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Controversial Family Guy Episode Won’t Run

Vanessa Baker — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 23:00:29 +0000

Perez Hilton reports a recently produced episode of Emmy-nominated comedy Family Guy about abortion may never air.

“20th Century Fox allowed us to produce this episode,” said creator Seth MacFarlane, “and then said, ‘You know what? We’re scared to f***ing death of this.”

No details about the episode’s storyline have been released.

Contest: Family Guy Volume 7

andPOP Staff — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 23:55:58 +0000

Family Guy – Volume Seven arrives on DVD June 16 from Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment. With all-new uncensored hilarity and hi-jinx, the national phenomenon continues as the Griffin clan embarks on even more outrageous adventures. Highlights include zany antics such as Peter’s obsession with a 1963 hit song “Surfin’ Bird,” Stewie kidnapping the entire cast of “Star Trek: The Next Generation” and Brian getting injured during a take of Peter’s version of “Jackass.”

The collection also features an all-star line-up of celebrity guests including Johnny Knoxville (“Jackass”), Bob Barker (“The Price Is Right”), Andy Dick (“The Andy Dick Show”), Sinbad (Jingle All the Way), Chace Crawford (“Gossip Girl”), Seth Rogen (Knocked Up), Frank Sinatra Jr. and Barry Manilow.

“Family Guy” Volume Seven features 13 episodes from the hysterical sixth and seventh season in a collectible three-disc set loaded with never-before-seen extras only available on DVD, including UNCENSORED commentary on every episode, 29 deleted scenes, three animatic episodes with optional commentary and several featurettes.

andPOP is giving away 3 copies of the DVD.

To enter, email your mailing address to contests@andpop.com by July 16. Good luck!

Family Guy Spin-Off Picked Up For Second Season

Eva Lam — Mon, 11 May 2009 21:14:06 +0000

“Family Guy” spin-off “The Cleveland Show” hasn’t premiered yet, but it’s already been given the green light for a second season.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Fox’s new 13-episode pickup means the show is on tap for a total of 35 episodes so far.

Due to debut in fall 2009, the animated comedy will revolve around the “Family Guy” character Cleveland Brown, voiced by Mike Henry (also an executive producer on the show).

Other voice talent will include show creator/executive producer Seth MacFarlane, Sanaa Lathan and Nia Long. Arianna Huffington is also slated have a recurring role.

Fox was originally eyeing a spring debut for “Cleveland,” but in November the network decided to premiere the show in the fall so that the creative team would have more time for development and production, THR reports.

The recent 13-episode pickup will help ensure the creative team stays intact and, given the long lead time in animation, means there will be new episodes ready for the 2010-11 season.

Bones Gets Animated With Stewie Griffin

Eva Lam — Thu, 07 May 2009 14:10:05 +0000

Stewie Griffin, the potty-mouthed baby from Fox’s animated hit “Family Guy,” is about to show up in an unexpected place – the network’s live-action series “Bones.”

The rom-com/forensic procedural will feature the toddler (voiced by Seth MacFarlane) in a special guest appearance on this week’s episode, which airs 8 p.m. Thursday on Fox and 9 p.m. Wednesday on Global in Canada.

Look for Stewie to pop up in a hallucination that FBI Agent Seely Booth (David Boreanaz) has after his forensic pathologist partner, Temperance “Bones” Brennan (Emily Deschanel), makes an unusual request of him.

Click here to view a promotional clip for the episode.

And the special guests keep coming – next week’s season four finale sees Motley Crue invading Bones’ lab after a murder victim is found in a nightclub the band is playing.

Lauren Conrad To Appear On Family Guy

Eva Lam — Sun, 26 Apr 2009 02:58:29 +0000

Lauren Conrad is the latest celebrity to get animated for “Family Guy.”

The “Hills” star will appear as herself on the May 3 episode of the Fox sitcom, joining the ranks of such past guest stars as Drew Barrymore, Jennifer Love Hewitt and the cast of “Star Trek: The Next Generation.”

In the episode, titled “We Love You Conrad,” she will strike up a relationship with Brian the Dog, who discovers the reality TV star is not as she appears on her show.

“Family Guy” fans may know it’s not Conrad’s first cameo on the animated series. “I did a couple lines on an episode where they were watching television, and they did a clip of Laguna Beach,” she told starpulse.com. “That’s how I met Seth and the first time I got to do the show.”

Conrad also revealed she has been a fan of the show for years, and her favourite character is Stewie.

“Family Guy” airs Sundays at 9 p.m. ET/PT on Fox and Global. “The Hills” airs Mondays at 10 p.m. ET/PT on MTV Canada.

‘Family Guy’ Showrunner Takes On Horror Comic Adaptation

Eva Lam — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 07:52:39 +0000

Vampires and zombies are set to duke it out on the big screen, courtesy of a “Family Guy” showrunner.

David A. Goodman, an executive producer and occasional writer for the Fox animated sitcom, has signed on to pen a movie adaptation of the horror comic “Last Blood.”

Created by Bobby and Chris Crosby, the Blatant Comics series was launched in 2006 and revolves around a group of humans who survive a zombie attack and find themselves protected by vampires who need to live off their blood.

The comic can be viewed online for free at the official Last Blood website.

Benderspink, the company behind such films as “The Ring” and “A History Of Violence,” will produce the movie.

Besides his work on “Family Guy,” the Emmy-nominated Goodman has written for several other TV series including “The Golden Girls,” “Wings,” “Futurama” and “Star Trek: Enterprise.”

He recently scripted a remake of the 1978 comedy “Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe?”

Seth MacFarlane Seals $100 Million Deal

andPOP Staff — Tue, 06 May 2008 03:01:50 +0000

Peter Griffin is now a millionaire.

Seth MacFarlane, the creator and voice behind the “Family Guy” anti-hero, has just signed a deal with 20th Century Fox which makes him the highest paid writer-producer in television.

According to the Hollywood Reporter, MacFarlane could be making up to $100 million for his work on “Family Guy,” its new spinoff “The Cleveland Show” and “American Dad.” He also has a multicamera comedy in the works.

“I get a lot of pleasure out of making shows,” MacFarlane said. “It’s a bonus to be getting paid well for it, and it’s a double bonus to be getting paid exorbitantly for it.”

The pact keeps MacFarlane at Fox until at least 2012. Though none of parties involved would release exact details of the deal, a Fox chairman commented that “no one will ever have to offer Seth a handout of any kind.”

That’s not the only thing MacFarlane has going for him. He is reportedly dating “Buffy” hottie Eliza Dushku.

Seth MacFarlane’s 9/11 Let-Off

andPOP Staff — Tue, 07 Aug 2007 13:18:51 +0000

FAMILY GUY creator SETH MacFARLANE missed death when terrorists struck New York City on 9/11, because he was hungover and missed one of the flights that struck the World Trade Center.

But the writer refuses to believe fate saved his life, insisting alcohol deserves all the credit.

MacFarlance tells Penthouse magazine, “I was very, very hung over. I was running about an hour late . . . Yes, alcohol saves lives.

“We need to feel that something was meant to be. It’s a lot of horses**t.

“I’ve missed other fights. This is not the first flight I missed for being a little too party-hearty the night before.”

Family Guy ‘Crude and Raunchy,’ Says Parent Television Council

andPOP Staff — Thu, 20 Oct 2005 19:47:21 +0000

The U.S. based Parent Television Council, a media regulatory committee, released its list of the ten best and worst family shows Wednesday.

The worst list included six shows from Fox alone, with Family Guy, American Dad and The War at Home rounding out the top three.

The president of PTC, L. Brent Bozell, told the Associated Press he was alarmed that these shows are being advertised as family friendly.

?Families should not be deceived,” he said. “The top three worst shows all contain crude and raunchy dialogue with sex-themed jokes and foul language. Even worse is the fact that Hollywood is peddling its filth to families with cartoons.”

Other shows getting the PTC stamp of disapproval include the hugely successful Desperate Housewives, The O.C., and That 70s Show.

On the opposite end of the spectrum, those getting the seal of approval include Three Wishes, American Idol, and the undeniably wholesome, but painfully boring, Seventh Heaven.

Family Guy Movie on DVD Sept. 27

Adam Gonshor — Wed, 03 Aug 2005 14:25:16 +0000

Last year, Family Guy fans were limited to reruns and DVDs of episodes they’ve seen countless times.

What a difference a year makes. Family Guy is not just back on the air with all new episodes (even after it was cancelled twice), but a Family Guy movie is just under two months away from being released on DVD.

“Family Guy Presents Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story” will feature the hilarious talking baby on his quest to find his real father.

Details may be lost if paraphrased, so here is the official description straight from Fox of the movie’s synopsis:

In this exclusive DVD premiere, Stewie, the maniacal baby genius, is distracted from his plans for world domination when he sees a man who looks just like him on television. Convinced that this man must be his real father (after all, how could he possibly share genetic material with the dimwitted Peter?), Stewie sets off on a cross-country road trip to find him. But his incredible journey leads him to discoveries far more vile and shocking than anything found in his diaper.

Also available on the DVD will be deleted scenes, commentary, still galleries, and animatics.

This is the DVD everyone has been waiting for, and will be a must-own. It hits stores on September 27.

andPOP will have continuous updates until the release, including contests. Keep checking back.