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==Notes==
*{{note label|banned_airing|a|a}}[[Fox Broadcasting Company|FOX]] decided not to broadcast the ''Partial Terms of Endearment'' episode on their network.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://livefeed.hollywoodreporter.com/2009/07/family-guy-abortion-fox-broadcast.html|title=Fox rules out 'Family Guy' abortion episode|work=The Live Feed|last=Hibberd|first=James|quote=Fox released this statement moments ago: "Fox will not air the 'Partial Terms of Endearment' episode of 'Family Guy,' ..."|date=July 27, 2009|accessdate=July 10, 2010}}</ref> However, British television channel [[BBC Three]] premiered the episode on June 20, 2010, marking the first time an episode has premiered in the United Kingdom before the United States.{{citation needed|date=July 2010|reason=no reason to doubt this but cite needed to help editors protect this against changes}} An airdate has not been given for the United States, but it will be released on DVD in September 2010.</onlyinclude>
*{{note label|banned_airing|a|a}}[[Fox Broadcasting Company|FOX]] has stated this episode has been refused airtime on their network.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://livefeed.hollywoodreporter.com/2009/07/family-guy-abortion-fox-broadcast.html|title=Fox rules out 'Family Guy' abortion episode|work=The Live Feed|last=Hibberd|first=James|date=July 27, 2009|accessdate=May 27, 2010}}</ref> However, it premiered on British television on June 20, 2010 on [[BBC Three]], marking the first time an episode has premiered in the United Kingdom before the United States. An airdate has not been given for the United States, but it will be released on DVD in September 2010.


==DVD release==
==DVD release==

Revision as of 10:18, 11 July 2010

Family Guy Season 8
Season 8
A cover of a DVD, with a cartoon, animated man with glasses, and a pioneer's outfit on, with three other pioneers behind him.
DVD box set for Volume 8; the remainder of the season will be released in Volume 9.
No. of episodes21
Release
Original networkFox
Original releaseSeptember 27, 2009 –
May 23, 2010
Season chronology
← Previous
Season 7
Next →
Season 9
List of episodes

Family Guy's eighth season first aired on the Fox network in twenty episodes from September 27, 2009 to May 23, 2010 before being released as two DVD box sets and in syndication. It premiered with the episode "Road to the Multiverse" and finished with "Partial Terms of Endearment". The Family Guy series follows the dysfunctional Griffin family—father Peter, mother Lois, daughter Meg, son Chris, baby Stewie and Brian, the family pet, who reside in their hometown of Quahog. The executive producers for the eighth production season were Chris Sheridan, David Goodman, Danny Smith, Mark Hentemann, Steve Callaghan and series creator Seth MacFarlane. The showrunners were Hentemann and Callaghan.

The season received a mixed reception from critics, who cited a lack of original writing.[2] More positive assessments revolved around the "tail end of the season," which "threw out all its old conventions and tried something remarkably different."[2]

Season eight contains some of the series' most acclaimed episodes, including "Road to the Multiverse", "Something, Something, Something, Dark Side"[3] and "Dog Gone",[4] as well as some of the most controversial episodes, including "Extra Large Medium", "Brian & Stewie" and "Partial Terms of Endearment".[5][6][7] It was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics.

The Volume Eight DVD box set was released in Region 1 on June 15, 2010, Region 2 on November 1, 2010 and Region 4 on August 18, 2010. Seven of the twenty-one episodes are included in the volume. The remaining thirteen episodes of the season will be released on the Volume Nine DVD box set, and the banned episode "Partial Terms of Endearment" will be independently released in Region 1 on September 28, 2010.

Production

A man with black hair and a black shirt, leans forward slightly to speak into a microphone.
Seth MacFarlane served as co-executive producer for the season.

Production for the eighth season began in 2008, during the airing of the seventh season. The season was executive produced by series regulars Chris Sheridan, David Goodman, Danny Smith, Mark Hentemann and Steve Callaghan, along with series creator Seth MacFarlane. The showrunners for the eighth season were Hentemann and Callaghan.

As production began, Steve Callaghan, Alex Carter, Cherry Chevapravatdumrong, Tom Devanney, Andrew Goldberg, Mark Hentemann, Patrick Meighan, Brian Scully, Chris Sheridan, Danny Smith, Alec Sulkin, John Viener and Wellesley Wild all stayed on from the previous season. Spencer Porter received his first writing credit for the series. In addition, former recurring writers Kirker Butler and Gary Janetti returned to the series, with Butler leaving immediately afterward to work on The Cleveland Show. Matt Fleckenstein, who wrote two episodes for the show, left the series before the beginning of the eighth season.

Joseph Lee received his first directing credit for the season. Dominic Bianchi, Greg Colton, John Holmquist, Brian Iles, Jerry Langford, Pete Michels, James Purdum, Cyndi Tang and Julius Wu all also stayed with the show from the previous season. "Blue Harvest" director Dominic Polcino briefly returned to the series to direct the episode's sequel, entitled "Something, Something, Something, Dark Side". Former recurring director Mike Kim left the series.

The main cast consisted of Seth MacFarlane (Peter Griffin, Stewie Griffin, Brian Griffin, Quagmire, Tom Tucker, among others), Alex Borstein (Lois Griffin, Loretta Brown, Tricia Takanawa, Barbara Pewterschmidt, among others), Mila Kunis (Meg Griffin), Seth Green (Chris Griffin, Neil Goldman, among others) and Mike Henry (Cleveland Brown, Herbert, among others).[8]

An African-American man, with a bald head and a prominent goatee, looking straight forward, and sitting behind a microphone.
Kevin M. Richardson provided the voice for Jerome.

Several new characters were inroduced in season eight. The character of Jerome; Peter, Joe and Quagmire's official replacement for Cleveland Brown, who left the series to star in his own spin-off entitled The Cleveland Show; was introduced in the episode "Jerome is the New Black". He was voiced by The Cleveland Show cast member Kevin Michael Richardson. Quagmire's dad, Dan Quagmire, later renamed Ida after undergoing sex reassignment surgery was also introduced, and voiced by series creator Seth MacFarlane. Other guest stars who made multiple appearances as recurring characters from previous seasons were Carrie Fisher as Peter's boss, Angela,[9] and Mike Henry as Cleveland Brown, who briefly returned in "The Splendid Source".

The season featured the series' 150th official episode, entitled "Brian & Stewie", which broke from the show's usual reliance on cutaways and cultural references, featuring only Brian and Stewie trapped together in a vault. The season also featured a banned episode for the first time since season three's "When You Wish Upon a Weinstein." The episode centered on Lois becoming a surrogate mother and being conflicted over whether or not to abort her best friend's baby, after her best friend dies.

Reception

The eighth season premiere "Road to the Multiverse" received a 5.2 rating share in the Nielsen ratings among viewers age 18 to 49, attracting 10.17 million viewers overall, the highest rated episode of the entire season.[10] Both of these figures significantly built upon numbers set by the seventh season finale.[11] In the weeks following "Road to the Multiverse", viewership ratings hovered around 7 million. Aside from the premiere, "Family Goy", the second episode for the season, garnered the most views thereafter with 9.66 million, a high for the eighth season.[12] While the episode "Dial Meg for Murder" received the lowest amount of viewers for the season with 6.21 million viewers.[13]

A man with black hair and glasses speaks into a microphone.
Executive producer David A. Goodman responded to criticism by the PTC.

The Parents Television Council, a frequent critic of Family Guy, branded "Family Goy",[14] "Dial Meg for Murder",[15] "Extra Large Medium",[16] "Go Stewie Go",[17] "Brian & Stewie"[18] and "Quagmire's Dad"[19] as the "worst show of the week." In response to this criticism, executive producer David Goodman claimed that Family Guy is "absolutely for teenagers and adults", and that he does not allow his own children to watch the show.[20]

Episodes

See also: List of Family Guy episodes
Key
  • In the # column, the number refers to the order it aired during the entire series
  • In the Total column, the number refers to the episode number within its season.
# Total Title Directed by Written by Original air date Prod.
code
1127"Road to the Multiverse"Greg ColtonWellesley WildSeptember 27, 2009 (2009-09-27)7ACX06[21]
2128"Family Goy"James PurdumMark HentemannOctober 4, 2009 (2009-10-04)7ACX01[21]
3129"Spies Reminiscent of Us"Cyndi TangAlec SulkinOctober 11, 2009 (2009-10-11)7ACX03[21]
4130"Brian's Got a Brand New Bag"Pete MichelsTom DevanneyNovember 8, 2009 (2009-11-08)7ACX02[21]
5131"Hannah Banana"John HolmquistCherry ChevapravatdumrongNovember 8, 2009 (2009-11-08)7ACX05[21]
6132"Quagmire's Baby"Jerry LangfordPatrick MeighanNovember 15, 2009 (2009-11-15)7ACX04[21]
7133"Jerome is the New Black"Brian IlesJohn VienerNovember 22, 2009 (2009-11-22)7ACX08[21]
8134"Dog Gone"Julius WuSteve CallaghanNovember 29, 2009 (2009-11-29)7ACX07[21]
9135"Business Guy"Pete MichelsAndrew Goldberg & Alex CarterDecember 13, 2009 (2009-12-13)7ACX11[21]
10136"Big Man on Hippocampus"Dominic BianchiBrian ScullyJanuary 3, 2010 (2010-01-03)7ACX09[21]
11137"Dial Meg for Murder"Cyndi TangAndrew Goldberg & Alex CarterJanuary 31, 2010 (2010-01-31)7ACX12
12138"Extra Large Medium"John HolmquistSteve CallaghanFebruary 14, 2010 (2010-02-14)7ACX14
13139"Go Stewie Go"Greg ColtonGary JanettiMarch 14, 2010 (2010-03-14)7ACX15
14140"Peter-assment"Julius WuChris SheridanMarch 21, 2010 (2010-03-21)7ACX16
15141"Brian Griffin's House of Payne"Jerry LangfordSpencer PorterMarch 28, 2010 (2010-03-28)7ACX13
16142"April in Quahog"Joseph LeeJohn VienerApril 11, 2010 (2010-04-11)7ACX18
17143"Brian & Stewie"Dominic BianchiGary JanettiMay 2, 2010 (2010-05-02)7ACX20
18144"Quagmire's Dad"Pete MichelsTom DevanneyMay 9, 2010 (2010-05-09)7ACX19
19145"The Splendid Source"Brian IlesMark HentemannMay 16, 2010 (2010-05-16)7ACX17
20146"Something, Something, Something, Dark Side"Dominic PolcinoKirker ButlerMay 23, 2010 (2010-05-23)6ACX21/ 6ACX22
21147"Partial Terms of Endearment"Joseph LeeDanny SmithJune 20, 2010 (2010-06-20) (UK)
Unaired (US)		7ACX10

Notes

  • a FOX has stated this episode has been refused airtime on their network.[22] However, it premiered on British television on June 20, 2010 on BBC Three, marking the first time an episode has premiered in the United Kingdom before the United States. An airdate has not been given for the United States, but it will be released on DVD in September 2010.

DVD release

The remaining episodes of the seventh season and the first eight episodes of the eighth season will be released on DVD by 20th Century Fox in the United States on June 15, 2010 and in the United Kingdom on November 1, 2010. The DVD release features bonus material including two featurettes, "The Multiverse Effect" and "Family Guy Sings-A-Long Karoke", along with "Audio Commentaries" and "Deleted Scenes".[23]

Family Guy Volume Eight
Set details[23] Special features[23]
  • Optional commentary
  • Deleted/extended scenes with optional commentary
  • "Road to the Multiverse" featurette
  • Family Guy Karaoke
Release dates
Region 1 Region 2 Region 4
June 15, 2010[23] November 1, 2010[24]
August 18, 2010[25]

See also

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References

General
Specific
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  4. ^ "The Genesis Awards - Winners and Nominees". The Humane Society of the United States. 2010-04-24. Retrieved 2010-07-02.
  5. ^ "'Family Guy' Mocks Sarah Palin's Son Trig For Having Down Syndrome". The Huffington Post. 2009-02-15. Retrieved 2010-06-20.
  6. ^ Roberts, Soraya (2010-05-05). "'Family Guy' creator Seth MacFarlane slammed by Parents Television Council for 'feces-eating' show". New York Daily News. Retrieved 2010-06-20.
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  8. ^ Graham, Jefferson (January 29, 1999). "Cartoonist MacFarlane funny guy of Fox's 'Family' Subversive voice of series is his". USA Today. p. E7.
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  11. ^ Gorman, Bill (2009-05-18). "Sunday Ratings: ABC Wins; Desperate Housewives, Survivor Finales Hit Lows". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved 2010-07-02.
  12. ^ Gorman, Bill (2009-10-05). "TV Ratings: Sunday Night Football Wins; Three Rivers Runs Dry". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved 2009-12-15.
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  14. ^ ""Family Guy" on Fox". Worst TV Show of the Week. Parents Television Council. 2009-10-09. Retrieved 2009-10-09.
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  25. ^ "Family Guy – Season 9". EzyDVD. Retrieved 2010-07-03. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

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