Ubiquitous
2014-01-15 00:20:56 UTC
By James Hibberd
Family Guy creator Seth MacFarlane said his creative team behind Foxs
animated hit was shocked by fan reaction to (temporarily) killing off
Brian earlier this season.
It surprised all of us, the writer-producer-actor told a huddle of
reporters after his Television Critics Association press tour panel
Monday for his upcoming Fox astronomy documentary Cosmos: A Spacetime
Odyssey. We were all very surprised, in a good way, that people still
cared enough about that character to be that angry. We thought it would
create a little bit of a stir, but the rage wasnt something we counted
on.
MacFarlane also said he thinks the stunt helped the shows ratings and
revealed his reason behind the move: It did what it was designed to do
it reminded people this is still a show where anything that can happen
despite the fact its been on for awhile.
That said, fans can rest assured that Brian isnt going to perish again.
Would I do it again? No. We already did it.
A critic also asked MacFarlane if his spinach programming Cosmos (which
premieres March 9) is an attempt to balance out the kinds of things you
put into the world with regard to Foxs much-maligned Dads, on which
MacFarlane is a producer.
Um, I would submit that the question is flawed, he said. We have
different opinions about certain things. I get involved in shows and
people Im enthusiastic about and trust. [Dads writer-producers Alec
Sulkin and Wellesley Wild] are two of the funniest writers Ive ever
worked with and for me it was a great move its not a matter of balance
in my mind.
Which is a very diplomatic and polite answer to that question. But when
a critic suggested only nerds will watch Cosmos, MacFarlane drew huge
laughs by bluntly shooting back: Hey, fk you.
Family Guy creator Seth MacFarlane said his creative team behind Foxs
animated hit was shocked by fan reaction to (temporarily) killing off
Brian earlier this season.
It surprised all of us, the writer-producer-actor told a huddle of
reporters after his Television Critics Association press tour panel
Monday for his upcoming Fox astronomy documentary Cosmos: A Spacetime
Odyssey. We were all very surprised, in a good way, that people still
cared enough about that character to be that angry. We thought it would
create a little bit of a stir, but the rage wasnt something we counted
on.
MacFarlane also said he thinks the stunt helped the shows ratings and
revealed his reason behind the move: It did what it was designed to do
it reminded people this is still a show where anything that can happen
despite the fact its been on for awhile.
That said, fans can rest assured that Brian isnt going to perish again.
Would I do it again? No. We already did it.
A critic also asked MacFarlane if his spinach programming Cosmos (which
premieres March 9) is an attempt to balance out the kinds of things you
put into the world with regard to Foxs much-maligned Dads, on which
MacFarlane is a producer.
Um, I would submit that the question is flawed, he said. We have
different opinions about certain things. I get involved in shows and
people Im enthusiastic about and trust. [Dads writer-producers Alec
Sulkin and Wellesley Wild] are two of the funniest writers Ive ever
worked with and for me it was a great move its not a matter of balance
in my mind.
Which is a very diplomatic and polite answer to that question. But when
a critic suggested only nerds will watch Cosmos, MacFarlane drew huge
laughs by bluntly shooting back: Hey, fk you.
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