Seth MacFarlaneFamily Guy, Volume Eight

The best show i like

I've read far too many reviews of "Family Guy volume 8" that claim to it be everything from "the sad cousin" to a "severe dissapointment.". I can't agree and I say this after three viewings- a different mood and different room for each viewing.Now I've always enjoyed the brilliance of Seth McFarland and "Family Guy" but it never really rose above the status of Saturday Night Live in regard to social commentary and humor. Now keep in mind that I am 49 years old so that SNL to me is the Hey Day when Lorne Michaels had the clout to tell NBC execs to shut up and they all ignored the smell of pot coming off the 14th floor of 30 Rock. But "Family Guy 8" Is indeed different than it's previous works. It isn't that it is of lower quality however - far from it - it is that it is of a much higher quality than has ever been achieved before. There are many, many inside jokes, but plenty for everyone. Certainly the better informed you are the more you will laugh at these jokes. The characters remain REAL Characters because we continue to love them. Not one of you hasn't formed deep opinions of Brian, Stewie, Peter Lois and even poor Chris and Meg.But Family Guy is, at last, not just taking pot shots at the problems within our socio-political climate, but they're pointing out ways in which things could be better. Little Stewie, requiring a diaper change has more common sense than King George did during his entire presidency. And Stewie's anger is really what ours SHOULD be. This volume pokes fun at everyone, including "Family Guy" and Seth McFarland himself. But if you failed to notice that it was also poking light fun at YOU, then you're likely to give this a medicore review. And you have missed the best part of this DVD set.Me? Well I can take it. I can laugh at myself aznd I have no qualms about learning about myself and self-improvement. I think it's healthy to re-think about socio-political events and when a cartoon character can do this for me, well they damn well blow"The FLintstones" or "the Simpsons" out of the water.This one's the best so far, folks. Trust me. And for those of you who reviewed it so quickly, go back and watch it again and again. You'll grow wiser each time and you will laugh every time; laughter is the best way to learn. No expense has been spared, from the hiring of the beswt Hollywood starss, to the copyrights to classic Broadway Melodies for re-writing. Whomever does the sindie lyric writing there could give a run to Steve Sondheim. When Brian presents a very smart and logical reason to legalize pot, McFarland counters it with enough to think about as to why ity's illegal. (Not that Brian doesn't return to his drinking problem.)Thank you, Mr. McFarland and the folks at Fuzzy Door.

I like the product

This Volume is full of great, funny moments. Yes, Family Guy has changed over the years, just like any show must in order to survive, but it is still very funny... much funnier than anything else on TV. The show continues to take on current topics and controversial topics. Like others have said here i wish that they would sell the seasons as a single season not half seasons.My only real complaint about the set is in the "Family Goy" episode there is a VERY uncensored moment... you get to see ALL of Peter... including his peter. I have no problem with the scene... I just wish I had know it was comming... My kids (who are all teenagers) were watching it with me and i wish that i had warning, but I expect nothing safe from FG.I hope the show continues on... I love it and can't wait for the next dvd set to come out.

FAMILY GUY VOLUME 8 IS MY FAVORITE YET!!! I don't know why so many people seem to be down on Vol. 8. I think it has 3 of the funniest Family Guy Eps ever! Especially "Stew-Roids" "Road To The Multiverse" and my favorite Family Guy Episode of all time... "Not All Dogs Go To Heaven" The STAR TREK NEXT GEN Cast actually being a part of it coupled with the hilarity of Stewie's insanity and the cast letting loose and having some fun... It's just great!! My favorite gem of any volume is the FULL, MINI Script from "Road To The Multiverse" I guess working in Film and TV makes it a bit cooler for me, but you don't have to do so to get a HUGE kick of how funny the show is even on paper!! Anyway... Worth it! In my opinion of course... To each is own.

This is still funny years and years later. Sure you can watch some seasons on Netflix and other platforms but those rotate out and you can't always watch what you want for months.When I need some mindless, raunchy humor, I pull these out and laugh and laugh.

Volume Eight has episodes from season seven and season eight of Family Guy. As many may know, the first "season" of Family Guy was just seven episodes and season six was only twelve episodes. So, as the DVD released came out, they released volumes that had episodes from multiple seasons. For some reason instead of just releasing seasons one and two on a single set and then releasing the show season by season, they kept, up until season 13, releasing the DVDs in volumes that would have the final episodes of one season and the early and middle episodes of the next. It does not really detract from the show itself as it has always mostly been a story of the week kind of show that you do not need to remember much from prior shows to get what is going on in a particular episode.The DVD extras are pretty similar to what has been released for the prior volumes. There are commentary tracks on most of the episodes, mainly with the writers and producers, but they occasionally include members of the cast. There are a bunch of deleted scenes, a featurette on the road to the multiverse episode in which Brian and Stewie enter different universes, including the Robot Chicken universe. There are also a bunch of Family Guy Karaoke musical numbers.By now, anyone reading this likely knows what the show is and knows if they like the humor. It can definitely be offensive and makes jokes about nearly everything. I do not think that the show was as good by this time as it was in the first couple of seasons, but that said it still has some very funny moments, so if you are a fan, the set is definitely worth picking up.

It's crass, juvenile, racist, homophobic, misogynistic. No one is spared but it has heart. Exactly what you expect. Totally American. Totally funny. There are so many cultural references you'll find yourself re-winding from time to time to catch them all. Great work! Seth MacFarlane is a genius.

Love it

Love Family guy since I was a child still do.

このVol.8までは全部DVD持っています。でも　なんかトーンダウンしてる感じがします。つまらないわけじゃないけど　なんかやりすぎというかマンネリというか　キレが無いというか後味が悪くなってる感じがします。

As expected and nothing negative to add.

Was supposed to arrive 25 days ago but other then that it’s good