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Old 03-23-10, 12:24 PM
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Re: Family Guy -- "Peter-assment" -- 03/21/10
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In all fairness she has been out of the news for a while.
So has Christine McAuliffe, but I bet you know who she was... and all she did was
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blow up in the space shuttle
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Re: Family Guy -- "Peter-assment" -- 03/21/10
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So has Christine McAuliffe, but I bet you know who she was... and all she did was
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blow up in the space shuttle
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Even after the spoiler, I still have no idea who she is.
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^ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christa_McAuliffe
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Re: Family Guy -- "Peter-assment" -- 03/21/10
Originally Posted by CaptStormy
In all fairness she has been out of the news for a while.
That's no excuse. You totally remember Rebecca Schaeffer, who only had the unmitigated nerve to
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attempt stopping a fan's bullets with her face.
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Re: Family Guy -- "Peter-assment" -- 03/21/10
Originally Posted by RichC2
Intro musical was pretty funny, fountian scene was disgusting.

"He failed to tell me you're a complete dumpster fire."

It was an okay episode, I didn't care for the storyline they chose to go with overall.
that was kind of the point. I thought some of the jokes really pushed the vulgarity level a bit - like the restaurant 'fish' comment and the 'pie' joke.
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Re: Family Guy -- "Peter-assment" -- 03/21/10
im all for vulgarity but wow, family guy. it makes me wonder if seth mcfarlane can just do whatever he wants since he basically owns the sunday night fox lineup.
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Re: Family Guy -- "Peter-assment" -- 03/21/10
This episode looked like leftover story ideas from three different episodes just jammed together to fill a half hour. No resolution to Stewie's stage fright (one week after he was starring in a TV series), Peter's "simpsons did it" job as a paparazzi went nowhere, and the angela storyline was just awful. The only good parts were the terry schiavo song and the dumpster fire comment.
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Re: Family Guy -- "Peter-assment" -- 03/21/10
Originally Posted by rfduncan
So has Christine McAuliffe, but I bet you know who she was... and all she did was
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blow up in the space shuttle
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Originally Posted by Hokeyboy
That's no excuse. You totally remember Rebecca Schaeffer, who only had the unmitigated nerve to
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attempt stopping a fan's bullets with her face.
Never heard of them either.
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Old 03-28-10, 08:50 AM
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Family Guy -- "Brian Griffin's House of Payne" -- 03/28/10
"Brian Griffin's House of Payne"
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When Lois reads Brian's pilot script, she falls in love with it and insists that he meet with network executives to pitch it. The execs respond positively, and the initial casting session goes well with Elijah Wood auditioning for the lead role. However, when the suits insist that Brian hire James Woods and change the entire concept, Brian finds himself caught in a difficult situation. Meanwhile, Chris and Meg seriously injure Stewie and try to cover it up.

Originally Aired: March 28, 2010
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Re: Family Guy -- "Brian Griffin's House of Payne" -- 03/28/10
Brian goes to Hollywood, plus James Wood.

How ... original.
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Re: Family Guy -- "Brian Griffin's House of Payne" -- 03/28/10
I like the James Wood episodes
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Re: Family Guy -- "Brian Griffin's House of Payne" -- 03/28/10
Show was horrible. The Stewie thing was just gross.
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Re: Family Guy -- "Brian Griffin's House of Payne" -- 03/28/10
Pretty entertaining overall, the Stewie bit started a little funny but got a bit gross as the wound got infected.
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Re: Family Guy -- "Brian Griffin's House of Payne" -- 03/28/10
Well, that was a dull premise (the brian story) coupled to a poorly implemented idea that could have been good (the stewie story). Still, it was better than tonight's Simpsons.
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Re: Family Guy -- "Brian Griffin's House of Payne" -- 03/28/10
In the intro where Stewie is flying through space with Rupert, what was that referencing?
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Re: Family Guy -- "Brian Griffin's House of Payne" -- 03/28/10
The show being called "Classholes" was the best part of the episode.

Joe's reaction to the show was great too
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Re: Family Guy -- "Brian Griffin's House of Payne" -- 03/28/10
"Oh, sure, I'll take care of that. Are you, uh, running off to your job?"
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Re: Family Guy -- "Brian Griffin's House of Payne" -- 03/28/10
Originally Posted by TheStudent
In the intro where Stewie is flying through space with Rupert, what was that referencing?
I think either Buck Rodgers or the original Battlestar Galactica. It was a great opener to a lackluster episode.
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Re: Family Guy -- "Brian Griffin's House of Payne" -- 03/28/10
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"Oh, sure, I'll take care of that. Are you, uh, running off to your job?"
That was great. I got a kick out of the Stewie story, Brian, not so much.
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Re: Family Guy -- "Brian Griffin's House of Payne" -- 03/28/10
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I think either Buck Rodgers or the original Battlestar Galactica. It was a great opener to a lackluster episode.
with some star wars thrown in
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Re: Family Guy -- "Brian Griffin's House of Payne" -- 03/28/10
the scrub brush in the wound part actually made me cringe
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Re: Family Guy -- "Brian Griffin's House of Payne" -- 03/28/10
I can watch the goriest, most horrific films out there without blinking but this stuff with Stewie's brain started getting uncomfortable to watch. The Raccoon chewing on it. C'mon, man. That's brutal.

Another thing that bothered me was they basically killed off the character then brought it back to life. That's fine for a special episode but not a regular one. There's no way Stewie survived that injury.
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Re: Family Guy -- "Brian Griffin's House of Payne" -- 03/28/10
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In the intro where Stewie is flying through space with Rupert, what was that referencing?
The dialog was referencing William Shatner's infamous rendition of "Rocket Man":

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Re: Family Guy -- "Brian Griffin's House of Payne" -- 03/28/10
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I can watch the goriest, most horrific films out there without blinking but this stuff with Stewie's brain started getting uncomfortable to watch. The Raccoon chewing on it. C'mon, man. That's brutal.

Another thing that bothered me was they basically killed off the character then brought it back to life. That's fine for a special episode but not a regular one. There's no way Stewie survived that injury.

Is this a joke? You do realize you are watching a tv show right?
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Re: Family Guy -- "Brian Griffin's House of Payne" -- 03/28/10
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Is this a joke? You do realize you are watching a tv show right?
Moron.
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