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Family Guy shouldn't work at all. Even by the witless standards of modern television, it is breathtakingly derivative: does an animated series about the travails of a boorish, suburban yob with a saintly wife, a hopeless son, a clever daughter and a baby sound familiar at all? Even the house in Family Guy looks like it was built by the same architects who sketched the residence of The Simpsons.
However, Family Guy does work, transcending its (occasionally annoyingly) obvious influences with reliably crisp writing and the glorious sight gags contained in the surreal flashbacks which punctuate the episodes. Most importantly, the show's brilliance comes from two absolutely superb characters: Stewie, the baby whose extravagant dreams of tyrannising the world are perpetually thwarted by the prosaic limitations of infanthood, and the urbane family dog Brian--Snoopy after attendance at an obedience class run by Frank Sinatra. Family Guy does not possess the cultural or satirical depth of The Simpsons--very little art in any field does. But it is a genuinely funny and clever programme. --Andrew Mueller
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The entire five seasons of the animated sitcom. The Griffins are an average North American family living in an average North American home in an average North American town. The dad Peter is a big TV fan; mom Lois is a former heiress who gave up her riches to marry the man she loves; sixteen-year-old Meg is a drama queen eager to be accepted by her peers; thirteen-year-old Chris likes his food and has the beginnings of a TV habit which could grow to equal his dad's; baby Stewie is a malevolent genius with plans for complete global domination; and martini-guzzling Brian is, well, the family dog.
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16 of 20 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
You've got to watch Family Guy!!!!!!!
If you like The Simpsons but are ready for the next step, you'll love Family Guy. Plenty of the storylines are cribbed straight from The Simpsons, but you'll forgive them that because they make them their own, primarily through the unbridled use of adult humour and ability to indulge in all the taboo subjects (you name them, incest, paedophilia, bondage, drug addiction, masturbation, murder, attempted murder (including an ex-Beatle, etc).
Family Guy also has re-invented the use of the flash-back, which I must admit is pretty much the whole basis of its humour.
If you are a guy, and are crass, then you'll lap this up. Without a doubt.
If you like The Simpsons but are ready for the next step, you'll love Family Guy. Plenty of the storylines are cribbed straight from The Simpsons, but you'll forgive them that because they make them their own, primarily through the unbridled use of adult humour and ability to indulge in all the taboo subjects (you name them, incest, paedophilia, bondage, drug addiction, masturbation, murder, attempted murder (including an ex-Beatle, etc).
Family Guy also has re-invented the use of the flash-back, which I must admit is pretty much the whole basis of its humour.
If you are a guy, and are crass, then you'll lap this up. Without a doubt.
10 of 14 people found the following review helpful
By T. Brooks
Format:DVD
This is a great show however, this box set isn't value for money. You'd be much better off purchasing Seasons 1-5 separately (save you about £25)
Price When Review Was Written: £84.98
Price When Review Was Written: £84.98
1 of 2 people found the following review helpful
By M. Weston
Format:DVD
i disagree with the teenage girl who says family guy will ruin the simpsons and futurama, that is so wrong i adore family guy and the simpsons and futurama and i am a woman, but maybe it is because i am a 34 yr old woman and i can see the merits of all 3 shows....family guy is crass and crude but its still very very funny and exciting and cutting edge...and you do not have to be a guy to love it either...if u love animation and u are an adult who loves south park and all the rest you will love this..
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strange
you can buy season 1 - 6 individually for £97 off of amazon. it would be like saving £2 and getting season 6 for free.
Published on 7 Oct 2007 by R P
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hi guys.
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this dvd box set is the best ive ever got from amazon price is great dvd is great and just think of it over 1000 hours of family guy now u cant... Read more
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this dvd box set is the best ive ever got from amazon price is great dvd is great and just think of it over 1000 hours of family guy now u cant... Read more
Published on 5 July 2007 by Mr. L. A. R. Walls
5.0 out of 5 stars
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Family Guy is a TV show that usually garners a love it or hate it response. It's crass, to be sure, but that's part of its beauty. Read more
Published on 5 April 2007 by S. Jakstiene
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