Monday, October 18, 2010

Family Guy

Thanks for the guest post by Stanton Johnston

Season 9 of the "Family Guy" starts off with a 'bang' with the episode "And Then There Were Fewer." I watched the one hour episode on satellite TV from bestchoicetv.com this past Sunday (September 26th) and thought it was their best premier in years.

The episode follows the citizens of Quahog, Rhode Island, after they are all invited to a remote mansion by an anonymous letter stating that there is a banquet to be held in their honor. It turns out to be a ploy by actor James Woods to get everyone to come to what will be a chance for him to apologize to everyone he has wronged on the show. Instead, a string of murders occur causing the residents of Quahog to investigate who is committing these heinous acts while awaiting help repairing the bridge leading up to the mansion the following day.

Some of my favorite parts involved the character Quagmire and his plump girlfriend Stephanie who he had not divulged he was dating to the other residents on Spooner Street because she was both annoying and obese. I actually had some feeling of suspense as each character disappeared and new suspects emerged. It was also fantastic to see Stewie Griffin regain one of the bold characterizations which made him so funny in earlier seasons of the show. I can't wait to see whether this will shift story lines with so many familiar characters gone.

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