The first and second seasons of Family Guy were made starting in 1999 after the Larry shorts caught the attention of the Fox Broadcasting Company. Its cancellation was announced, but then a shift in power at Fox and outcry from the fans led to a reversal of that decision and the making of a third season. After that, it was officially cancelled.
Reruns on Cartoon Network drove interest in the show up, and the DVD releases did quite well, selling o...
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The first and second seasons of Family Guy were made starting in 1999 after the Larry shorts caught the attention of the Fox Broadcasting Company. Its cancellation was announced, but then a shift in power at Fox and outcry from the fans led to a reversal of that decision and the making of a third season. After that, it was officially cancelled.
Reruns on Cartoon Network drove interest in the show up, and the DVD releases did quite well, selling over 2.2 million in a year and renewing network interest. Family Guy returned to production in 2004, completing three more seasons (for a total of six seasons) and a straight to DVD movie, Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story. The show has completed airing its seventh season and is in its ongoing eighth. The show is contracted to make new episodes until at least 2012.
In Family Guy Live in Montreal, Seth MacFarlane stated that he wanted an animated show to impress a girl. Seth MacFarlane wrote the first episode of what would become Family Guy for...
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