Family guy was a relatively short run, but totally hillarious cartoon which was taken off TV after only 3 series (for reason's unknown) and has developed cult status ever since. The best way I can describe it is to imagine the Simpsons after the watershed. Much after the watershed.
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Comedy - Director: Richard Boden, Mandie Fletcher, Martin Shardlow - Original Language: English - Classification: 15 years and over - Starring: Hugh Laurie, Miranda Richardson, Stephen Fry, Brian Blessed, Tim McInnerny, Tony Robinson, Rowan Atkinson
Comedy - Original Language: English - Classification: 12 years and over - Starring: Tessa Peake-Jones, Buster Merryfield, David Jason, Nicholas Lyndhurst
Comedy - Director: Gareth Carrivick - Original Language: English - Classification: 15 years and over - Starring: Kathryn Drysdale, Sheridan Smith, Natalie Casey, Will Mellor, Ralf Little
Advantages: Brilliantly funny Disadvantages: DVD extras and set up poor
Family guy was a relatively short run, but totally hillarious cartoon which was taken off TV after only 3 series (for reason's unknown) and has developed cult status ever since. The best way I can describe it is to imagine the Simpsons after the watershed. Much after the watershed.
The central characters are the Griffin family. The head of the house is Peter , a stupid and childish father who says what Homer simpson only thinks. He ... ...They also have the faithful family dog Brian who not only talks but in his own words 'likes the sauce'.
The series (released in 1999) also includes a range of secondary characters in the shape of the townsfolk who each entertain and disgust in their own way, with a wheelchair bound ex-cop, sex pervert neighbour and even the original batman (adam West) as mayor.
This all sounds pretty stereotypical but where the series ... more
Family guy was a relatively short run, but totally hillarious cartoon which was taken off TV after only 3 series (for reason's unknown) and has developed cult status ever since. The best way I can describe it is to imagine the Simpsons after the watershed. Much after the watershed.
The central characters are the Griffin family. The head of the house is Peter , a stupid and childish father who says what Homer simpson only thinks. He is married to Lois, a model housewife with a slightly dodgy past (think Marge with a trace of Jodie Marsh thrown in). The oldest of their three children is Chris, who boils down to being stupid and fat, Meg, who is tragically ugly and desparate for popularity and Stewie, who despite being in nappies is bent on world domination. They also have the faithful family dog Brian who not only talks but in his own words 'likes the sauce'.
The series (released in 1999) also includes a range of secondary characters in the shape of the townsfolk who each entertain and disgust in their own way, with a wheelchair bound ex-cop, sex pervert neighbour and even the original batman (adam West) as mayor.
This all sounds pretty stereotypical but where the series first hits you is in shock value. sex, drugs and drinking are all colourfully addressed and mocked in childlike ways. Some of the jokes cruise too close to the knuckle and you may find yourself laughing in a 'I can't believe they said that' kind of way, rather than actually finding what they say witty (a possible reason for the cancellation). Family Guy is definatly alot less family friendly, and more targetting at a teens-early 20s audience.
The second series benefits from the popularity of the first because the characters, back stories and catchphrases are already established and so fans will probably enjoy this DVD more.
There are 15 episodes on the DVD, although it's the DVD itself that lets the whole package down. There isn't a 'play all' option and so you have to constantly keep selecting a different episode every half an hour, and the waiting screen between them in just a 5 second clip on repeat. There is also a total lack of extras. On the plus side, for fans this is an unedited version and so if you like the gleefully tasteless jokes, you get them in their uncensored form here.
Despite the way I've described this DVD it's only actually rated 15, due to comic sexual and drug references, and the odd moment of comic violence. I think they way these are presented with satire rather than in celebration makes them more acceptable.
Despite the series not showing on TV, there have also been several feature length offerings for fans and I read at Amazon that series 4 is to be released in April 2006, although I think this might have only been shown on the internet so far, rather than on TV.
I haven't quoted any of the jokes here because I don't want to offend anyone, or ruin any episode for fans. Just to re-itterate this won't be for everyone, but if childish, slightly rude simpsons/king of the hill style shows (albeit with the levels increased) are your thing you will love these series and soon be hosting 'sexy parties' of your own.
...reviewed the first season of Family Guy, I felt it was well overdue for me to attempt the second season, especially seeing as the much-anticipated fourth season is to be released in the UK soon (Yes, hopefully I'll write a third season review before then!!)
The first season was critically-acclaimed, and with much pressure therefore on this release, if would be expected to fail. Did it?? Of course not - if anything, due to the development of the ... ...Like with my first Family Guy review, here's a few choice quotes:
Peter: "Y2K? What are you selling, chicken or sex jelly?"
Peter (when he's hungover): This sucks worse than that time I went to that museum. (Flashback to childhood, standing in museum looking at dinosaur skeltons.)
Peter (as a child): Why did all the dinosaurs die out?
Man at Museum: Because you touch yourself at night.
Salesman: "My uncle, who's a real whizz with volcanoes says ...
carl.mcqueen 27.03.2006
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...thread that tentatively holds the family together. Devoted to her husband and kids, she also has a sassy side to her. She also has the most annoying voice of the family.
Chris is the teenage son, whose I.Q is slightly lower than the normal carpet beetle. Struggling with puberty, he is being terrorised by a vicious chimp in his closet.
Meg, the teenage daughter, is constantly trying to be part of the in-crowd at school. Not a classic beauty, it’s ... ...a wife, making him the family guy. Unfortunately to get this family, he appears to have sold his brain to medical science, way before he finished using it. This leads to some hair-brained decisions, which the rest of the family have to pick up the pieces of.
WHAT ABOUT THE DVD?
This series is 15 episodes long. Each episode just over 22 minutes, giving a total running time of 333 minutes. If you pick this up for about £15, that means you a paying ...
CRIPPLE 18.02.2004
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Advantages: Great laughs, more grown up than the simpsons Disadvantages: some jokes not accessible to Uk audience
Family Guy is a comedy based loosely around the Griffin family living in Quahog, Rhode Island.
This series of episodes sees no particular plot, path or lasting changes but all prove to be utterly hilarious with the right amount of sarcasm, crude jokes and slapstick mixed with some more subtle references.
The Characters in Family Guy are certainly not conventional. I will not go into too much detail about these as this review is mainly about the ... ...Peter Griffin is “the Family Guy” a guy who just can’t seem to get things right but is a good man at heart who loves his family but tends to look like an idiot in any possible situation
Lois Griffin is the mother of the family, who brings a bit of normalcy to the family, but this is not always possible and she tends to get dragged along with the rest of the mayhem
Meg Griffin is the eldest daughter of peter and Lois and is unpopular at school and ...
jonty68 06.04.2005
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Advantages: good value, never-seen-on-tv episode, Stewie Disadvantages: ermm...urrrr.... guess it could offend some people. the fools...
...that read my review on Family Guy Series 1 I couldn't wait until my pay cheque came through and spent the last of my cash at the weekend on series two. this means a week without a social life but hey its worth it!
If you are completely new to family guy then please refer to my review of series one ( http://www.ciao.co.uk/Family_Guy_Season_1_DVD__Review_5422399 ) for more detailed biographies of the main characters. For those who are to lazy here ... ...more of the same from Family Guy - slick animation, characters you really care for and jokes about everything from twinkies to liposuction, ET to the Jewish. Yes it's un-PC but you've got to realise that, as with a lot of things that are un-PC, it is not that they disrespect those that they make fun of rather that the jokes are funny and that people really shouldn't take themselves so seriously.
Again, like series 1, a lot of the humour is American ...
Immy_G_1303 16.06.2004
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Advantages: Very funny, great cast of secondary characters Disadvantages: None
Family Guy - Season 2 is the second season of the multiple emmy award winning animated sitcom, Family Guy. I know there has been a lot of criticism of this show bearing more than a passing resemblance to another certain animated family. True, Peter Griffin is a fat unintelligent man with poor hygiene and an alcohol problem, which could be a description of Homer Simpson, but I see these shows as completely different with their own animation styles ... ...this is just a carbon copy rip-off, it's a completely different entity. As it's the second season, the animation has improved, so there are brighter colours and the animation is more clearly defined. This season also has the first appearance of Death, in the episode "Death Is a Bitch", which he is injured and Peter has to take over his work. He is voiced here by Norm MacDonald but after this episode he was voiced by Adam Carolla, which to me is a ...
Walter_Kovacs 11.02.2009
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Product details
Genre
Comedy
Classification
15 years and over
Running Time
5 hours 33 minutes
Video Category
US Television
Plot
The dysfunctional family return for a second series. This time a new set of worries means the family face a peeing problem, an addiction, the law and an 'outing'. Every episode from Season Two.
Release details
DVD Region
DVD
Studio(s)
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment; Deluxe Video Service - Fox
Seth MacFarlane, Mila Kunis, Alex Borstein, Seth Green
Languages
Main Language
English
Hearing Impaired Language
English
Technical information
Special Features
Previously Unreleased Episode When You Wish Upon A Weinstein
Aspect Ratio
4:3 Full Frame
Sound
Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround
Dubbing Sound
Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround English
Animated
Animated
DVD Description
The second season of the prematurely-cancelled animated sitcom FAMILY GUY is collected on this parody-packed release. Witness the Griffin family in all of their goofiness, as little Stewie continues his quest for world domination, Brian (the dog) downs martinis, and the rest of the family tries not to look too stupid. The series features the voices of creator Seth MacFarlane, MAD TV's Alex Borstein, THAT '70S SHOW's Mila Kunis, and BUFFY's Seth Green.
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