Seth MacFarlaneFamily Guy, Volume Four

REVIEW: Family Guy is one of the best shows on television. I am a huge fan and am so glad to see how far it has come. I smile every Sunday night because I know Family Guy will be on. I remember when it was cancelled, I remember doing online petitions, I remember sending emails, and I remember sending letters. Yes, Family Guy was that important to me. It was that rare breed of comedy that worked, that was hilarious, it was intelligent, and completely crude. The pop references are absolutely hilarious, and I'm sure everyone loves it when they get a pop reference and their friends don't. So if nothing else, Family Guy makes you feel smart.This 3 disc set is the second half of season 4 and is labeled as volume 4. In this set we truly have some of the funniest episodes to come from the series. "Brian Goes Back To College" is one the best episodes on this set and has some of the series' most quotable lines. Stewie and Brian make a large presence in these episodes and the writing is incredibly sharp. We have an amazing musical number where Peter and the New England Patriots perform "Shipoopi" from The Music Man. It truly is pure genius comedy. Fans of the show will snap this one up in no time and will get the most out of the episodes with constant references to the past seasons. Another bonus of this DVD is that there are so many restored scenes that are put back into the episodes that were originally cut due to time constraints.VIDEO: The difference between before the show got cancelled and after it came back on air is quite notable. The crew utilizes CGI in a few episodes and the image and animation gets better with every episode. The transfer is in 1.33:1 fullscreen and is absolutely as good as it gets when it comes to animation. Colors are sharp with no bleeding, the images are sharp.AUDIO: In terms of sound we get a really great 5.1 Dolby Digital mix. There are a lot of musical numbers in this volume and they seriously benefit from the surround mix. There is an optional censored audio track for those who are offended by the un-bleeped language.SPECIAL FEATURES: The highlight of the special features for me were definitely the commentaries. Honestly, I am not a commentary type of guy, I think they are uninvolving. However, I love television series commentaries, and no one gives better commentaries than the cast and crew of Family Guy. Seth MacFarlane gives so much info behind the jokes and the process of making the episodes. The writers and producers such as David Goodman and Mike Henry add lots of stuff too. The great thing about the commentaries are that they are f*cking hilarious. Seth and gang cuss, laugh, sometimes go into character, make fun of each other, yet still provide informative comments. Some episodes also have multi angled sequences to show the animation process in greater depth. On disc three is where you'll find the featurettes. There are over 40 deleted scenes, mostly cutaway and filler stuff, but there were some hilarious scenes. They are also completely finished and animated (lacking music and finished sound effects though), not just pre-visualizations like in previous sets. The "Director's Life" featurette is a look at how animation directors do their job and how their jobs differ from live action directors. Seth MacFarlane has nothing but respect for his directors, and this featurette is dedictated to the hard work they do on the show. The next little segment is animator Peter Shin doing a demonstration of how to draw Stewie. The final featurette is a behind the scenes look at the Family Guy offices. Adam West is toured through the offices by Mike Henry and we get to meet some of the great people behind the scenes, it's fun and entertaining. Overall, this set offers a great amount of new content that is on par with the past sets.BOTTOM LINE: Family Guy will make you laugh loud and hard. It is truly the smartest and funniest animated show to grace television. The fact that it was cancelled still boggles me, but we fans brought it back and I'm so happy we did all that we did. I continue to me amazed by the sharp writing and smart references that the show has in each episode. Truly a must buy.

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Most of my Family Guy dvds are uncensored and hearing Stewie dropping f bombs makes me laugh for some stupid reason.

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We own all of the Family Guy DVDs and just hadn't gotten around to purchasing this particular set.Most DVDs are only rented in this household (big Netflix customers, for nearly 3 years now) - but Family Guy is a series that we watch again and again. Its twisted, layered humor is pretty raw and at the same time oddly sophisticated. It is certainly one of the more original cartoon shows out there even if it owes a big nod to "The Simpsons" as the one that started it all. Family Guy, however, goes more for the jugular than that series, not shying away from putting any of the family members into scenarios that delight the viewer because nothing is sacred and the darker themes of American society and culture are explored to the fullest. The show is extremely well-cast in terms of its voice talent as their delivery is spot on and the visuals are often absolutely dead-pan and hilarious. The animation medium has become more detailed and realistic, and yet the rather minimalist approach that Family Guy takes proves once more that iconic visuals driven by brilliant writing are more effective than all the other style and flash.

This was a great buy! At first, I was reluctant to buy a used dvd, but decided to go for it. The case is a bit worn, but the dvd was in great condition and works great.

Season four has gotten both rave and bad reviews and mostly for the same reasons. First of all Family guy is a hilarious poke at pop culture. There is nothing that is sacred with them as I have reported in previous volumes. Here the point, people try to read to much into the episodes thus they don't get the simplicity of the jokes, for example people complained about patriot games where Peter is recruited by Tom Brady to play for the Patriots and then traded to the london Silly nillys after to much show boating, Does this sound like anyone we know. But the secondary story line is even funnier as Brian bets $50 on celebrity boxing with lone shark Stewie and then doesn't pay in time. The abuse Stewie puts Brian trough is hilarious. As is every other episode if you don't overthink it. Look Family guy is what it is and that is Funny!!!!!

This show is amazing. I don't really know what season this is anymore cause cause the DVD sers go by volumes but this has a good amount of episodes and they are obviously really great and funny. This is where family guy was at its peak. I definitely enjoy watching it. It's a show that'll never get old. Highly recommend