Family Guy: Volume #4 out today...

[SUPERECWFAN1]

I had to leave earlier as a pal called and told me Family Guy's newest DVD set was out. So I rushed out to Wal-Mart in a hurry to grab it. I had forgotten it came out today but I will say this....its full of FG goodness.

Like the episode where Peter forms his own religion to the Fonze. Or where Peter,Joe,Cleveland and Quagmire dress up as the A-Team to save people. Then theres the fun of Peter forming his own Network since the FCC has cracked down on Networks following Janet Jackson's exposure.

In all its wild fun as usual. :D

[Ian Boothby]

Glad to see there are a lot more commentaries on this one.
Also got Alex Borstein's stand up DVD.

[Josh S]

Which episode has the Axe For Cats gag?

[stealthwise]

Anyone read the three Family Guy comics? Those were hilarious.

[Michael P]

Anyone read the three Family Guy comics? Those were hilarious.
That must have been quite a shock to anyone familiar with the show.

[SUPERECWFAN1]

That must have been quite a shock to anyone familiar with the show.

Hmmm not a fan huh ?

The show to me kicks ass. Sure South Park , Simpsons and other shows teach a lesson of some kind. FG is more or less the show that doesn't care about lessons or anything.

Plus I love the 80's and 90's referances....:D

[Josh S]

The show to me kicks ass. Sure South Park , Simpsons and other shows teach a lesson of some kind.

Subsitute "teach a lesson" with "have a plot" and I agree. I like FAMILY GUY, but it's basically a series of interchangable gags.

[SUPERECWFAN1]

Subsitute "teach a lesson" with "have a plot" and I agree. I like FAMILY GUY, but it's basically a series of interchangable gags.


Family Guy doesn't try to have a plot really. Its what makes the people laugh as a DVD peek shows. The plots are comically silly like Peter trying to be declared mentally retarded and losing the kids. Or when Brian went back to College since he couldn't get a job at the Wall Street Journal I believe.

Seth McFarlane has always said his show is one where no one learns a lesson. Like when Brian went back to College and decided to not cheat on the test. They all made fun of him for taking that stance since he failed and walked away from him dissapointed.

The plots are loose so they can do cutaways. Yes some get mocked like the funny South Park episodes that involved the Simpsons and Family Guy. But at the end of the day I enjoy them. Like when Cool-Aid Man crashes thru the wall in the 1st episode and goes " OOOhhh Yeahhh !! "

:)

[Josh S]

The plots are loose so they can do cutaways.


You've got that backwards. The plots are "loose" because they spend the majority of the time writing gags and then pull some half-assed plot out of their ass to stretch the show to 22 minutes.

[SUPERECWFAN1]

You've got that backwards. The plots are "loose" because they spend the majority of the time writing gags and then pull some half-assed plot out of their ass to stretch the show to 22 minutes.

To be honest they usually have 2 plots going at time in a few stories. Plus its a cartoon and FG will never treat itself seriously. Hell from the 14 episode set they have 40 clips they cut to trim the episodes to 22 minutes to get it in under time allowed.

Its a show they feel strongly about as in their eyes ( DVD Extras) its like a movie being done each time.

The stories are stupid at times ( like moving to the south and jumping the family car like the General Lee ) but I think its what works for them. The show is just a funny cartoon with little redeeming values except to laugh.

[Ian Boothby]

The shows this season are brilliant.

A series of gags? Yep. But also really strong broad characters. They make a child molestor lovable and have him sing a song from Little Shop of Horrors.

[SUPERECWFAN1]

The shows this season are brilliant.

A series of gags? Yep. But also really strong broad characters. They make a child molestor lovable and have him sing a song from Little Shop of Horrors.

That was when he dressed like Donna Reed wasn't it ?

[Agent Helix]

Wake me when Futurama comes back.

[Ian Boothby]

I just watched the Gay Marriage and Poltergeist episodes and both had strong plotlines. In the Gay Marriage one Lois had some realistic views on the subject. The Poltergeist one was head and shoulders above the last few Treehouse of Horror parodies.