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'''''Family Guy ''''' is an American [[animated cartoon|animated]] [[Situation comedy|television sitcom]] created by [[Seth MacFarlane]] for the [[Fox Broadcasting Company]]. The series centers on the Griffins, a [[dysfunctional family]] consisting of [[Peter Griffin|Peter]], [[Lois Griffin|Lois]], [[Meg Griffin|Meg]], [[Chris Griffin|Chris]], [[Stewie Griffin|Stewie]], and their pet dog [[Brian Griffin|Brian]]. <!--PLEASE DO NOT EDIT THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE WITH PERSONAL BIAS, IT IS THE MOST ACCURATE DESCRIPTION WE ARE GOING TO GET--> The show uses frequent [[Cutaway (filmmaking)|cutaway gags]], often in the form of [[wikt:tangent|tangential]] [[sketch comedy|vignettes]] which parody [[American culture]]. |
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''Family Guy'' was conceived by MacFarlane after developing two predecessor animated films, ''[[Larry shorts|The life of Larry]]'' and ''[[Larry shorts|Larry & Steve]]''. MacFarlane changed the design of the protagonist Larry and renamed him Peter; he also changed the design of Larry's dog Steve, and developed him into Brian. Shortly after the third season of ''Family Guy'' aired in 2003, the series was canceled. However, because of favorable DVD sales and high ratings on syndicated reruns, the network renewed the show in 2004. The setting for the stories is a partially fictional town in [[Rhode Island]], based on MacFarlane's upbringing and education. |
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''Family Guy'' has been nominated for eleven [[Primetime Emmy Award]]s, of which it won three. The show has also been nominated for eleven [[Annie Award]]s, and won three times. It has garnered three [[Golden Reel Award (Canada)|Golden Reel Award]] nominations, winning once. In 2009, it was nominated for an Emmy for [[61st Primetime Emmy Awards|Outstanding Comedy Series]], the first time an animated series was nominated for the award since ''[[The Flintstones]]'' in 1961. ''Family Guy'' has also been challenged with negative criticism, including three notable lawsuits and low reviews for its similarities to the animated series ''[[The Simpsons]]''. |
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==History on TV== |
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===Creation=== |
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{{main article|Larry shorts}} |
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Seth MacFarlane created a short film in 1995 entitled ''The Life of Larry'' while studying at the [[Rhode Island School of Design]].<ref name="Lenburg">{{cite book|last=Lenburg|first=Jeff|title=Who's who in animated cartoons: an international guide to film & television's award-winning and legendary animators|publisher=Applause Theatre & Cinema Books|location=New York|date=2006|edition=Illustrated|page=221|isbn=978-1-55783-671-7}}</ref> The short featured a middle-aged slob named Larry Cummings, his cynical talking dog, Steve, supportive wife Lois, and pudgy teenage son Milt.<ref name="Larry">{{Cite video|people=[[Seth McFarlane]] |title=The Life of Larry (1995) |url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kLuR6wBKJf4|medium=Animated short|accessdate= October 21, 2009}}</ref> The film begins with a live-action segment where MacFarlane, as himself, briefly describes the show and its characters.<ref name="Larry" /> After being hired at [[Hanna-Barbera]], MacFarlane was given a chance in 1996 to direct a [[sequel]] entitled ''Larry and Steve'',<ref name="Lenburg"/> a seven-minute short<ref name="L&S">{{Cite video|people=[[Seth MacFarlane]], [[Lori Alan]] |title=Larry & Steve (1997)|url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g2F2pLEwfRQ|medium=Animated short|accessdate=October 21, 2009}}</ref>broadcast as part of [[Cartoon Network]]'s ''[[The Cartoon Cartoon Show|World Premiere Toons]]''.<ref name="Lenburg" /> The film stars MacFarlane, who reprises his role as Larry Cummings and his talking dog Steve, among various background characters, and [[Lori Alan]], who provided additional character voices.<ref name="L&S" /> |
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MacFarlane conceived the idea for the ''Family Guy'' in 1999, developing it out of his two short films. MacFarlane caught the attention of Fox, and was given $50,000 to make a pilot. McFarlane completed the 11 minute pilot after six months of hand animation. Upon review, Fox gave the green light to ''Family Guy'' as a series.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://au.video.yahoo.com/watch/1929627/2891929 |title=Inside Media at MTR (2006): ''Family Guy'' 2 |work=Yahoo! Video |accessdate=August 24, 2009}}</ref> Although ''Family Guy{{'}}''s cancellation was initially announced after the second season, Fox decided to make a third season,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=AK&s_site=ohio&p_multi=AK&p_theme=realcities&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0F398A31ECEB7820&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM |title=Plenty of Changes at Fox, UPN, Fox Tinkers With its Prime-Time Lineup on 6 Nights, UPN on 3|work=newsbank|accessdate=October 3, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/bostonherald/access/52909920.html?dids=52909920:52909920&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Apr+25%2C+2000&author=&pub=Boston+Herald&desc=ARTS+%26+TV+in+Brief%3B+%60Family+Guy%2C'+%60SportsNight'+may+move+to+new+networks&pqatl=google|title=ARTS & TV in Brief; `Family Guy,' `SportsNight' may move to new networks|work=pqasb|accessdate=October 3, 2009}}</ref> after which it was truly canceled at the end of 2003. However, reruns on [[Adult Swim]] drove up interest in the show, and its DVD releases did quite well, selling over 2.2 million copies in one year, which renewed network interest.<ref>{{cite web|last=McKinley |first=Jesse |url=http://www.nytimes.com/2005/05/02/arts/television/02fami.html?_r=1&oref=slogin |title=Canceled and Resurrected, on the Air and Onstage |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=May 2, 2005 |accessdate=December 3, 2007}}</ref> ''Family Guy'' returned to production in 2004, making four more seasons (for a total of seven) and a [[direct-to-video|straight-to-DVD]] special, ''[[Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story]].'' The show celebrated its official [[100 episodes|100th episode]] during its sixth season in November 2007, resulting in the show's [[broadcast syndication|syndication]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news.aspx?id=20071008fox01 |title="Family Guy" Celebrates 100 Freakin' Sweet Episodes With Special Retropective Sunday, November 4, On Fox |publisher=The Futon Critic |work=Fox |date=October 8, 2007 |accessdate=September 3, 2009}}</ref> The show is contracted to continue producing episodes until 2012.<ref>{{cite news|first=Eric |last=Goldman |title=Big New Deal for Family Guy's Seth MacFarlane |url=http://tv.ign.com/articles/871/871629p1.html |work=[[IGN]] |date=May 5, 2008 |accessdate=May 11, 2007}}</ref> |
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==Live performances== |
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Seth McFarlane and some of the other writers and voice actors on the show have begun to perform in "Family Guy LIVE!", which have been enormously successful theater shows. The show usually begins with a read-through of a script from a classic episode from the series, with all of the original voice-actors performing their character's lines, and then moves onto a performance of some songs from the show's history. Towards the end, there is a [[Q & A]] session and a clip is shown from one of the new, unaired episodes. There have been performances in New York, Los Angeles, Montreal, and Chicago<ref>[http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117970158.html?categoryid=14&cs=1 'Family Guy' hits the road - Entertainment News, TV News, Media - Variety<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>. Even though an aired episode is usually only 22 minutes long, the script-reading of an episode of the same length can last as long as an hour with all of the pauses for laughter to subside and constant asides to the audience. |
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==References== |
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