Family Guy Presents Stewie Griffin - The Untold Story

I have not yet bought this DVD, but I have seen a whole bunch of the episodes. Just like The Simpsons and South Park, two of the funniest shows ever, it has funny characters and hillarious plots. Seth McFaine can make any situation seem funny, and unlike The Simpsons and South Park, every scene in the episode has something hillarious. I think this is one of the best shows Fox has aired and since they took it off Fox, I am now watching it every night on Adult Swim on Cartoon Network. The characters are just one reason that this cartoon is one of the best out there. There is Peter Griffin, the beefy, borderline alchoholic, dumb father and husband, Meg Griffin, the drama queen daughter of Peter, who seems like Peters least favorite of them all, Chris, the second image of Peter, Stewie, the talking, evil, baby genious who wants to enslave the human race and kill Peters wife, Lois, who is the most normal of the Griffin family. And we can not forget Brian, the articulate talking dog. This show is one of my favorites, and one of the most random comedy shows of them all. (Thats what makes it so funny) Let me just tell you one thing, if you know how to laugh, youll love this show.

Family Guy must be the single greatest animated comedy show ever made. There is not one episode that is not funny. The creator, Seth McFarlane, is a genius. His humor is witty and he makes use of every scene to bring out laughs. He has a unique style in his writing that incorporates flash back sequences. This tactic gives him the opportunity to put in hilarious (and often ridiculous) scenes into the show without disturbing the flow. The characters follow the basic formula for a sitcom family. Peter is the fat, stupid father. Lois is the smart, sexy wife. Chris is basically his father with an adolescent twist. Meg is the daughter that is desperate for attention. These characters alone are enough for a hit show, but McFarlane adds a few twists. He includes a cultured and facetious dog and a one year-old boy that is bent upon world domination; that is after he kills his mother, Lois, first. Each character is guaranteed to make you laugh and those are only the primary characters. The secondary characters (for example, the sex obsessed friend of Peters, Quagmire) are pure gold. One thing that is found in the Family Guy series that is not found in many other comedy cartoons is the quality of animation. Dont get me wrong, the animation does not look anywhere close to realistic, and I am not advocating that it is. I am saying that the animation plays a role in the comedy. It is entertaining watching the look on Loiss face when Peter tells her something crazy. It is a shame that the show was cancelled, but there is news that every Family Guy fan should hear. Since Family Guy started to air on Cartoon Network, it has gotten better ratings than Jay Lenno and David Letterman for the 11:30 time slot in the 18 to 35 demographic, which is the most valuable demographic by the way; and the DVD sales have grossed more than they could have ever hoped for. As a result, Fox is bringing it back on the air sometime in the beginning of 2005. The will also be sporting an unheard of 15 writers to be on their team. Not only that, but Seth McFarlane is also creating a new show that will be on Fox later this year. Spread the news. Not all TV shows have gone to the dumps. Salvation is on its way.

As often happens with the truly amazing shows, propper recognition is posthumously awarded. Well, Family Guy is not the exception to the rule. For so long I thought I was alone in my love of this show. It warms my heart to find others who mourn its loss. First, Id like to say that the other reviews were Too Right!!! There is little I could add ... but, Ill try. Yea; the closest analogy would be the illigitimate love child of the Simpsons and South Park, but as has been stated, there is so much more to it. The shows format is not so much a structured program, as a train of thought. As in a daydream (or, Im told, a good trip), it wanders from one random subject to another, swinging back to a psudo-reality only when absolutly necessary. Add that to its razor wit and a PC reverence on a level with an Eminem -book on tape- reading of The Idiots Guide to The Satanic Verses, and you have a gem that fans cherish and networks cancle...

The Family Guy is the funniest cartoon ever. Peter is a fat moron who doesnt have a clue about the Earth and he loves drinking beer and watching Tv. The rest of his family include Stewie the little baby who wants to conquer the world. Brina he martini loving dog, Lois his wife who tries to keep him in order, Chris who will probably grow up to be just like his dad, and Meg, the teenage drama queen. This family get sinto all sorts of predicaments but its so funny. Peter always gives up time that would be spent with his kids to go hang out with his friends. This show is so great and im glad it will be coming back in January next year.

The episode starts with - you guessed it - another power outage. Peter and the rest of the Griffins are once again left sitting in their living room, with nothing to do. Chris then suggests the retelling of another Star Wars story; and thus the 2nd spoof begins. I felt the writers could have mixed things up this time around. Did the exact same series of events have to lead to the story being retold? It just seemed lazy not to change things, even a little here. We see a similar occurance at the very end of the episode, when Peter once again insults Robot Chicken. However, on the upside, this time he takes a dig at Seth Greens Without a Paddle too. The story essentially picks up where the first one left off; the death star has been destroyed; Darth Vader (Stewie) chases Luke Skywalker (Chris) on the planet Hoth; Luke has a vision of his dead mentor Obi-Wan Kenobi (Herbert), who tells him to go to the planet Dagobah and learn the ways of the Force from Jedi Master Yoda (Carl). Luke then has a vision of the Empire capturing his friends. Believing this to be true, Luke forgoes his Jedi training in order to save his friends and confront Vader. Meanwhile, Princess Leia (Lois) somehow manages to fall for Falcon pilot Han Solo (Peter). Basically, the galaxy is at war and were along for the ride. The writers seem to utilise the Family Guy characters extremely well in these specials, and here is no different. The casting of Mort Goldman in the role of Lando was inspired; he adds something special to the character, and Im not just talking about the fact that here, hes a black jew. What youll actually notice is that this time around, the writers have been forced to re-cast some characters into different roles; in the opening scenes, Joe is seen as one of Darth Vaders probe droids, while further into the episode, Meg plays the role of a space-slug, which is perhaps even uglier a creature than what we saw her play in Blue Harvest. She does however get to speak this time around, which is an improvement of sorts. Still, I cant complain about these changes, as they certainly do work. Consuelas scenes in the episode will remind viewers of her recent appearance in the season 8 episode Dog Gone; she is just as stubborn and ignorant as ever, and not even Darth Vadar can get her to do what he wants. My only gripe I have with her however is that her scenes would have felt far fresher if we hadnt seen it all already so recently. As for actual guest star appearances, we also see the first appearance of James Woods since Back to the Woods in season 6; but those looking forward to his cameo may be disappointed to learn that he features in just a single blink-and-youll-miss-it scene. While James Woods is the only visible guest star to appear, we do see Ryan Seacrest (albeit with a different voice-artist) during a short American Idol gag involving Darth Vader cutting him to pieces, among others. While all of this is going on, Peter also puts his own unique spin on Han Solos relationship with Princess Leia. His constant attempts at winning her over are presented in true Family Guy fashion, but while some of the jokes surrounding this work, others simply fall flat on the ground. These scenes are probably some of the episodes weakest. Like Blue Harvest, this episode is packed to the brim with Star Wars references, which fans are sure to love. For me, these gags always seem to work. However, probably out-weighing these are references to gags from previously aired episodes of the show. All of these call-backs to old episodes, while they do utilise the Star Wars universe well (Peters injured knee scene is redone using an AT-AT, for example), make the episode seem less fresh; perhaps the inclusion of more original jokes would have made more sense. Fans will either be intrigued or irritated to discover that Stewies homosexuality is in full reincarnation in this episode; Darth shows questionable interest in a revealingly-dressed Storm Trooper; even (and quite disturbingly) showing interest in being more than friends with Luke Skywalker, his son. I personally loved these scenes. While Stewies sexual confusions are a common annoyance for many, many fans, here, were given the best of both worlds. In this episode, old Stewie and new Stewie co-exist perfectly. The evil Stewie from earlier seasons of the show is reformed under the guise of Darth Vader, while the sexually confused Stewie that is the Stewie of today is still fully represented underneath. The epic closing battle between Luke and Darth is handled brilliantly, especially Lukes line I would give my right hand for this day to just end. The episode closes with a Back to the Future reference, which, if Im honest, feels quite unnecessary, and out of place. All in all, this episode achieves what it sets out to do - parody a Star Wars movie, and poke fun at it at every possible opportunity in the process. While a lot of the non-Star Wars related gags are recycled from previous episodes, the episode will once again please most avid Star Wars fans; the fact that it manages to stick to the original movies plot so well means that even non-fans of the original movie series shouldnt become too lost along the way. Still, as aforementioned, the gags make this episode seem less fresh than Blue Harvest did, and with that, of lower quality. While the novelty has definitely worn off, the episode is still entertaining, and the vast majority will be pleased with this adaptation of a classic science fiction movie. Review originally posted on Family Guy fan site Freakin Sweet News [...]

1. What are the two episodes per disk people talking about? Theres 5 to 7 on all of them. 2. Simpsons folks - there is no comparison. The two shows are too different. This is not a copy; its more creative and hard edged. The Simpsons is more polished; but Family Guy is funnier. (Sorry, its the truth.) 3. For a 2 1/2 season show; Ill let DVD sales and Cartoon Network ratings speak for me. It has been reported in TV Guide that Adult Swim is beating the ratings of Letterman, Leno and Kilborn (each) in 18 to 34 males. (Amazing) 4. I watch a lot of TV but I never knew Family Guy existed until it was already cancelled and they were showing the last episodes on Thursday. (2 hour blocks) If I didnt know about it; I doubt most others did. So its ratings were actually amazing. 5. DAMN FOX TO HELL!!! Fox totally screwed this show!!!!!!!

I pre-ordered this set about 5 months before it was to be released and for the most part, Im pretty happy with it. The only down side is, I dont think the second season is totally complete. Also, I was under the impression that the un-aired When you wish apon a Weinstein episode was here too. Its not, which was a little disappointing. I can only hope that Volume 2 has that particular episode, and the rest of season two, as well. After all, I think season three was kind of short. On a whole, this is a really good edition, and I cant wait to see the next one!

The first two seasons of family guy were awesome, Edgier than the simpsons and funnier than everything on televison. There was nothing sacred to Peter and the clan but the star of the show is baby Stewie, his multitude of attempts to kill Lois or supervent her authority are priceless, in later seasons this running joke has been deminished as has peters war with the chicken. All appearing for the first time in this volume. There are only 7 episodes for the first season as it was an experiment that they didnt think the world would love. The second season is 21 episodes long and make up tapes 2-4 of this box set. Watch it with the subtitles on to discover phrases arent what you think you hear, especially from stewie. The jokes are crude and sometimes tasteless but the majority of them are pop references that everyone can relate to. Family Guy Rules!

As you already know, the show is hilarious and these 4 DVDs capture the complete first two seasons. Unlike some other people, I found the DVD layout to be fine. Included is a brief commentary by the shows creators. Its not as easy to include extras in an animated series, but it doesnt matter; the material itself is worth more than gold. I have a new DVD player and witnessed no problems whatsoever with the DVD encoding. The picture quality was perfect. I dont really understand why others would complain, but suspect it is their equipment and not these DVDs. It is true that there is a slight delay when waiting for the programs to load so that several warning screens can be displayed. (But this is par for the course with many DVDs.)

Above all else, FAMILY GUY is a funny, funny show. I almost always watch TV, DVDs, or video when I eat my meals, but I have discovered that it isnt entirely safe to do so while watching this show. It is funny to a degree that simply isnt compatible with eating food. What is amazing about the show is that while on one level it will strike just about any viewer as a semi-ripoff of THE SIMPSONS (just check all the SIMPSONS references in other reviews--it is almost impossible not to compare the two), it nonetheless manages to come across as remarkably fresh and--paradoxically--underivative. Although the show uses a number of voiceover artists, the majority of the voices are supplied by only two actors: Seth MacFarlane and Alex Borstein (who will be familiar to fans of MADTV). It isnt fair to say that MacFarlane is the Matt Groening of FAMILY GUY, since Groening does so much less in the SIMPSONS. MacFarlane is the creator of the show, voices most of the male characters, and is one of the main writers. Alex Borstein voices most of the female characters and is also a writer. FAMILY GUY is THE SIMPSONS on speed and with a bawdy streak. Like the Simpsons, the show recreates a small town and introduces a host of characters. Like most people, my two favorites are Stewie, the one-year old evil super genius who also doubles as the youngest Griffin, and Brian, the talking family dog, who is also exceptionally literate and an alcoholic. Unlike THE SIMPSONS, where Lisa and (usually) Marge are voices of reason, absolutely no one on FAMILY GUY really has their stuff together. Brian, Meg, and Lois are relatively sane, but all can exhibit bizarre behavior at key times. Brian can serve as the voice of reason, but his drinking problem can get out of control at inopportune times. This show is absolutely NOT for the children. There is a huge amount of sexual humor, frequent references to genitalia, and the next-door neighbor is a sexual predator. The show was designed with a late nighttime slot in mind, and it shows. Much of the humor is scatological, and there really are no sacred subjects. To be honest, when the show goes off color, I generally find it to be less funny than in the more primetime moments. Much of the humor becomes ritualistic (a detractor might say formulaic). For instance, whenever any character uses the phrase like the time you know you about about to get a flashback. Transitions can be rapid, unexpected, and exceedingly weird. And unlike THE SIMPSONS, when they introduce a song, it is almost always exceedingly funny. Just dont try to eat and watch FAMILY GUY at the same time.