Cali Posted July 10, 2003 Share Posted July 10, 2003 From msnbc.com Television: Suddenly, ‘Family Guy’ The former Fox sitcom is a new cult hit on Cartoon Network NEWSWEEK July 14 issue — For 10 years, the late-night TV battle has raged between Jay Leno and David Letterman, but at the moment, both of them are getting whipped by a toy-factory worker from Rhode Island named Peter Griffin. (You didn’t think we meant Jimmy Kimmel, did you?) GRIFFIN IS THE star of “The Family Guy,” an animated series that lasted just 49 episodes on Fox but has been reborn as a cult hit on Cartoon Network. The show—a bitingly funny send up of family sitcoms featuring a moronic patriarch, a talking dog and a diabolical, British-accented infant boy—is drawing 1 million viewers per episode—topping Leno and Letterman among 18- to 34-year-old men. “I’m not surprised,” says Cartoon Network senior vice president Mike Lazzo. “This was one of the few programming no-brainers I’ve ever had.” It wasn’t so clear cut for Fox, which kept switching “The Family Guy’s” time slot before finally canceling it last year. By then, the show had amassed a small army of loyalists who’d come to adore creator Seth MacFarlane’s taste for obscure pop-culture references, like the Crest Cavity Creeps and the Kool-Aid Man. (You remember—the giant glass pitcher that jumps through walls and yells, “Oh, yeah!” Ah, good times.) The show is now the linchpin of the Cartoon Network’s daily “Adult Swim” TV block, and fans have rewarded the move by making it the highest-rated show in the channel’s history. Here’s more good news for “Family Guy” fans. During the show’s tenure on Fox, MacFarlane’s team actually made 50 episodes—one never aired because it was deemed “too controversial” for advertisers. Cartoon Network hopes to air it during the next rerun cycle, which begins on Monday. The taboo subject: religion. Chances are, it’s the last new episode we’ll get. Lazzo is still trying to relaunch the show, but creator MacFarlane is currently tied up producing a new series. Somewhere the Kool-Aid Man is weeping. From what I've read, the series that Seth is working on is actually a Farelly Bros. movie, so he wouldn't be tied up for that long. Stay Tuned..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonkeyKongerko Posted July 10, 2003 Share Posted July 10, 2003 I'll still never understand why this show got cancelled. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cali Posted July 10, 2003 Author Share Posted July 10, 2003 I'll still never understand why this show got cancelled. Moving Around, Putting it on Hiatus, and putting anything up against ratings kings "Friends" and "Survivor" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winning Ugly Posted July 10, 2003 Share Posted July 10, 2003 It should have been kept on Sundays right after the Simpsons, but they were f***ing with that gay ass Futurama before Malcolm came. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Be Good Posted July 10, 2003 Share Posted July 10, 2003 I'll still never understand why this show got cancelled. FOX Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chisoxfn Posted July 10, 2003 Share Posted July 10, 2003 Thats it, someone email McFarland and say that Soxtalk is behind him and that they need to create more episodes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spiff Posted July 10, 2003 Share Posted July 10, 2003 " The show is drawing 1 million viewers per episode, topping Leno and Letterman among 18- to 34-year-old men." That's so awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CubsSuck1 Posted July 10, 2003 Share Posted July 10, 2003 " The show is drawing 1 million viewers per episode, topping Leno and Letterman among 18- to 34-year-old men." That's so awesome. Thats AMAZING....... Think about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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