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apl4eris
~ Abstract Brain ~
USA
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 Posted - 11/19/2003 : 15:41:36
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I'm not personally familiar with this show, but I've seen enough of you rave about it that I plan on trying it out if it does come back. This one's for you ya big fans :)
on www.slashdot.org :
Fox Considering a Return of "Family Guy"
USA Today article:
www.usatoday.com/life/television/news/2003-11-18-family-guy_x.htm" target="_blank">http://www.usatoday.com/life/television/news/2003-11-18-family-guy_x.htm
Posted by Cliff on Wednesday November 19, @05:51PM
from the don't-make-baby-stewie-cry dept.
wo1verin3 writes: "USA Today is reporting that all is not lost and due to exceptionally strong DVD sales Family Guy may return with as many as 35 new episodes! 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." |
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Coldheartofstone
* Dog in the Sand *
Canada
2025 Posts |
Posted - 11/19/2003 : 16:41:36
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sweet...
now i can spend MORE time at home
I wanna rock and roll all night, and part of everyday... |
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Cult_Of_Frank
= Black Noise Maker =
Canada
11687 Posts |
Posted - 11/19/2003 : 16:57:36
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Holy crap, if you weren't married and several million miles away, I might just lay a whopper of a kiss on 'ya, apl!
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MangyKid
- FB Fan -
170 Posts |
Posted - 11/19/2003 : 16:58:06
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| Hooray! |
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apl4eris
~ Abstract Brain ~
USA
4800 Posts |
Posted - 11/19/2003 : 16:58:44
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| awwww, shucks! Just doin my duty, servin' the FB public.... |
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Cult_Of_Frank
= Black Noise Maker =
Canada
11687 Posts |
Posted - 11/19/2003 : 18:25:11
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Fox is staffed by the biggest collective of incompetent dunderheads on the planet, but luckily with ALL THE BLOODY EVIDENCE they're starting to see the light. You know, like a rabid and huge following despite a timetable slot that changed every week. The massive amount of letters - both positive and negative (which, d'uh, implies these people are watching the show) - that came in week after week. The largest ever petition to be served to bring a show back on the air. And now, finally, phenomenal DVD sales.
Yeah, sure, we believe you - the show's unpopular. Fox just wasn't ready for it.
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El Barto
= Song DB Master =
USA
4020 Posts |
Posted - 11/20/2003 : 14:34:23
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They used to be the king of edgey comedy back when they began...Family Guy fit that formula, although more modern and more edgey, yet they canned it. What do you expect when you put it up against Friends, the show which gets the most ratings every season?
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bedrock_barney
= Cult of Ray =
United Kingdom
871 Posts |
Posted - 11/21/2003 : 02:47:25
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Am I alone in not liking Friends?? I've tried to watch it and 'get it' but seem to have failed to engage. Maybe I'm reacting against the continual hype. Saying that I've always enjoyed shows like Cheers and Frasier.
But then again I happen to think that the X Files was a total yawn.
 "I have been enslaved by the Cult of Ming / He is ever so merciless...unlike that nice Mr Black." |
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Cheeseman1000
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
Iceland
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Posted - 11/21/2003 : 02:52:46
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Maybe you're just nuts. There, there.
 "I have joined the Cult Of Frank/And I have dearly paid"
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Malax
* Dog in the Sand *
United Kingdom
1340 Posts |
Posted - 11/21/2003 : 03:00:38
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Cheeseman1000
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
Iceland
8201 Posts |
Posted - 11/21/2003 : 03:08:11
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Futurama was good, but I always compared it to the Simpsons, against which it pales into insignificance.
Family Guy is the only cartoon that approaches the Simpsons level of sustained genius, but still doesn't make it. No other show can make me cough up what I'm drinking in laughter, which the Simpsons dis last night.
"I have joined the Cult Of Frank/And I have dearly paid"
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bedrock_barney
= Cult of Ray =
United Kingdom
871 Posts |
Posted - 11/21/2003 : 03:15:34
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Originally posted by Cheeseman1000
Maybe you're just nuts. There, there.
"I have joined the Cult Of Frank/And I have dearly paid"
Thanks for the considered response Mr Cheeseman. Most erudite.
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Cheeseman1000
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
Iceland
8201 Posts |
Posted - 11/21/2003 : 03:18:10
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It seemed like the right thing to say, and I stand by it.
Erudite = type of glue?
"I have joined the Cult Of Frank/And I have dearly paid"
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bedrock_barney
= Cult of Ray =
United Kingdom
871 Posts |
Posted - 11/21/2003 : 03:22:12
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uhu to yu
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Cheeseman1000
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
Iceland
8201 Posts |
Posted - 11/21/2003 : 03:24:11
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I'd never betray my Prittstick, which is why I find your last statement ugly. Uhu gets all messy and gross, its not non-sticky sticky stuff, is it?
"I have joined the Cult Of Frank/And I have dearly paid"
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bedrock_barney
= Cult of Ray =
United Kingdom
871 Posts |
Posted - 11/21/2003 : 03:27:07
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I'd love to discuss the merits of adhesive products all day but must go. Work to do unfortunately. Byee.
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Cheeseman1000
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
Iceland
8201 Posts |
Posted - 11/21/2003 : 03:28:54
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I have work to do as well, I'm just ignoring it. Have fun.
"I have joined the Cult Of Frank/And I have dearly paid"
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Cult_Of_Frank
= Black Noise Maker =
Canada
11687 Posts |
Posted - 11/21/2003 : 06:40:42
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quote:
Originally posted by bedrock_barney
Am I alone in not liking Friends?? I've tried to watch it and 'get it' but seem to have failed to engage. Maybe I'm reacting against the continual hype. Saying that I've always enjoyed shows like Cheers and Frasier.
But then again I happen to think that the X Files was a total yawn.
"I have been enslaved by the Cult of Ming / He is ever so merciless...unlike that nice Mr Black."
You're not alone in disliking Friends. It's pretty devoid of redeeming qualities and the fact that it's so popular only confirms that for me.
Choosing to watch Friends over Family Guy is like choosing to read Terry Brooks over J.R.R. Tolkien.
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El Barto
= Song DB Master =
USA
4020 Posts |
Posted - 11/21/2003 : 20:02:42
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I can't lump The Simpsons and Family Guy together in one category and say one is better than the other. Yes, they're both animated comedy, but the style and execution of the comedy are very different. They're both on very different plains...Family Guy is more unrealistic than The Simpsons in their approach to life (i.e. Stewie and Brian, Death...). While the Simpsons look inhuman, their reality is much closer to ours. I feel like such a dork.
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WolfManMikeLonely
= Cult of Ray =
USA
936 Posts |
Posted - 11/22/2003 : 07:08:27
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When Friends was so huge at first I didn't mind it so much, I just never really watched it but now that they show reruns every night because somehow it's a "classic" already it's annoying as hell. They used to play like a two hour block of the Simpsons every night now I always end up looking away from the Simpsons for a second and that damn Friends show is on. Makes me wanna spit.
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Brackish Girl
~ Soul Eater ~
Ireland
1750 Posts |
Posted - 11/22/2003 : 07:34:29
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i liked futurama a bit more than family guy. futurama was so goofey and stuff, while family guy depressed me(apart from that episode where stewie falls for a girl who only wants him for his cookies-that was grrreat).
but the simpsons will always be the best. that said, why can't we have them all???
 "I joined the Cult of Trippy/...what was i singing again???" |
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WolfManMikeLonely
= Cult of Ray =
USA
936 Posts |
Posted - 11/22/2003 : 07:43:03
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Isn't Futurama cancelled now too? I love all those shows personally I have both Futurama DVD sets out so far and both Family Guy sets, etc...
"Hey fuck you if you don't like it."
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Atheist4Catholics
= Cult of Ray =
USA
925 Posts |
Posted - 11/22/2003 : 09:55:48
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I think they're making new episodes of Futurama for Cartoon Network. The DVD's are nice. I hope they come out with season 3!
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