Family Guy, Vol. 2
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Family Guy Number 2 sees the return of America's most outrageous animated family with all 21 Season Three episodes, plus one never-before-seen episode - "When You Wish Upon A Weinstein" banned from TV, and only available in this bring together!
In this hilarious final number, the Griffin family faces all-new dilemmas, including Brian's unintentional foray into directing porn, Stewie's rants on national TV, Meg's date with a nudist and Lois' Yuletide lunacy.
Meanwhile, Peter is surprised to learn Lois was once a groupie, and his son, Chris, is more "endowed" than he is.Amazon.com
The third and final season of Seth MacFarlane's late, lamented Family Guy finds television's most dysfunctional cartoon family even more animated than usual. As MacFarlane notes in a bonus segment about the controversial series' censorship battles, he was inspired to go for broke, thought that the series, already juggled like a hot potato in the schedule (at one point, it aired opposite the mighty Friends), had been cancelled. Just as Spinal Tap walked the fine line between "clever and stupid," so did Family Guy gleefully mock the line between "edgy and offensive." Justification in point is this set's holy grail: "When You Wish Upon a Weinstein," not aired during the series' original run, in which clueless Rhode Island patriarch Peter Griffin is convinced that if his lumpen son is to be rich and successful, he must be converted into Jewish.
Like The Simpsons, Family Guy lends itself to multiple viewings to catch each densely packed episode's way-surrounded by "one-percenter" gags (so-called by the creators since that is the percent of the consultation who will get them), scattershot pop-polish references, surreal leaps, and gratuitous pot shots at everyone from, predictably, Oprah, Kevin Costner, and Bill Cosby to, unpredictably, Rita Rudner. Also like their Springfield counterparts, this series benefits from a fantastic ensemble voice cast, with surprising contributions from a no-less-stellar roster of guest stars. Yes, that's really Kelly Ripa as her "real" self, a heart-devouring alien in "Family Guy Viewer Mail #1," and June Foray popping in as Rocky the Flying Squirrel in "Brian Does Hollywood." Family Guy's stock has just risen with its addition to Cartoon Network's "Adult Swim" lineup, a much better fit than prime calculate. To see Peter invite Charles Manson to a party for Sharon Tate ("but only if you don't embarrass me") is to marvel how much of this ever got on the air. Happily, it is on DVD. --Donald Liebenson
February 24th, 2010 - 03:33
Family Guy is a retarded show, plain and unadorned. There’s a reason it’s cancelled. It tries so hard to be amusing, and succeeds *maybe* 10% of the calculate. The rest is just unfunny and forced. It’s low-rent humor aimed at people that reckon they’re smart but really have no thought what “amusing” is. A Simpsons ripoff that is slightly more amusing than cancer mixed with AIDS, and not anything else. If you wish to be part of the mental lowest-ordinary-denominator, waste your money on this garbage. Better yet, send your money to me.
Rating: 1 / 5
February 24th, 2010 - 03:39
WHAT’S THE MATTER PEOPLE? YOU CAN’T BOTHER LOOKING IN YOUR LOCAL LISTINGS TO SEE WHAT TIME THIS SHOW IS ON? I’M SICK AND TIRED OF ALL THESE PEOPLE BLOWING HARD EARNED CASH ON THESE TELEVISION SERIES THAT ARE CONSTANTLY BEING REPLAYED ON FOX OR OTHER TELEVISION STATIONS ESPECIALLY THE CARTOON NETWORK. IF YOU PEOPLE CAN AFFORD A DVD PLAYER AND THIS DVD SET, QUITE FRANKLY, YOU CAN AFFORD BETTER CABLE! SAVE YOUR MONEY AND GET A LIFE!
Rating: 1 / 5
February 24th, 2010 - 03:53
This show will likely rerun on FX, cable has proved a show doesn’t need 5 seasons to get syndicated. $… for three failed seasons, are you kidding me.
Heed my advice, spend semi the money and buy 3 seasons of Sports Night; six discs, one bring together, chances are you never trapped it even as on ABC.
Don’t get me incorrect, I’m a fan of the Family Guy, it’s underrated ,unlike the Simpsons, which by all financial statement hasn’t been excellent since Maggie “killed” (shot) Mr. Burns.
I will say, Family Guy is so much better minus the comercials, and somehow its more amusing on my PC than I remember being on my TV.
Rating: 1 / 5
February 24th, 2010 - 03:59
You can try all you aspire to pretend the Family Guy is’nt a sad, low-top ripoff of the Simpson’s but you’d be living in denial. It speaks volumes about a show when, by far, the most appealing character is the familiy dog. You might laugh here and there in between the celebrity cheap-shots and painfully predictable show parodies but I would’nt hold my breath. It’s no mystery why this show was cancelled nor is it a shame. Bottom line: the Family Guy is to the Simpson’s, as Schlitz is to Dom Perignon.
Rating: 1 / 5
February 24th, 2010 - 06:45
. . .since it was a poor excuse for comedy. Unlike others, I felt there was very small redeeming value to Family Guy. I can sit owing to an entire episode and not have the urge to laugh — not even once. And that speaks very poorly for the feature of said show. The writers seemingly tried too hard to be irreverent, and the product they produced may possibly easily be equated with what the family dog, Brian, left on the rug. Often the writers would resort to jokes about rabbis which not only bordered on antisemitic but were so unfunny one would have to wonder whether they were consciously trying to write crap. If you’re looking for a crude, irreverent, yet amusing animated comedy turn to South Park. Or, better yet, skip directly to the most creative, well written and produced animated comedies since The Simpsons, Futurama and King of the Hill. Remember, you can easily tune to Cartoon Network’s Adult Swim if you’re craving the dismal, dubious comedy of Family Guy.
Rating: 2 / 5