Family Guy Presents Stewie Griffin - The Untold Story

Well it has arrived, the second instalment in the Family Guy Star Wars project. Now that I have finally seen it after months of anticiaption I have to say it was good, but it was definitely not what Empire was to New Hope. First and foremost, this second installment was not going to be a surprise like the first one was. Something 3X Darkside was based on the exact same map as Blue Harvest Macfarlane and company stuck true to the origional film using their infamous humor and pop culture references. I will say there were some moments that caused me to laugh a lot so that was a plus. Another plus was the new characters introduced to play the rolls of the new Star Wars characters...yes even Meg makes her triumphant return. Still, there are some flaws here. I think that this new installment could have been a little different. An example would be how Peter tells the story, it didnt have to be another blackout. Also, the end of the episode ends up in another battle between Chris and Peter about Robot Chicken which makes no sense what so ever because Seth MacFarlane has plenty of Roles on Robot Chicken so Ihave no idea why he takes shots at it. Most importantly as a Family Guy fan I am not a fan of the fact that Stewie is an ambiguously gay character. If you want to use that comedy in the show its one thing, but dont bring that persona to Darth Vader. This is a movie that is suppose to be dark and it is really hard to lighten up a chapter such as this. Though all in all I think it was a well done piece of work and I am looking forward to Family Guy: We Have A Bad Feeling About This, I sure hope that thre will be a total of six episode, because I think they will rip Episode 1 to know end which will be pee in your pants hillarious!

Great series, but not many people talk about the commentaries, so I will. First off, not all the episodes have commentaries. I imagine this was to save space to include more actual episodes on each DVD by not commentarying everything. There are numerous spots in the commentaries where no one says anything at all, but most dont last more than 3-4 minutes each. I wondered if they had stopped entirely at one point. The voice actor who plays Lois is in most (if not all) of the commentaries, and shes very funny (as is Seth, of course). They do pick on the show (See that? It means Peter is REALLY STUPID) and on each other (No, really, just give me a Yes or a No, Seth, and dont explain, so we can sit here for 20 minutes in silence.) but occasionally Seth or Loiss voice actor will do a character voice cursing or saying something funny (thats quite a laugh). And, of course, theres mention of which scenes were considered riske at the time and which they had trouble getting past the censors. I wish the commentary was on all the episodes, though. Also, I kind of wish it was as full of info as the Futurama or Simpsons commentaries are. I got the feeling they were obligated to do the commentaries for Family Guy, and that perhaps it wasnt by choice.

Other very detailed reviews already cover the episodes listing etc, so its pointless to add to the clamour. The show is a witty and darkly hilarious look at our society, and fans of the show (which really should be anyone with a couple of brain cells or more) should definitely pick up this terrific set. Ill pitch in a word about the DVD itself. The show is presented in its original 1.33:1 full-frame aspect ratio. The picture quality is good, although theres the occasional issue with jagged lines that occasionally appear on the earlier episodes (an issue with the animation itself?) The picture does offer the shows bright color palette though, vivid and well-saturated throughout. No instances of edge enhancement or pixelation appeared, as do on some of The Simpsons DVDs. The sountrack is Dolby 2.0 and my copy has subtitles in English, French and Spanish. The shows dialogue remains crisp and forward throughout, with the surround sound providing some reinforcement for music and occasional sound effects. Audio quality is superb, as sound effects remained clear (and occasionally punchy) throughout. Plus, the extras are great. Creator Seth McFarlane and various members of the cast and crew provide commentaries, there are over 20 deleted scenes provided in animatic (moving storyboards) form, the original pilot pitch (a rough, shortened version of the pilot episode), a 7-minute featurette on how the show pushed the envelope across its three seasons and a 17-minute documentary that takes a look at the overall series, from development to characters the voice talent. If you want to own a fab show, get these couple of seasons. The DVD is worth every penny and probably a little better than the 3rd season.

Amazing. I’m not super crazy about Family Guy or anything, especially lately, but this is a lot of fun. An entire remake of the original Star Wars trilogy in an animated format using the Family Guy characters and sense of humor? Brilliant! Yeah, there were parts that felt like they were reaching a little bit, but overall a lot of fun. If you have a special Star Wars section in your movie collection, it make a really cool addition even if you don’t like Family Guy. But if you do like Family Guy, enjoy spoof movies, are interested in a fun take on Star Wars, or just generally looking for a few cheap laughs, then this should do the trick.

As someone posted here, this set contains 28 episodes (entire first and second season by air dates) and the unaired episode When You Wish Upon a Weinstein (which wouldve been part of the 2nd season by production number). Despite no pages having this information yet, if you check the front cover you can clearly see it states Seasons 1 & 2. These are the seasons according to air dates. Eight episodes total will have commentaries, and word has it there are other features. These features dont count towards the running time of the set. All in all an excellent series. Family Guy packed as much humor as it could in every episode without ever overdoing it. Its comedic style is very different from the Simpsons and South Park (more pop-culture oriented), but i personally find it superior and more clever. The production quality is excellent and constant from the very first season (unlike the Simpsons). Probably best of all is Seth Macfarlanes outstanding job giving the voices of Peter, Brian and Stewie. Excellent story lines with a remarkable and memorable cast of characters. Definitely my favorite animated TV show of all time. This set is the first part of a two volume collection. Unfortunately Family Guy was only three seasons long when it got canned by Fox.

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.

Family Guy is the most hilarious,non-politically correct, laugh riot. Seth MacFarlane is a genius. I am absolutely thrilled that this DVD set is available. This was the best show on TV, a great tension reliever (although we laugh so hard we cry), and a shame to have been cancelled. Rumor has it, it IS coming back in spring - HOORAY! Peter Griffin, Brian the Dog, and Stewie the homicidal baby genius are a riot. If you are easily offended, or slow to grasp a joke, dont bother. The jokes fly out of the characters one after another, and are hilariously crude. Family Guy easily beats out The Simpsons, South Park, Futurama, King of the Hill, and Beavis and Butthead as the very best humorous cartoon. We have both Vol 1 & 2 and watch them constantly. The kids love the goofiness of Peter Griffin, and are often quoting Stewie BLAST! What the deuce? A MUST HAVE COLLECTION!

Though I am eagerly awaiting its arrival, I have seen the whole series when it was first run and through bootlegs. This show was the best thing to come out of Superbowl XXXI(?). It was the one the Atlanta Falcons lost. Anyway, The last episode was a surprise to me. Though it went of with a bang...I have longed for these episodes with its jabbing humor, unrelenting and ballsy steroetypes and just plain ole slapstick comedy. It was not for your faint of heart viewer. Like all cartoons, the first few epsiodes were finding it niche and cummulated with The Millenium Episode (DaBoom!) where, by and act fo god, and a huge chicken, many people who did not watch the show, began to recognize its humor. Kudos to the producers of Fox to fill the Fans bases hearts with the release of this set and the rest coming this September, hopfully with, Wish upon a Weinstein the unaired episode due to its strong stereotyping of of the Hebrew faith (Optimus Prime makes a cameo). Well, I have praised it enough, have started a small cult here in Iceland, now, I can actually show all of the episodes, and be the envy of an entire military community, AND country

Think of the dry cool wit of the Simpsons, combined with the provacative humor of All in the Family, and I think youll have a pretty good idea of Family Guy. There are parts where youll laugh out loud and immediately feel guilty about laughing at the joke. Stewie is by far the utlimate evil genius and closet drag queen, always foiled by Lois, his mother. Brian, the talking dog, seems to provide balance, despite being an alcoholic and recovering cocaine addict. Then of course there is Peter, the dad, who is your stereotypical stupid father and would be strongly compared to Homer Simpson on his worst days. This is perhaps the funniest two and a half seasons of a show that has ever been. However, with this collection you only get the first and second seasons. Adam West as the mayor is a great touch too. I think you can tell that Im a huge fan, since this review is all over the place. Before you sit down and purchase this, it might be a good idea to check out the Family Guy on television, I believe its on one of the Cartoon channels at night sometime. The show isnt for everyone, and some people might be a bit offended by the humor.

Not for non-Star Wars fans, even those who like Family Guy. Basically if you havent seen and appreciated The Empire Strikes Back, you will have little love for this film. A female friend of mine who loves Family Guy, but who never has seen Star Wars (right?!?!?!?!?!) hated it. I appreciate the witty humor and the crossover of the Family Guy characters into their Star Wars roles. If you like this you should also check out Shin Chan, a Japanese anime spoof of star wars. Pretty freaking awesome too!