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Family Guy, Volume 5 DVD Review |
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Monday, 24 September 2007 |
 Family Guy, Volume 5Reviewed by: Armando Rojas Movie Rating:  Extras Rating: 5 out of 5
"Family Guy" is the animated story of the Griffins, a suburban Rhode Island family. Peter is the standard stupid TV dad, while his hot wife Lois is the only thing holding the family together. Their kids, Chris and Meg, have the usual teenage problems, while their younger brother Stewie, who was the star of the show in the earlier years, is attempting to take over the world. Of course, Brian, the family dog, views the whole thing with detached humor as he sips his martinis and lusts after Lois.
Family Guy is a rare series in that it was cancelled by Fox only to be picked up again a number years later. It found popularity again on Cartoon Network and on DVD long after it left the air. I guess the fans demand more and more they got.
The un-PC content is still in place, along with the pop-culture references, cutaways scenes and nonsensical characters, but there's nothing really new. Doing the same style of jokes over and over, it runs the risk of getting stale, good thing the series didn’t, but it's certainly not as fresh as it was when it first hit the air. It was just a straight reference.
If there's a real reason for fans of the show, which have seen every episode on TV to purchase this set, the answer is in the extras. According to the commentaries, there are scenes included that were produced for the show that the creators knew would be cut, but did them with the intent of including them on DVD. I'm not certain what scenes were added, but there are several lines that would have been questionable for network TV. Also included are uncensored audio tracks that were bleeped on TV. It's certainly a welcome change having the series presented as they were intended, instead of chopped up as so many shows are on DVD.
About the Film
Stars: Seth MacFarlane, Alex Borstein ,Mila Kunis ,Seth Green ,Mike Henry ,Patrick Warburton,Butch Hartman ,Lori Alan,Carlos Alazraqui ,Adam West
Episodes:
PTV
Brian Goes Back to College
The Courtship of Stewie's Father
Fat Guy Strangler
The Father, The Son, and The Holy Fonz
Brian Sings and Swings
Patriot Games
I Take Thee Quagmire
Sibling Rivalry
Deep Throats
Peterotica
You May Now Kiss The...Uh...Guy Who Receives
Petergeist
The Griffin Family History
Special Features: Commentaries on every episode by series creator Seth McFarlane, producers, directors, writers and cast members
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