A fourth Seth macfarlane show announced

I agree that he did add some different characters in AD and TCS, but he needs to explore uncharted territory, and use his creative skills. (which he has)

And I don't hate his shows, I'm just getting weary of them.
 
Well, it might be Seth just putting pressure on Fox to ensure he's always got something in rotation on the network. He's seen how Fox can ditch out on a good idea midstream first hand, but if Seth always has something with another 2-3 years by contract to go on it, he always has something he might be able to nurture into another hit. I mean, I have no indicators that is his strategy, but it'd be a good one, and it'd keep him clear of the troubles some of the other previously creators in animation have run into. I mean, it's exact same move Klasky-Csupo ran with Nick for years - always have another pitch in the pipeline that looks good enough that the network would rather option it for atleast few seasons rather than let it walk to a competitor. It took a string of mediocre titles before that faded, and Seth is nowhere near that problem yet.

From Fox's direction, having seen CN and Nick both lose creative talent by not taking pitches from known talents (CN passed on Spongebob and Fairly Oddparents, Nick passed on Adventure Time and lost a lot of Spongebob's early staff to various CN shows,) and with Seth being a reliable source of income at the moment, they probably look at it being better to take the risk of having to recoup costs on DVD sales and syndication to [adult swim] than risk losing advertising, merch and DVD sales for a hit directly to [adult swim].
 
LAMO A forth show? I love Family Guy, have been enjoying The Cleavland show. Um um I just hope they do a Stewie and Brian spin off, some people such as myself want it :p
 
All I can say is...

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....im going to make an insane and probably incorrect prediction, this 4th show will be like nothing Seth Macfarlane has ever made before... lets see how mighty my instincts are.
 
Yeah, they won't. Stewie and Brian are both too important to Family Guy. The show would fall apart without them. Besides, why would they need to be spun off when they practically run the show that their already on?
 
The Cleveland show only worked because Clevelands the most Normal of the 4(Not by much) but other than that theirs no other characters with that "own show" personailty. If Seth McFarlane did another show it would probably be another spoof of a sitcom but more of an originial twist than his others.
 
I know they're not exactly positive role models or anything, but I think what endears them to me is that they have about a hundred times more depth than the cast of "Family Guy". Episodes like "Roger 'N Me" and "The One That Got Away" have an emotional core that you'd never find on "Family Guy" these days, and it makes the characters feel a lot more real. Yes, Stan's a shortsighted blowhard, but he does what he does out of love for his family, even if his way of showing it is extraordinarily inappropriate. Yes, Roger's a self-centered drunk, but he's still got feelings, even if he has a hard time expressing them. Yes, Francine can be whiny, but again, she's always got her family's best interest in mind. Steve may be kind of a jerk sometimes, but it's because he's got such an unwavering faith in his dad, and you just realize that he's a good kid who picked the wrong role model. Hayley may be aggressive, but at least she stands up for what she believes in, and that's extremely admirable. And sure, Klaus is a pervert, but who cares 'cause he's in the body of a fish and he can't actually act on his urges.

These little touches ground the characters in reality, something that "Family Guy" doesn't bother with. And I prefer a show with a structure behind its madness rather than a show where the only rule is that there are no rules. Anarchy sounds like fun at first until you realize that the law of the land existed for a reason.
 
eh I'm mixed overall. Seth's shows have gotten really good as of late, and I doubt that a fourth show will be terrible. However there is a lack of diversity from both ends-FOX and Seth. Fox won't give another animator a chance, and Seth can't move beyond his set archetypes, meaning we will still be getting the exact same thing.
 
I concur with that. One of the problems with Family Guy now is the lack of depth. While Stan is hard and does crazy things is because of his stance on his belief, Peter does crazy things because he's reckless for humor's sake.
 
I don't think the writers constantly rely on them. If this does get passed I wonder if it'll have the same animation as the others. Would be interesting if it's a different style.
 
My main complaint about Seth's shows are the horrid animation, or lack of movement, so if it is done differently I hope its a style where the characters will move instead of occasionally lift an arm.
 
Oh no I'm not refering to the chicken fights, I mean scenes where there sitting in the kitchen or living rooms, or when there driving in cars and such like that. No, chicken fights and all other related sequences don't count.
 
I don't really see the big deal when it comes to the lack of movement when characters are sitting, sitting at a table, driving, standing casually, etc.
 
I Guess I'm too used to having so much movement in cartoons since I watched alot of Looney Tunes, spongebob, and ren & stimpy when I was younger.
 
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