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"Cleveland" on map as "Family Guy" spin-off
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080229/...familyguy_dc_1
By Kimberly Nordyke and Nellie Andreeva Fri Feb 29, 2:17 AM ET LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - "Family Guy's" henpecked husband Cleveland Brown might be getting his own show. The Fox network and the show's producer, 20th Century Fox TV, are developing a spin-off from their hit animated series centered on Peter Griffin's bathtub-accident-prone neighbor, sources said. The project, tentatively titled "Cleveland," is being written by "Family Guy" creator Seth MacFarlane, Mike Henry -- a writer/producer who voices Cleveland -- and Rich Appel, an executive producer on MacFarlane's other Fox cartoon, "American Dad." Cleveland, who plays off black stereotypes, is the most levelheaded among Griffin's trio of friends. He's also pushed around by his wife. Once canceled by Fox, "Family Guy" triumphantly returned on the network in 2005. It is Fox's top-rated comedy and has grown into a $1 billion franchise with red-hot DVD and merchandise sales. Fox executives have made it a priority to find another hit animated comedy to complement their Sunday comedy lineup. They have several cartoons in the works, including an animated version of the 2003 short-lived live-action comedy "The Pitts." In addition to "Cleveland," Fox is also developing a spin-off of the drama series "Prison Break," set at a female prison. Reuters/Hollywood Reporter |
Hmmmm. I'll reserve judgment, but I'm not sure how this is going to work out. Could be great (with all the good FG cameos) or could be terrible.
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Who did Cleveland have to sleep with to land this deal?
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Originally Posted by magiccmom
Who did Cleveland have to sleep with to land this deal?
Chris |
Cleveland, who plays off black stereotypes, is the most levelheaded among Griffin's trio of friends. He's also pushed around by his wife. |
Still waiting for Chief Wiggum P.I.
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Originally Posted by Charlie Goose
Still waiting for Chief Wiggum P.I.
Yeah, Cleveland is best as a supporting character, don't see this as working out too well. What was The Pitts about? |
I'm a big Family Guy fan (sucker), but I can't see this working.
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They have several cartoons in the works, including an animated version of the 2003 short-lived live-action comedy "The Pitts." |
Calling a show "Cleveland" is kind of a recipe for failure, isn't it? :)
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Honestly, though, instead of Cleveland, Quagmire is the character who should get a spin-off show. |
Originally Posted by Shannon Nutt
Calling a show "Cleveland" is kind of a recipe for failure, isn't it? :)
-NiCK |
Originally Posted by NiCK Crush
Cleveland Rocks. And i'm being serious. Love the town.
-NiCK The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame is in Cleveland, Cleveland Rocks! ;) Chris |
I just dont think Cleveland has the acting chops to pull this off.
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So this pretty much means that "King of the Hill" is getting cancelled? :(
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I knew Fox was stupid, but holy shit -ohbfrank-
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I'd rather see a Quagmire or even a Joe spin off myself.
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Originally Posted by dhmac
:lol:
Honestly, though, instead of Cleveland, Quagmire is the character who should get a spin-off show. |
So is it eventually going to be a Family Guy Sunday lineup? Family Guy, American Dad, and Cleveland? Oh, and the Simpsons! Oh vey.
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Hell I would be more interested in an Ollie Williams spin off.
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Wow, Fox is even dumber than I gave them credit for...
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Originally Posted by mrpayroll
Oh, I get it.
The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame is in Cleveland, Cleveland Rocks! ;) Chris -NiCK |
Originally Posted by NiCK Crush
Cleveland Rocks. And i'm being serious. Love the town.
-NiCK |
Originally Posted by dhmac
"Cleveland Rocks" was the theme of "The Drew Carey Show" at some point, wasn't it?
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They'd be better off stealing the old "World of Springfield" concept that was kicked around for a Simpsons spin-off. In that idea, the show would have been more of an anthology series focusing on different supporting characters each week and rarely feature the Simpsons. It might actually even work better for Family Guy since they've spent less time fleshing out the other characters beyond the Griffins and the Spooner St. familes (Joe, Cleveland, Quagmire, Herbert).
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Originally Posted by NitroJMS
They'd be better off stealing the old "World of Springfield" concept that was kicked around for a Simpsons spin-off. In that idea, the show would have been more of an anthology series focusing on different supporting characters each week and rarely feature the Simpsons. It might actually even work better for Family Guy since they've spent less time fleshing out the other characters beyond the Griffins and the Spooner St. familes (Joe, Cleveland, Quagmire, Herbert).
Mayor West Tom Tucker and his upside down kid Diane Simmons Asian reporter Tricia Takanawa The weatherman Neal the AV kid and his family the greased up deaf guy the soft spoken guy and Herbert (uggh) Not much there to carry a series, especially compared to the obvious choice of Quagmire. |
The amount of racism in this thread is sickening :grunt: Black Man can't have his own show
*goes back to reading Grape Soda Today mag* |
Originally Posted by nateman
So this pretty much means that "King of the Hill" is getting cancelled? :(
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I say bring this on. I wish they'd call it "Hello Cleveland!" since that still cracks me up for some reason every time I think of when Peter said that when they were performing at the prison, and Cleveland just goes "hey Peter!"
If they play it up more like American Dad, more plot and no "this is like the time..." flashbacks from Family Guy, I could see it working for sure. I think Cleveland will work best as an entire show since he's more of a normal character. I could see a show all about Joe or Quagmire getting very old, very quickly. |
"Cleveland" is destined to be the black animated "Joey".
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Originally Posted by Coral
"Cleveland" is destined to be the black animated "Joey".
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Fox executives have made it a priority to find another hit animated comedy to complement their Sunday comedy lineup. |
I don't see how this can end up being very good.
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Originally Posted by shizawn
I can think of one. It starts with an F and ends with uturama.
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WTF??? Where did you find the image?
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imdb
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From the description on Zap2it:
Premise: Peter Griffin's buddy Cleveland moves to Stoolbend, VA with his son, his high school sweetheart Donna and her daughter. The wacky neighbors include a loudmouth redneck couple, a British family seemingly stuck in the Victorian era and a family of bears in this "Family Guy" spin-off. |
Originally Posted by zekeburger1979
Premise: Peter Griffin's buddy Cleveland moves to Stoolbend, VA with his son, his high school sweetheart Donna and her daughter. The wacky neighbors include a loudmouth redneck couple, a British family seemingly stuck in the Victorian era and a family of bears in this "Family Guy" spin-off.
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Originally Posted by zekeburger1979
From the description on Zap2it:
The wacky neighbors include a loudmouth redneck couple -ohbfrank- |
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