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Miscellaneous / Verschiedenes » alt.tv.simpsons » Family Guy visits Farm
| Family Guy visits Farm [message #254831] |
Mi, 26 April 2006 13:22 |
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By Patrick Fitzgerald
Managing Editor
Monday, April 17, 2006
last updated April 19, 2006 1:58 AM
Dressed in a slick leather jacket and armed with a back-pocket bottle of
Jack Daniels, executive producer and creator of the hit cartoon “Family
Guy,” Seth MacFarlane brought the house down last night during his talk
at Memorial Auditorium.
Speaking in front of a packed crowd of students and community members —
one of whom pointed out that MacFarlane’s sister used to baby sit her
years ago in Connecticut — MacFarlane touched on his show’s recent
rivalry with Comedy Central’s “South Park,” as well as his ongoing battle
with government and network censors.
Much like the show itself, MacFarlane’s amusing anecdotes and
non-sequiturs provided more humor than the central theme of the talk
itself. In between the primary narrative focusing on the show’s history
and his own background in cartooning, MacFarlane weaved stories of Farrah
Fawcett doing cocaine in studio bathrooms and deliberations over whether
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) censors would trade him “two
asses and a bitch for that bastard.”
For a man whose busy schedule precludes him from much contact with his
audience — this was his only appearance at a college campus this year —
MacFarlane seemed to relish the opportunity to interact with the crowd.
Facing questions from attendees asking him to reenact voices of popular
characters, look at their prospective scripts or hire them as summer
interns, MacFarlane displayed his comedic wit when asked by a fan simply
to insult him.
“You want me to insult you?” MacFarlane quipped. “OK, you supported the
war in Iraq,” he said to raucous applause.
After detailing the history of “Family Guy” and its production — each
episode takes around nine months to create with a crew of 75 people
working in-studio — MacFarlane offered insight into the show’s constant
tug-of-war with censorship.
Describing FCC regulations — which skyrocketed after the Janet Jackson
“wardrobe malfunction” during the 2004 Super Bowl — he told the audience
that much of the scrutiny placed on network shows focuses on the amount
of inappropriate language, as well as “shit jokes.”
And for all the heat FOX took for canceling “Family Guy” in 2002 before
subsequently reinstating it in 2005 following successes on Cartoon
Network and in DVD sales, MacFarlane said that he often has the network’s
support in terms of content.
“They are very much on our side,” he said of FOX, noting that the
free-speech battle against conservative and family advocacy groups “is
only going to get worse.”
As a surprise treat, MacFarlane offered the audience a look at an
unfinished episode of “Family Guy” that will air next year.
When asked about Internet piracy during the question-and-answer session,
MacFarlane neither condemned nor condoned the downloading of complete
episodes online.
“It’s a fact of life at this point,” he said, noting the show’s Internet
savvy audience. “It’s a good thing and a bad thing. The moment that it
stops, we should start to worry.”
The “South Park” controversy, which came up numerous times during the
talk and question-and-answer session, stems from two episodes that aired
earlier this month, which lampooned “Family Guy” and included a scene
where its writers are depicted as manatees.
Introducing MacFarlane, Director of the ASSU Speakers Bureau Adam Kahn, a
graduate student in communication, expressed gratitude for the fortunate
timing of the event.
“Four days ago our speaker was accused of being a manatee,” he said.
“After dinner, I can assure you that he’s not a manatee.”
MacFarlane took his show’s criticism with the candor of a fellow
satirist.
“They shit on everybody like we do,” he said, adding that to cry foul
would be “hypocritical.”
“It was great,” said Kahn. “I’ve never heard Memorial Auditorium laugh so
loud.”
The ASSU Speakers Bureau continues its series next Monday with
Palestinian democratic activist Dr. Mustafa Barghouti, and Wednesday with
former U.S. Senator and vice presidential candidate John Edwards. Both
events will take place at 7:30 p.m. in Kresge Auditorium on their
respective dates.
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| Re: Family Guy visits Farm [message #254835 ] |
Mi, 26 April 2006 15:30 |
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Ubiquitous wrote:
> "You want me to insult you?" MacFarlane quipped. "OK, you supported the
> war in Iraq," he said to raucous applause.
>
Well this guy sounds completely unbiased and objective... Family Guy's
an apolitical show, sure.....
> "They are very much on our side," he said of FOX, noting that the
> free-speech battle against conservative and family advocacy groups "is
> only going to get worse."
>
Ironic considering the existence of Fox News and all..........
>
> "They shit on everybody like we do," he said, adding that to cry foul
> would be "hypocritical."
Except Muslims. That one's always off limits, because they want to
promote "religious tolerance". Only you begin to think they don't,
considering they mocked Christianity.
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| Re: Family Guy visits Farm [message #254849 ] |
Mi, 26 April 2006 19:50 |
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Justin Pate wrote:
> Ubiquitous wrote:
> > "You want me to insult you?" MacFarlane quipped. "OK, you supported the
> > war in Iraq," he said to raucous applause.
> >
>
> Well this guy sounds completely unbiased and objective... Family Guy's
> an apolitical show, sure.....
>
-snip-
You're being a bit slow. He was obvious mocking current popular
opinion, not expressing his own.
Mez
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| Re: Family Guy visits Farm [message #254863 ] |
Mi, 26 April 2006 23:19 |
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>
> Except Muslims. That one's always off limits, because they want to
> promote "religious tolerance". Only you begin to think they don't,
> considering they mocked Christianity.
>
What about Osama Bin Laden? He's appeared twice and he's one of the most
famous muslims going.
Or "Dude, Where's My Car" in the arabic country - Arabic Merchant (sees
Stewie and Brian walking in the market place): Hey Americans! You like
movies? I've got 'Dude My Car Is Not Where I Parked It, But Praise Allah We
Are Not Hurt'!
See, everyone gets mocked. You just get pissy when an idea is conveyed that
goes against your own, and disregard the rest.
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| Re: Family Guy visits Farm [message #254872 ] |
Do, 27 April 2006 01:20 |
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"Justin Pate" <JP51307 [at] yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:1146058254.322459.203740 [at] i39g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
>
> Ubiquitous wrote:
>> "You want me to insult you?" MacFarlane quipped. "OK, you supported the
>> war in Iraq," he said to raucous applause.
>>
>
> Well this guy sounds completely unbiased and objective... Family Guy's
> an apolitical show, sure.....
>
>> "They are very much on our side," he said of FOX, noting that the
>> free-speech battle against conservative and family advocacy groups "is
>> only going to get worse."
>>
>
> Ironic considering the existence of Fox News and all..........
>
>>
>> "They shit on everybody like we do," he said, adding that to cry foul
>> would be "hypocritical."
>
> Except Muslims. That one's always off limits, because they want to
> promote "religious tolerance". Only you begin to think they don't,
> considering they mocked Christianity.
>
They have mocked Muslims, but not as much or as often as Christians or Jews.
They mock Christians and Jews much more often and much worse than Muslims
for a similar reason that they DON'T mock Shintoists: Christians are about a
hundred times more visible in American society than Muslims, and Jewish
people are at least 20 times more visible. Few Americans know any
Shintoists or have even a rudimentary understanding of Shintoism, so no one
is interested in seeing them mocked... and they wouldn't understand it
anyway.
As far as Muslims go, most Americans see little more of them than the
extremists and extremist terrorists, and mocking that narrow range of
perception gets pretty old pretty fast.
Scientologists and Mormons are more visible in American society than
mainstream Muslims, but they have mocked Muslims in more episodes (if you
count Super Best Friends, the bin Laden episode and the latest one where
they had to censor Mohammed's image.)
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| Re: Family Guy visits Farm [message #254879 ] |
Do, 27 April 2006 03:23 |
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On Wed, 26 Apr 2006 07:22:36 -0400, Ubiquitous <weberm [at] polaris.net>
wrote:
>By Patrick Fitzgerald
>Managing Editor
Busy guy. He's a managing editor and still finds time to indict vice
presidential aides.;-)
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| Re: Family Guy visits Farm [message #254882 ] |
Do, 27 April 2006 03:35 |
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On Wed, 26 Apr 2006 18:20:42 -0500, "That Guy" <7 [at] f.com> wrote:
>They mock Christians and Jews much more often and much worse than Muslims
>for a similar reason that they DON'T mock Shintoists
Hello Mr. Shintoist, Merry Fucking Christmas!
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| Re: Family Guy visits Farm [message #254922 ] |
Do, 27 April 2006 23:09 |
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"The Ghost of General Lee" <ghost [at] general.lee> wrote in message
news:5t7052d950v1ggkg109snou5l5jddpetkl [at] 4ax.com...
> On Wed, 26 Apr 2006 18:20:42 -0500, "That Guy" <7 [at] f.com> wrote:
>
>>They mock Christians and Jews much more often and much worse than Muslims
>>for a similar reason that they DON'T mock Shintoists
>
> Hello Mr. Shintoist, Merry Fucking Christmas!
My mistake: I implied they don't mock them at all. Obviously they did once,
but it's like saying that they're against Christianity because they mock it
much more than Shintoism. No, the most likely reason doesn't involve
religious favoritism.
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| Re: Family Guy visits Farm [message #254933 ] |
Fr, 28 April 2006 15:42 |
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On Thu, 27 Apr 2006 16:09:45 -0500, "That Guy" <7 [at] f.com> wrote:
>
>"The Ghost of General Lee" <ghost [at] general.lee> wrote in message
>news:5t7052d950v1ggkg109snou5l5jddpetkl [at] 4ax.com...
>> On Wed, 26 Apr 2006 18:20:42 -0500, "That Guy" <7 [at] f.com> wrote:
>>
>>>They mock Christians and Jews much more often and much worse than Muslims
>>>for a similar reason that they DON'T mock Shintoists
>>
>> Hello Mr. Shintoist, Merry Fucking Christmas!
>
>My mistake: I implied they don't mock them at all. Obviously they did once,
>but it's like saying that they're against Christianity because they mock it
>much more than Shintoism. No, the most likely reason doesn't involve
>religious favoritism.
>
Aww, I just wanted to sing the song.;-)
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| Re: Family Guy visits Farm [message #254948 ] |
Fr, 28 April 2006 20:59 |
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"The Ghost of General Lee" <ghost [at] general.lee> wrote in message
news:2u6452dn45t36d4grvahk68jppf2l01i58 [at] 4ax.com...
> On Thu, 27 Apr 2006 16:09:45 -0500, "That Guy" <7 [at] f.com> wrote:
>
>>
>>"The Ghost of General Lee" <ghost [at] general.lee> wrote in message
>>news:5t7052d950v1ggkg109snou5l5jddpetkl [at] 4ax.com...
>>> On Wed, 26 Apr 2006 18:20:42 -0500, "That Guy" <7 [at] f.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>>They mock Christians and Jews much more often and much worse than
>>>>Muslims
>>>>for a similar reason that they DON'T mock Shintoists
>>>
>>> Hello Mr. Shintoist, Merry Fucking Christmas!
>>
>>My mistake: I implied they don't mock them at all. Obviously they did
>>once,
>>but it's like saying that they're against Christianity because they mock
>>it
>>much more than Shintoism. No, the most likely reason doesn't involve
>>religious favoritism.
>>
>
> Aww, I just wanted to sing the song.;-)
And by the way, thank you for reminding me about that song. Good memories.
:-) I likes that one almost as much as Uncle Fucker.
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| Re: Family Guy visits Farm [message #254949 ] |
Fr, 28 April 2006 21:42 |
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"Justin Pate" <JP51307 [at] yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:1146058254.322459.203740 [at] i39g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
>
> Ubiquitous wrote:
>> "You want me to insult you?" MacFarlane quipped. "OK, you supported the
>> war in Iraq," he said to raucous applause.
>>
>
> Well this guy sounds completely unbiased and objective... Family Guy's
> an apolitical show, sure.....
I cannot recall anyone on the show saying they were unbiased.
>
>> "They are very much on our side," he said of FOX, noting that the
>> free-speech battle against conservative and family advocacy groups "is
>> only going to get worse."
>>
>
> Ironic considering the existence of Fox News and all..........
And that's not irony either you bonehead, oh sorry, you are from the U.S.,
you probably don't own a dictionary.
>
>>
>> "They shit on everybody like we do," he said, adding that to cry foul
>> would be "hypocritical."
>
> Except Muslims. That one's always off limits, because they want to
> promote "religious tolerance". Only you begin to think they don't,
> considering they mocked Christianity.
What the hell is "christianity"?
At last count there was about 1000 religions all claiming to be "christain"
and they ain't all alike I can tell you.
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