Oh Family Guy writers, how you tickle our funny bones. Have a listen to this clip from the latest episode shown in the States. We personally guarantee laughter
BTW… it uses that infamous Christian Bale rant, so you might want to have your headphones on!
Hot on the tails of Joss Whedon’s magnificent Dr. Horrible earlier this summer, another high profile US TV showrunner, Family Guy creator Seth MacFarlane, is turning his attentions to the web.
In a unique collaboration with Google and Burger King, the 50-part web-only series Cavalcade of Cartoon Comedy launches at sethcomedy.com on 10 September. There will also be a Burger King-sponsored channel on YouTube which will feature weekly updates.
Judging from the teaser trailer embedded above, the show promises every bit as random and bonkers as Family Guy, and we here at TV Spy Towers will definitely be logging on on 10 September.
The final list of nominations for this year’s Emmys won’t be announced until 17 July, but, for the first time ever, the awards’ organisers, the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, has revealed the top 10 finalists for this year’s drama and comedy series awards. Five from each category will make the final voting list.
Notable absentees are Battlestar Galactica in the drama category and My Name is Earl in comedy, but we’d love to hear what you think. The programmes marked in red are the ones we reckon should make the final list…
Drama
• Boston Legal
• Damages
• Dexter
• Friday Night Lights
• Grey’s Anatomy
• House
• Lost
• Mad Men
• The Tudors
• The Wire
Comedy
• Curb Your Enthusiasm
• Entourage
• Family Guy
• Flight of the Conchords
• The Office
• Pushing Daisies
• 30 Rock
• Two and a Half Men
• Ugly Betty
• Weeds
1) TV Spy hero Michael Kenneth Williams, aka the magnificent Omar in The Wire, has been giving Phladelphia schoolkids the benefit of his wisdom. [warning: some spoilers]
2) Brands such as Subway and Coca Cola have turned to Family Guy to help them sell their wares.
3) Weeds may be getting its own spin-off show.
4) Steve Carell has committed to at least another three series of the American version of The Office.
5) Remember yesterday how we told you that the pilot episode of Fringe has become turned up on file-sharing sites? Well, now it seems the new US version of Life on Mars is out there, too. Equally, you could save yourself the trouble of watching it and read this damning review from The Guardian.
