Tag "Family Guy"

Charlie Sheen Fans Vandalize MacFarlane’s House

November 29, 2011 by Ramin Zahed 4 Comments divider image

Family Guy creator Seth MacFarlane’s Beverly Hills house was vandalized by a group of Charlie Sheen supporters, TMZ reports. According to the website, two unidentified boys and one girl T.P.’d the popular animation creator’s home around 11 p.m. on Monday night (Nov. 28) and left a sign on his front [...]

‘Family Guy’ Serves Up a 9/11 Gag

November 14, 2011 by Ramin Zahed 4 Comments divider image

Family Guy creator Seth MacFarlane has never been one to be afraid of tackling controversial subjects, but he managed to ruffle a few more feathers this past Sunday. In the Nov. 13 episode of the show, Stewie and Brian travel back in time to stop the tragic attacks of 9/11 [...]

Fox to Air New ‘Ice Age’ Christmas Special on Nov. 24

November 10, 2011 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image

Fox TV will premiere the new Ice Age: A Mammoth Christmas Special on Nov. 24 at 8 p.m.. The Blue Sky-produced half-hour adventure finds Sid and Manny on their way to the North Pole to make things right with Santa after their accidentally end up on Santa’s naughty list. Directed [...]

Question for the Week of November 7 2011

November 7, 2011 by admin 3 Comments divider image

We’ve seen a lot of discussion about FOX-TV’s prime-time animated series this fall. Which one do you think needs to get axed?

MacFarlane Says He Wouldn’t Mind Wrapping ‘Family Guy’

October 12, 2011 by Ramin Zahed 1 Comment divider image

In a Hollywood Reporter cover story, Seth MacFarlane says he wouldn’t mind ending his long-running Fox animated series Family Guy. “Part of me thinks that Family Guy should have already ended. I think seven seasons is about the right lifespan for a TV series. I talk to the fans and [...]

Watchdog Group Barks About Toons’ Adult Content

August 16, 2011 by Ramin Zahed 2 Comments divider image

Activist group the Parents Television Council has called for a sweeping reform of the TV content rating system in order to combat what it calls “shocking levels of sex and drug references” in primetime animation channels targeting viewers, aged 12 to 17. “Adult content isn’t just creeping into the cartoons [...]

Seth MacFarlane is Three-Time Roast Master

August 11, 2011 by Mercedes Milligan No Comments divider image

For the third consecutive time, the man behind modern animated comedy classics Family Guy, American Dad! and The Cleveland Show will serve as emcee of a Comedy Central Roast and earn a place in the record books at the host with the most return appearances. Seth MacFarlane has been tapped [...]

Stars Align for Fox’s Animation Domination Shows

August 8, 2011 by Ramin Zahed 1 Comment divider image

Fox has announced an impressive list of guest voices for the new fall season of its Sunday night animation domination shows. The Simpsons, which will air its 500th episode during its 23rd Season, will feature the voices of Anthony Bourdain, Gordon Ramsay, Kiefer Sutherland (as a former CIA agent in [...]

‘Family Guy,’ ‘Simpsons,’ ‘Robot Chicken’ Lead Toon Emmy Noms

July 14, 2011 by Thomas J. McLean 1 Comment divider image

Fox’s Family Guy leads animated contenders in the nominations for the 63rd annual Primetime Emmy Awards with four nominations, even as it missed being nominated for Outstanding Animated Program. The Fox series earned three music-related nominations: two for Outstanding Music Composition in a Series and one for Outstanding Original Music [...]

Fox Inkubation Grad Ruiz Gets Development Deal

July 13, 2011 by Thomas J. McLean No Comments divider image

Fox’s Inkubation program for up-and-coming animators has produced its first deal, with the studio signing Jason Ruiz to a one-year deal developing an animated series tentatively titled Murder Police, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Ruiz will be developing the series with David Goodman, whose credits include Family Guy and Futurama, [...]