the_marq

So Seth McFarlane has created a new TV show called American Dad. I think it's meant to start this fall.

It looks like a pretty much straight across copy of Family Guy, talking pet and all. I guess ripping yourself off is perfectly acceptable. The trailer is on this site, it almost got a chuckle out of me...but not quite. Well, let me know what you think.

http://www.american-dad.com/

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cartmen34

ehh. Take it or leave it? I'd probably leave it.



The german fish was a bit to hot for wife in my opinion.

//of all the things you never think you'd say....that's got to top my list.

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meepa

Take it or leave it? I say... YOINK!

ChasingAmy

May take me a bit to warm up to it. But I think it has some potential. Love that the voice actor for Brian from the Family Guy is doing Mr Smith's voice!

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k1ng

I think Seth MacFarlane, the show's creator, did a lot of voices on Family Guy: Peter Griffin/Brian Griffin/Stewie Griffin/Glen Quagmire/Tom Tucker/etc

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Stare At The Sun

Eh, Family Guy was a lot better. I didn't like the animation as much in this one.

punx1325

It looks entertaining just remember Family Guy will be back soon enough!!!

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Journeyman

Seth Green did Brian Griffin. And I don't see much of a point in doing a sping-off of Family Guy untill Family Guy has had a longer run (or untill it's killed by Fox Exec's again).

Baldrick

Hmmm... Didn't like this teaser much at all. It just seemed "forced" to me.

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asudevil83

i dont know...that just wasnt visually pleasing to me. i didnt care for the character animation at all. the mom and boy just seem out of place in the animation style.

also, i didnt like the characters themselves. what's so funny about a german fish? why the fuck is their an alien? why the hell is the dad so political? i mean some of it was funny, but like someone else said....it seamed very forced.

Church

Seth Green never did Brian Griffin. He only did Chris and Neil. You're thinking of Seth MacFarlane.

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Journeyman

Bah, I meant Chris. Didn't know about Neil.

Heh. Whoops. Thanks.

quadro2000

I chuckled at maybe one line in the whole trailer (when the fish saw the food and screamed "happy hour!"). But that was it.

I would be surprised if this is picked up by the networks. Certainly it's not going to get picked up by Fox....right?

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Cycler

Potential is there just wasn't as clean i.e. well put together as the Family Guy.

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Grondar

Just to be clear...

This is not the "new" Family Guy, right? It's another show entirely?

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Wow.


I'm about half impressed.

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Bill O'Rights

Jeez...you guys are a tough crowd to please. Give it time to grow into itself. Of course it looked forced. They're trying to fit as much they can into that one small clip. It'll smooth out. I kinda thought it was funny. No Family Guy...but funny in it's own light.

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Yeah, I thought it was pretty damn funny myself.

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Glava

New Family Guy? THEY'RE RENEWING FAMILY GUY??????

the_marq

That's right. American Dad is due to start this fall, September or October of 2004.

Family Guy is due to return to Fox in January of 2005.

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JohnnyRock

Took me a while to warm up to Family Guy and I laughed a couple of times at the clip, so I'll give it a shot

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phredgreen

That's because Seth MacFarlane (the creator) is the one who voiced Brian. Although i'll admit it's a little vain to star in your own creations (a la Kevin Smith), he is still one hell of a voice actor, so I'll let it slide.

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Sue

off topic for a sec..

I saw Seth McFarlane and I about drooled

Back to the original subject

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phredgreen

as an addendum, i watched the pilot. I understand that the pilot is designed to shove as much information about just what the show is going to be about into five minutes, so i'll forgive the fact that it seemed a bit much. i'd definitely give it a shot, if it came out of the same animation house that produced family guy, there's potential for greatness. given the choice between new family guy eps or this show, however, i'd gun for new family guy episodes first.

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repeater

Yeah, not bad, not great. I'll wait til the show actually starts to make a full opinion about it. The alien is a bit stupid though.

One of the best parts of Family Guy though were all the cut aways. I wonder if they'll have any in this, I thought maybe because it was a pilot they didn't put any in. At the same time though, that may make it a bit TOO much like Family Guy.

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Ace_O_Spades

this disappoints me... it has no charm at all

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shred_head

I don't know what y'all are talking about, I thought it was pretty funny. Granted it's no Family Guy, though what is really, but it still looked good.

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matteo101

I really thought it was funny after watching it afew times. "This dog has character he's been alive for the reagan administration"
Priceless

Grondar

Has anyone read or heard anything about when this show's first episode will be aired?

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oscar0308

just talked to a buddy of mine who is friends with him (we all went to college together, but i didnt hang out in his circle) and he said he main difference between this new one and family guy is that this one will be more politically oriented... akin to archie bunkers as my friend said.

and sue.. he doesnt have alot of time for dating due to all his work

carrot glace

so it ,was, gum. looks funny

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