TV: Family Guy

[bodegage]

THis show is so damn funny! I love it and the Simpsons so much. I have the first two seasons of Family Guy and the second season of the Simpsons. This show was too good to be cancelled and the fact that it was is too bad. Although some elements seem borrowed from elswhere (Peter-Homer, Brian-Dogbert???) it still is highly original in it's jokes. And the many relations to culture, past, present and future are great!


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Has anyone else seen this great show?

[Darth Whaler]

Sometimes it's a little TOO over-the-top for me, but you are right...it is a hilarious show. Ever see the one where a guy in a chicken suit gives him an expired coupon?

[Marbleman]

Brian-Dogbert???
stewie griffin is a dogbertish egomaniac character. brian is more like a study of human culture . . . in a dog. style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/tongue.gif

[/QUOTE]Ever see the one where a guy in a chicken suit gives him an expired coupon? [QUOTE]
yes and a 5 minute battle spanning air land and sea erupts. the show is so sporadic and doesnt take itself seriously at all. style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/cool.gif

[brookie]

ahhh i seee someone has finally made a thread... <thinks to self "everything is happening just as i have foreseen ">

[QuigonWindu]

<span style="color:purple"><span style="font-size:8pt;line-height:100%">I have all 3 seasons. Season 3 comes with the episode they weren't allowed to show on tv. Also, there are rumors that it's coming back with new episodes because of the show great ratings and success on TBS and Cartoon Network. And because the dvd's did so well. Also, there is alot of serious talk about a straight-to-DVD movie. That Said, "DAMN YOU ALL!!!" style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif </span></span>

[Darth Whaler]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE</div><div class='quotemain'>yes and a 5 minute battle spanning air land and sea erupts. the show is so sporadic and doesnt take itself seriously at all. [/b][/quote]

Yup, that's it! I laughed my butt off. It seemed like it was five minutes!

[Mystik_Haze]

Why dont you go look at Brookie and I's thread in Wordplay.. LOTS of Family Guy Quotes!! Its my Favorite show!!

[Handothrawn]

If FOX hadn't skipped it around so much it would still be on the air, the show was brilliant, i just bought the 2nd DVD set.

[Dani_Maul]

I love Family Guy!!!

Anyone who knows me knows this. I've enjoyed the show since its debut back in 1999. I was heartbroken when FOX cancelled it, and then brought it back only to cancel it again. Lucky for us the DVDs sold well! Which isn't surprising, considering how great this show really is! Now we're finally looking at some new episodes on the horizon. FOX has taken the show back in (because it only saw the dollar signs, but that's another topic), and new shows are rumored to begin airing in May.

Whoever enjoys this series post here! Who's your favorite character? Episode? Should the new episodes have to gone to Cartoon Network? Do you think the FCC is gonna be conservative with this one now?

Talk aboot it! style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/tongue.gif

[Kapit]

oh yeah, it's not going to be the same as it was, it's gonna be watered down a lot

BTW, i heard the voice of meg decided not to come back and now the voice of lois is doing meg's, anyone know anything about this?

[Dani_Maul]

Where'd you hear about that? As far as I'm concerned, as long as Lois' voice remains the same...I'm fine with the voice acting. Meg's voice has changed once already, and she isn't a big character anyway.

[Kapit]

i heard it WAY back last summer when the rumors started coming out that the show was going to come back

[Thomaz]

Isn't Family Guy, that cartoon with the cool smart little baby???

[Kapit]

yes it is, that'd be stewie

[Thomaz]

K!

Is a really COOL serie!!!

Specially the baby is cool... Plans to take over the world... style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/devil.gif

[Kapit]

i'd say stewie is my favorite part of the show, and while it's a funny show, i don't like it anywhere near as much as their "rivals," the simpsons

[Thomaz]

The Simpsons is defently funniere!!!

[Kapit]

my fave part of family guy was the episode involving the year 2000

the entire first act was peter remembering a fight he had with a man-sized chicken, and the fight goes through the city destroying buildings and such

that's soemthing you don't see everyday!

[Thomaz]

Family Guy has also many Star Wars imitations... Example, the baby once were Darth Vader, I remember... style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/duel.gif

[Kapit]

there was a time when stewie made an xwing-like ship, shrunk himself, and went inside peter to try and destroy all his sperm so stewie could remain the baby (or something)

the entire fight inside of peter was based off the yavin battle, and stewie was flying around blowing up sperm, it was funny

[Thomaz]

Cool...!

[Dani_Maul]

Indeed...Family Guy has had many a funny moment. My favorite episode is when the family has to move down south because Chris is being protected by the federal government. Peter gets attacked by raccoons and an old pedophile keeps trying to get Chris to have some "popcicles" in his basement. Classic Family Guy!

[Thomaz]

Family Guy, isn't very popular in Denmark, and I can't understand why!!!

It only comes few times a week... 1-2 times I think... :S

[Super_Milk_Chan]

Family Guy is awesome! It's way funnier than the Simpsons. The Simpsons stopped being funny years ago. I'm glad it's coming back. Now I have another reason to watch FOX. style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/happydance.gif

[Kapit]

the difference between the simpsons and family guy is that FG is a show of very simple humor, most of it crude or stupid, targeted at an audience of mainly teenagers

whereas the simpsons has always been a family show with a moral center, and it's also one HUGE satire of american culture and society

hence the stereotypical characters like apu, willy, the bumblebee man, etc.

[Thomaz]

FG has some highlights what is worth to see, but Simpsons IMO, has MANY... All the episodes...

To JediKaputski... Also Duff-Man... "Ohhh yeahr..."

[Kapit]

duffman can't breathe!

also, if a show has been running for 16 seasons, you know something is right

[Thomaz]

I have heard that the voices to Simpsons star, would be making a strike (it was a bit long ago) because they didn't get enough money...

Pretty close to the serie stop, i would say...

[Super_Milk_Chan]

I won't lie to you that they are both different shows. But the Simpsons ran out of steam years ago, I think they're staying alive by hardcore fan boys who think it's the greatest show ever. The new Halloween epis. wasn't even funny. I went through it just waiting and waiting to laugh.

[Thomaz]

Futurama for ever!!!

It kick FG but!!! style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/tongue2.gif

[Super_Milk_Chan]

I'd disagree. Jokes get old just as fast as those on the Simpsons. But it is funnier than the Simpsons. style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif

[Dani_Maul]

You mustn't forget that Family Guy also uses shock humor too. In my opinion, Family Guy is better than the Simpsons. I agree with Super Milk that the Simpsons ran out of steam years ago, I can't even remember the last time I watched it.

Now...let's not lose focus...we're talking about Family Guy, we're not comparing the Simpsons or Futurama to Family Guy.... style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/tongue.gif

[Super_Milk_Chan]

Although Family Guy is better. style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/inlove.gif

[JKRich]

Family Guy is the best.The Simpsons were great but there time has passed and Futurama is terrible.Someone mentione the SW references in FG.Remember the one when OBi Wan has Luke perform laser surgery with a lightsaber? style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin.gif

[Sam Kenobi]

Just one of the many shows that I loved to watch, but no time . . .

[Dani_Maul]

Originally posted by JKRich@Jan 29 2005, 05:37 PM
Family Guy is the best.The Simpsons were great but there time has passed and Futurama is terrible.Someone mentione the SW references in FG.Remember the one when OBi Wan has Luke perform laser surgery with a lightsaber? style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin.gif
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Indeed...he uses the Force and the lightsaber impales the patient! Now that was some funny stuff. I can't wait for the new episodes.

[DarthSolo]

Originally posted by Sam Kenobi@Jan 29 2005, 02:41 PM
Just one of the many shows that I loved to watch, but no time . . .
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you and me both!

[Virus]

I've watched the DVDs and I'm still a fan of Simpsons moreso. Family Guy is a rip off but its still somewhat funny

[Super_Milk_Chan]

Family Guy is not a Rip Off at all. First thing that would make it look like a rip-off Is the stereotypical fat husband and the skinny wife. But it's not like that's been used before. The Flinstones have used that before the Simpsons, and many of the Simpsons jokes are formulaic to cartoons of the past. Family Guy's joke, although some may be crude, differ themselves from the rest of the pack. If anything King of the Hill is more of a rip-off. Although Hank isn't stupid, just a bit arrogant.

[Virus]

Listen to the commentaries on the Simpsons DVDs and they quote scene after scene and joke after joke about what Family Guy stole. But they too love the show and think its funny but not as good. To start, one of the biggest rip offs is the flash back scenes that family guy bases it show on

[Kapit]

suffice to say that most any TV show is a rip-off of another......

[Dani_Maul]

Family Guy is by no means a rip off of the Simpsons. The characters may be your stereotypical TV sitcom family, but the humor and themes of the show are totally different. As many know, Simpsons is more political based humor, using current events and politics as major drawing points. Family Guy uses the characters for its jokes. But like I said, this thread is about Family Guy, not about comparing Simpsons to Family Guy...if you wanna do that, make a thread comparing the two...but please, try to keep things focused on Family Guy and not the Simpsons.

[Kapit]

staying on topic, what i said is the truth, any TV show about a family in humorous situations is basically a rip-off of the one before it, regardless the humor involved, the basic concept is the exact same, though you raise some points about the humor of the simpsons which are incorrect, but i'll not say anything.......for now style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin.gif

anywho, has any one been watching the reruns on fox the last couple weeks?

[brookie]

has anyone seen the FG movie?

[The Bandit]

Yes... mentioned it in the 'last flick' thread the other week.... I was pretty underwhelmed by it, but I'm not a big fan of the show. It had a few good moments, but suffered from being way too long. There were a couple Star Wars jokes, so a lot of folks here will appreciate it for that... but for me the laugh-out-loud moments were few and far between.

Give me Aqua Teen Hunger Force any day of the week instead of Family Guy... "I just can't put my meat on it..."

-- 2bq

[Galahad_Skywalker]

What did everyone think of the Cookie Monster in rehab?

[brookie]

aaahh dudes saw the family guy movie! damn it was great! but i have seen episodes that are better.

cookie monster in rehab is high- larious!

[Galahad_Skywalker]

"Hah! What are these?"
"I don't know!" style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin.gif

[SuperPalpy]

Yeah, Family Guy is awesome! I can't wait for September 11th.

[Momin327]

While I like Family Guy, I don't like the way they make fun of Religion.

[Darth Kitana]

THis film is hilarious. Write about your favourite bits here.


When they take the rip out of Thunder Cats.

[darthimmus]

Of course you gotta go with the SW references
"You know what grinds my gears? When I can't find the droids I'm looking for"

[Kapit]

the jesus and walt disney jokes were my favorites, but i like that slightly offensive humor style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/wink.gif

overall, the movie was pretty good, but it dragged somewhat

side note: i met greg colton, who directed the episode "8 simple rules for buying my teenage daughter" last season. turns out he graduated from my university and got some lucky breaks. the rest of the story's on my livejournal: http://www.livejournal.com/users/kapit/26907.html

[clarkson88]

bugs bunny when elmer fudd breaks his neck having gunned him down lol!

[Darth Kitana]

Rosanne was very funny i thought.

[darthimmus]

How about the episode a few weeks ago that had Peter leading a choir of Tusken Raiders, who then run away when he berates them. And of course Obi-wan giving him some familiar words of wisdom

[delta09]

How about the episode where peter says "Brian theres a message in my alphebets it says ooo" Brian:Peter those are cheerios

[delta09]

Or how about the one where stewies all fat and says to the little boy
"what are you looking at you stupid...infintile, damn you and such, then tries to eat ice cream damn you ice cream I command you to come to my mouth then falls asleep.

[Horse_Head]

I finally saw "Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story" ... it's Freakin' Sweet!

A nice addition to my DVD library style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/yes.gif

[brookie]

peanut butter jelly time! peanut butter jelly time! peanut butter jelly time!

[IamwhoIam]

I love their flashbacks. I like the episode where they find out their house is a whole country. I also like the episode where Peter gets a job at a beer factory.

[Kapit]

PTV is easily one of the best episodes of the last two seasons, maybe even of the entire series

[IamwhoIam]

Lois (or however it's spelled): We should get some more quality time together

Peter: Oh my god, you sick woman!

Lois: You know what I mean! Hehe.

Peter: Oh, I thought you meant to murder the kids and chain their organs to the wall.


One thing I don't get is why in one episode everyone hates Megan all of the sudden, then she dies in the end.

[Kapit]

^meg never dies....what episode are you talking about?

[IamwhoIam]

The fat son (Chris I think his name is haven't seen the show in a while.) becomes a freshman and gets paddled because of it and made fun of. Meg is in college. Chris get's sad and lives with Native people and get's married. No one including Stewie and Brian like Megan. Megan follows the family to retrieve Chris. The natives find out Chris is a freshman and chase them off the island. They fly away in a biplane and realise they forgot Meg. They look down and see Meg really stiff. She falls into the water and a bunch of bloody spears are sticking from her back. That's only a brief summary, I left out a lot but that's the main thing.

[Kapit]

ahhhh, okay, "Jungle Love"

she's not dead, she's in the next episode after that, it was just a gag thrown in for a laugh

[IamwhoIam]

Yeah, If she were to actually die theywould lose a lot of fans.

[Horse_Head]

That's the beauty of cartoons... you can kill off the characters in one scene and they will be back to normal in the next.

[IamwhoIam]

Yes, like in South Park,Kenny dies in the majority of the episodes and comes back the next. (Of it says his parents are always... making a new Kenny and he grows at super speed.) South park is not that great, Family Guy Dominates!

[Miasmo]

You know, I watched the stewie movie awhile back, and I didn't know at first that you could turn off the censor. The things is, after watching it with and without, I think I prefer the censored version better. It's not that I'm offended, it just seems funnier.

[IamwhoIam]

I want to see "Stewie: The Untold Story" so badly but It's sold out everywhere. I'm hoping to get it for X-mas. Should it really be unrated or is it like a PG-13?

[Horse_Head]

It's because of the language... lots 'o cussin'

[DarkStar002]

I like the episode where they drink that stuff and they puje everywhere

[delta09]

I didn't know you could turn the sensors off.
I'll have to try that the next time I watch it.
Actually how do you turn the censors off?

[Kapit]

^im not exactly sure, but i think you have to go to the language menu and choose uncensored or something like that

[redsabre]

<span style="color:red"> Stewie rules! </span>

[DarthAnakin]

I'm really looking forward to tonight's episode with Tom Brady and Peter joining the New England Patriots style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif

[Horse_Head]

^ Brady was OK... but Stewie and Brian's side story was awesome!! style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/w00t.gif

[Miasmo]

Indeed! I loved it. I could've done without the football musical number, but it was a great episode overall.

I like that nobody is 'off limits' when it comes to jokes in the family guy. That's the way I feel about comedy so I guess that's whey I love the show so much.

[DarthAnakin]

The episode with Tom Brady that aired 2 weeks ago was hilarious style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif

[DarthLazious]

Best TV show ever.

[JackBauer24]

I can't believe no one has posted in this thread since February. Family Guy rocks!

YouTube - My Black Son

[Miasmo]

I think it's coming weeknights to the CW or something like that here in Houston. I think ...

Definitely a great way to cap off a day.

[JackBauer24]

It's on Adult Swim at 11:30...I just wish it were on at 11.

[empire21]

I can't believe no one has posted in this thread since February. Family Guy rocks!

I get tired of it after a while so I take breaks, it's not like The Simpsons and Futurama where I get mad if I miss an episode.

[Kapit]

The general lack of trying to write a real joke has turned me away from this show.

I watched most of this past season, and it seemed like every other episode had a "joke" that was a sound effect played constantly for 30 seconds or more. That's lazy writing.

[Miasmo]

Lazy writing that the Simpsons have fallen victim to as well. I had assumed the Simpsons started doing it because Family guy was doing it. But I usually get a laugh from Family Guy's attempt.

I don't care what anyone says. This show is just laid back, gut-busting hilarity.

[JackBauer24]

YouTube - Family Guy

[Jedi Master Harrison]

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

Absolutely priceless, humour and a classic 80's video all rolled into one, you can't beat it!

[JackBauer24]

My favorite is at the very end when Chris pops out and says "I HAVE NO IDEA!"

[kopernikuz]

Now see, that was funny... much of the time I find this show relies on crude and tasteless to attempt humor rather than smart and clever. That's when I lose interest.

[Miasmo]

Well I need crude tasteless humor sometimes. I expect and welcome that when I watch this show.

I also tune in for the Star Wars and 80s references! :D

[JackBauer24]

YouTube - Family Guy: 9 Star Wars Parodies (Not all of them)

[Miasmo]

Ahhh. That hit the spot.

[JackBauer24]

:D I figured it would.

YouTube is wonderful.

[Horse_Head]

YouTube - Family Guy (http://youtube.com/watch?v=ioqO5mDE7u8)
That was classic... I hated that song when it came out but was intrigued by the video, very ground breaking.

[JackBauer24]

YouTube - Peanut Butter Jelly Time

[Miasmo]

You don't need a clock to tell you when it's peanut butter jelly time!

[JackBauer24]

A personal favorite:

YouTube - Family Guy - FCC Song

[empire21]

Check out this monster DVD set.

http://www.dvdactive.com/news/releases/family-guy10.html

[JackBauer24]

Aw, freakin sweet!

[empire21]

Indeed! Especially considering I don't own any of the DVD's yet.

[Kapit]

To make everybody jealous:

My friend Adam visited the Family Guy studios recently. They pretty much promised him a job once he graduates college.

Commence jealousy.

[empire21]

To make everybody jealous:

My friend Adam visited the Family Guy studios recently. They pretty much promised him a job once he graduates college.

Commence jealousy.

Jealousy commenced.

[JackBauer24]

Jealousy commenced.

Take some consolation in the fact that by the time Kap's friend Van Wilder graduates from college, FG will be off the air.

[kopernikuz]

ROTFL... The producers of Battlestar Galactica promised me a job after this next season! I can't wait :P ;)


Messin, Kap... couldn't resist :P

[Kapit]

He graduates in May, so I'm pretty sure he'll have a job :P

Seriously though, he's been talking to Mike Henry (writer, voice of Cleveland and others) for a year and finally went out to visit them a month ago. And I got to listen to the voicemail where Mike specifically said "You can come meet the people you're going to be working with next year"

[JackBauer24]

YouTube - Stewie Griffin Rocket Man

[empire21]

Wow, that Family Guy SW parody last night was pretty crappy. Robot Chickens attempt was much better.

In fact, the only thing good about it was Peters comments about Robot Chicken with Chris. :P

[Siamese Sith]

They pretty much admitted it at the end. It's true that most people watching probably don't know what Robot Chicken is. Still the RC SW special was way better.

[Miasmo]

What the hell are you guys talking about?!?! The parody was jawa-stomping fantastic! Totally what I would expect.

[empire21]

The only other thing funny was Herbert/Obi-Wan's limp lightsaber becoming fully sabered up, if you will, when he seen Chris.

[Blizzard]

There was tons of funny stuffs. I loved it. And I don't watch the Family Guy. I think that is the first entire episode I have ever seen.

[JackBauer24]

I really dug last night's episode. It was hysterical! Gotta love Peter humming the chase theme during the TIE fighter shootout.

[DblDwn]

I don't watch Family Guy either but I DVR'd it last night for obvious reasons. I watched the Robot Chicken one and, all I can say is, The Family Guy episode was way better. I thought the RC one was pretty dumb.

I loved all the "Reds" checking in (Redd Fox, Red Buttons, Big Red, Simply Red, etc). The cameo by the Griswolds was great. Loved the parody of the "roll 'em up" scene from Vacation. Also, who knew that TIE-Fighter was really spelled Thai-Fighter? LOL.

"Great kid. Don't get peni$y." LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Sam Kenobi]

I was suprised when I did not see a thread on this in here. Anyways, did anyone watch? I like Family Guy, but I'm not a weekly viewer or anything. But I did VERY MUCH enjoy the special. They should make an episode for every . . . episode.:happydance:

[Sam Kenobi]

I have to agree. As much as I loved the Robot Chicken special, this one was barely funnier, but still so.

"Aren't you a little fat to be a stormtrooper?"
"Well, stay here and rot, you stuck up b*tch."
"Wait, who are you?"
"I'm Luke Skywalker. Me and Han Solo and Obi-Wan are here to rescue you. "
"Wait, Obi-Wan Kenobi!?"
"Yeah. Suddenly I'm not so fat, huh."

:rofl:

That is THE FUNNIEST thing I've ever heard.

"Master Luke! He's gone, he's gone!"
"What!?"
"Artoo. He took off in the middle of the night. We've gotta find him."
"Oh, what the Phantom Menace is that guy's problem!"

"Hey, mind if I turn on the radio?"
"WTAT, Tatooine's All-Talk Radio."
"My good friends, the liberal galactic media is at it again. They never stop. Now they're trying to convince us that Hoth is melting! Well, that's crazy; just trying to scare us. And if that wasn't enough to get you mad, we now have news that Lando Calrissian has been made the Chief Administrator of the Bespin Mining Facility. Gee, I wonder how he got that job. Well let me tell you how he got that job. Affirmitive Action Strikes Again. Time is 8:50."

"Oh, boy, great idea, Princess. Divin' into a pile of garbage. Hey, when we get out of here, maybe you can show me around your home planet of Alderann. Aww, too soon?"

"I can't believe he's gone."
"I know Luke, but its true. He's gone. I mean, you saw him get beheaded. Nobody lives through that. Well, not for long, anyways. I mean sometimes the brain is still active for a few minutes after the beheadin' but, to be honest, I can't imagine a worse kind of hell. And unfortunately, hell is probably where he'll end up because the Christians don't look to kindly on the whole Force thing."

"I got em, I got em!"
"Great kid, don't get peni$y."

"They're coming to fast!"
"Nickel for every time I've had that problem."<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p>

And the Bush Cheyney bumper sticker!!!


I think the problem that people had with the episode comes mostly from bigger Family Guy fans. From what I can tell, most fans think that the series is getting less funny as time goes by.

[sharyntyre]

Maybe the subject is tucked into something else :giveup:

I watched it, and loved it. 3PO and R2 were cool, and how can you not like Stewy as Vader?


and Ben's limp Lightsaber :rofl:

I usually don't watch it either, after 6 hours of football I'm done with the TV.

[Kapit]

I've spent a long time trying to figure out the words to perfectly suit my feelings towards this special episode of Family Guy. Words like lame and unfunny and Robot Chicken already did it better came to mind. But in the end, I settled on: Tired.

Family Guy is tired. There is nothing new about it anymore. They're even using their own jokes over. How many of you who have seen the movie can honestly say that they laughed at the reuse of the "Guy that Sells the Things With the Wacky Arms" bit? Or how bout Cleveland-D2 carrying around a bag of pot, or firing a gun sideways out a window? HAHA! A black guy with drugs and a gun, that's just so original and hilarious! Stereotypes can be very funny, but not when the stereotype has been done zillions of times before

Robot Chicken did do it better. Much, much better.




As a side note, the season premiere of The Simpsons wasn't funny either, save for teh opening bit through the town.

[JediDad]

Wow, it looks like some of us will have to agree to disagree on this stuff. I loved the "Hold for Papa Palpatine" skit on Robot Chicken, and so I was jazzed when I heard they were doing a special. I Tivo'd it and watched it twice...the second time to see if I missed anything...and I gotta say...nothing in the RC special approached the genius of that first skit...

The Family Guy spoof, on the other had, was "freakin hilarious" throughout. Even when they went a bit over the line with the creepy old guy as Obi-Wan, it was still fall down funny...

I've only seen it once so far, so I won't remember everything, but they managed to spoof Star Wars, Airplane, Doctor Who, Dirty Dancing, Bush/Cheney, Sanford and Son, Red Buttons, Simply Red, Vacation, Deal or No Deal, Magic Johnson infomercials, Tupac and Rush Limbaugh.

Mmmm, that's good pop-culture/satire...Glad I Tivo'd it...hoping they spoof Empire and Jedi at some point in the future...

[RollaFett]

I don't watch the show in the first place, but I did DVR this one because of the SW.
Overall, I thought it was just ok. I laughed out loud maybe 3 or 4 times, and the rest of the time I merely smiled at good jokes. Too often, I was checking how much longer it was.
As said by many others, Robot Chicken was much better.

[Miasmo]

Well I think they were running a risk with an hour long episode. Star Wars-Family Guy fans would've been the most pleased with the runtime, then non-Star Wars-Family Guy fans(do they exist?), then casual watchers of either.

I didn't mind the runtime, but I knew plenty of people would.

[sharyntyre]

it has been my experience that if you watch enough TV, sitcoms, they all use the same jokes and such. Really there is not a lot of orignality in hollywood, just look at all the remakes, squells and comic book movies. Don't even get me started on reality shows, but then I do NOT watch much tv, other than NFL, 24, UFC.

I've seen a handful of Family Guy shows over the years and was entertained by them. Not enough to schedual watching them like I did the first few years of the Simpsons.

I liked the Star Wars show, and would watch if they did another.

[Virus]

funny episode but its also the reason why I hate family guy......nothing original

[Kapit]

it has been my experience that if you watch enough TV, sitcoms, they all use the same jokes and such.


Yes, they do all steal from each other, but what separates the good from the bad is when they bring something new, a different take on something we know. Family Guy doesn't do that.

[kopernikuz]

This episode reminded me of a cruder less funny Spaceballs movie.

Some of it was really funny, but once again Seth McFarland and crew are better at being crude than clever.

Robot Chicken rules.

[RollaFett]

^ What, and Robot Chicken isn't crude? Trust me, I'm not defending Family Guy at all, but I stopped watching RC regularly because of the crudeness.

[Saranac]

Family guy's always been on or off, but I didn't like the new episode. The SW references are always wlecoming, but to dissect robot chicken was just appaling. Incase your wondering I think I did mispell appaling but you know what if family guy gets to keep making epeisodes i'm gonna keep mispellng

[DblDwn]

Az wel yu shood

[Miasmo]

Crude humor is still humor. If you don't like crude humor, you shouldn't be watching the show, and probably shouldn't even be posting in this thread. Family Guy has always been crude humor at its core. Don't ***** at the Family Guy for giving you crude humor, ***** at the Simpsons when it gives you crude humor.

Some of you people act like the show should be taken off the air for doing exactly what it was made to do.

[JediDad]

From the Star Wars Family Guy ep, does anyone know what they were spoofing when they arrived at the Death Star in the Falcon, Peter Griffin says "be cool" and then they're walking the walk across the hanger with the "music" playing?

I'm sure the music, and perhaps the movements were alluding to something, but I can't figure out what...

[kopernikuz]

^ What, and Robot Chicken isn't crude? Trust me, I'm not defending Family Guy at all, but I stopped watching RC regularly because of the crudeness.
No it's defintely crude from time to time... I'm more referring to the Star Wars one. It wasn't real bad... Luke and Leia in bed ("That was so wrong" lol), and the suggestion Boba Fett had a romantic interest in Han were the worst it got when you think about it.

The Family Guy one crossed the line for me multiple times.

Crude humor is still humor. If you don't like crude humor, you shouldn't be watching the show, and probably shouldn't even be posting in this thread. How can I know it has crude humor unless I've watched the show at least once? :rolleyes: And since this one was Star Wars related, certainly it's going to draw in extra viewers as well. As a viewer of that episode, I am certainly qualified to post in the thread. You're basically saying anyone who doesn't agree with you view of the show can't post in a thread about the show? Please, lol.

Family Guy has always been crude humor at its core. Don't ***** at the Family Guy for giving you crude humor, ***** at the Simpsons when it gives you crude humor.Apples and oranges. Simpsons doesn't cross the same lines that Family Guy does, and I'm sure you're aware of that fact.

Some of you people act like the show should be taken off the air for doing exactly what it was made to do.Hope you're not referring to me... I don't think it should be taken off the air, I just fell away from watching it because it seemed to get worse and worse after coming back from being taken off the air.

To be honest... it's the pedophile "humor" that turns my stomach the most (but there's more). I just feel it's poor taste and detracts from otherwise pretty clever stuff in their 80's references and cutaway gags.

Besides... people are allowed to have an opinion, no?

[Raganork8]

^ I understand exactly where you are coming from.

I felt that some of the stuff isn't really GOOD to laugh at. There are some jokes about celebrity deaths and what not that i find myself cringing at. However i feel that if you can't poke fun at some things then the human mind has lost it's ability to cope, IMO, I see why the pedophile neighbor would bother some viewers; but, I never find it to be done in a grotesque or disgusting way. Honestly the show plays on your OWN thoughts, they never blatantly say he's a pedophile; but, we know this because we're all adults.


There are way better gags that they can pull with 80's references and things of the like and they do seem to be straying away from those types of things; but, i think the show has kept it's "funny"

I also didn't see anything wrong in the Star Wars Special i found that to be more tasteful than most episodes.

[Miasmo]

For the record, I wasn't actively singling specific people out when I was talking about their frustration with family guy. It was directed at points here and there that people have made at this board and other places.

And yes, you can have opinions. My backlash was basically aimed at people who can only post to bash. I'm sure we're all familiar with that, being star wars fans.

I will say that it's kind of hard to keep a good grip on what the Family Guy audience is going to find funny. I don't find the older episodes as funny now, partially because the shock factor of certain situations or jokes is not even lingering anymore. They've just been throwing so much at us for probably longer than they should be, similar to South Park.

Of course, with South Park, every time I think they need to hang up the gloves, they come out with something like last weeks splendid episode, one of a three part series. Actually, I think when the 'Balls' trilogy is over, it's gonna feel like the show already had its finale.

But anyways ...

Where's the paperboy?

[Raganork8]

^:rofl:

I shouldn't laugh at that; but, it was a completely hilarious episode. Even if it did poke fun at such a serious topic.

[Jedi Master Harrison]

I absolutely love offensive humour, I personally find it hilarious when people get offended by crude, tasteless humour, simply as I laugh at everything myself. Just the way I deal with things. Maybe I should catch this show more than the once or twice I have!

[Raganork8]

I absolutely love offensive humour, I personally find it hilarious when people get offended by crude, tasteless humour, simply as I laugh at everything myself. Just the way I deal with things. Maybe I should catch this show more than the once or twice I have!

If there ever was a show for you it was this one.

[Kapit]

Speaking of Family Guy, I'm sure most of you have seen this little clip that played everywhere but the States...


Apparently they threw in a fake teaser for The Simpsons, and in it Marge is chased by Quagmire, who then proceeds to have sex with her offscreen. She apparently enjoys it, and they go back to the Simpson home, where Homer walks in and Quagmire proceeds to shoot the entire family.

I understand poking fun at each other, and that's great. But going so far as to kill the entire family, including Maggie? Pure stupidity, if you ask me.

[empire21]

I understand poking fun at each other, and that's great. But going so far as to kill the entire family, including Maggie? Pure stupidity, if you ask me.

Agreed. Family Guy pretty much sucks now anyway so they'll try anything for a laugh.

Here's the clip:

YouTube - Deleted Family Guy Scene: Quagmire and Marge

[JackBauer24]

Speaking of Family Guy, I'm sure most of you have seen this little clip that played everywhere but the States...


Actually, now it HAS played in the States. It aired Sunday on Adult Swim.

[Kapit]

Ah, okay. I'm not surprised in the least bit that FOX pulled it.

I imagine Groening and the rest of the crew would be pretty pissed if they let that air.

And when Groening and crew get pissed, FOX is in trouble.

[Jedi Master Harrison]

Ha! :rofl: Love it! It makes it funnier to me that it might actually annoy Groening and the rest of the crew. You gotta be able to laugh at yourself.

[Miasmo]

Actually, even though I've been defending Family Guy, that was just pointless and unfunny.


Well, the last gunshot gave me half a chuckle, but that's it.

[Raganork8]

The silly voices made me laugh

When "Lisa" speaks...lol.

[kopernikuz]

What was it about Lisa's voice? It was pretty close...

[Raganork8]

It was good, i guess it's just a combination of what she said and the part that makes it's clear that it's not her...

I just found it funny.

[Brian]

Family Guy Star Wars episode will be out on DVD in January (http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Family-Guy-Blue-Harvest/8353).

[P-Ray]

ESB episode of Family Guy moving forward!

http://www.iesb.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3605&Itemid=99

[P-Ray]

Official anouncement of DVD!

http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Family-Guy-Blue-Harvest-Press-Release/8385

[Raganork8]

I can't wait for the ESB parody...

The chicken as Boba!

[P-Ray]

Blue Harvest DVD artwork!


http://www.dvdactive.com/news/releases/family-guy-presents-blue-harvest.html

[empire21]

I think I have to get that now. :yes:

[Raganork8]

Family Guy to ruin it's chances of ever being credible again!


http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20071114/tv_nm/family_dc

[Master_Kinnon]

^ That's worrying.

[Kapit]

Eh, won't affect the quality of the shows that much... ;)

[Raganork8]

It is worrying; I don't see how they're going to change voice actors now that their audience is so attached to them.

The Episode before last was horrible; where Stewie Kills Lois; but Lois goes to Kill, that was pretty good, I don't how see how this is going to work...

[kopernikuz]

Maybe the show will be clever again instead of just cruder and cruder every week, lol.

Wait a minute... he's striking as a writer... he can still show up and do voice work, right? It's not writing. :P

[Horse_Head]

Here's a link for anyone who's interested in entering for a chance to be animated into the next Family Guy Star Wars parody...
https://member.foxhome.com/SS_Stewie

[kopernikuz]

Okay. I have a confession. Forever I thought the part Stewie sings in the opening credits was:

ALL: Positively can do all the things that make us...

STEWIE: Effin' Cry!

ALL: He's our fam-ily guy!

Only just recently did I finally hear it as "Laugh and Cry" and I was like... "huh"? I thought it was funny with "effin'", lol.

[empire21]

Wow, glad I never thought that. *cough* :innocent:

[JackBauer24]

News is breaking. A spinoff may soon come out based on Family Guy. The spinoff is titled.....


CLEVELAND


*gasp!*

[Horse_Head]

Where'd you hear that?

[JediBendu]

damn! I was hoping for Late Nights with Quagmire :laughing:

[JackBauer24]

Where'd you hear that?

http://www.aintitcool.com/node/35800
and
http://community.tvguide.com/blog-entry/TVGuide-News-Blog/Todays-News/Family-Guy-Spinoff/800034597?rssDate=12345678

[empire21]

Man, thats gonna suck. :P

[Kapit]

Is there really a need or demand for that? Of all the characters, shouldn't Quagmire be the one that gets a show over Cleveland?

[empire21]

Is there really a need or demand for that? Of all the characters, shouldn't Quagmire be the one that gets a show over Cleveland?


True, but would that even last?

I think not.

[Kapit]

True, but it would be a lot more interesting than a show about Cleveland.

I'd even take a show of just Stewie and Brian travelling across the world before watching a Cleveland show

[JackBauer24]

This wouldn't be the first time McFarlane has misstepped...remember that idiotic 40-year-old virgin show that was on last spring?

[Kapit]

This wouldn't be the first time McFarlane has misstepped...remember that idiotic 40-year-old virgin show that was on last spring?

And American Dad. No one will ever live that disaster down.

[Darth Darthy]

American Dad is still on TV isn't it? Why? I don't know anybody who watches it or even likes it.

[Kapit]

I have no idea why. It was a tired joke when it began, and it's even more tired now. I guess the holdover from FG is enough that it keeps the ratings up

[empire21]

American Dad is just plain stupid.

[Raganork8]

I enjoy American Dad sometimes...

The episode when they go to Iraq or Afghanistan and the wife gets arrested for dancing or whatever...

That was funny.

[JackBauer24]

I gotta admit that I, too, dig American Dad. It's not THAT terrible.

[Kapit]

Yes Jack...yes it is. On a scale from MTV to The Simpsons, American Dad falls in right above My Super Sweet 16 and right below The Hills.

[JackBauer24]

Alright, explain it to me...what's so terrible about it?

[Kapit]

When it premiered, the whole premise of an overbearing, unyielding conservative being a complete moron was a tired and overused joke. They took this one-note joke and added a little sixteenth note otherwise known as his family, and they were nothing more than the Griffins with different character models.

MacFarlane, ever since FG came back and American Dad premiered, has proven that he's extremely talented at not just beating the dead horse, but completely obliterating the horse until it disappears.

[JackBauer24]

Well, at least he's talented at something.

[Kapit]

Well, at least he's talented at something.

:rofl:

In that one sentence, you've proved you are a better writer than him :laughing:

[JackBauer24]

You, sir, have given me slight hope for my future in Hollywood.