Much to my surprise, I really enjoy both Star Trek: Discovery and The Orville. I’ll wax on the latter first. It’s hard to explain why I’m a Seth MacFarlane fan. Usually, I can only watch about 10 minutes of Family Guy — I like it, but after that my mind wanders in search of “plot.”…
This week, it’s time for another ROBOT CHICKEN Holiday Special, plus the wrap up of another season of the Cartoon Network hit series. Show runners John Harvavtine and Matt Senrich talk about how much fun it still is playing with toys, plus Brooke Burns has a new trivia challenge TV show and a new co-star…
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My pal Bob Greenberger did a nice review this week of the TV show Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey hosted by Neil deGrasse Tyson; the TV series is now out on BluRay. I was particularly struck by two facts about the show when it first aired. 1) It was shown on two TV networks, National Geographic and…
Solidly castigated for being in bad taste, Seth MacFarlane announced he was not interested in hosting the Oscars again. Watching his reception in horror, Tina Fey said “Hell, no.” So producers announced next year’s host will be Gilbert Gottfried. To be fair, when it comes to MacFarlane I’m not necessarily your go-to guy. I thought…
They are the architects of some of the funniest moments on TV from COUGAR TOWN and SCRUBS to FAMILY GUY and THE CLEVELAND SHOW, Bill Lawrence and Seth McFarlane share a look into their creative process plus DC digs back again, GLEE goes out with a bang and Nic Cage stars as Mickey Mouse! PRESS…
Starting Wednesday, computer watchers can surf and find Seth MacFarlane’s Cavalcade of Cartoon Comedy at Google and assorted other sites. In a MacFarlane profile at today’s Wall Street Journal, the creator of Family Guy described how some 50 Cavalcade clips will be available at the rate of one per well. According to the article, “Google…
It looks like Stan Lee’s next collaboration in comics will be one with a Far East flavor – we’ve got the story, plus — Jonathan Hickman’s Pax Romana is now free and online — Family Guy spins off Cleveland — The folks at Cannes will see Indiana Jones first — And yes, a brand new…
Today we celebrate the birthday of a man who has given us so much cause for hilarity, Seth MacFarlane, the man-child responsible for the shocking and hilarious television series, Family Guy. In addition to being the show’s chief creator and writer, his malleable timbre is behind many of the show’s characters, including Peter Griffin, Brian,…
According to Valleywag, Seth McFarlane, creator of "Family Guy" has just hooked up with Google, using its AdSense network to distribute original video shorts. The show, which McFarlane and Google hope will be paid for by embedded ads, will appear in banners Google serves on both its own and independent sites. The concept is that…
