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Family Guy Spins off Cleveland

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the whens-it-gonna-be-my-turn dept.

E Online is reporting that a new spinoff is currently in the works to feature Cleveland, the soft-spoken neighbor in popular animated sitcom Family Guy. "Not much is known about Cleveland other than the fact it will revolve around the Brown clan. It's unclear whether the series will remain set in the town of Quahog or whether Cleveland, along with his wife and son, will continue to appear on Family Guy, though as both series are animated, the double-billing won't so much be a logistical problem as a creative decision."

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  1. Cool... by owlnation · · Score: 3, Funny

    ... hopefully the spin-off features original characters, concepts and comedy. Or does this spin-off involve a robot, and one-eye girl, a lobster guy and a elderly professor?

  2. I for one by Gat0r30y · · Score: 2, Funny

    Hope this series focus' on Cleveland's previous occupation as an accomplished auctioneer. Going Once... Going Twice... Its friday and i'm going home!

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  3. When is /. going to spinoff ? by garett_spencley · · Score: 3, Funny

    I've been waiting years for CowboyNealDot.

  4. Re:Let me be the first to say by ArcherB · · Score: 2, Funny

    South Park and Simpsons wipe their asses with the Family Guy scripts. Was that too strong? Seriously, FG is not that clever or funny, unless you're a complete idiot, then you might actually enjoy it greatly. Sorry about you being an idiot though. No offense was meant. Maybe read some more. It helps. It was a LOT better before the manatees went on strike. No one can get too much of Mohamed Salmon Helmets!

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  5. Re:Why? by djupedal · · Score: 2, Funny

    It's Giggity.

    Waltrip - NASCAR - ring a bell? Maybe the op sleeps until the race starts on Sunday...

  6. Re:Why? by MightyMartian · · Score: 5, Funny

    I am sorry you feel that way, I don't have cable. I buy seasons on dvd, so I have watched the series more than most, and in my opinion Quagmire is one of the most shallow one dimensional characters in the series. Granted I love the guy, I love any sexually oriented humor that continues to push the boundaries on broadcast television. But his jokes are generally in your face and lack the nuances alot of the episodes/other characters tend to provide, which can only really be rivaled by Arrested Development. Another show I watch, over and over.


    "Nuanced" is not a word I would apply to Family Guy's humor.
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  7. Re:Why? by ArcherB · · Score: 4, Funny

    nd the answer is because Fox Broadcasting is run by clinical retards (no offense to anyone who is or is related to an actual retarded person, as you or they are probably vastly overqualified to run Fox). Now-Now. They are not completely worthless. Why just look at Torgo's Executive Powder. Now there is a good use!

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  8. Re:Family guy sucks by poot_rootbeer · · Score: 5, Funny

    You don't see any racist jokes in south park or simpsons? What is Apu?

    Besides the most visible, and most respectfully written, Hindu character in mainstream American television?

  9. Re:Why? by Keith+Russell · · Score: 5, Funny

    Can't outsource voice-overs to India.

    At least until The Simpsons spin off Apu.

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  10. Re:Why? by zippthorne · · Score: 4, Funny

    i think fox is run by the guy who kept changing the time slot of 'quantum leap' over on another network that's done this kinda ridiculous stuff before...
    Y'know, fans of Quantum Leap of all shows should expect and even appreciate that kind of thing.
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  11. Re:Why? by utopianfiat · · Score: 1, Funny

    Karma Sacrifice Mode Activate!
    NASCAR might ring a bell if the parent was a bud-light-drinking, bible-thumping, inbred, white-trash redneck.

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  12. Re:Why? by OECD · · Score: 4, Funny

    Y'know, fans of Quantum Leap of all shows should expect and even appreciate that kind of thing.

    "Al, why haven't I leaped yet?"

    "Well, this isn't Fox, for one thing..."

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  13. Re:Let me be the first to say by Mister+Transistor · · Score: 2, Funny

    "Not that clever"??

    Man, them's fightin' words if ever I heard any!

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  14. Re:Why? by stupidflanders · · Score: 2, Funny

    Why bother outsourcing? Voice changing software would do the job just as well (NOT an advertisement, seriously -- just offering a link). You would only need one voice actor. It is creepy how well some of this software works, really... they even have templates for celebrities.

    On another note, all of you pervs who were voice chatting with a hot, lonely girl on Yahoo last night? Just remember: "The Internet! Where the men are men, the women are men, and the teenage girls are undercover FBI Agents! "

  15. Re:Let me be the first to say by Bluesman · · Score: 2, Funny

    On Fry's wall in the Futurama movie:

    "Family Guy: 12 Laughs a Year" calendar

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  16. Re:Why? by Poppler · · Score: 4, Funny

    The Simpsons is no longer worth watching? Damn. I musta missed something.... apparently the last eight or nine seasons ;-)
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