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A fantastic "final" season...
Thank God FOX is putting "Family Guy" back on the air. Between the two DVD releases, it makes about 50-odd shows available at your fingertips. I selfishly say that 50 episodes is not enough. The show had potential and if it were still continuing, we'd be up to about Season five or six by now. Ah, well. Fortunately, FOX checked out the sales receipts of these DVD's and suddenly decided that the show was worthy enough to get back on the air. Funny how that works. Regardless, fans are getting exactly what they want. Outstanding.
This particular volume covers Season three; arguably the show's best. My favorite "Family Guy" episode, "Brian Wallows and Peter Swallows" is located on this set. Not only is this episode hilarious, it's sweet and has a rousing musical number towards the end entitled "You've Got A Lot To See" sung by none other than Brian, the family dog. Seth MacFarland has a knack for this kind of stuff. Whenever someone sings in this show, it's always a highlight. Great big band instrumentals and terrifically choreographed.
In my opinion, what makes "Family Guy" so hysterical is not so much the scripts themselves (though they are definitely well-penned and funny); it's the way the voice actors say the lines that makes it so much different from other animated comedies. It doesn't even sound scripted because the dialogues flow so naturally. That might sound a bit silly since it is, in fact, a cartoon; but you'll see what I mean if you haven't watched the show yet.
Each season has at the very least one moment where I find myself literally trying to gasp for air as I'm laughing hysterically. Season three's moment comes when Margot Kidder is eating dinner at the Griffin's house. Lois tells her, "Oh, we loved you in the Superman movies. You were just great." Margot Kidder suddenly starts wailing and drooling. She flips tables, chairs and suddenly jumps out of a closed window. She gets back on her feet, screams as she pulls her hair, and runs away while Peter and Lois look at each other, flabbergasted. Hilarious.
If you're not a total aristocrat and have a great sense of humor, "Family Guy" may well become your new favorite show. It's certainly up there for me. HIGHLY recommended.
This Family Rules!
This is a great DVD set collecting the final season of the best animated comedy show to hit the airways since the SIMPSONS. Each episode is jam-packed with more pop-cultural references than a VH1 special. From the DUKES OF HAZZARD to Adam West, the Incredible Hulk to Optimus Prime (yep, he's in here!), series creator Seth MacFarlane manages to masterfully walk that fine line between parody and homage.
The picture quality on the episodes are crystal clear and the sound is sharp. The extras are pretty good this time around(especially compared to the first DVD set). The most talked about addition to this set is definitely the inclusion of the previously unaired episode. I personally didn't find anything offensive about it but I'm sure somebody somewhere can. The deleted scenes are funny to watch considering the animation is unfinished. The best bonus feature is the short pilot pitch that was only shown to FOX executives to sell the series. After seeing this, I have to commend FOX on taking a chance with this SIMPSONS knock-off (there I said it, but who cares? Does anyone care that the FLINTSTONES are a HONEYMOONERS rip-off?!)
So, with all this praise, you might be wondering why I didn't give this 5 stars. The answer is simple...the horrible commentaries! I'm a huge fan of commentaries because they allow the viewer to feel like they're sitting in a room conversing with the very people that are responsible for your entertainment. But the few commentaries on this set are played entirely for laughs, as cell phones can be heard ringing, people walking in on the recording sessions, pointless anecdotes that have nothing to do with the episode, and then annoying long moments of silence where it seems like everyone just wants to go home. Occasionally, somebody might start to say something relevant to the show, but is quickly interrupted by more horse-play. It's great that the crew get along so well, but who wants to listen to people goofing off for a half-hour? These guys should definetly check out the SIMPSONS sets for commentaries with a good mixture of levity and information.
But this is only a minor quibble about an otherwise wonderful box set that's easily one of the best additions to anybody's DVD library.
Simply Amazing
This show can only be described as simply amazing
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