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Family Guy is an American animated television series about a dysfunctional family in the fictional town of Quahog, Rhode Island. It was created by Seth MacFarlane for Fox Broadcasting Company in 1999. The show uses frequent "cutaway gags", jokes in the form of tangential vignettes that do not advance the story. Family Guy was cancelled once in 2000, and again in 2002, but strong DVD sales and the large viewership of reruns on Cartoon Network's Adult Swim convinced Fox to resume the show in 2005. It is the first canceled show to be resurrected based on DVD sales.
Family Guy's first and second seasons were made starting in 1999 after the Larry shorts (its predecessor) caught the attention of the Fox Broadcasting Company during the 1999 Super Bowl commercial. Its cancellation was announced, but then a shift in power at Fox and outcry from the fans led to a reversal of that decision and the making of a third season, after which it was cancelled again. Reruns on Adult Swim drove interest in the show up, and the DVD releases did quite well, selling over 2.2 million copies in one year which renewed network interest. Family Guy returned to production in 2004, making two more seasons (for a total of five) and a straight to DVD movie, Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story. The sixth season began airing in Autumn 2007, with a seventh season scheduled to air in the Autumn of 2008. In addition, Family Guy went into syndication in Autumn, 2007. Since its first debut, five volume DVDs have been released.
Family Guy Video Game! is a 2006 video game released by 2K Games, based on the animated series Family Guy. It appeared on the Xbox and PlayStation 2 consoles, and the handheld PlayStation Portable. The game's structure reflects an episode of the TV show, and its gameplay is similar to an arcade game. It was believed that the game would be given an ESRB rating of T, to match the show's usual rating of [TV-14]. However, it was actually rated M for its disturbing.
The game is split into 22 levels for the three playable characters, Brian, Peter, or Stewie. Brian has six levels, while Stewie and Peter both have eight. Each character has their own unique style of play. Peter's levels have a beat 'em up style, similar to Final Fight and Double Dragon. In Peter's levels, the player rampages across a section of town, attacking anyone and anything in his path. In addition, depending on the player's progression through the game, Peter will adopt a different persona as a result of head trauma, giving his attacks different animations but otherwise similar results. Peter's alter egos are Rufus Griffin, Hooker Peter, and A.N.N.A. (Automaton Nuclear Neo-Human Android), played in that order. Peter begins and ends the game as himself.
Providence County, Rhode Island is a a county in US State of Rhode Island. The fictional town of Quahog where Family Guy is set is designed to be a fictional city within the county.
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- Feb 12, 2007: The 2007–2008 Writers Guild of America strike ends pending approval of a new contract by guild members, meaning Seth MacFarlane will return to the production of Family Guy.
- 7 Dec, 2007: American actor and comedian Art Metrano files a lawsuit against 20th Century Fox based on a scene from Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story portraying Jesus performing Metrano's signature magic act.
- 14 Nov, 2007: Fox Broadcasting Company announces that it will continue to produce Family Guy without Seth MacFarlane, as he is on the 2007-2008 Writers Guild of America strike.
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Blind Ambition (Family Guy) • Brian Goes Back to College • Hell Comes to Quahog • Mother Tucker • Saving Private Brian • Seth MacFarlane • Stewie Loves Lois • Brian Sings and Swings • Bill and Peter's Bogus Journey • I Take Thee Quagmire • Prick Up Your Ears (Family Guy) • Whistle While Your Wife Works • Peter's Two Dads • Road to Rupert • The Fat Guy Strangler
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Criticism of Family Guy • Family Guy • List of Family Guy episodes • Quahog (Family Guy) • Stewie Griffin • The Tan Aquatic with Steve Zissou
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