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Family Guy was cancelled, then un-cancelled, and quickly became one of FOX's biggest television properties. So why does its creator, Seth MacFarlane, think the show should call it quits?
"Part of me thinks that Family Guy should have already ended," MacFarlane told The Hollywood Reporter. "I think seven seasons is about the right lifespan for a TV series." Family Guy's tenth season just started last month.
MacFarlane also spoke about how he uses fan reaction as a barometer on when to start the countdown clock. "I talk to the fans and in a way I'm kind of secretly hoping for them to say we're done with it. There are plenty of people who say the show is kind of over the hill... but still the vast majority go pale in the face when I mention the possibility."
There is a deal in place for a Family Guy movie, which MacFarlane is currently writing with Family Guy co-producer Ricky Blitt. MacFarlane is quite keen on wrapping up the series and doing a movie every few years.
"Creatively, that would be the way to do it for me. Do a really fantastic final episode while the show is still strong."
MacFarlane, a huge Star Trek fan, also told THR that he would love to reboot the franchise on the small screen.
"I don't know who would give me the keys to that car," he jokes, acknowledging that, given Trek's recent success on the big screen, he's not sure if Paramount has any interest in exploring TV options. "But I'd love to see that franchise revived for television in the way that it was in the 1990s: very thoughtful, smartly written stories that transcend the science fiction audience."
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"Part of me thinks that Family Guy should have already ended," MacFarlane told The Hollywood Reporter. "I think seven seasons is about the right lifespan for a TV series." Family Guy's tenth season just started last month.
MacFarlane also spoke about how he uses fan reaction as a barometer on when to start the countdown clock. "I talk to the fans and in a way I'm kind of secretly hoping for them to say we're done with it. There are plenty of people who say the show is kind of over the hill... but still the vast majority go pale in the face when I mention the possibility."
There is a deal in place for a Family Guy movie, which MacFarlane is currently writing with Family Guy co-producer Ricky Blitt. MacFarlane is quite keen on wrapping up the series and doing a movie every few years.
"Creatively, that would be the way to do it for me. Do a really fantastic final episode while the show is still strong."
MacFarlane, a huge Star Trek fan, also told THR that he would love to reboot the franchise on the small screen.
"I don't know who would give me the keys to that car," he jokes, acknowledging that, given Trek's recent success on the big screen, he's not sure if Paramount has any interest in exploring TV options. "But I'd love to see that franchise revived for television in the way that it was in the 1990s: very thoughtful, smartly written stories that transcend the science fiction audience."
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your thoughts?
