cardinal rule, that the death and farewell is in no way funny at all. Also seeing tributes to Brian where the image is his bloody, mangled corpse. Awww

[Darkoke]

The season will probably end with Brian coming out of the shower. No 80s reference is too tired for Family Guy.

Did that reference already - Millennium episode series 2.

[Atty]

Seth is cliche enough to do it again.

[MikeHunt]

Did that reference already - Millennium episode series 2.

Simpsons already did it

[virms]

If they were doing it for media attention you would think they would have advertised it. I had no clue this was even going down and unless this weeks episode plays up on it it is indeed a very shit ploy for ratings.

[virms]

In fact

Family Guy: Into Harmony’s Way

When Peter and Quagmire discover that their singing voices create beautiful harmony together, they form a singing/songwriting team, in the vein of Simon and Garfunkel. However, tensions run high when fame gets to Peter’s head*


Not only does it sound like shit but its not even on this Sunday (off week) and doesn't even appear to have any continuity with the previous episode. People tuning in to see what is going on are more than likely going to be disappointed And tune right back out. You figure they would still be trying to ccapitalize on any buzz left over.

[Simmo Fortyone]

Most Family Guy episodes have been stand-alone so I don't know why they would change that up now.

[The Rogerer]

It's not as good as Dead Bart

[virms]

Most Family Guy episodes have been stand-alone so I don't know why they would change that up now.


I know they are. I just figured if this was a big marketing ploy for ratings they would have a bit more continuity and capitalize on it. Just going back to their normal routine makes me think they don't really have any motives behind it other than just offing the dog.

[Atty]

Seth has no motives. He plans about as far ahead as a bulldog chasing a fly.

[virms]

He replaced Lacey Chabert with Mila Kunis. He had some pretty good motives there. Although Lacey is pretty delicious too.

[Pablo Diablo]

And completely unsurprised.

[The_Mike]

Haven't seen it yet, but I can guess. I do wish show runners would stop wasting our time like this. TV's dying, and nobody working in it seems to be making an effort to slow down the slide.

[Pablo Diablo]

I didn't even watch just saw a story about it.

[Fro]

I don't get why people are pissed about it. They didn't even advertise his death or resurrection. They've done many time travel / alternate universe plotlines before and they've always been good for some laughs. This arc was a fairly logical progression of that, and the Paulie Walnuts dog was actually a nice change of pace and funny character.

It made me tune in again, and yes that was their intention, but it wasn't anything out of line with the show's usual outlandish plots.

I suppose if you're someone who's stuck with the show all this time and you felt this plotline was a step down from their usual then okay, you can complain. But the show has been pretty crummy for a while now and these two episodes (the death and resurrection) were better than the other recent ones I've seen (which granted have been few and far between). They reignited my interest in the show, to some extent.

So I give them props for doing it (without advertising) and think people should cool it with the whining. Especially people who don't watch it anyway.

[The_Mike]

Ok, fair enough, I'll do exactly what you say because you say so.

[Fro]

Right on.

[The_Mike]

In seriousness it's not a big deal (it's only a cartoon) and I hardly think we're whining by talking about not being particularly impressed in a thread on a message board. But I really do think TV is floundering and I'm sad to see even pretty forward-thinking people like Seth McFarlane seem to be essentially spinning their wheels and making all the mistakes they have lampooned over the years. Outside of The Daily Show and Colbert Report, I don't think I watch a TV show on a TV. I catch a few things when it suits me online (and 2/3s of them are on the bubble for me) and supplement with Netflix and DVDs from the library, and the ratings for essentially everything are dwindling, while cable subscriptions are now in net negative territory annually. Brian coming back to life a couple of weeks after his pointless death isn't the end of television, but I would argue it's a minor symptom of an industry-wide rot.

[virms]

Meh. I think Seth got everything he wanted out of this.

[Fanny]

I think people are maybe reading into it a bit much.

[Bill Casey]

while cable subscriptions are now in net negative territory annually.

I wonder if that has anything to do with Direct TV and Dish Network subscriptions being on the rise...:chin:

http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702303482504579179481249128844
http://blogs.barrons.com/techtraderdaily/2013/11/12/dish-network-rises-on-q3-beat-subscriber-growth/

[Fanny]

Cable. Jesus. There IS NO cable in the UK any more. It's practically obsolete.

[Donald]

I was watching the episode where they go to climb Mount Everest, and Peter says something about leaving the weed whacker on at home. haha brilliant.