Fox Make Family Guy Without Seth Mcfarlane

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LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Fox is producing fresh episodes of its animated comedy "Family Guy" without the participation of its striking creator Seth MacFarlane, who does many of the main voices, sources said.

The last episode completed before the Writers Guild of America strike began November 5 aired Sunday. Fox and sibling studio 20th Century Fox TV had the choice of going into reruns or continuing the show without MacFarlane, whose outspoken defiance of his employers has made him a cause celebre for striking writers.

After a large writers rally outside the Fox lot on Friday, where he was one of the speakers, MacFarlane said the studio could proceed without him, though he hoped it would not.

20th TV had no comment on the matter Tuesday but confirmed that it remains in production on new episodes. The first episode finished without MacFarlane's blessing has been delivered to Fox. Sources said it is one of three very close to completion, with others in various stages of production.

In addition to executive-producing the show, MacFarlane voices the characters of Peter, Brian and Stewis Griffin, the male members of the hapless Rhode Island family at the core of the domestic satire.

Lawless_Samurai

WHAT!? Thats like making pizza without cheese!!!

Mossy Monk

It will be like South Park when Chef joined the Super Adventure Club.

Sir Digby Chicken Caesar

I would love pizza without cheese

Outer Bongolia

So what are the voices going to be like??

4zn76tysfajdxp

Lame. Though I don't like Family Guy.

Lawless_Samurai

Mordeth wrote: »

I would love pizza without cheese

Would that just not be weird??? Its all about the cheese man

dulpit

I don't get it though, who's writing them if the writers are on strike??

Or is it that the show has been written, but not fully produced and stuff?? What sort of scab would come in and record Peter's/Brian's/Stewie's voices?? And would the rest of cast not step back too??

arcade1

Mossy Monk wrote: »

It will be like South Park when Chef joined the Super Adventure Club.

south park has been good without chef, and how they got rid of him was genius.
south park without chef is nothing like family guy without seth, mainly because chef was only one voice but seth does 3 of the main ones.

you clearly dont know anything about what you are talking about!

Chardee MacDennis

that's a terrible idea. fox really have their heads up their asses.

Mossy Monk

arcade1 wrote: »

south park has been good without chef, and how they got rid of him was genius.
south park without chef is nothing like family guy without seth, mainly because chef was only one voice but seth does 3 of the main ones.

you clearly dont know anything about what you are talking about!

What I was referring to about that episode was how they used bits of Chefs voice from other episodes but do continue to make incorrect assumptions if it makes you warm and fuzzy inside.

TheBigEvil

Harleigh Happy Quadrant wrote: »

Lame. Though I don't like Family Guy.

WHAT :eek::eek:!! Wash out your mouth immediately!

star-pants

Outer Bongolia wrote: »

So what are the voices going to be like??

I am most curious myself as to how this would work.... the voices are a massive part of the character.... and it'll be awful if you have someone 'attempting' to be Seth McFarlane..... unless you're a *really* good imitator.

kevmy

I think they mean they have 3 episodes which where nearly finished writing/producing and they are finishing them off. Still to do it without the voices is stupid. I hope all the rest of the actors go out to support the strike as well to make it impossible to do them.

ixoy

Umm the voices are probably already recoreded no? It doesn't say that they're not and if they're almost finished, I imagine they're all complete. The finishing touches are probably in the editing room which Seth is annoyed about because he should have a say in the final cut.

Dodge

Mordeth wrote: »

I would love pizza without cheese

Pizza Hut will do them for you. In other places get the low fat cheese option, it doesn't taste like cheese:)

dulpit wrote: »

Or is it that the show has been written, but not fully produced and stuff??

I'd say thats it. Apparently they're all recorded but family guy likes to play around with it right up to a couple of days before broadcast

User45701

Im doing one of the voices, i sent a e-mail to jobs@fox.com and they replied bacl so all i have to do is make my way there and i get to do the voice of stewie

MoominPapa

Family Guy Without Seth Mcfarlane would be like the Simpsons.

jor el

ixoy wrote: »

Umm the voices are probably already recoreded no? It doesn't say that they're not and if they're almost finished, I imagine they're all complete. The finishing touches are probably in the editing room which Seth is annoyed about because he should have a say in the final cut.

^^^ What he said. My undersanding is that the recording is all done, it's just finishing touches on animation/editing that remains. The couldn't possibly do an episode without Peter, Stewie, Brian, Quagmire, Tom Tucker, Mr Pervert, Joe Swanson (I think) and a whole host of other voices that MacFarlane does. It simply wouldn't be possible,

I think the plan is to finalise it without his sign off. Something he's described as a colossal dick move.

MoominPapa wrote: »

Family Guy Without Seth Mcfarlane would be like the Simpsons.

LOL.

phasers

maybe we can get an episode pulled


then we can get the show cancelled forever

Dman001

Ya, I think voices are recorded before the animation is done. I think I heard that from The Simpsons creaters.

Creamy Goodness

Dman001 wrote: »

Ya, I think voices are recorded before the animation is done. I think I heard that from The Simpsons creaters.

simpsons = family guy?

ixoy

Cremo wrote: »

simpsons = family guy?

No but I assume there's a fairly standard process for voicing animations - what's used for "The Simpsons" is probably used for "Family Guy" as well. I'm guessing that's what the poster meant.

Bounty Hunter

Do Fox have Family Guy contractually tied down for a certain number of more seasons? cos otherwise youd surely expect the manatee, i mean Seth McFarlane to give FOX the finger and head elsewhere (Comedy Central maybe)

Sir Digby Chicken Caesar

cremo=apologetic?

qwertplaywert

Bounty Hunter wrote: »

Do Fox have Family Guy contractually tied down for a certain number of more seasons? cos otherwise youd surely expect the manatee, i mean Seth McFarlane to give FOX the finger and head elsewhere (Comedy Central maybe)

Think the contract only runs to end of current season- read in a article about this topic somewhere that he was trying to use that as leverage to stop them doing it without him-No dice. Wouldn't be surprised if it moved to Comedy Cnetral, but does Mc Farlane really want to move to a network where there are two better cartoons currently active[in futuramas case next year]-Futurama and South Park.

Dodge

qwertplaywert wrote: »

Wouldn't be surprised if it moved to Comedy Cnetral, but does Mc Farlane really want to move to a network where there are two better cartoons currently active[in futuramas case next year]-Futurama and South Park.

He's also giving up network TV for cable, so he'd have to drop his pay demands

User45701

**** it who care she will still have enough money to live, no need for him to be a greedy kunt.

He should just tell fox to piss off, they killed firefly and family guy and futurama, **** them.

tommythecat

In any animation programme be it a movie or tv series the voices are recorded before the animation is done. I would say that the voices for this show were probably recorded six or more months ago. The animation is then done. Then the picture editing followed by the sound edit and mix. It takes quite a while to make an episode and the voices are one of the earlier things done.

Bounty Hunter

The last two episodes ive seen which both are part of the ones finished since the manitee has been on strike again were awful