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Seth MacFarlane Has Stewie Throwing a Lot of Punches For Family Guy

BuzzSugar — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 13:30:16 -0700

Family Guy creator Seth MacFarlane has created his very own YouTube channel to beg the question: Where's My Emmy?. (First of all, Seth, this is the first time Family Guy has been nominated for best comedy series, so take it easy). Anyway, the website has been rolling out video clips showing Stewie and Brian arguing over the nominees for best comedy series, taking digs at each of the shows. The videos are basically exactly the same except for some of the dialogue particular to each nominated series, and they're so heavy on cartoon violence that they actually make me cringe more than laugh.

Check 'em out below and tell me what you think!

To see the rest of the videos, just read more.

Warning: This one for Weeds is shorter than the others and has some NSFW language.

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Is Family Guy the Best Animated Primetime Comedy on TV?

BuzzSugar — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 16:30:37 -0700

There was a bit of a gasp heard yesterday when the 2009 Primetime Emmy Awards nominations were announced and Family Guy was listed, right alongside shows like 30 Rock and Entourage, in the Outstanding Comedy Series category. It's a triumphant moment for all animated comedies everywhere to be recognized even this much by the Emmys. But as cool as this is (and it really is cool), I have to wonder: is Family Guy the animated show most worthy of an Emmy nomination?

What do you think? Does it make sense that Family Guy is up there with other big-shot comedy series? Or do you wish a different animated series were nominated?

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Buzz News Roundup, 3/25

BuzzSugar — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 13:30:49 -0700

Freida Pinto has joined the cast of Miral, written by The Diving Bell and the Butterfly's Julian Schnabel. - Variety
George Lopez will have a late-night talk show on TBS starting in the Fall. - AP
Speaking of late-night, Chelsea Handler has signed a deal to stay at E! through 2012. - The Hollywood Reporter
Kelly Clarkson is still topping the Billboard chart this week, and the Twilight soundtrack is back up to No. 3. - Billboard
Jon Hamm has joined the cast of Howl, the Allen Ginsberg biopic starring James Franco. - Variety
A crossover episode between Bones and Family Guy - yes, really - will air May 7. - TV Guide
Conflicts with Big Love have forced Amanda Seyfried to drop out of Zack Snyder's Sucker Punch. - Entertainment Weekly
Jennifer Hudson will perform after tonight's American Idol taping, with the performance to be broadcast at a later date.

- TV.com

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Link Time! 2/17

BuzzSugar — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 13:30:07 -0800

You can now bid on this cheese costume - and lots of other parts of the Late Night With Conan O'Brien set. - TV Squad
These Watchmen cupcakes are so cool (and tasty-looking . . .). - Cinematical
What's the cover of Entertainment Weekly really saying? - The TV Addict
Gotta love a good Family Guy spoof of the Christian Bale rant. - Popwatch
Check out a new Yeah Yeah Yeah's track, "Zero." - Stereogum
10 TV-to-movie adaptations that were actually good. - Clique Clack TV
Um, really, Robert Pattinson at the Oscars? - Vulture
Speaking of which, plan an Oscars-viewing party with PartySugar! Today's helpful post: The nibbles. - YumSugar

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Buzz Gift Guide: A Bounty For Boys

BuzzSugar — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 12:30:41 -0800

Welcome back to my Buzz Gift Guide series for all the entertainment lovers in your life. On Monday I dug up some gifts for the little ones in your life and today I'm brainstorming ideas for the teenage dudes in your world who are pop culture sponges.

If I had a teenage brother I'd insist he own a complete set of Indiana Jones DVDs including (but more importantly, not limited to) this year's fourth addition to the franchise. In regard to other franchises, I've noticed that some teenage guys (and by "some" I mean my younger cousins) are always quoting Family Guy and The Simpsons and might have fun with these characters to stick up on their walls.

For the wannabe rock star in your life there's always Guitar Hero World Tour which expands the game from a lone guitar player to a full band that includes drums (it actually looks like a lot of fun!). You may know a young lad who enjoys that Shaun White snowboarding video game, so he might like listening to the pretty cool soundtrack from it, and finally, I'm sure many teens would be stoked to own Iron Man.

Indiana Jones - The Complete Adventure Collection ($59.99)	Stewie Thinks Fathead ($99.99)
Guitar Hero World Tour ($189.99)	Iron Man ($19.99)	Shaun White Snowboarding: The Official Game Soundtrack ($11.99)

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Buzz News Roundup, 6/2

BuzzSugar — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 13:33:11 -0700

According to ComingSoon, Dawson's Creek's Kerr Smith will join the cast of the 3-D remake of My Bloody Valentine.
Rock legend Bo Diddley died today at the age of 79, writes Billboard.
ABC's Life on Mars adaptation is looking pretty troubled already, according to the LA Times, though it's the network's only new drama for the Fall.
The Hollywood Reporter announced that Bryce Dallas Howard will replace Charlotte Gainsbourg in the fourth Terminator installment.
American Idol winner David Cook's recording deal is official, and he's still setting all kinds of iTunes records, USA Today reports.

Variety reports that Family Guy will compete as a regular comedy at the Emmys - not just an animated one - for the first time.
Katharine McPhee and Wes Bentley are set to star together in the indie psychological drama The Storyteller, reports ComingSoon.

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Fox Announces Family Guy Spinoff: Cleveland

BuzzSugar — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 07:30:00 -0800

It looks like Cleveland Brown, neighbor to Family Guy's Peter Griffin, will be the star of his own show. Family Guy creator Seth McFarlane, along with Cleveland's voice actor Mike Henry and former Simpsons writer Rich Appel are collaborating on the project, tentatively titled Cleveland.

As Hollywood Reporter puts it, "Cleveland, who plays off black stereotypes, is the most levelheaded among Griffin's trio of friends." That's for sure. In fact, I'm probably more likely to tune into this spinoff than I am to watch Family Guy these days, as I sometimes get tired of Peter Griffin's outrageousness.

Cleveland seems like an ideal choice for a show's main character; as the gentle, slow-speaking, everyman, there's probably a lot of funny stuff to be found in his life.

What do you think about Cleveland? Will you check it out, or are you about done with Seth McFarlane and his animated series?

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Family Guy Without Its Creator, and More Strike News

BuzzSugar — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 14:38:26 -0800

It's day 10 of the Hollywood writers' strike, and people - from Family Guy's creator to blogging writers from Late Show with David Letterman's staff - are starting to get punchy. Here are some of the recent developments:

Family Guy creator Seth MacFarlane is not pleased that Fox is planning to complete written episodes of the show without his input, calling it "a colossal d*ck move" by the network. He admits, though, that Fox is within its legal rights to do so.
There's a report that Letterman will pay his staff out of his own pocket through the end of the year.
Ellen DeGeneres, who's been under fire for crossing picket lines, has canceled plans to tape her show in New York next week.
What we'll be watching if the strike continues: a whole lot of game shows and a Supernanny spinoff called Supermanny.
There's a small (so far) movement to send unsharpened pencils to the networks.
This new blog tracks strike-related job losses.
The studio executives have said they don't know how much money there is to be made online, but this video currently making the rounds would, um, strongly suggest otherwise.

Many TV and movie actors - including Ben Stiller, Lily Tomlin, Zach Braff, Lisa Kudrow, and Julia Louis-Dreyfus - visited the picket lines on Tuesday for a "Picketing with the Stars" event. To watch some clips and interviews, just read more

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TV Tonight: Family Guy

BuzzSugar — Sun, 04 Nov 2007 15:00:00 -0800

From the way Fox is celebrating Family Guy tonight, you'd almost never know the network was once responsible for canceling the show. Eight years after its premiere, the show has finally reached the 100-episode mark, and Fox is going all-out - first with a retrospective of the greatest moments in Family Guy history, then with a special episode called "Stewie Kills Lois."

The retrospective promises to showcase some of the best musical numbers, cutaway gags, and spoofs of Family Guy to date, but the main event is the 100th episode itself. In it, Lois and Peter set out for a cruise, leaving the rest of the family to fend for themselves. Stewie is not so thrilled at being left behind, and he decides to launch a diabolical plan to get back at Lois for ditching him.

I heard the cast read through this episode live back in July, and I'm really curious to see how much of the script made it through broadcast standards and into the final version. The episode was hilarious, but there were a few jokes that were off-color - even by Family Guy standards. Still, if not during the 100th episode, then when? If you're a fan of the show, this episode shouldn't be missed. Will you be watching?

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TV Tonight: "Family Guy" Takes on Star Wars

BuzzSugar — Sun, 23 Sep 2007 08:01:58 -0700

Three of Fox's animated series - "Family Guy," "The Simpsons" and "King of the Hill" - return tonight with their season premieres. I'm pretty excited for "The Simpsons" 19th (yes, that's nineteenth) season opener, especially considering it has a Spider Pig cameo. But the one that really has my interest is "Family Guy" because of its long-awaited Star Wars parody, "Blue Harvest."

Now, I'm not the biggest Star Wars fan ever, but for some reason, parodies of the movie empire just get me (remember "Robot Chicken"?). And while I thought the one clip I saw of the hour-long "Family Guy" episode lingered a little too long on a gag with a couch, there are a few inspired moments, including everything about the way Stewie is drawn as Darth Vader. To check out a clip, read more

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