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Mike Robida lives in South Berwick and attends Marshwood High School. He spends Friday nights at the movies with his friends and writes and directs his own films.
"Family Guy" Gets Spin-Off
That's right, folks. "Family Guy's" popularity is through the roof and apparently fans can't get enough of Cleveland Brown. Cleveland is Peter Griffin's chubby, slow talking neighbor who is about to star in his own T.V. show entitled... you guessed it... “Cleveland.”
Don't get me wrong. I'm a fan of "Family Guy." But how far can this show be pushed? At home and on TV we are hounded by advertisements featuring the Griffins & Co. And it seems that we can barely leave our houses without running into them. Action figures, DVD's, key-chains, pencil-toppers, underwear, Subway value meals! This franchise has erupted. Does America really need more "Family Guy?"
And will this new series be up to par with "Family Guy?" Or will it fall flat like the unwatchable "American Dad?"
What do you think?
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I think it'll flop. How many shows ever have sucessful spin-offs? It's very, very rare. The only example I can even think of is Frasier. I highly doubt that this show will make it.
Posted by ArielMarch 1, 2008 02:06 PM
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Don't you love hypercommercialism? I don't know what you're considering for college, but you should definitely think about taking some Media Studies classes.
I've been learning all about this stuff in my introductory class. It's really cool.
It seems to me that Family Guy has a large viewership that is willing to invest a lot of time into the plot and characters, so if they're given another half hour to do that, it's a big win for the Fox executives.
Posted by Dylan MartinMarch 1, 2008 12:19 PM