Adios Family Guy!
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Adios Family Guy!
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20071114/tv_nm/family_dc
this series is done for.
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Fox is producing fresh episodes of its animated comedy "Family Guy" without the participation of its striking creator Seth MacFarlane, who does many of the main voices, sources said.
The last episode completed before the Writers Guild of America strike began November 5 aired Sunday. Fox and sibling studio 20th Century Fox TV had the choice of going into reruns or continuing the show without MacFarlane, whose outspoken defiance of his employers has made him a cause celebre for striking writers.
After a large writers rally outside the Fox lot on Friday, where he was one of the speakers, MacFarlane said the studio could proceed without him, though he hoped it would not.
The last episode completed before the Writers Guild of America strike began November 5 aired Sunday. Fox and sibling studio 20th Century Fox TV had the choice of going into reruns or continuing the show without MacFarlane, whose outspoken defiance of his employers has made him a cause celebre for striking writers.
After a large writers rally outside the Fox lot on Friday, where he was one of the speakers, MacFarlane said the studio could proceed without him, though he hoped it would not.
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"Seth MacFarlane voices many of the main characters on the TV show Family Guy, an animated series which follows the life of Peter Griffin and his family. On the show, MacFarlane provides the voices of: Peter, a bumbling oaf and pater familias of the Griffin family; Brian, the eloquent, rational, and alcoholic dog; Stewie, the megalomaniacal and comically intelligent infant; Glenn Quagmire, the sex-maniac neighbour; and Tom Tucker, a local news anchor."
I can't see Fox being able to replace Peter's, Brian's, and Stewie's voices at all.
I'm pretty sure a ping pong ball can write better ... but to lose a key element?
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it's just cynical old me saying that i won't miss the show once it's gone. i laughed out loud at some of the early stuff, but recently TiVo has gone out and recorded a few episodes, i've watched, and it just wasn't funny to me. same formula as always, but not funny.