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[[Wil Wheaton]], who played [[Wesley Crusher]] on ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation]]'', recorded his parts for the episode on September 20, 2007.<ref name="Wil" /> Seth MacFarlane directed the recording sessions with the guest stars.<ref name="Wil">{{cite web |url=http://wilwheaton.typepad.com/wwdnbackup/2007/09/giggity.html |title=A bit more about my episode of Family Guy |accessdate=February 27, 2009 |first=Wil |last=Wheaton |authorlink=Wil Wheaton |date=September 21, 2007 |publisher=Wil Wheaton dot Net: In Exile }}</ref> |
[[Wil Wheaton]], who played [[Wesley Crusher]] on ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation]]'', recorded his parts for the episode on September 20, 2007.<ref name="Wil" /> Seth MacFarlane directed the recording sessions with the guest stars.<ref name="Wil">{{cite web |url=http://wilwheaton.typepad.com/wwdnbackup/2007/09/giggity.html |title=A bit more about my episode of Family Guy |accessdate=February 27, 2009 |first=Wil |last=Wheaton |authorlink=Wil Wheaton |date=September 21, 2007 |publisher=Wil Wheaton dot Net: In Exile }}</ref> |
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"Not All Dogs Go to Heaven" received a 4.8/7 Nielsen Rating.<ref name=Ratings>{{cite web|url=http://www.zap2it.com/tv/ratings/zap-tv-ratings-032909,0,5234774.story|title=TV Ratings: CBS hits winning shot Sunday|publisher=Zap2It|accessdate=2009-04-02|}}</ref> |
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Ahsan Haque of [[IGN]] said, "Overall, this episode was surprisingly refreshing. The scenes with the Star Trek cast lived up to expectations, and some scenes were actually funnier than one would expect. Meg's journey of seeking acceptance through religion was surprisingly well handled, and taken as a whole, the episode came across as one of the more thoughtful and intelligent outings we've seen this season."<ref name=ign>{{cite web| author = Haque, Ahsan | title = Family Guy: "Not All Dogs Go to Heaven" Review | publisher = [[IGN]] | url = http://tv.ign.com/articles/967/967570p1.html| accessdate=2009-03-31}}</ref> |
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"Not All Dogs Go to Heaven" is the eleventh episode of the seventh season of Family Guy and aired in the United States on the Fox television network on March 29, 2009. The episode is directed by Greg Colton. The title is a reference to the movie All Dogs Go to Heaven. Rhode Island hosts its annual Star Trek convention where the cast members of Star Trek: The Next Generation are guests. Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, Brent Spiner, LeVar Burton, Gates McFadden, Michael Dorn, Wil Wheaton, Denise Crosby, and Marina Sirtis all guest starred, providing their own voices.
Plot
Meg catches the mumps when the Griffin family attends Providence's annual Star Trek convention, primarily because Peter forced her to stand next to an attendee with mumps to take a picture, believing him to be in costume as an alien. While recuperating in bed, Meg becomes a born-again Christian after watching Kirk Cameron on television and begins driving everyone crazy with her beliefs. Meg is appalled to learn that Brian is an atheist (the other Griffins are Christian and are also disgusted, but not to Meg's extent). Meg tries to convince Brian to repent and convert to Christianity, but he repeatedly refuses. Finally taking drastic measures, Meg spreads the word of his atheism around Quahog, which is generally intolerant of atheism, making Brian a social outcast.
Upon being made a pariah, Brian is thrown out of all bars and convenience stores, making it impossible for him to drink. Desperate, and suffering from delirium tremens (he hallucinates seeing several containers of alcohol asking to be drunk), Brian fakes his repentance and convinces Meg to cease all hostilities against him so he can get back to drinking. But when Meg takes him to burn books that are "harmful to God", a disgusted Brian admits his bluff and attempts to convince Meg that this is wrong. When Meg refuses to listen, Brian points out to Meg that if there were a God, then she wouldn't be so unattractive like Peter (rather than inheriting Lois' looks), and live with people who all hold her in contempt. Feeling ashamed, Meg realizes that Brian is right about this action and apologizes for her behavior, confessing she doesn't know how she can feel loved. Brian then assures her that the answers are inside herself, and the real meaning of their existence is out there somewhere. Afterward, it is revealed that the entire Family Guy universe takes place within the molecules of a lampshade, in the bedroom of actor Adam West, who appears with Rob Lowe in a live-action scene.
Meanwhile, furious that he does not get a chance to ask the Star Trek: The Next Generation cast any questions at the convention, and the fact that the cast instead answered questions completely unrelated to Star Trek, Stewie builds an authentic Star Trek transporter and beams the cast over to interview them (murdering Denise Crosby when she speaks out of line). Stewie decides to spend the whole day with the cast, stealing Cleveland's van, having lunch at McDonald's, and going bowling. However, they annoy him to no end, and Stewie beams everyone back after stating that they have ruined Star Trek: The Next Generation for him, and that he hopes they all die.
Production
Seth MacFarlane, the series creator and executive producer, is a fan of Star Trek and made two guest appearances as engineer Ensign Rivers on Star Trek: Enterprise, in "The Forgotten" (season 3, episode 20) and "Affliction" (season 4, episode 14).[1][2] Former Star Trek: The Next Generation cast members have also made other appearances in Family Guy: Patrick Stewart, for example, briefly voiced Peter Griffin (normally played by MacFarlane) in "No Meals on Wheels" (season 5, episode 14), his American Dad! character, Avery Bullock in "Lois Kills Stewie" (season 6, episode 5), and his Star Trek: The Next Generation character Captain Jean-Luc Picard in "Peter's Got Woods" (season 4, episode 11);[3] Jonathan Frakes, Michael Dorn and Marina Sirtis also appeared in "Peter's Got Woods" as their respective Star Trek: The Next Generation characters William Riker, Worf, and Counsellor Deanna Troi,[4][5][6] while LeVar Burton appeared as Peter's social worker in "Petarded".
"Not All Dogs Go to Heaven" features the entire original cast of Star Trek: The Next Generation: Stewart as Captain Picard; Frakes as Riker; Gates McFadden as Doctor Beverly Crusher; Brent Spiner as Lieutenant Commander Data; Dorn as Worf; Sirtis as Troi; LeVar Burton as Chief Engineer Geordi La Forge; Wil Wheaton as Wesley Crusher; and Denise Crosby, whose character Tasha Yar died during Star Trek: The Next Generation's first season.[7][8] It is also the first time the cast, minus Crosby, has appeared together on screen since the 2002 feature film Star Trek Nemesis, although the actors did not meet when they recorded their speaking parts.[9]
Wil Wheaton, who played Wesley Crusher on Star Trek: The Next Generation, recorded his parts for the episode on September 20, 2007.[10] Seth MacFarlane directed the recording sessions with the guest stars.[10]
See also
- "Where No Fan Has Gone Before", a similar episode of Futurama featuring the cast of Star Trek.
References
- ^ "Production Report: Picking up the Pieces in "The Forgotten"". Star Trek. CBS Studios. February 6, 2004. Retrieved February 27, 2009.
- ^ "Production Report: Klingon Discrepancy Addressed in "Affliction"". Star Trek. CBS Studios. December 16, 2004. Retrieved February 27, 2009.
- ^ "Patrick Stewart > Filmography". Allmovie. Retrieved February 27, 2009.
- ^ "Jonathan Frakes > Filmography". Allmovie. Retrieved February 27, 2009.
- ^ "Michael Dorn > Filmography". Allmovie. Retrieved February 28, 2009.
- ^ "Marina Sirtis > Filmography". Allmovie. Retrieved February 27, 2009.
- ^ "'Trek' cast to reunite on 'Family Guy'". The Hollywood Reporter. February 25, 2009. Retrieved February 27, 2009.
- ^ French, Dan (February 26, 2009). "'Trek' cast to reunite on 'Family Guy'". Digital Spy. Retrieved February 27, 2009.
- ^ Pascale, Anthony (January 21, 2009). "Exclusive Interview: Wil Wheaton Talks Geeking Out At Phoenix Comic Con w/ TNG Co-stars + more". TrekMovie.com. Retrieved February 27, 2009.
- ^ a b Wheaton, Wil (September 21, 2007). "A bit more about my episode of Family Guy". Wil Wheaton dot Net: In Exile. Retrieved February 27, 2009.
