Family Guy Might Be Back!
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By Gary Levin, USA TODAY
Baby Stewie could be staging a comeback.
Family Guy could return with as many as 35 new episodes for January 2005.
Fox
In a sign of the growing importance of DVD sales to Hollywood, 20th Century Fox is considering a plan to resume production of Family Guy, a sometimes crude animated comedy that the Fox network took off the air more than 18 months ago.
As many as 35 new episodes could return in January 2005, marking the first time that a canceled series has been revived based on strong DVD demand and ratings in syndication.
Fox Television Entertainment Group chairman Sandy Grushow said a decision is expected soon and called the series a late-blooming phenomenon that may have aired before its time.
A DVD set of the show's first 28 episodes released in April has sold nearly 1 million copies, making it this year's top-selling TV show and the No. 4 television title ever, according to Video Store magazine. A second collection, of 22 episodes, has sold 520,000 copies. And the series is Cartoon Network's most popular among adults.
Family Guy premiered with a big audience — 22 million viewers — and some controversy after Fox's 1999 Super Bowl telecast. In the pilot episode, Stewie, a talking toddler with a clipped British accent, was openly contemptuous of his loutish dad and bent on killing his sweet-natured mother in a quest for world domination.
Creator Seth MacFarlane, then 24, wrote scripts, drew characters, provided voices and infused the show with rapid-fire sight gags, a nod to The Simpsons. But ratings faded, and the show ended with a whimper early last year.
The relatively short network run may have helped DVD sales, Video Store's Judith McCourt says. "It really speaks to something that had a following, was cut off network TV, and people said, 'What did I miss?' "
DVD and cable viewers have "created kind of a groundswell that could lead to better ratings" on Fox, Grushow says, although new episodes could end up going directly to Cartoon Network.
A decision to restart the show suggests a reversal from the old TV business model, in which a network hit predicts a profit windfall in syndication. This time, the promise of DVD and syndication gold could justify a show's return even if low network ratings didn't.
But canceled favorites aren't likely to rise from the grave en masse. Family Guy has one major advantage: With no actors and no sets, it can simply be drawn back into existence.
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YES! DEAR GOD YES! YES YESYEYSEYSEYSESEYESEY!!!
OMOMGOMGOGMOGMOMGOMGMGOGMGOGMG
/dies.
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<!--QuoteBegin--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->'Family Guy' may return
By Gary Levin, USA TODAY
Baby Stewie could be staging a comeback.
Family Guy could return with as many as 35 new episodes for January 2005.
Fox
In a sign of the growing importance of DVD sales to Hollywood, 20th Century Fox is considering a plan to resume production of Family Guy, a sometimes crude animated comedy that the Fox network took off the air more than 18 months ago.
As many as 35 new episodes could return in January 2005, marking the first time that a canceled series has been revived based on strong DVD demand and ratings in syndication.
Fox Television Entertainment Group chairman Sandy Grushow said a decision is expected soon and called the series a late-blooming phenomenon that may have aired before its time.
A DVD set of the show's first 28 episodes released in April has sold nearly 1 million copies, making it this year's top-selling TV show and the No. 4 television title ever, according to Video Store magazine. A second collection, of 22 episodes, has sold 520,000 copies. And the series is Cartoon Network's most popular among adults.
Family Guy premiered with a big audience — 22 million viewers — and some controversy after Fox's 1999 Super Bowl telecast. In the pilot episode, Stewie, a talking toddler with a clipped British accent, was openly contemptuous of his loutish dad and bent on killing his sweet-natured mother in a quest for world domination.
Creator Seth MacFarlane, then 24, wrote scripts, drew characters, provided voices and infused the show with rapid-fire sight gags, a nod to The Simpsons. But ratings faded, and the show ended with a whimper early last year.
The relatively short network run may have helped DVD sales, Video Store's Judith McCourt says. "It really speaks to something that had a following, was cut off network TV, and people said, 'What did I miss?' "
DVD and cable viewers have "created kind of a groundswell that could lead to better ratings" on Fox, Grushow says, although new episodes could end up going directly to Cartoon Network.
A decision to restart the show suggests a reversal from the old TV business model, in which a network hit predicts a profit windfall in syndication. This time, the promise of DVD and syndication gold could justify a show's return even if low network ratings didn't.
But canceled favorites aren't likely to rise from the grave en masse. Family Guy has one major advantage: With no actors and no sets, it can simply be drawn back into existence.
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YES! DEAR GOD YES! YES YESYEYSEYSEYSESEYESEY!!!
OMOMGOMGOGMOGMOMGOMGMGOGMGOGMG
/dies.
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I am SO wanting Family Guy to return. I loved that show to death (I still love it in fact). If they bring it back I'll be jumping backflips from joy.
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here is hoping
futurama was so much better, had so much more potential, and could go for ever and ever without getting stale because it had the best environment, characters, situation, etc ever
' if i didnt hear i'd say come again'
*silence*
'and then i'd laugh because i said come'
by the father guy and i nearly did cry laughing.. i found it hillarious
Fox shows new episodes of it before the Simpsons.
nublet.
FAMILY GUY! MUST! WRITE! LETTER! JAN. 2005! TOO! FAR! AWAY!
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GOOGLE
HOSHFJ%#T
no, you go to HELL. you got hell and you die
calm down mr. hat
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this year?
hmm?
Unless Fry lost his trunk in the season before it got canceled.
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The one I saw was Spanish Fry - 4ACV13.
damn.
And to think, you called me a nubling!
Why, the very thought...!
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Why family guy, and not futurama?!?! WHY?!?!?
but fox sounds like an ****
not just for this, but for so much else
ARGH.
"You wonder why FOX would ever want to show such a crappy show"
"Peter, maybe you shouldnt make fun of the network...."
"Pfft, screw the networkPLEASEDONTCANME"
well, thats my take on the "animation budget cuts" joke
bleh
still crappy.
btw, anyone see the family guy episode on the cartoon network that they "refused to air" on Fox? It was composed almost entirely of Jew jokes, but I didn't think it was any more tasteless than any other FG episode, so I don't see what exactly was so unairable...
with the jewish accountant guy
i didnt find it too bad
these things dont go away just because one network refuses to show one example on tv -_-
wasnt bad anyway
Family Guy and Futurama were both cancelled because of low ratings; and the jewish episode you're refering to is "Wish upon a Weinstein" wish Cartoon Network was over touting for the last three months, and it wasn't that different from the others.
They had horrible, <i>horrible</i> time slots. If they had the Simpsons 7pm (8 eastern and ...diferent other places) they'd do just about as well as the Simpsons. I wanted to watch Family Guy but I never knew when it was on, same with Futurama, Cartoon Network has both convienently next to eachother at a nice time.
I'm not sure if this is still the case, but 'new' Futurama episodes have been on Fox for a while. The show was pre-empted (ie football games and crappy shows knocked it out of it's time slot for the week) so much that there was a season and a half that had never been shown...but that was last year and they might have shown all of them now.
Futurama > Family Guy > Simpsons (old) > *scrounging in a trash can for food* > Malcolm in the Middle > *shooting myself in the foot*> *playing Mary Kate and Ashley's Let's go Shopping (or other more retarded games of a similar nature)* > Simpsons (new)
OT: On the subject of the Simpons: They're terrible now. Homer is far to different from his past self, and he's also far more idiotic. It's terrible, especially when they try to throw in little scenes where he's like his old self, and then they'll cut back to him wearing a tutu or some other stupid crap. Terrible plots now too, it's no longer funny. In fact, none of the family members are funny anymore, it's just to slapstick/retarded now.
On the subject of Futurama: Every epsiode was great. If it wasn't funny it had drama, and probably some funny stuff. Jurassic Bark was sad, as is Parasites Lost (my favorite epsiode, EVER, of any show). Fry was/is starting to become to (new)Homer-esque...which is bad.
On the subject of Family Guy: They always have some funny parts. They're short interjected scenes are always awesome, and their character choice is superb also.
PS - Malcolm in the Middle is retarded but can ocassionally be funny...I haven't laughed at the Simpsons in at least one and a half seasons.
but yeah, the simpsons went way downhill... that's why I considered Futurama Matt Groening's new "baby"... like, it seemed like he abandoned the simpsons and put his creative energies into futurama instead... however, I thought futurama went downhill too <!--emo&:(--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/sad.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sad.gif'><!--endemo--> those two clone kids just spoiled the recipie... the show was perfect without them -- why did they have to decide that it needed idiotic pre-teens? the humor was pretty adult, I think they got confused about who their audience was...
Chumba-Wumba Chumbedy doo,
Life isn't fair it's sad but it's true.
Chumba-Wumba Chumbedy dee,
when your poor legs are stiff as a tree.
What do you do when you're stuck in a... chair.
And you have trouble moving up and down stairs.
Where is the one that you like to call god.
Isn't his absence slight... ly... odd!
Maybe he's forgotten you.
Fry- So what's the secret ingredient?
Tour Leader (Glarmo) - It's whatever you imagination wants it to be!
Fry- Oh...but what is it really?
TL - (Accusatory)That's not for you to know. (Friendly) Now, over here the Grunka-Lunkas are inducing Wompas berries to release their flavor using sensual massage.
Bender - Psst. Those berries, those are the secret ingredient, right?
TL - (Annoyed) No
Bender - Are you positive?
TL - Yes
Bender - I'm just asking 'cause they look kind of secret.
TL - (really annoyed) Enough! There will be no further questions.
Fry - (raises his hand) Why?
Leela - Hey, look, the disgusting little men are starting to sing.
<i>Grunka-Lunka dunkity-doo
We've got a friendly warning for you
Grunka-Lunka dunkity-dasis
The secret of Slurm's on a need to know basis
Asking questions in school is a great way to learn
If you try that stuff here, you might get your legs broke
We once found a dead guy face down in the Slurm
It could easily happen again to you folks
So keep your head down and keep your mouth shut
Grunka-Lunka dunkity-dut</i>
TL - Hey! I don't pay you to sing. You just used up today's bathroom break
A Grunka-Lunka - hardass...
TL - I heard that. (expression on Grunka-Lunka face is just funny)
Ahh, it's just awesome through the whole episode (for some reason whenever I type episode I end up typing episdoe...). I wish I could show it to anyone who's never seen it...It has to be one of the funniest things EVER.