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By ariel in Uncategorized, Entertainment, comedy, FOX, TV, 30 Rock, Family Guy on July 16 2009
 When you read interviews with Seth Macfarlane, you always get the impression that the guy has a chip on his shoulder, and this chip is fat, yellow and his wife has blue hair.
You get the impression that Seth feels that The Simpsons is Fox’s favorite son, while Family Guy (and American Dad,) is more of an unwanted sibling. And Fox preferring The Simpsons makes a lot of sense for obvious reasons.
But now Mcfarlane has a reason to be proud. Family Guy is only the second animated show to be nominated for an Emmy for best comedy series. No disrespect to the Simpsons, but not even Homer and Marge managed to do so. By the way, the first animated show to be nominated in this category was The Flintstones back in 1961.
The chances that Peter Griffin will actually win the Emmy are slim (have we mentioned 30 Rock yet?) But still, the acknowledgement is also important.
By ariel in Uncategorized, Entertainment, News, Money, stereotype, Classic Rock, pop culture, America, celebrity, gossip, Family Guy, Gene Simmons, Kiss, Sex Tape, avn.com, Chaim Witz, Lois Griffin on February 21 2008
 /best_dressed_animation_lois.jpg "Lois Griffin did Kiss") Seriously, who the hell gives a damn about Gene Simmons’ sex tape? So he was having sex with a model, so what? Is it not mandatory for a Rock star, especially almost a has been like our Chaim to fool around like that? And one more thing, who the hell wants to see a 59 year old man perform? Apparently, plenty of people not only want to watch it but paid good money to avn.com, a site that flourishes from such events for the pleasure to watch the clip.
I know that Shannon Tweed has been Gene’s girlfriend since 1985, and that they have two kids together, and that she is defiantly, not the woman from the clip, but come on, he’s a rocker.
Any way, it remind me of that Family Guy episode when the Griffins meet Simmons in a diner, and Lois recognizes him as without his makeup as Chaim Witz, who she dated before he changed his name, and Peter is so proud that he announce that his wife did Kiss on public television… That was a great episode….
By the way, although he did not deny it has not been confirmed yet that the man in the clip is actually Gene Simmons. Therefore, this all might just be much ado about nothing.
By ariel in Uncategorized, Entertainment, comedy, FOX, TV, pop culture, Family Guy, writers' strike, Seth Macfarlane on February 12 2008
Family Guy Re-runs became such a necessity since the writers strike started, but how many more times can we see the same episodes? I was never a Seth MacFarlane fan, but I am a Peter Griffin one. And although Blue Harvest is out and running with it’s fancy special edition thing, I know I’m not the only one who craves a few new chapters in the Rhode Island’s most famous family. Like the time we went to the beach and Stewie wet his diaper….
By ariel in Uncategorized, Entertainment, comedy, FOX, TV, pop culture, Family Guy, Seth, Macfarlane, Animated on November 12 2007
I have a dilemma. On one hand, I really don’t like Seth Macfarlane. He is very annoying , and when I watched him last week in that preview to the Family Guy 100 episode I almost made me vomit (I’m sure he’ll be thrilled to hear that.) In short, a serious A- hole. But on the other hand, I still think that Family Guy is one of the best shows on TV. Each character has its importance, and the absurd is always in place, in bad taste but very funny. So long live Family Guy, and Seth, try not to show yourself too much OK?
By Beth in Uncategorized, NBC, Heroes, comedy, Comedy Central, ABC, Lost, Hollywood, Dancing With The Stars, FOX, TV, HBO, pop culture, Amaldo.Com, reality TV, celebrity, Larry David, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Football, Family Guy, Chuck on September 23 2007
 I’ve been looking forward to the end of September ever since the beginning of May when I was left wondering just why Charlie may or may not have been killed off the island, how many new Fall shows the Heroes phenomena would spawn, and who would be the next cast of D-list celebs breaking onto the Dancing With The Stars scene.
As it turns out, September is here and the season doesn’t hold better TV than what’s airing today and tomorrow. Tonight marks the return of two of my favorite shows on TV-Simpsons and Family Guy. For those of us who got some sort of interim Simpsons fix this Summer having watched the Simpsons movie, we were left with ravenous appetites which only called more attention to the lingering gap left behind last season after Homer saved Mr. Burns from a fatal mall accident involving a fountain. So now we’re on to this season, Mr. Burns debt of gratitude to Homer and Mr. S taking stock of his life with the help of life coach, Stephen Colbert. (yeah, we’re not kidding) And all this in the first episode of the season…
Tonight’s Family Guy has patriarch Peter Griffin enlisting the help of the Star Wars saga to entertain his family when their power goes out. Brian the dog as Chewbacca and Quagmire as C-3PO have my head spinning already. Not to mention the juxtaposition of life sabers and Darth Vader (Stewie). Well, who better to destroy the Griffin household than Stewie, after all…And while the Curb Your Enthusiasm premiere aired a few weeks ago already, tonight is a new episode in the unfolding dramedy involving Larry, Cheryl, the Dansons, and the Blacks (the family they adopted from the Hurricane).
Conflicts/Footnotes to Sunday night premiere week: Cold Case is back as well tonight and personally, for me, this show is compelling enough (if I can drown out the slow-mo soundtrack of your life anecdotes coupled with the morally righteous preachy ending long enough). One thing this show is a testament to is the power of the band Coldplay. As long as this show is around, that band isn’t going anywhere.Tomorrow night is perhaps one of the most exciting TV premiere days of the week. With the return of Dancing with the Stars and the premiere of the much-anticipated show Chuck, be sure to check back here tomorrow for more of a preview of the two hottest shows of the season.
Till then, get your comedy on for Sunday night! It will help you get thru the work week, or at least put your attitude in the right place.
By ariel in Uncategorized, Entertainment, comedy, News, Movies, South Park, FOX, film, censorship, The Simpsons, Family Guy on July 28 2007
Just a small update: Last night we went to the premiere of The Simpsons Movie. It was awesome. If you are a Simpson fan, this will be the movie of the year for you. If you watch the show occasionally, it will be the best movie you saw lately. If you like Family Guy and South Park but not so much the simpsons, you will still have a great time. If you hate the Simpsons, you are not reading this so I don’t really care… In short, The Simpsons Movie is like one long episode of the show only edgier and even funnier. Oh and yes, Bart shows everything!!! Go watch the movie.
By Beth in Uncategorized, comedy, Movies, Hollywood, FOX, Classic Rock, film, pop culture, America, Midnight Cowboy, Family Guy, Seth McFarlane, John McGiver on July 14 2007
  I can’t get Harry Nilsson’s “Everybody’s Talking” out of my mind since my husband told me about the film Midnight Cowboy, the first X-rated film to ever win an Academy Award for Best Picture. Of course, the film, released in 1969, would be PG-13 by today’s standards, but still the adult themes are genuine, poignant, and well, very raw. Dustin Hoffman and Jon Voigt are at their best in this film as two friends trying to live above the poverty line in New York and barely scraping by on Voigt’s soliciting of himself. Which, speaking of prostitution, there is a performance by veteran actor John McGiver as a gay man Voigt comes into contact with that MUST be the inspiration for Seth McFarlane’s Stewie from “The Family Guy.” The facial expressions, mannerisms, voice, and face are pure, unadulterated Stewie.
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