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Opinion: Thu, Dec 25, 08 - Mystery Science Theatre 3000, Family Guy
02.00 Mystery Science Theatre 3000 09.30 Family Guy Mystery Science Theatre 3000. Season 7, Episode 13. "The Sinister Urge" A hilarious entry in the MST3K canon, using another badly-made b-movie from Edward D. Wood, Jr.. Family Guy. Episode 18. "A Very Special Family Guy Freakin' Christmas" Lois drives the story in this one (with her obsession/depression with Christmas) but Stewie gets a great sub-plot where he believes that Santa has him under surveillance. Biggest laugh in the epi...   [read the full post]

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Year 2009

 

Rate Fox Sets Date for The Cleveland Show Premiere

Original at About.com Animated TV external link    Mon, Jun 22

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Hey, y'all. On September 27, 2009 The Cleveland Show will premiere on Fox at 8:30 p.m. ET, replacing King of the Hill in the Animation Domination line-up. The Simpsons, Family Guy and American Dad will also premiere that night, beginning at 8:00 p.m. ET. Seems like The Cleveland Show is already ge...

Rate 'Futurama' Returns With 26 New Episodes In 2010

Original at Starpulse.com external link    Wed, Jun 10

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20th Century Fox Television, the animation powerhouse that brought "Family Guy" back from the dead five years ago, has done it again: Matt Groening and David X. Cohen's 20th Century Fox Television, the animation powerhouse that brought "Family Guy" back from the dead five years ago, has...

Rate IGN's Top 25 Family Guy Characters

Original at IGN TV external link    Wed, May 27

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 CA He goes to work, he hangs out with his friends at the local bar, and he comes home each night to an alcoholic dog, a death-ray wielding son, a generous wife and whatever the hell Meg is. For Peter Griffin, life in Quahog, Rhode Island is quaint and ...

Rate ABC Re-Enters the Prime Time Animation Business

Original at New York Times Blogs external link    Wed, May 27

 NY By Brian Stelter At present Fox is the only broadcaster with a serious slate of animation in prime time. Its shows, including “The Simpsons” and “Family Guy,” are shown on Sundays. The Wall Street Journal notes that “The Goode Family” will be the first ...

Rate YOU HAVE TO WONDER WHAT ABC WAS THINKING WITH ANIMATED `GOODE FAMILY'

Original at topix.net external link    Sat, May 23

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Why did Fox cancel ``King of the Hill,'' which still pulled in good numbers and managed, in a landscape full of wacky animation, to feel like a smart family comedy? Probably because Seth McFarlane gave Fox a spin-off of ``The Family Guy'' -- and that's ...

Rate Family Guy: "Peter's Progress" Review

Original at IGN TV external link    Tue, May 19

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 CA by Ahsan Haque May 18, 2009 - Peter finds out that in his past life he was the founder of Quahog. In this period piece we get to see that Stewie is the king of England, Lois is the center of a ridiculous love triangle, and Brian's the court jester, ...

Rate TOVIN'S PICKS: Save my shows

Original at San Diego Union Tribune external link    Tue, May 12

 CA Family Guy is another quality show that in its first run was overshadowed by The Simpsons, but eventually was brought back for a much more successful second stint. One look at the top ten shows each week proves that good shows need support, ...

Rate Family Guy: "Three Kings" Review

Original at IGN TV external link    Mon, May 11

 CA The choice to use the wooden sea captain to portray Clancy Brown's character was an odd one, as there were a number of other Family Guy characters who could have filled in that role with a bit more personality, including Stewie, Chris, or even Meg. ...

Rate TV Best Bets

Original at Cincinnati.com external link    Thu, May 7

 OH Here's a mismatched broth - a serious murder story, a light look at Brennan's request for Booth as sperm donor, and Booth imagining conversations with Stewie, the "Family Guy" baby. There's an explanation for that last one setting up next week's season ...

Rate King of the Hill survives to 250 with barely a mention

Original at TV Squad external link    Mon, Apr 27

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By Danny Gallagher Instead, it accomplished something much greater than just ratings or ad dollars. It gave TV cartoons and animation a serious edge. Creator Mike Judge and his team of writers turned the tiny fictional town of Arlen into something very real and genuine and relied on strong characters and viv...

Rate What's On Tonight: Miss USA, Sit Down, Shut Up, In Plain Sight

Original at TV Squad external link    Sun, Apr 19

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By Bob Sassone NBC has the Miss USA 2009 Pageant at 7, followed by a new Celebrity Apprentice.At 8, FOX has a new Simpsons, then the series premiere of Sit Down, Shut Up and new episodes of Family Guy and American Dad.There's a new Challenge on Food Network at 8.ABC Family has the movie My Fake Fiance at 8.Also at...

Rate How to Draw Brian from Family GuyVideo included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at YouTube external link    Sun, Apr 12

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By rss@youtube.com (beavermcbeaver1) None Author: beavermcbeaver1 Keywords: Brian how to draw griffin family guy lois chris stewie peter quahog quamire spooner Added: April 12, 2009

Rate Family Guy - Latest from Kristin

Original at Spoiler TV external link    Tue, Mar 24

By Jenny(noreply@blogger.com) Facts of Life] is a favorite show of Seth MacFarlane's, and I think eventually you'll be seeing some more of Facts of Life...," he adds. There is also an episode coming up that will only feature Stewie and Brian. (And let's not forgot about Stewie showing up on a Bones episode in May during one of Bo...

Rate Bones - Family Guy Crossover

Original at Spoiler TV external link    Thu, Mar 19    8 related articles

By DarkUFO(noreply@blogger.com) In case you've been living under a rock without Wi-Fi, what they want to do is get the two detectives in bed having sex in the May 14 season finale -- an event Nathan assures me will "not be a hallucination." But first, Brennan will ask Booth to father her child on May 7, a request that leads to Ste...

Rate Opinion: TV Guy: 'Breaking Bad' returns, as bleak and as well-acted as ever

Original at Times Herald-Record external link    Sat, Mar 7

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Peter becomes a guinea pig on "Family Guy" (9 pm, Fox, TV-14, D, S) ... Bree discovers Orson's secret on "Desperate Housewives" (9 pm, ABC, TV-14) ... Stan and Roger bicker on "American Dad" (9:30 pm, Fox, TV-14, D, S). Kevin McDonough can be reached ...

Rate DVD Review: Futurama - Into the Wild Green Yonder

Original at Blogcritics external link    Fri, Feb 27

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Sure, some think that Family Guy is a better show, but they all like Homer and Marge, and they all give them their props. The same is true about people who have watched any episode or the newer straight-to-DVD releases of Futurama. ... Blu-Ray Round Up, Feb. 26, 2009: ‘Futurama,’ ‘Ronin,’ ‘Vanish...

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Rate Opinion: Thu, Dec 25, 08 - Mystery Science Theatre 3000, Family Guy

Original at A Briefing With Michael external link    Mon, Dec 29

By podcast@mail2tv.com (RikerDonegal) 02.00 Mystery Science Theatre 3000 09.30 Family Guy Mystery Science Theatre 3000. Season 7, Episode 13. "The Sinister Urge" A hilarious entry in the MST3K canon, using another badly-made b-movie from Edward D. Wood, Jr.. Family Guy. Episode 18. "A Very Special Family Guy Freakin' Christmas" Lois drives the story in this one (with her obsession/depression with Christmas) but Stewie gets a great sub-plot where he believes that Santa has him under surveillance. Biggest laugh in the episode (at least according to my sister) goes to the bit where Peter is engaged in a mad chase through a busy shopping mall, where he and his quarry stop to ride the escalator without moving. Resuming their chase once they reach the top.   [read the full post]

Rate Fox, The Simpons, Family Guy and Rape: WTF?Video included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at fitnessfortheoccasion (WordPress) external link    Mon, Dec 15

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By Dan (Fitness) Being a fan of Family Guy, I read this piece from Jessica @ feministing back in October: Finally in the episode Movin’ Out (Brian’s Song), (viewable now on adult swim) and advertisement for the Simpsons on Fox, Quagmire attempts to rape Marge while she fights back:

Rate Opinion: FOX Sunday Animation Domination (11.30.08)

Original at childrenofsaintclare (WordPress) external link    Tue, Dec 2

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By marcusandstevi The Simpsons 20.7 “Mypods & Boomsticks” American Dad 4.7 “Phantom Of The Telethon” Note: Family Guy was a rerun this week, but it wanted to reiterate that, without question, bird is still the word. The Husband: The Simpsons 20.7 “Mypods & Boomsticks” “Your heart is blacker than your

Rate Opinion: I Don't Want To Hear Arianna Huffington's Voice Coming Out of a Cartoon Character

Original at Macleans external link    Mon, Dec 1

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By Jaime Weinman But Seth MacFarlane is going to give it to us anyway. (She’ll be one of the talking bears on The Cleveland Show, the Family Guy spinoff.) The NY Times article suggests the reason for the difference: MacFarlane spends most of his time with Family Guy, and leaves American Dad (and now The Clevel...

Rate The Child King of Hollywood

Original at GQ external link    Mon, Nov 17

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By stylemens Next year you’ll debut a Family Guy spin-off, The Cleveland Show. Are you on solid ground, being a white guy at the head of a black cartoon sitcom? I suppose no more or less than Norman Lear was with The Jeffersons. Let me put it this way: Cleveland isn’t gonna sound like he’s on a UPN show. We’re wr...

Rate DVD Review: Family Guy Volume Six

Original at Blogcritics external link    Mon, Oct 20

By Jordan Richardson Family Guy is a very polarizing television show. Some respond rather well to the bizarre antics and irreverent humour, while others see no point to the often chaotic and meandering stories, in-jokes, and constant flashbacks or pop culture references. The animated show from Seth MacFarl...

Rate Family Guy - "I Dream of Jesus" (Episode 702)

Original at The Recapist external link    Mon, Oct 6

By Christine M Peter is finding any excuse he can to break into song. He asks Brian to see the newspaper and notes the lack of stories about the "mass awareness of a certain avian variety." Brian takes the bait, and Peter breaks into yet another chorus of "Surfin' Bird." (Anyone who watched this will have this...

Rate How to Draw Our Friend Stewie from Family Guy

Original at tvlesson.com external link    Fri, Oct 3

Peter is here to show you step by step how to draw Stewie from the TV Show Family Guy. This funny character will bring a smile to your kids and a very good time for yourself. Get your pen and paper to start your drawing session.

Rate Opinion: TV Shows: Seth MacFarlane

Original at michaelglauser (WordPress) external link    Tue, Sep 23

By mikeglauser The ratings for "Family Guy" are noticeably higher than those for "American Dad", but Fox positions "American Dad" before "The Simpsons", instead of after. One of Fox's TV scheduling flaws has been its unwillingness to stick to a decent show after "The Simpsons". Every time a show perform...

Rate Opinion: Assessing the Contenders: Comedy Series Catchup (Family Guy, FotC, Office)

Original at memles (WordPress) external link    Thu, Jul 10

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By Myles Synopsis: Peter discovers that he isn't an American citizen, and after embracing his Mexican roots discovers the struggles of the illegal immigrant in modern America. And there's fart jokes. Episode Submission: "Sally Returns" Episode Submission: "Local Ad"

Rate 20th Investing in ‘Family’ Programs

Original at Television Week external link    Sun, May 4

“Family Guy” creator Seth MacFarlane has signed a blockbuster new deal with 20th Century Fox Television, cementing his status as one of TV’s highest-paid producers—and making a “Family Guy” feature film more likely. The deal, which took more than two years to negotiate, could net Mr. Mac...

Rate How To: Draw Stewie Griffin in Photoshop

Original at Photoshop Mosaic external link    Fri, May 2

This tutorial will demonstrate how to create the head of Stewie Griffin from the hit TV show "Family Guy" in Photoshop.

Rate How To: Stewie Griffin in Photoshop

Original at webdesign.org external link    Fri, Feb 29

I made a tutorial that you can draw Stewie Griffin (Family Guy cartoons) very easy with pen tool. I am sorry if i will have gramatical errors (i am from Romania). Thanks in advance Type: Photoshop Tutorial Level: Experienced.

Rate How To Video | Draw Stewie From Family Guy

Original at Web TV Hub external link    Sun, Feb 10

By Jaime McDougall Have you ever wanted to draw Stewie from Family Guy? This video shows you that it might be easier than you think. When you watch an episode of Family Guy, it’s easy to see they use mostly smooth, simple lines for creating their ...

Rate Family Guy news: WGA benefit at Carnegie Hall

Original at TV Squad external link    Fri, Jan 18

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By Jonathan Toomey Following in the footsteps of the recent Colbert Report and 30 Rock shows at the Upright Citizen's Brigade theatre in NYC, Family Guy creator Seth McFarlane along with Alex Borstein (she voices Lois) are putting on a benefit show for the WGA East at Carnegie Hall on January 31st. Janeane Ga...

Rate Opinion: New DVD Picks of the Week: Family Guy Takes Over the Millennium Falcon & Mr. Woodcock

Original at Cinematical external link    Tue, Jan 15

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By Monika Bartyzel Family Guy -- Blue Harvest Special Edition Buy the Special Edition DVD Check out Scott Weinberg's Review | Buy the DVD Other New DVD Releases (January 15) Check out Peter Martin's Indies on DVD and for even more new releases.Permalink | Email this | Comments

Year 2007

 

Rate Watch: Family Guy- Lois Kills Stewie (full)

Original at Emonome external link    Fri, Dec 28

By Emon Courtesy of HULU.

Rate How to Draw Stewie from Family GuyVideo included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at 5min.com external link    Tue, Dec 4

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Learn how to draw the baby from the hit show familiy guy. www.5min.com

Rate Stewie Griffin on American IdolVideo included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at Idol Stalker external link    Tue, Nov 13

By Jeanne Hilarious! I’m not a big fan of Family Guy but here’s a video of “Stewie” auditioning for American Idol. Too funny! Hilarious! I’m not a big fan of Family Guy but here’s a video of “Stewie” auditioning for American Idol. Too funny!   Technorati Tags: american idol,idol,stewie griffin,fami...

Rate Partying hearty, Quahog-style

Original at San Gabriel Valley Tribune external link    Tue, Oct 30

“Family Guy” has survived many worse attacks on its way to its 100th episode. Fox cancelled the show once, only to revive it when it was a hit on Cartoon Network’s Adult Swim and its DVD sales went through the roof. Series creator Seth MacFarlane barely missed American Airlines Flight 11 on th...

Rate Family Guy: Movin' Out (Brian's Song)

Original at TV Squad external link    Sun, Sep 30

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By Brad Trechak Filed under: Family Guy, Episode Reviews S06E02) This is the 100th episode of Family Guy (if the three edited-for-TV episodes of Stewie Griffin: the Untold Story are counted). Not bad for a show that was canceled for a few years. Continue reading Family Guy: Movin' Out (Brian's Song)

Rate Podcast: Brill and Eric Watch TV 228: Emmy Preview

Original at Brill & Eric Watch TV external link    Fri, Sep 7

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By Brill Agree with our picks? Think our prognostication is off the mark? Or that we’re just plain wrong? Drop us a line and let us know. Tune into the Ryan Seacrest-hosted awards show on FOX Sunday, Sept. 16 to find out who won (or just to watch the “Family Guy” Brian and Stewie musical number before cat...

Rate Family Guy Presents Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story (2005)

Original at tmacvids.com external link    Sat, Jun 23

By Stylus The hilariously irreverent and enormously popular animated series THE FAMILY GUY expands to a feature-length movie in order to explore the true origins of mania ...

Rate Opinion: Alex Borstein, Actress, Comedienne, and Writer

Original at Gothamist external link    Thu, May 10

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By Ben Kharakh Alex Borstein is a familiar face, and voice, to fans of comedy. Known for her five year run as a cast member on Mad TV and the voice of Lois on Family Guy, Borstein is also an accomplished comedian who will be making a stop at Comix on May 11th through 12th.

Rate Alright Seth, we get it, you love the Eighties…

Original at Film Threat external link    Wed, Apr 11

By Felix Vasquez Jr. The reason why “Family Guy” has never come close to “The Simpsons” is because while “The Simpsons” did have gags, and puns, and pop culture references, it also had heart, and genuine storytelling, and engaging characters. But most importantly, there was story.

Rate Podcast: Carol Burnett files $2M copyright infringement suit

Original at AZ Central.com external link    Mon, Mar 19

LOS ANGELES Carol Burnett has filed a 2 million copyright infringement lawsuit against 20th Century Fox, claiming her cleaning woman character was portrayed on the animated series Family Guy.

Rate Opinion: Family Guy: Peter's Two Dads

Original at TV Squad external link    Sun, Feb 11

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By Brett Love That made for a nice tie-in to the Lois and Stewie subplot. That was also well done. I like that even though Stewie is operating on an adult level most of the time, they still have him dealing with baby issues like the "mine" phase. Not unlike how Brian the talking dog still has issues with draggin...

Year 2006

 

Rate VIDEO GAME REVIEW: For ‘Family Guy’ fans, video game is a hoot

Original at Asheville Citizen-Times external link    Thu, Nov 23

 NC - The problem with “Family Guy” is that none of the three game styles is executed exceptionally well. For example, Stewie’s platformer levels can be ...

Rate PS2 Review: Family Guy - The Video Game

Original at Blogcritics external link    Thu, Oct 26

By Matt Paprocki Sadly, that's not enough of a reason to deal with the simplistic gameplay. It's an obvious attempt to parody some classic retro titles, yet fails to be anywhere near as advanced as the games it's mimicking. Family Guy is inappropriate for all ages, and it has nothing to do with the rated conte...

Year 2005

 

Rate New Family Guy Release Says More DVDs Are Coming Soon

Original at TVShowsOnDVD.com external link    Wed, Nov 30

 Canada - Yesterday saw the release of Family Guy - Volume 3 on DVD. Enclosed within it was a double-sided insert in which Fox revealed their ... Family Guy - Volume 3 Review TVShowsOnDVD.com New 'Coming Soon' Insert Specifies Time Frame For American Dad ... TVShowsOnDVD.com all 3 related

Rate Opinion: Family Guy: The Courtship of Stewie's Father

Original at TV Squad external link    Mon, Nov 21

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By Ryan j Budke Filed under: Animation, Comedy, FOX, OpEd, Family GuyWhat's better than last week's A-Team references? Well, nothing really. But Indiana Jones, Back to the Future and Transformers references are a very, very close second. Tonight was another great episode of Family Guy. I can't believe...

Rate Opinion: Family Guy: Peter's Got Woods

Original at TV Squad external link    Fri, Nov 18

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By Ryan j Budke This show had some great moments and while it was funny through-out, where was everyone else? This was the Peter, Brian, James half hour. Stewie had a hilarious bit about reading the DaVinci code, but we got no payoff. Lois and Quagmire only had a few lines between them and I can only think of Ch...

Rate Family Guy: Jungle Love

Original at TV Squad external link    Fri, Nov 18

By Ryan j Budke The episode starts with Chris preparing for his first day of high school before getting a few words of warning from Peter and the guys about the "freshman hunt", the ritualistic paddling of the freshman by the seniors. Chris is suddenly less excited. We see a little continuity between episo...

Rate 'Guy' sticking it to parents group

Original at New York Daily News external link    Fri, Nov 4

 NY - Family Guy," which was near the top of the Parents Television Council's recent "worst" list of family-friendly TV shows, takes a swipe at its opponents. ...

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