So When Will 'Family Guy' Make It Into Multiplexes?
Filed under: Animation, Comedy, 20th Century Fox, Remakes and Sequels
With The Simpsons Movie (finally) about to make its appearance, a few eyes have turned toward that other animated Fox series, and the new question seems to be this? Will Seth MacFarlane's Family Guy ever hit the silver screen? And if so, when? (And will it be NC-17?)During a recent appearance at the Just for Laughs Festival, Mr. MacFarlane told The Hollywood Reporter that while there certainly have been some discussions regarding a Family Guy movie, there's nothing down on paper just yet: "We have been trying to figure out how to do that and the series at the same time without the series suffering ... Nothing is official." Fans of the generally hilarious animated series are probably well aware that Family Guy has already spawned a direct-to-video movie ... one that wasn't any funnier than the TV episodes, if you're asking me. But hey, any time I get to see Peter Griffin fall down I'm a happy guy.
And regarding that other other animated Fox series, let's not forget that Matt Groening and his Futurama crew are presently hard at work at turning out some new material. Here's what the creator of Bender told ComingSoon.net: "We're doing four straight-to-DVD Futurama movies and then new episodes on Comedy Central starting in 2008. The first DVD for Futurama will be out for the holidays." Y'know ... as much as I love The Simpsons (and boy do I), I'm more excited about the new Futurama stuff than I am about The Simpsons Movie. Does that make me weird?
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
7-22-2007 @ 12:37PM
Curt said...
If it does, I'm a freak right there with you. Futurama was and is a great show with good heart.
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7-22-2007 @ 1:32PM
Robin said...
As much as I love The Simpsons, I can't wait for the new Futurama eps/movies.
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7-22-2007 @ 2:38PM
Alan in Boston said...
let me axe you something, is this going to be the best x-mas ever?
yes. Futurama. yes.
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7-22-2007 @ 3:55PM
Eklen said...
I read that the futurama movies would be cut and edited to be 4 different episodes, but theyre being made to be a movie, so I do think they will all work out nicely, and I am very excited for them. As for a Family Guy movie, that sounds horrible and I myself cannot imagine hearing seth macfarlanes voice in a theater.
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7-22-2007 @ 7:01PM
Mike said...
Family Guy is easily one of the worst written and animated shows on TV.
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7-22-2007 @ 7:01PM
Uatu theWatcher said...
I am glad to here that they are going to be on Comedy Central more people need to find this show
http://www.makeminemarvel.com/
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7-22-2007 @ 8:54PM
MosquitoControl said...
Futurama had some lesser episodes towards the end, as they knew they were being cancelled and took risks, but it always managed to be high quality and hysterical.
The Simpsons hasn't been funny since Season 9. In fact, it's been unwatchable. The previews for the movie look like more of the same - that dog sledding gag was painfully awful. The show was excellent for about half of its run, but those days are so far behind.
Family Guy was fresh when it was first aired. It's since become unwatchably stale. The randomness for the sake of being random just isn't funny anymore.
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