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Family Guy news and rumors.
Posted by
Andy
on Wednesday, November 08, 2006
in Australasia
The Family Guy – Seasons 1-5 Collection will be released on region 4 DVD in Australia on November 29th. Although the set claims to be seasons 1-5 it will actually be the episodes from seasons 1-4 as listed on this site; the seasons are being marketed differently in Australia to how Fox is defining them in the States (don’t ask us why). The packaging for this set looks pretty decent, and unique in comparison with the same set being sold in the US and UK.
Related link: http://www.ezydvd.com.au/item.zml/789425
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Posted by
Andy
on Saturday, August 19, 2006
in Australasia
According to the Australian website TV on DVD Family Guy Season 5 will be released in Australia in November to coincide with the US/Canada release of Volume 4. Note that despite being called season 5 the episodes will in fact be the second half of the fourth season. The same confusion has been caused with the UK release. The seasons of Family Guy seem to be defined differently in the UK and Australia to the US for the DVD releases. We have no idea why. For an explanation of the season numbers see our FAQ section.
Related link: http://tvondvd.com.au/coming_soon.cfm
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Posted by
Andy
on Sunday, July 23, 2006
in Australasia
From a Foxtel Press Release
“In the first such deals in Australia, Twentieth Century Fox Television Distribution has awarded long-term future Australian television rights to Network Ten (TEN) and FOXTEL.”
“This is the first time a major US studio has apportioned first-run rights across both free-to-air and subscription television in Australia and marks a completely new approach to international program supply agreements.”
Okay, so what does it mean to you? Well, the new deal effects the showing of Family Guy and American Dad in Australia. It wasn’t meant to take affect until 2007, but as of tonight season 4 of Family Guy is showing at 8.30pm on Fox 8 (a foxtel/austar channel) followed by first season American Dad at 9pm. These are new weekly times for the two shows and marks an improvement on the poor scheduling previously done by Channel 7 (if you were in a State that got the shows).
Related link: http://www.foxtel.com.au/209_4872.htm
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Posted by
James
on Monday, May 29, 2006
in Australasia
Just a quick note to let you know that Family Guy – Season 4 is available on DVD from online stores.
There are 3 discs in the set, and are in the PAL format for Region 4 viewing (Australia).
So, if your a Family Guy fan, than this is a must have for the collection…
Posted by
James
on Sunday, March 26, 2006
in Australasia
Family Guy can be seen on FOX8 on Tuesdays at 8pm starting 28-03-2006.
Good news is The Comedy Channel will still be running Family Guy at the usual times.
That’s all for now, keep watching, and check back for more FG news.
Posted by
James
on Tuesday, March 21, 2006
in Australasia
OptusTV has been running ads lately saying that Family Guy will be shown on FOX8 (Channel 8), from next Tuesday (28-03-06).
I guess this means that it won’t be on The Comedy Channel (Channel 15) anymore, which is good news for some, bad news for others, depending which channels you have.
Stay tuned for more news regarding the change, including air dates and times.
Posted by
Andy
on Friday, March 03, 2006
in Australasia
According to Australian website ebroadcast both Family Guy and American Dad are performing well on channel 7 despite terrible scheduling according to fans. Ratings from last night in Australia showed ‘American Dad and Family Guy double up to deliver an astonishing 1.00 million peak in latenight.’
Related link: http://www.ebroadcast.com.au/e…30206.html
Posted by
James
on Thursday, January 19, 2006
in Australasia
Just a quick note to let you know that The Comedy Channel will be showing a Family Guy marathon on Friday (20-01-06) from 7:30pm, so grab a beer and tune in if you plan on stayin’ in.
They will be showing the first 8 episodes of season three.
Posted by
Andy
on Monday, December 19, 2005
in Australasia
The Comedy Channel in Australia is going to be showing Family Guy episodes back-to-back over the Christmas weekend, showing all the episodes from the first three seasons.
The fun starts at 12pm Christmas Eve (24th December) on The Comedy Channel for three days!
The new season continues on Channel 7 on Thursday at 9.30pm with North by North Quahog.
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Posted by
James
on Tuesday, December 13, 2005
in Australasia
The first reason is that Family Guy will be on again December 15 at 9:30pm, the episode will be When You Wish Upon A Weinstein:
Peter attempts to get Chris converted to Judaism to help him perform better at school after meeting a Jewish accountant who helps him get back some money he was conned out of by Jim Kaplan.
The second reason is that after that at 10:00pm you can now catch American Dad, another animated series created by Seth MacFarlane, the man behind Family Guy.
The first episode to air will be the Pilot episode:
Stan uses his CIA skills to help Steve win class president and the heart of the hottest girl in class, Lisa Silver (v: Carmen Electra). But when being class president makes Steve mad with power, Stan has to jump in to save the day. Meanwhile, Roger helps Haley with her school paper. In return, she hooks him up with boatloads of junk food to curb his sweet tooth. Unfortunately, some Chocodiles send him over the edge and a sugar crash prohibits him from finishing one of her papers, forcing Haley to pick up the pieces.
You can’t ask for much more than that from Channel 7, so do yourself and them a favour, and tune in Thursday, cheers.
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