FROM THE FRONT LINES OF THE CARTOON WARS
Fox Entertainment President: "We've got one other show we're contemplating with Seth... but our plan is not all Seth, all the time." [Freakin' Sweet News]
Fox Entertainment President: "We've got one other show we're contemplating with Seth... but our plan is not all Seth, all the time." [Freakin' Sweet News]
posted 1/14/2010 | permalink
Politician Looks Like Peter Griffin
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Omagh councillor Ross Hussey, of Ireland or something, got told he looks like the dad from Family Guy and now he might run campaign posters highlighting this resemblance in a misguided attempt to win over young voters. Look at the picture, it is funny. [BBC]
Omagh councillor Ross Hussey, of Ireland or something, got told he looks like the dad from Family Guy and now he might run campaign posters highlighting this resemblance in a misguided attempt to win over young voters. Look at the picture, it is funny. [BBC]
posted 9/14/2009 | permalink
Family Guy Nominated For Best Original Comedy Series Emmy
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Family Guy successfully received an Emmy nomination in the Outstanding Comedy Series category, becoming the first animated show to do since The Flintsones in 1961. The Simpsons had attempted, and failed, to do so, in 1993 and 1994. [TV Guide]
Family Guy successfully received an Emmy nomination in the Outstanding Comedy Series category, becoming the first animated show to do since The Flintsones in 1961. The Simpsons had attempted, and failed, to do so, in 1993 and 1994. [TV Guide]
posted 7/16/2009 | permalink
Sit Down, Shut Up Cancelled, Pretty Much
FROM THE FRONT LINES OF THE CARTOON WARS
Sit Down, Shut Up, the recently-premiered TV cartoon on the Fox Network created by the creator of Arrested Development and produced by one half of the former Josh Weinsten/Bill Oakley Simpsons showrunning superteam, was pretty much cancelled (TV channels never actually say the word "cancellation" because it is like saying Voldemort, basically) in order to make room for the upcoming Family Guy spin-off about the black guy, which was picked up for a second season even though it hasn't even aired yet. Yes, the first episode of Sit Down, Shut Up (or SitShut, as those in the 'biz call it) was real bad, but it was getting better, yes/maybe/kinda?? Anyway, doesn't Seth MacFarlane already have enough cartoon shows, and also the whole Spawn thing? Man, that one episode, "Simpsons Spinoff Showcase," is becoming true except for Family Guy because nobody in the world watches The Simpsons anymore, and even less people are watching the new shows [SFGate]
Sit Down, Shut Up, the recently-premiered TV cartoon on the Fox Network created by the creator of Arrested Development and produced by one half of the former Josh Weinsten/Bill Oakley Simpsons showrunning superteam, was pretty much cancelled (TV channels never actually say the word "cancellation" because it is like saying Voldemort, basically) in order to make room for the upcoming Family Guy spin-off about the black guy, which was picked up for a second season even though it hasn't even aired yet. Yes, the first episode of Sit Down, Shut Up (or SitShut, as those in the 'biz call it) was real bad, but it was getting better, yes/maybe/kinda?? Anyway, doesn't Seth MacFarlane already have enough cartoon shows, and also the whole Spawn thing? Man, that one episode, "Simpsons Spinoff Showcase," is becoming true except for Family Guy because nobody in the world watches The Simpsons anymore, and even less people are watching the new shows [SFGate]
posted 5/16/2009 | permalink
49ers Enter Cartoon Wars
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posted 27 January 2009 source sf gate
The San Francisco 49ers were forced to take sides in the Simpsons-Family Guy rivalry that threatens to tear apart our nation. A local CW affiliate is attempting to help broker a peace deal.
posted 27 January 2009 source sf gate
The San Francisco 49ers were forced to take sides in the Simpsons-Family Guy rivalry that threatens to tear apart our nation. A local CW affiliate is attempting to help broker a peace deal.
Labels: AZTEC THEATRE, EYE ON SPRINGFIELD, FROM THE FRONT LINES OF THE CARTOON WARS
posted 1/27/2009 | permalink
Simpsons Creator Now Go-To Guy For Comments on Family Guy Creator
GROEN DRAIN
posted 6 September 2008 source myspace finance
Simpsons creator Matt Groening has always enjoyed a favorable relationship with the press. Serving as a sort-of go-to cultural commentator, the head of Fox's billion-dollar cartoon franchise is often quoted on everything from animation to music to high school to Olympic mascots. These days, however, he is often asked to comment on Fox's other billion-dollar cartoon franchise, Family Guy. In a Wall Street Journal article about Family Guy creator Seth MacFarlane, MacFarlane's contemporary is relegated to a handful of sentences, including a paragraph which curiously reads like a line from a Fox press release:
posted 6 September 2008 source myspace finance
Simpsons creator Matt Groening has always enjoyed a favorable relationship with the press. Serving as a sort-of go-to cultural commentator, the head of Fox's billion-dollar cartoon franchise is often quoted on everything from animation to music to high school to Olympic mascots. These days, however, he is often asked to comment on Fox's other billion-dollar cartoon franchise, Family Guy. In a Wall Street Journal article about Family Guy creator Seth MacFarlane, MacFarlane's contemporary is relegated to a handful of sentences, including a paragraph which curiously reads like a line from a Fox press release:
Cartoonist Matt Groening, creator of "The Simpsons," says, "He's laid the groundwork with this smash hit show and now, with new media opening up and Seth's specific kind of rapid-fire visual humor, how to exploit it just depends on how ambitious he wants to be."Given that Fox and the Journal are corporate siblings, could this be another sign of The Simpsons's diminishing stature in the eyes of Fox executives?
Labels: FROM THE FRONT LINES OF THE CARTOON WARS, GROEN DRAIN, NEWS CORP. NEWS
posted 9/06/2008 | permalink
IGN Weighs In
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posted 19 March 2007 source ign
Fox-owned IGN steps in to settle the fight nobody cares about anymore, Simpsons vs. Family Guy! I didn't read any of it, but if you want to look at a bunch of pictures of nerds and read their analyses of the two cartoon shows, then be my guest.
posted 19 March 2007 source ign
Fox-owned IGN steps in to settle the fight nobody cares about anymore, Simpsons vs. Family Guy! I didn't read any of it, but if you want to look at a bunch of pictures of nerds and read their analyses of the two cartoon shows, then be my guest.
posted 3/19/2007 | permalink
Chicago Sun-Times Wants To Know: Is Family Guy Stupid?
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posted 10 March 2007 source chicago sun-times
Matt Groening doesn't think so: "At the beginning, there was probably some competition going on" between "The Simpsons" and "Family Guy," he says. "But certainly not from me.
"I know how hard it is to do an animated TV show. ['Family Guy' creator] Seth MacFarlane is a good friend. And 'Family Guy' is funny. It's got its own style. The more the merrier. I want more cartoons on TV," Groening says.
MacFarlane had some nice things to say about "The Simpsons," too: "You could almost say 'The Honeymooners' or subsequently 'All in the Family' laid down the ground rules -- everything structurally -- for a live-action sitcom.
"And I think it's the same thing for 'The Simpsons' regarding subsequent animated shows. They reinvented the process. A lot of things worked. So of course you're gonna use that as a springboard."
posted 10 March 2007 source chicago sun-times
Matt Groening doesn't think so: "At the beginning, there was probably some competition going on" between "The Simpsons" and "Family Guy," he says. "But certainly not from me.
"I know how hard it is to do an animated TV show. ['Family Guy' creator] Seth MacFarlane is a good friend. And 'Family Guy' is funny. It's got its own style. The more the merrier. I want more cartoons on TV," Groening says.
MacFarlane had some nice things to say about "The Simpsons," too: "You could almost say 'The Honeymooners' or subsequently 'All in the Family' laid down the ground rules -- everything structurally -- for a live-action sitcom.
"And I think it's the same thing for 'The Simpsons' regarding subsequent animated shows. They reinvented the process. A lot of things worked. So of course you're gonna use that as a springboard."
posted 3/10/2007 | permalink
From The Front Lines of the Cartoon Wars
FROM THE FRONT LINES OF THE CARTOON WARS
posted 9 november 2006 source toronto star
posted 9 november 2006 source toronto star
- "I've talked to (creators) Matt Groening and Seth MacFarlane about it and both are very respectful of the other's show. Matt has said he's thrilled that Family Guy has come back. And when we have Simpsons gags in our show, Seth will call Matt up and ask, `Is it okay if we do this?' So there's mutual respect." Buh?
- TV pundits talk of a generational divide between Family Guy's high school/university audience and the millions who've embraced The Simpsons for 19 seasons. Zuh?
- Michels served a long stint with Homer & Co., moving from background artist in the first season up the ladder eventually to director - he helmed 11 episodes, including the classics "Brother From Another Series" and "Homer to the Max." He absconded to The Family Guy for its second season in 1999 and took the reins for last year's DVD-only companion, Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story. Snuh.
posted 11/09/2006 | permalink
Family Guy Creator Seth MacFarlane: More Simpsons References A-Comin'
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posted 17 September 2006 source toonzone
It's like the Cold War nuclear arms race except with cartoons and nerds
posted 17 September 2006 source toonzone
It's like the Cold War nuclear arms race except with cartoons and nerds
posted 10/28/2006 | permalink
