Fox making episodes of Family Guy without creator Seth MacFarlane

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He also does many of the main characters' voices. Screw Fox for doing this! :eyes:

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

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.

20th TV had no comment on the matter Tuesday but confirmed that it remains in production on new episodes. The first episode finished without MacFarlane's blessing has been delivered to Fox. Sources said it is one of three very close to completion, with others in various stages of production.

In addition to executive-producing the show, MacFarlane voices the characters of Peter, Brian and Stewie Griffin, the male members of the hapless Rhode Island family at the core of the domestic satire.

[Rabrrrrrr]

1. Wow - like a twenty-car highspeed pileup, I won't be able to resist watching those.

That's gonna be awfulness on a truly remarkable level.

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4. That's one way to put it!

:rofl:

[BarenakedLady]

2. How is that possible?

Fox is teh stooooopid. Seth IS the Family Guy.

:eyes:

[Fire Walk With Me]

11. Didn't Fox already cancel Family Guy once? AND Futurama?

There is certainly no lack of wisdom at Fox ;)

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17. True dat

;)

[racaulk]

3. Those episodes are gonna be stinkers, to be sure.

Without the creative genius of Seth MacFarlane behind them, I just can't imagine how these episodes will be any good or how they will stay true to the characters.

I hate Fox. The Sunday night animation lineup is the only time when I tune in at all.

:mad:

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5. Me too - Sunday nights are the best

HOW they are planning to do this is beyond me. The characters are going to suddenly have new voices?? Do they not realize how stupid that is?! For all they've put Seth through - cancelling his highly rated show, only to resurrect it years later because the DVD sales were making them so much money, to pull this now, is really the icing on the cake of utter stupidity. He's made them so much money and this is how they treat him??? :grr:

[Fleshdancer]

6. Here's a youtube video of MacFarlane speaking about the strike

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JPXI5vKzQys

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9. Thanks!

Give 'em hell Seth!

[MonkeyFunk]

7. I'm presuming the episodes have already been written

and they're just not using MacFarlane's voice talents.

[unpossibles]

12. nope

the story I read said the last written episode was shown last Sunday (which I sadly missed).

Remember how well this worked for Ren & Stimpy?

[MonkeyFunk]

15. the story says the last completed episode

was aired last sunday, not the last written one.

[unpossibles]

16. oops, my bad - you're right

need more coffee apparently

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8. McFarlane is calling it "a colossal dick move"

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LINK

It would just be a colossal dick move if they did that," MacFarlane said Tuesday. He said the next three episodes of the show "are relatively close to completion, but they have not had a final pass."

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

10. No, wait, let me guess...

"Oh my God! Bear is driving! How can that be?"

[Tommy_Carcetti]

13. So it will be like having "wrong sounding muppets"....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8gBZGO9UI1o

[BarenakedLady]

14. How prophetic!

:rofl:

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18. HAHAHAHA!

Nice! :rofl:

[sasquatch]

19. Doesn't he have the rights to those characters?

[MonkeyFunk]

20. Maybe

Maybe not. But if he did, it would mean that Fox couldn't use those characters in another show.

But I'm sure he has a contract with Fox to allow Fox to use those characters in "The Family Guy", a show they own.

[Dukkha]

21. Time for Seth MacFarlane to Jump ship with Groening

"MacFarlane also has another bit of leverage over 20th: He's been in "final talks" over a new deal with the studio for more than a year. He's been working under an interim agreement, but he says he doesn't have a signed long-term contract with the studio."

If that's the case he should not renew and take the show over to Comedy Central where the new Futurama will be. Imagine all the Fox bashing those guys can do over there.

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26. Futurama is coming back????

Be still my beating heart!!! :woohoo:

[Deja Q]

22. FOX bought the show, so they're going to do what they want.

Seth's future endeavors (good luck) will ensure he reads the contract first.

All the episodes are drawn in Korea anyway, and nobody has much to say about American companies not even wanting to produce their own filth. :shrug:

(I'm not perfect, but FG typically does things I wouldn't come within 10,000 miles of...)

[DS1]

23. I'd give it a watch

he seems to be only able to pack 13 minutes of writing into a 21 minute show anyway.

Like that guy who pulled that giant fish out of the bowling ball ejector thingy? Yeah, you remember that Lois? *cut to 90 seconds of unfunny side-note*

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

24. I hope it's better than their short lived sketches on the Tracy Ullman show.

http://www.familyguyfiles.com/tracey-ullman-family-guy-video/

[KamaAina]

25. Apparently their plan is to cast a real talking dog as Brian

that's how connected Fux is to reality. :eyes:

[Orsino]

27. So *now* can we stop promoting Fox product?

Liberals have no business enriching Rupert Murdoch.

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28. Yeah! That'll show him!

:sarcasm: