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Fox Considering a Return of "Family Guy"
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."
Stewie Lives :)
As Quagmire would say, "Awright!"
There's never enough when you have too little
Futurama was smarter, funnier, and provided lots of could-be "prior art" for future patent lawsuit defenses.
Stupid people make stupid things profitable.
A sense of humor?
evil adrian
I figured they'd end up on UPN with Buffy and the gang...
Chris Griffin: Where do you think you go when you die?
Southern boy: I learned from church that if you're good you go to heaven but if you're bad, you go to a place where the dead believe they're still living and they pray for death but death won't come.
Chris Griffin: UPN?
What the DEUCE!? That's bloody marvelous! Family guy is a virtual cornucopia of matriarchal matricide. Does anyone know for certain if Stewie's accent is modeled after a South African or some form of British? I guess I'm not worldly enough to tell ;-)
Come on... The Family Guy is freakin' sweet!
Oh, I don't know,... Maybe because it's FUNNY?
I've been called a "Fucking Dick" by better people than you.
Everyone can thank me. I told the fox network executives that my kid was dying and his last wish was to have another season of Family Guy.
My sig can beat up your sig.
But.. they look like pepperoni
So the only way to get rewarded of wasting most of your youth is to be able to get some jokes while you waste away more of your life.. woop dee fucking doo!
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... is what I would say if I wasn't wasting *my* youth on Slashdot ;)
Karma: Could be worse (could be raining)
I'm too lazy to compose a creative sig.
Homer Simpson (Proper Noun) A lovable buffoon that is nice to his family, he may mess up, but always does what is right in the end. see also (do'h, doughnuts)
Peter Griffin (Proper Noun) A total jackass who probably should be locked up cause he is a danger to himself and others. Often sadistic, he completely ignores his wife at times unless he wants to make nookie. He is caulous and mean and would hesitate to sell you out in a second. Despite all this he is really freeking funny. see also (sadistic, masochisim, dark, cynical)
Tsukasa: All I really want, is to be left alone...
If Fox does re-air Family Guy, we perform a slashdotting of their airwaves.
All of slashdot can tune to Fox when they show Family Guy, and ha! We crash the Fox broadcasting tower... or just the part that tallys the ratings. We get the buffer to overflow and aha! Family Guy sticks around longer than the Simpsons.
Learn something new.
Yeah but for the millions of us with ADD there is no better way to take advantage of the affliction than by watching Family Guy. I never thought I'd say this, but Fox rules.
Matt is from Portland although I argue that the Springfield vs. Shelbyville rivalry comes from Eugene and Springfield
That may make sense. There was an episode of Futurama which had a spoof of the Iron Chef, and in the beginning, Bender was a robo (Robot Hobo):
Hobo: Welcome to Bumbase Alpha, the biggest hobo jungle in the quadrant.
Bender: I've seen bigger. Oh wait, I'm thinking of Eugene, Oregon.
Fox Television Entertainment Group chairman Sandy Grushow said a decision is expected soon...
In english, "we really screwed the pooch on this one and are currently kissing seth MacFarland's ass to try to get him to come back to do more episodes. If he says yes, then we'll shove them out the door as soon as possible"
I wish they would add "market droid" to the google translation service.
My favorite quotes, cant remember them exactly but i'll try...
:)
Meg: Happy Birthday Stewie! You want some ice cream?
Stewie: yes, but NO SPRINKLES! For every sprinkle I find, I shall kill you.
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Mom: You look as happy as when you were born
Stewie: But of course, that was my victory day, the fruition of my deeply laid plans to escape from that curse-ed ovarian bastille. (looks at mother who has his mind control device) Return the device woman!
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Stewie: Excellent! The weather machine is nearly completed! What do you say to that broccoli? (broccoli just sits there)... STOP MOCKING ME!
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Mom: Stewie, why dont you play in the other room.
Stewie: Why dont you BURN IN HELL!
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Stewie: (in diaper) I say, am I to spend the entire day wallowing around in my own feces?
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Stewie: (Captured in airport trying to escape by security guard) Damn you! You're one of them arent you? What are they paying you? I'll double it! I'll give you whatever you want! Money! Women! (looks at him precariously) Men?
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Stewie: (to Mom) Ohhh blast you and your estrogenical treachery!
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Stewie: Well well Mother... We meet again!
Mom: Stewie I thought I tucked you in an hour ago?
Stewie: Not tightly enough it would seem! And now you contemptible harpy I shall end your oppressive reign of matriarchal tyranny.
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Stewie: (to mom) Damn you vile woman! You've impeded my work since the day I escaped from your wretched womb.
Im sure there are lots more
The beauty of the Family Guy was it was so unapologetically low brow. (Chris and Peter are looking at a whale) Chris: Dad, what's a blowhole for? Peter: I'll tell you what it's NOT for, and then you'll know why I can never go back to Sea World.
Guy on Slashdot proves that not everyone can come up with good plot ideas for popular television shows. Further reinforces the long-known truth that people don't have the ability to evaluate their own ideas in a reasonable manner.
Maggie and Stewie blowing up Springfield? Yeah....
I hate liberals. If you are a liberal, do not reply.
Obviously refering to this.
Wow! No wonder people do drugs!
*quagmire opens door*
Quagmire: Hey Lois, excuse me for pointing!
By and large, language is a tool for concealing the truth. -- George Carlin
then we can use it to turn on the what-if machine!
the history of the world
Hold old are you?
16.
18? You're first!
Mom!
I like where this is going...Alllriiiiight.
Speak faster please. My mind wondered after the
Specific example: In the Simpsons episode where Sideshow Bob is out of prison on work release, and he keeps stepping on rakes. The longer it goes, the funnier it is. The third time the bit is repeated, he keeps stepping on one rake after another, which is hilarious.
Caveat: If what you're doing isn't funny, no amount of repetition will save you. Case in point: "You like-a the juice?"
Final point: there's very little that's less funny than someone talking in technical terms about why something is funny.
Interociter
-=What do I want? I'm an American. I want more.
Don't you mean "Giggidy Giggidy!" ?
I know it doesn't follow the theme of this thread, but my favourite quote is one of Stewie's:
:)
"Now make yourself useful and wipe my butt. Circular motion, one finger, and DON'T YOU LOOK AT ME!!!"
Carpe Cerevisi - Seize the Beer
Peter on a bus headed for the Women's Retreat:
"OK, I'll be Charlie, and you can all be my angels". Then pointing to a less-attractive woman, "except you. You be Bosley".
So you'd mod yourself down if only you could moderate discussions to which you've posted?
Shame on Google.
Even funnier is the fact that I modded this as "funny".
Marge: Homer, I don't want guns in my house! Don't .
you remember when Maggie shot Mr. Burns?
Homer: I thought Smithers did it.
Lisa: That would've made a lot more sense . .
Simpsons - 5F01