Family Guy news

Seth MacFarlane: "Family Guy should have already ended"

Talking to the Hollywood Reporter, Seth MacFarlane has said: "part of me thinks that Family Guy should have already ended." He believes that seven seasons of the hit show is enough, Family Guy is currently in its 10th season. "I talk to the fans and in a way I'm kind of secretly hoping for them to say we're done with it," he said.

Seth MacFarlane Establishes "Perry's Place" a Sanctuary for Animals in Need

Seth MacFarlane, in honor of the memory of his late mother, Ann Perry MacFarlane, is partnering with Heaven on Earth Society for Animals to create a sanctuary for homeless animals.

Yesterday, Seth took to Twitter to make the announcement: 

"New no-kill pet shelter in my mom’s name-- 'Cause animals are better than people." http://bit.ly/qCQuuR

According to eonline.com, "The sanctuary will be a cage-free oasis for homeless cats that are awaiting adoption, including kittens with special needs that would otherwise be overlooked. The partnership is also starting up a campaign that will accept donations in Perry's name."

New episode: Tiegs for Two

Jessica Stroup ("90210"), Drew Barrymore ("Going The Distance") and Cheryl Tiegs guest on tonight's episode of Family Guy, "Tiegs for Two", at 9 ET/PT on Fox:-

When the local dry cleaner loses Peter's favorite white shirt, he goes ballistic. Meanwhile, Brian tries to score on a date with a new friend, Denise (guest voice Stroup), but ends up striking out. Instead of calling it quits on love, he decides to enlist Quagmire's help, but things get nasty when they start to compete for the affections of each other's old flames, Cheryl Tiegs and Jillian.

New Family Guy comic series coming this summer

Titan Comics and Twentieth Century Fox Consumer Products are launching a new comic book series based on Family Guy. The artwork is being done by SL Gallant (G.I. Joe, Torchwood) and Anthony Williams (Judge Dredd, Superman, Batman).

The first issue will be hitting newsstands and specialist comic book stores in the US from July 27th.

You can follow @FamilyGuyComic on Twitter for the latest news and information on the new comic.

Will you be running out to grab a copy? Let us know what you think, or head over to Facebook and vote in our poll.

New episode: The Hand That Rocks The Wheelchair

After Christmas reruns last week the ninth season of Family Guy resumes with a new episode tonight. "The Hand That Rocks The Wheelchair" is on Fox tonight at 9 ET/PT:-

When Bonnie goes out of town, Meg offers to check in on Joe, but she soon becomes a little too involved and starts freaking everyone out - especially Joe. Meanwhile, Stewie thinks he's losing his edge as the toughest baby on the block, so he hooks himself up to a machine that is supposed to make him more evil than ever before.

Family Guy news week roundup

This is a quick roundup of this week's Family Guy news:

Family Guy and American Dad have both received nominations for Comedy Central's inaugural Comedy Awards. They're up against The Simpsons, Archer and South Park for the Animated Comedy Series award. You can find out who wins April 10th across several networks. According to the Hollywood Reporter, "the awards are designed as the Oscars of the comedy business."

15 new blind-boxed Family Guy minis hit the shops yesterday. Each character is about 3-inch tall and retail at $9.95 (£9.00 UK; 10€ Europe). If you can't find them in the shops then check out Kidrobot's website for them.

Family Guy executive producer David A Goodman has tweeted that he no longer writes for the show: 'I no longer write for "Family Guy". That should get rid of at least 400 of you.' David helped write several episodes including "Stewie Kills Lois" and "It's a Trap".

And finally, if you're on Facebook check out our new Planet Family Guy page. If you're not one of our many followers (thanks to all of you that are) we're also on Twitter too!

New episode: Friends of Peter G.

Death turns up to help Peter in tonight's new episode of Family Guy, "Friends of Peter G.":-

After a public disturbance, Peter and Brian are forced to attend a 12-step meeting to help kick their drinking problems. Unable to recognize his issue, Peter gets a visit from Death (guest voice Adam Carolla), who gives him a glimpse of what life would be like with and without "Mr. Booze" in his bloodstream.

"Friends of Peter G." is on Fox at 9pm ET/PT.

New Family Guy video game being developed by Activision Blizzard

Activision Blizzard have announced that they are developing a new Family Guy video game. In 2006 "Family Guy: Video Game!" was released to mixed reviews, but it seems the general success of the Family Guy franchise is making the development of a new game look promising for Activision.

At the moment there are no further details of the game, including which platforms it is being developed for, but we will try to keep you guys informed.

It has been a busy month for Family Guy merchandise announcements all ready with news of the next UK DVD release and new Family Guy minis which hit the shops next week.

Family Guy Season 10 UK Release Date

Along with an American Dad Volume 6 announcement, UK retailers are now revealing that the UK Release (Region 2) of Family Guy Season 10 (Volume 9 in the US) will be on 9th of May this year. Not many details are available as yet, but the set will most likely contain the last 11 episodes of Family Guy Season 8 and the first few episodes of Family Guy Season 9.

Music is Better Than Words, Seth MacFarlane's big band album for September release

"Music is Better Than Words", the orchestral big band album by Seth MacFarlane now looks set for a September release date, later than originally thought. EW.com are reporting that Norah Jones and Sara Bareilles will be joining Seth for a couple of duets on the album that will feature “hidden gems from the ’40s and ’50s.”

Seth debuted "The Sadder-But-Wiser Girl" on Conan yesterday. You can catch it and the interview on the TBS website.