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Originally Posted by Noonan
(Post 11923196)
You don't post here often but I always get a smile on my face when you do. That number will be forever burned into my brain. My friends all gave me a weird look when PO hit Wii VC and I jumped right in entering the code.
While I love Paulie Walnuts as the voice of Vinnie, they do need to bring Brian back...but they sure have got the internet talking about it. |
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Originally Posted by 0073735963
(Post 11923675)
While I love Paulie Walnuts as the voice of Vinnie, they do need to bring Brian back...but they sure have got the internet talking about it.
As an aside loved/hated the joke about screwing over the fans with "volume" sets instead of seasons. |
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Wait... Brian is dead!? Thanks for the spoiler tags, you monsters!
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Lighten up Francis.
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I hope nobody believes this is actually going to be permanent.
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Originally Posted by The Valeyard
(Post 11923842)
Lighten up Francis.
Whether or not it's sarcasm, no one should get into a fucking TV show thread and expect to not read spoilers after the episode airs. |
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I'm doubting this will be permanent
unless they plan on ending the show this season brian and stewie are pretty much all this show has left on a regular basis. Peter is just stupid at this point, meg is nothing but the butt of ugly jokes, chris and lois never really did much even stewie isn't as good as he used to be |
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Originally Posted by mikehunt
(Post 11924127)
I'm doubting this will be permanent
unless they plan on ending the show this season brian and stewie are pretty much all this show has left on a regular basis. Peter is just stupid at this point, meg is nothing but the butt of ugly jokes, chris and lois never really did much even stewie isn't as good as he used to be |
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Maybe they'll bring Brian back the way they brought back James Woods.
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Originally Posted by RocShemp
(Post 11924140)
Maybe they'll bring Brian back the way they brought back James Woods.
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“Special Announcement From Brian” Follows ‘Family Guy’ Pooch Passing By LISA DE MORAES, TV Columnist | Tuesday November 26, 2013 @ 6:47am PST Tags: Brian death, Family Guy, Seth MacFarlane Did grieving Family Guy viewers get punked by Seth MacFarlane and gang? Did 20th TV fake Brian’s death to sell Brian merchandise during the holiday buying season and goose the show’s ratings? Two days after the “shocking” death of the animated show’s talking dog Brian, a countdown clock has appeared, that promises a “special announcement from Brian” on the way — in 10 days and counting at time of posting — with the suggestion same grieving viewers should “spread the word.” Family Guy fans mourned/expressed skepticism yesterday over the November sweep death-by-car of Brian, going so far as to launch a petition to resurrect the pooch. Though Brian was buried by the Griffins in the episode, some fans were suspicious. After all, Stewie could use that temporarily-out-of-order time machine with which he and Brian averted a cataclysmic 9/11-like event in the controversial 2011 episode to bring Brian back from the dead. Yes, the family ran right out and got themselves a new dog, voiced by The Sopranos alum Tony Sirico, who’s been was tapped for six episodes, possibly more. Cynics might note Brian has been one of Family Guy‘s most popular characters, and along with Stewie, the show’s top merchandise property. Oh, and the comedy’s ratings are down double digits compared to last season, though Family Guy’s hardly the only show in that position this season. Asked about plans to bring Brian back, Deadline’s Nellie Andreeva reported 20th TV gave her a “no comment,” at the same time she noted 20th TV would reap financial reward from the inevitable spike in sales of Brian-themed toys and other collectibles with his death, which may have been the actual answer. |
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Originally Posted by RichC2
(Post 11924523)
This is honestly a pretty brilliant play by Fox/MacFarlane and company. I don't think too many people realized how attached they were to that animated pooch :lol:
I'm sure he'll be back, but the show definitely got exposure it hasn't in a long time. |
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Originally Posted by DJariya
(Post 11923855)
He did the same thing in the Person of Interest thread last week.
Whether or not it's sarcasm, no one should get into a fucking TV show thread and expect to not read spoilers after the episode airs. |
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Mod note: threats against other members, even in jest, are not acceptable.
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I have found the answer to this storyline. Just wait...
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gFr4PRmOBR...-mr_fusion.jpg |
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Originally Posted by Brent L
(Post 11924755)
I have found the answer to this storyline. Just wait...
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gFr4PRmOBR...-mr_fusion.jpg How is a coffee grinder going to help? |
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Has Family Guy been suffering from lower ratings lately? What a stupid gimmick. The only way this pays off is if Brian never returns in anything other than flashbacks.
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Originally Posted by Supermallet
(Post 11925122)
Has Family Guy been suffering from lower ratings lately? What a stupid gimmick. The only way this pays off is if Brian never returns in anything other than flashbacks.
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I got a laugh out of Quagmire's reaction at the funeral
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I go back and forth between sincerely loving this show, and being passively apologetic.
Liked this episode a lot. It was heartbreaking when I realized it was almost the end, and they weren't going to bring back Brian. I'd get used to a no-Brian Family Guy. It all comes down to how good the ongoing episodes are. If he really is gone, it'd be the end to an era for the show. So far, Brian's replacement felt like a throw away character. That's probably why I feel skeptical about how long Brian's death is going to last. |
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Originally Posted by My Other Self
(Post 11925126)
It's tapered off over the past few seasons. It was averaging 10M+, but it teeters between 2.5-4M avg now.
Originally Posted by Troy Stiffler
(Post 11925192)
I go back and forth between sincerely loving this show, and being passively apologetic.
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Originally Posted by Mike86
(Post 11925222)
Wow I didn't realize the drop was that much. I knew that it wasn't as big as it was for a while like it was after it was first brought back but didn't know the decline was that drastic.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Family_Guy#Ratings I was thrown off between the season premiere and then finale ratings over the years, as Season 9 alone is half the audience... although I guess that's not taken in to account. The highest rated episode of the show was 11.85M, and it's gone down reasonably steady for a show that's now in its 12th season. It seems to see-saw with The Simpsons for highest rated animated program on Sundays, but the numbers aren't close to what it once was. |
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If anything, the show is a little more even in its comedy these days. The days of never-ending jokes and random nonsense are mostly gone. I'd believe Brian's death was genuine if the replacement character didn't feel like such a Poochy. Does Cleveland ever make it back since his show was canceled?
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