I've done with GLEE Season 1 & I heart the TV show so much, I actually re-watched them twice! Now, I'm watching Family Guy, an American TV Sitcom/Cartoon ala The Simpsons-but more twisted, politically wrong, wickedly funny, full of non censored scripts which of course only aired in selected countries and during non family prime time. I managed to get all the seasons DVD a few years back, but left them in my DVD box. I was distracted by Grey's Anatomy, Veronica Mars, FRIENDS, Ally McBeal, Brothers & Sisters(Please return them back to me Jacob Shaun!)Little Britain and Will & Grace . If I'm down and sad, I would normally choose FRIENDS 0r Will & Grace, a good humor and laugh normally will heal my pain (tacky..I know)
I've been watching Family Guy this past 48 hours, it's so freaking funny! Especially the thick British accent speaking youngest child of Griffin family - Stewie. A cute bold baby with his usual red suspender and a yellow tee. He looks angry and disturbed and befriend with their family dog Brian. Stewie older sister Mag is a nerdy typical nobody wants me and emo and fashion-ly retarded teen girl (the voice lend by Milla Kunis the famous That 70's Show, yupp the hawt brunette -girlfriend of Ashton Kutcher in that TV show!) The brother is a chubby boy who is quite retarded too, but in my head the real character is as cute as Seth Rogen post -diet -lose my weight...the dad Peter Griffin is a typical overweight guy, overly sexual and have a brain the size of a pea. The mom -another funny character- with squeaking and high pitched voiced, she's a typical all American mom.
Lets Wiki shall we?(who needs to buy over priced Britannica Encyclopedia anyway..?)
Family Guy is an American animated television sitcom created by Seth MacFarlane for the Fox Broadcasting Company. The series centers on the Griffins, a dysfunctional family consisting of parents Peter and Lois; their children Meg, Chris, and Stewie; and their anthropomorphic pet dog Brian. The show uses frequent cutaway gags, often in the form of tangential vignettes which parody American culture.
MacFarlane conceived Family Guy after developing two animated films, The Life of Larry and Larry & Steve. MacFarlane redesigned the films' protagonist Larry and his dog Steve, and renamed them Peter and Brian. Shortly after the third season of Family Guy aired in 2001, Fox canceled the series. However, favorable DVD sales and high ratings for syndicated reruns convinced the network to renew the show in 2004. The series takes place in the fictional town of Quahog, Rhode Island, based on MacFarlane's upbringing and education.
Family Guy has been nominated for eleven Primetime Emmy Awards and eleven Annie Awards, and has won three of each. It has garnered three Golden Reel Award nominations, winning once. In 2009, it was nominated for an Emmy for Outstanding Comedy Series, the first time an animated series was nominated for the award since The Flintstones in 1961. Family Guy has also received negative criticism, including three lawsuits, and unfavorable comparisons for its similarities to the animated series The Simpsons.
Many tie-in media have been released, including Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story, a straight-to-DVD special released in 2005; Family Guy: Live in Vegas, a soundtrack-DVD combo released in 2005, featuring music from the show as well as original music created by MacFarlane and Walter Murphy; a video game and pinball machine, released in 2006 and 2007, respectively; and, since 2005, six books published by HarperCollins based on the Family Guy universe. In 2008, MacFarlane confirmed that the cast was interested in producing a feature film and that he was working on a story for film adaptation. A spin-off series, The Cleveland Show, premiered on September 27, 2009 as a part of the "Animation Domination" lineup on Fox. The eighth season of Family Guy premiered on September 27, 2009.
Seth MacFarlane voices three of the show's main characters: Peter Griffin, Brian Griffin, and Stewie Griffin. MacFarlane chose to voice these characters himself, believing it would be easier to portray the voices he already envisioned than for someone else to attempt it. MacFarlane drew inspiration for the voice of Peter from a security guard he overheard talking while attending the Rhode Island School of Design. Stewie's voice was based on the voice of English actor Rex Harrison,especially his performance in the 1964 musical drama film My Fair Lady.MacFarlane uses his regular speaking voice when playing Brian.MacFarlane also provides the voices for various other recurring and one-time only characters, most prominently those of the Griffins' neighbor Glenn Quagmire, news anchor Tom Tucker and Lois's father Carter Pewterschmidt.[34]
Alex Borstein voices Lois Griffin, Asian correspondent Tricia Takanawa, Loretta Brown and Lois' mother Barbara Pewterschmidt. Borstein was asked to provide a voice for the pilot while she was working on MADtv. She had not met MacFarlane or seen any of his artwork and said it was "really sight unseen". At the time, Borstein performed in a stage show in Los Angeles, in which she played a redheaded mother whose voice she had based on one of her cousins.The voice was originally slower, but when MacFarlane heard it, he replied "Make it a little less [...] annoying...and speed it up, or every episode will last four hours".
Seth Green primarily plays Chris Griffin and Neil Goldman. Green stated that he did an impression of the "Buffalo Bill" character from the thriller film The Silence of the Lambs during his audition.His main inspiration for Chris' voice came from envisioning how "Buffalo Bill" would sound if he were speaking through a public address system at a McDonald's.
Mila Kunis and Lacey Chabert have both played the voices of Meg Griffin. Chabert voiced Meg Griffin for the first production season (15 episodes). However, because of a contractual agreement, she was never credited.Chabert left the series because of time conflicts with her role on Party of Five and schoolwork. Kunis won the role after auditions and a slight rewrite of the character, in part due to her performance on That '70s Show. MacFarlane called Kunis back after her first audition, instructing her to speak slower, and then told her to come back another time and enunciate more. Once she claimed that she had it under control, MacFarlane hired her.Kunis described her character as "the scapegoat." She further explained, "Meg gets picked on a lot. But it's funny. It's like the middle child. She is constantly in the state of being an awkward 14-year-old, when you're kind of going through puberty and what-not. She's just in perpetual mode of humiliation. And it's fun."
Mike Henry voices both Cleveland Brown and Herbert, as well as some minor recurring characters like Bruce the performance artist and The Greased up Deaf Guy.Henry met MacFarlane at the Rhode Island School of Design and kept in touch with him after they graduated. A few years later, MacFarlane contacted him about being part of the show; he agreed and came on as both a writer and voice actor. Henry created Cleveland's voice after being influenced by one of his basketball partners in Virginia, who had a very distinct regional accent.During the show's first four seasons, he was credited as a guest star, but beginning with season five's "Prick Up Your Ears" he has been credited as a main cast member.
meet the family-from left - the family dog-Brian, Meg Griffin, Chris Griffin, The father-Peter Griffin,Lois Griffin the mom, and my favorite - Stewie Griffin
The Real voices behind Family Guy casts
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This one is specially dedicated for Stewie Griffin
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