Read more Family Guy stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/16990/family-guy.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 13:52:04 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/69858/harris-other-new-faces-rule-emmys-tonight.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFresh faces are all the rage at tonight’s Emmys, with Neil Patrick Harris hosting and a host of first-time nominees up for top awards, People reports. Family Guy is the first cartoon to be nominated for best comedy series in nearly 50 years, and Jeremy Piven’s snub for a best...http://www.newser.com/story/69858/harris-other-new-faces-rule-emmys-tonight.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 20 Sep 2009 15:09:35 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/66813/family-guy-baby-stewie-is-gay-creator.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBaby Stewie was this close to coming out as gay in an episode of Family Guy , but creator Seth MacFarlane says he decided “to keep it vague” because “he’s a 1-year-old,” the New York Daily News reports. “Ultimately, Stewie will be gay or a very unhappy repressed heterosexual,” MacFarlane says...http://www.newser.com/story/66813/family-guy-baby-stewie-is-gay-creator.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 13 Aug 2009 9:30:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/66208/leno-spills-details-on-new-show.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Jay Leno Show will bear few similarities to Leno’s tenure on the Tonight Show —for one, he won’t have a desk until the end of the fast-paced hour, if at all—but it will still feature celebrity guests (two max) and signature Leno comedy bits, according to the Hollywood...http://www.newser.com/story/66208/leno-spills-details-on-new-show.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 06 Aug 2009 9:43:09 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/64542/family-guy-scores-nod-30-rock-leads-with-22-noms.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe list of Emmy nominations, out today, is full of familiar names. One surprise: Family Guy is nominated for best comedy series—it's only the second animated show to get a nod in the category, the Los Angeles Times reports. The Fox stalwart is up against Entourage, 30 Rock, The...http://www.newser.com/story/64542/family-guy-scores-nod-30-rock-leads-with-22-noms.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 16 Jul 2009 8:56:39 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/44454/small-screens-biggest-brains.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIt may be dubbed the "idiot box," but there are some bright bulbs behind TV's smartest shows and network deals. After polling Hollywood insiders, Entertainment Weekly lists the top 25 smarties: S eth MacFarlane , executive producer, Family Guy , American Dad . Tina Fey , executive producer, actress, 30 Rock . Nancy Tellem , president...http://www.newser.com/story/44454/small-screens-biggest-brains.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 06 Dec 2008 15:49:16 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/39949/family-guy-has-worn-thin.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFamily Guy is back and bigger than ever, and creator Seth Macfarlane is rolling in money, influence, and spinoffs. Sounds like just the right time for a major backlash, Natasha Vargas-Cooper writes for Radar . “Just a few years after thousands of American tastemakers demanded Family Guy be resuscitated from cancellation,...http://www.newser.com/story/39949/family-guy-has-worn-thin.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 14 Oct 2008 18:45:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/31240/google-teams-up-with-family-guy-creator.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIn a unique advertising move, Google and Family Guy creator Seth McFarlane are creating an ad-driven internet cartoon series, the New York Times reports. Using its AdSense service, Google will place two-minute animated "webisodes" of McFarlane’s Cavalcade of Cartoon Comedy on websites likely to draw the animator's target audience. Blended...http://www.newser.com/story/31240/google-teams-up-with-family-guy-creator.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 30 Jun 2008 3:43:20 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/30279/forget-sex-crudeness-sells.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAdvertising execs usually like spokesmen to be safe, wholesome, family-friendly figures. So why the heck are the Griffins their new darlings? From Coca-Cola to Subway, everyone seems to be tapping the "Family Guy" clan, despite the show’s tendency to joke about sex, religion, AIDS, and other wholesome, family-friendly topics. It...http://www.newser.com/story/30279/forget-sex-crudeness-sells.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 18 Jun 2008 10:10:51 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/28613/family-guy-neighbor-gets-own-show.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFox's hit cartoon Family Guy is spinning off a new show centered around Cleveland Brown—the soft-spoken neighbor to Peter Griffin. The Cleveland Show will debut in 2009, and follow a recently divorced Brown on a quest to his Virginia hometown, where he falls in love with an old flame.http://www.newser.com/story/28613/family-guy-neighbor-gets-own-show.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 28 May 2008 13:58:40 CDT