Family Guy Presents Stewie Griffin - The Untold Story

purchasing this dvd box set was one of the worst decisions I have ever made. Even as I sat in front of my laptop watching episode after hilarious episode, I could faintly hear the sound of all my ambitions and dreams come tumbling down around me. Within fifty-two hours of the fateful package from Amazon.com arriving in my university mailbox, I had watched all 28 episodes at least once, the eight with commentary twice (once without, once with) and all the special features. thats roughly 14 hours, or ten hours more than I ended up sleeping during that period. If you have anything important to do, I urge you, do not buy this product. However, if you love non-sequiteur, surrealist comedy and you wont be too saddened by, say, flunking genetics, buy this box set. Buy this box set if its the last thing you do.

This show was on a couple of years ago and I faded in and out watching it. It was really hard keeping up with the schedule changes. What I remembered before getting this DVD was really funny. Now that I watched the DVD set of season 1 and 2 I know its funny. Since I wasnt a hardcore fan I really dont know much about all the censorship issues, but what I have been reading made me really sad. They should not censor shows on DVD. Its ridiculous! Alright back to the DVD. It has a few random episode commentaries complete with long pauses or moments of silence during the episode, I guess they ran out of things to say. It also has fox.com promos on disk one and a behind the scenes show on disk 4 (aprox 15 min). I would rate it down for lack of features but Im just happy to see one of the shows I watched finally make it to DVD, instead of sitting on a wish list forever while people write futile petitions hoping that there cries will bring there show on DVD (i.e. Seinfeld, etc). E Peterbus Unum is one of the funniest episodes so far, its the one I remember the most from 2000.

Often one will hear the phrase tossed about that a show was too edgy for TV. Usually, this is just apologia for a poorly conceived product, but in the case of Family Guy it is absolutely true. This is a show that was every bit as radical as South Park but in a much more sophisticated, droll manner. The odd thing is that at the same time its skewering every sacred cow imaginable (more on that latter) with brilliantly satirical writing, it was also producing some of the most hysterical physical (for lack of a better phrase for a cartoon) comedy I have ever seen on any show. Much like The Simpsons, Family Guy revolves around one family, in this case the Griffins. Thats pretty much where the similarities end though. Whereas the Simpsons interact with a huge cast of characters, and will frequently tackle an overarching theme, Family Guy involves a cast that is largely replaced from episode to episode (other than a few neighbors) and manages to turn utterly inane pop-culture references and mundane household events into major plot points. A particularly good example of this would be when Peter (the father) has his choice for the town parade theme selected; the fact that his theme revolves around an obscure reference to the `80s TV show Whos the Boss? barely even registers as odd within the context of the show. Also, whereas The Simpsons operate within the context of a `world that is relatively similar to our own, the Griffins have a talking, booze-swilling dog and a psychotic, super-genius baby bent on killing his mother. Furthermore, there are constant flashbacks, pop-culture references and super-natural visitors (Death appears in several episodes). All those details aside, what makes this show so brilliant is that its willing to tackle any subject. Bathroom humor? Done. Abortion? Done. Politics, the handicapped and sex? Done, done and done. There is absolutely nothing Family Guy wont tackle, and it does so in such a pragmatic way that one cant help but laugh. I suppose if youre really sensitive, this isnt a series for you, but since everyone and everything is a target, its hard to get too upset (especially since youll be too busy laughing yourself sick). In the end, Family Guy is the perfect blend of satire, physical comedy, pop-culture send-ups and excellent animation. It is a genuinely raw show that on more than one occasion left me thinking, Can they say that? and thats probably why its not on the air anymore. But its also hysterically funny, and well packaged on the DVDs in this set. While the extras are nothing to get worked up about, the episodes alone are more than funny enough to justify the purchase. Enjoy! Jake Mohlman

This show is one of the funniest on Adult Swim. It now shows on Fox, and another channel, The CW, formerly known as the WB, which hosted some of my favorite tv shows: From Animaniacs and What I Like About You to 8 Simple Rules For Dating My Teenage Daughter and Jerry Springer (Yes, as embarrassing as it is to admit, I was once a fan for a few months or so. But dont remind me!). The main characters are Peter Griffin, Chris Griffin, Lois Griffin, Brian (the white pup), Stewie Griffin and last but not least, Meg Griffin who is tortured and put down by nearly everyone, especially her main family! Oh, joy! This cartoon comedy takes place in a fictitious place in Quahog, Rhode Island and the script was finished in 1999, by the uberly awesome, Seth Green, and originally produced for Fox. Peter is very funny, but he holds a somewhat considerate and compromising character, especially when it comes to his dear wife, Lois. Chris Griffin is a douche bag, to be put lightly. Hes pretty clueless, likes to play with his pathetic little paddle ball thing, and thinks about how sad his non-existent sex life is! LOL He also has hinted at being confused at best with his sexuality. I think this has been made clear in 1 or 2 episodes. Once in a while though, when hes not being threatened by the Evil Monkey that scarily points to him from his closet, he manages to spew some thought-provoking knowledge to his parents, and sometimes to Meg. Meg is the unlucky sister of Chris, and the daughter to the hilariously heavy-weight, Peter and the level-headed and overworked mother, Lois. She spends her days trying to fit in and be one of the guys, but seldom does it work! As far as we know, she has had one boyfriend, and it probably lasted a short, short time. He was a loser anyway! Shes relatively smart, but is highly ignored and unaccepted. Next is Stewie, the baby. He is pretty evil when it comes to the way that his brain works. If hes not plotting plans to dominate the majority of the world, hes conjuring a plan to kill his mother, Lois. Stewie talks, but for the most part, it seems that no one really understands him. Lastly, Brian is the intelligent white dog, who also happens to be a smart-mouthed drunkard. Its sad how he falls out of chairs, and falls onto the floor half of the time, but strangely, any human, especially Stewie, understands every word he manages to mumble. This show is number 2 in comical relief to very few Adult Swim shows. The only one that I favor over said show is probably The Oblongs. 4 stars.

You get the movies on DVD, Blu Ray and digital copies. One of my DVD versions would not play on any of my players. Too much hassle to send them all back. Especially since I watch the Blu Ray versions. Other buyers may want to check every disc just in case they think that is important. As for the content, I am a Family Guy fan so I liked them all. However, Its a Trap is about as good as Return of the Jedi compared to the first two Star Wars movies. In other words, slightly dissapointing but with some good moments.

I watched the Blu Ray last weekend and I thought it was great. Yes, the 4:3 bugged me, but Im sure they started the animation on this a while ago and animation is expensive, so give it a rest already. In fact, I know they did because some of the info in the pop-up video was well over a year old. It really felt longer than an hour, even the second and third times when I watched the pop-up and commentary versions. I loved the feature about recreating the original movie poster, that showed a lot of class on Seth and the Producers parts. Check out the level of detail in the ships, its crazy. I laughed out loud many times, got all the jokes and loved the profanity. A+ Seth! And again with Robot Chicken at the end! Freaking fabulous! I <3 MacFarlane and Green. Cant wait for the next one, and Ill be buying

Something something darkside didn’t want to play in my PS5 but otherwise worked when I loaded it onto my computer

Best movie series ever. Huge Family Guy and Star Wars fan and this one is absolutely genius. Its like they animated the film side by side with the original. I love the parts when they started to question their actions in the premise of the movie. For example, how come in the Empire Strikes Back they have to fly into the Empire. The planet got a 360 degree escape options and they choose to go with the hardest?

A very funny movie that focuses on Stewie.

Watched all three episodes last night and felt pretty disappointed by this set. The first 2 episodes, Blue Harvest & Something Something Dark Side were hilarious, but Its A Trap was pretty lame. Many of the other reviews cover this too as right at the very beginning on the scrolling text it states that they didnt want to do Return of the Jedi, but Fox made them and much of the episode was written by the assistants or interns. Many of the jokes are rehashed and unfunny. Its A Trap is the only episode presented in widescreen. Very disappointing especially on a Blu-ray release. Also, Blue Harvest is not even in HD quality. It looks like its just plain dvd version slapped onto the blu-ray disc. you see many jaggies and unsmooth lines. Something Something Dark Side is in HD, but not widescreen. At $22 for a blu-ray set, even with all its downfalls, its still not a bad deal. Plus, like I said, the first 2 are great and made me laugh the whole time. But, I do feel very let down by the laziness in this release.