It looks like the wheels have started to spin for a Family Guy film. We get wind of this news from moviesonline:
In an interview with TV Week MacFarlane says, “We want to do it. And it is time. In the past six months we have seriously started talking about it. And my hope is that we will get it going within the next year. Doing the show is a seven-day a week process, so I don’t know how we will squeeze in a movie. But we will figure it out. I have an idea about what it will be. It’ s definitely something you wouldn’t be able to do on the show. That’s the only reason to do a movie.”
I’ m not a fan of Family Guy, I don’t hate the show and will watch from time to time - but it isn’t something that I follow on a regular basis. I do have some interest in seeing a film however. The episodes are like clip shows, and that’s fine for 30 min, but for a feature I am guessing that a proper story will be needed. If they hammer out a fable and deviate from the norm, I think we will have a welcome change for both fans and foes of the franchise.
Now we wait for them to begin writing. When news of developments start to surface, we will be sure to bring them to your attention.
International Friends - what are your thoughts on the announcement of a Family Guy feature?
24 Comments, Comment or Ping
Rafa1215
I love Family Guy. I’m guaranteed a laugh every time I see an episode. I can’t wait until the movie comes out. Wow. What can they actually do that they haven’t done already on the series?
Aug 29th, 2008
aaron
yay!!!! and finally its about time this happened
Aug 29th, 2008
aaron
im a huge family guy freak so this is greeat news, thanks doug
Aug 29th, 2008
Roguepirate
I can’t stand family guy, especially the format of the show which is basically 20 minutes of individual unrelated clips stitched together. So are they going to just stitch 90 minutes of unrelated youtube clips together to make a movie?
Aug 29th, 2008
bigsampson
haha when any one makes a point to knock family guy i can not help think that there decisions are based on south parks view of it…any ways i to can watch this show any time and laugh my ass off….i think a high % of the negative comeents are based on other peoples banter….but oh well i guess lemmings are every where…hell im a lemming who isnt.
Aug 29th, 2008
handle
There was already a movie tho :/
Aug 29th, 2008
mikey
Yeah who cares that they are unrelated. Its still funny. I LOVE southpark. I think its genius, funny, and politically dead on. But i also love family guy. It doesnt make you think too much about current events too much but the references are great. It makes you feel like your just hanging out with your buddies cracking jokes.
And as far as all family guy stuff being great yeah the already movie was not great. it was ok but def. not Scott Mc’s best material. Hopefully this one will follow suit with Blue Harvest and be hilarious and not be as much of a let down as the Stewie Movie.
Aug 29th, 2008
RyanMag
Fuck yeah, make this movie. Rhode Island represent.
Aug 29th, 2008
Sahil
Family Guy sucks!
Aug 30th, 2008
Freeman
I love old Family guy more than the new, but it would probably be funny.
Aug 30th, 2008
Sahil
I would be up for South Park Redux
Aug 30th, 2008
Mr. Chris
I’m not as psyched. This probably would’ve been better made a few years ago when Seth MacFarlane wasn’t back-stroking around in his own hype and Stewie was still evil. I’m okay with 90 minutes of cutaway gags - it’s the main gimmick of the show after all.
The worst thing about Family Guy these days is that Seth is really exploring his sicker side and calling it character development. So we end up with lots of bestiality, gay baby jokes, rape gags, and child abuse with little to no context other than shock value. I’m afraid to see what they’ll resort to with the movie.
Aug 30th, 2008
nogods4herby
SWEET!
Aug 30th, 2008
HAZMAT
hell yeah, family guys awsome…i know for a fact this movie will be hilarious. its not like theylll make a family guy movie with no jokes…
Aug 30th, 2008
Shawn
A lots of my friends love Family Guy but on the other hand i’m so into Simpsons that i dont wana dilute my sense of humour. after knowing that Family Guy’s movie on its way to the theaters, all i can say is that these guys got a long way to go to catch up to Simpsons The Movie
Shawn
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Aug 30th, 2008
Morzongo
I don’t know if a series like Family Guy would become a good movie. This series bassed on a lot of gags aren’t really able to become a long feature movie because they become repetitive. Maybe not, but they have this handycap.
Aug 31st, 2008
jeremy
ya family guy movie awsome big fan watch every 1 of the shows then i watch them later again even if there the same 1 i love it make the movie it has to be kick ass tho
Aug 31st, 2008
jeremy
giggity giggity goo o right family guy movie i can’t wait i will go nuts till i watch it . family guy the tv show awsome . the every person in the show. Nice to see that they made a ps2 game of family. I could go on for hours about family guy love it to death and never want it to go off the air.
Aug 31st, 2008
aaron
how can you guys think family guy sucks? best cartoon-tv show ever made, hillarous
Aug 31st, 2008
jeremy
evil evil monkey chris’s rock song. ha that was so funny i forgot to laugh -stewie. Stewie badgers Lois for her attention, repeatedly
mom mum mommy.
Aug 31st, 2008
amc
i wonder if the family guy movie would be better than the simpsons movie
Aug 31st, 2008
aaron
have you guys seen the police academy part in one epsidoes when peter is like “yeah uh..i think that’s all of it” and tobi goes “you want me to double check” hahahaha only people who see the show got that
Sep 1st, 2008
Peter Glass
Aye I really think there’s definitely goin’ tae be a Family Guy movie
which will be much fuckin’ cooler than The Simpsons movie
Sep 12th, 2008
Ian Murphy
Anyone who hates Family Guy should not post here and/or go to Hell. Well, never mind. My point is, THE MOVIE HAD BETTER BE A MUSICAL!!!!!!
Sep 15th, 2008
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