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At this point, Fox should just make Family Guy creator Seth MacFarlane part owner of the network. The writer/producer has been nothing but money for Fox, with Family Guy and American Dad successfully complementing The Simpsons and King of the Hill on Fox's Sunday nights and redefining primetime animation.

Now Fox can add a third show to the mix, says The Hollywood Reporter. The rumored Family Guy spin-off is pretty much a done deal, says the trade. Focusing on Peter Griffin's buddy Cleveland, Cleveland is expected to receive a 13-episode order at Fox's upfronts next week.

If all goes according to plan, Cleveland will debut next spring.

Cleveland likely won't be the only new toon next season. The animated reworkings of a pair of live-action shows, The Pitts and Sit Down, Shut Up, are also looking good to go.

Both projects will be handled by Simpsons vets; Mike Scully and Julie Thacker will take on The Pitts, about an unlucky family, and Josh Weinstein and Bill Oakley were recently announced as showrunners for Mitch Hurwitz's Sit Down, Shut Up, based on an Australian show about disenchanted teachers.

I really dunno about this... Ill give it a chance tho.

 

[jts]

Can it be worse than Family Guy though?

edit- yay, first hater!

 

[perfectchaos007]

Why did they give the most boring character his own show?

 

[DrForester]

Can it be worse than Family Guy though?

edit- yay, first hater!

AS bad as family guy is they arleady toped themselves with American dad. The real question...


Can it be worse than American Dad?

 

[jts]

Why did they give the most boring character his own show?

 

[rezuth]

Why did they give the most boring character his own show?

Because he had the most potential.

 

[avatar299]

Do i really want to see Seth's commentary on race? He is terrible when he focuses on shit, look at American Dad.

 

[Blader]

Weinstein and Oakley producing a Mitch Hurwitz show? Consider me intrigued.

 

[Darko]

Should have been a Stewie spinoff.

 

[rezuth]

Do i really want to see Seth's commentary on race? He is terrible when he focuses on shit, look at American Dad.

I'm sorry but American Dad season2 and beyond is pure awesome.

 

[HomerSimpson-Man]

I'm sorry but American Dad season2 and beyond is pure awesome.

Yep.

 

[Darko]

Do i really want to see Seth's commentary on race? He is terrible when he focuses on shit, look at American Dad.

American Dad is the shit.

 

[Cymbal Head]

Weinstein and Oakley producing a Mitch Hurwitz show? Consider me intrigued.

Huuuge potential here.

 

[Baraka in the White House]

Rather have a Brian/Stewie spinoff.

 

[Tamanon]

Why did they give the most boring character his own show?

It's not Meg

And he should just stick to what he's honed to a fine edge, American Dad. Pure quality.

 

[Green Shinobi]

Family Guy can still bring it. Blue Harvest was almost entirely awesome.

 

[SpeedingUptoStop]

I give it 5 episodes before it's canceled/greenlit for 16 more seasons. This is Fox.

 

[grandjedi6]

Fuck. This is going to replace King of the Hill, isn't it?

 

[Blader]

Family Guy can still bring it. Blue Harvest was almost entirely awesome.

That's one episode though.

 

[Darko]

It's not Meg

And he should just stick to what he's honed to a fine edge, American Dad. Pure quality.

word. I barley ever watch the new family guy eps, but I never miss American Dad.

 

[IronicallyTwisted]

It's not Meg

And he should just stick to what he's honed to a fine edge, American Dad. Pure quality.

I like American Dad, except for the Alien. Hes almost a carbon copy of the effeminate side of Stewie, which is absolutely overdone at this stage.

 

[JaCy]

Rather have a Brian/Stewie spinoff.

YES!

These two have the best interactions in the whole show.

 

[SpeedingUptoStop]

Fuck. This is going to replace King of the Hill, isn't it?

if so, I fully support Cleveland's future reign as Fox's flagship show.

 

[Dan]

Fuck. This is going to replace King of the Hill, isn't it?

Not immediately, no. King of the Hill's at least set for 13 more episodes beginning early '09.

 

[Tyrone Slothrop]

Fuck. This is going to replace King of the Hill, isn't it?

if so, they're thinking long-term. KotH has at least one more season left. i'm hoping for a few more, but the show's definitely in its twilight years

 

[Tornado Condor]

Fuck. This is going to replace King of the Hill, isn't it?

If this happens i'll blow my head off with a gun.

 

[Leatherface]

Cleveland is actually an awesome character. I can see this being pretty funny.

 

[valkillmore]

Weinstein and Oakley producing a Mitch Hurwitz show? Consider me intrigued.

Hey Hurwitz, enough with the fucking television get that A.D. movie going.

Spoiler

I have no idea if he is directly involved in the production of the movie, nor do I know if the movie is even in production yet, or if it's happening at all.

 

[DrForester]

Fuck. This is going to replace King of the Hill, isn't it?

King of the Hill has been picked up for season 13. As good as the show is, it always seems to be on the bubble for being canceled or renewed. Their recent storylines seem to be expecting things to end at any time with Lou Anne getting married and Cotton dying.

 

[AlexMogil]

I like American Dad, except for the Alien. Hes almost a carbon copy of the effeminate side of Stewie, which is absolutely overdone at this stage.

Yeah, but the chemistry between him and Steve is really god. And he's a MacGuffin. Stan can't fight with Haley all the time.

Then again, we end up with stories like last week with Roger and Klaus inexplicably driving through Europe and then

 

[MaverickX9]

I wish it was a Stewie spin off.

 

[Smiles and Cries]

I wish it was a Stewie spin off.

do it

 

[Tamanon]

Yeah, but the chemistry between him and Steve is really god. And he's a MacGuffin. Stan can't fight with Haley all the time.

Then again, we end up with stories like last week with Roger and Klaus inexplicably driving through Europe and then

It was almost as random as Haley getting cancer and fighting it off in the background of the Cloontang episode.:lol

 

[Goldrush]

The Pitts? Didn't that came on a couple of seasons ago?

 

[Phoenix]

Quagmire show would have been more interesting to be honest.

 

[Smiles and Cries]

Quagmire show would have been more interesting to be honest.

only on HBO

 

[Dan]

Hey Hurwitz, enough with the fucking television get that A.D. movie going.

Spoiler

I have no idea if he is directly involved in the production of the movie, nor do I know if the movie is even in production yet, or if it's happening at all.

Hurwitz is only executive producing this new show, the other two guys are the showrunners. As he put himself, he'll be like Ron Howard to AD.

Also, an Arrested Development movie is still only a pipe dream.

 

[Night_Trekker]

Canceled without a full season. I'm calling it right now.

 

[Freeza Under The Shower]

Should have been a Stewie spinoff.

Not that I might watch.


But I also get this "No! NO! NOOOO! We are NOT resorting to that!" reaction to the show when I zap across it and there is nothing else on..

 

[batbeg]

Because he had the most potential.

This will potentially be the most boring spinoff then.

 

[lopaz]

The problem with family guy is the one-dimensional overused gimmick characters. Like Cleveland

 

[Skellig Gra]

Can FOX run any real shows? Its either cartoons or American Idol. Give me a break.

 

[Escape Goat]

I wish it was a Stewie spin off.

30 minutes of gay jokes might run a bit thin after awhile

 

[Tamanon]

30 minutes of gay jokes might run a bit thin after awhile

Will and Grace lasted a long time.

 

[Shig]

Can FOX run any real shows? Its either cartoons or American Idol. Give me a break.

 

[worldrunover]

Can FOX run any real shows? Its either cartoons or American Idol. Give me a break.

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