‘Family Guy’ Season 3 review
“Family Guy” Season 3 (2001-02, Fox), episodes 1-21 — Like “Futurama,” Seth MacFarlane’s “Family Guy” (7 p.m. Thursday, Fox) has been playing in the shadow of “The Simpsons” since its 1999 premiere. Many viewers may have dismissed it early on as a crass “Simpsons” rip-off, but they might want to give it another chance, especially since
‘Ted 2’: Cruise control (Movie review)
It’s probably just coincidence that the Supreme Court decided to rule on gay marriage the same day “Ted 2” hit theaters, although considering some of the Constitution-deaf dissents in that case, maybe some of the justices are fans of the franchise and were smoking Ted’s favorite natural remedy. Like the first film, which made my top 10
Seth MacFarlane’s ‘A Million Ways to Die in the West’ takes the joke just far enough (Movie review)
“A Million Ways to Die in the West” is a two-hour string of funny observations about how horrible the frontier was in the 1800s, but heck, I’ve always enjoyed jokes that are taken too far. As such, I think this is a respectable sophomore writing and directing effort in the movie medium from “Family Guy”
MacFarlane’s ‘Ted’ comfortably blends a sweet-natured plot with crass jokes (Movie review)
Following on the heels of last year’s “Paul” and “The Muppets,” the novelty of a talking teddy bear isn’t by itself enough to make “Ted” a great movie (although the effect is indeed so seamless that you won’t even give it a second thought). While Seth MacFarlane’s theatrical debut is enjoyable and certainly worth one viewing, it’s
‘Family Guy’ writers run out of inspiration as they wrap up ‘Star Wars’ trilogy (DVD review)
Seth MacFarlane probably had the idea for “Blue Harvest” kicking around in his head for a while, and when it became an actual episode of “Family Guy” in 2007, he probably thought, “Wow, we really did a ‘Family Guy’ ‘Star Wars’ parody.” Some of the giddy excitement was still intact for the “Empire Strikes Back”-themed sequel, “Something,
Happy 20th anniversary to the still-funny, still-important ‘Simpsons’ (TV commentary)
Last week, “The Simpsons” was the clear winner in the laugh tally against “The Cleveland Show” and “Family Guy.” I can’t say that every week, but I can say it often enough to make a case that “The Simpsons” still has plenty of laughs left in the tank.
‘Family Guy’ ‘Empire’ parody ‘Something, Something, Something, Dark Side’ is something, something, something, complete. And funny (DVD review)
After watching “Family Guy’s” “Star Wars” parody in 2007, I had “Time of My Life” stuck in my head. After watching its “Empire Strikes Back” parody, which hit DVD on Tuesday, I have that old Juicy Fruit commercial jingle stuck in my head. That right there is an improvement.
John’s favorite entertainers of the Aughts (Commentary)
First, my top 10 entertainers. These are the people (and one fictional robot) who put a smile on my face in every project they tackled.
‘Cleveland Show’ rocks, ‘Community’ doesn’t, and ‘Modern Family’ is nothing new (TV reviews)
There’s a nice scene in the pilot episode of “The Cleveland Show” (7:30 p.m. Central Sundays on Fox) where Peter, Quagmire, Joe and the “Family Guy” gang gather around to say goodbye to spinoff-bound Cleveland Brown. Peter hugs Cleveland, and of course, Quagmire says something sexual in the background, but basically it’s a normal farewell scene.