How the Writers Strike Will Affect Family Guy

by Wendy on November 8th, 2007

Here’s a quick summary of how the writers strike is going to or will in the near future affect Family Guy:

“Family Guy,” may move forward without the involvement of its creator, Seth MacFarlane. “The show’s final produced episode — at least with his involvement — is set to air this Sunday,” Variety reports. “He hinted his relationship with producer 20th Century Fox Television could suffer if the studio uses other talent to finish remaining episodes.” - source
Reruns of Family Guy pull good ratings on Cartoon Network’s Adult Swim, but FOX viewers may have to put up with more second helpings than they would like. With series creator Seth MacFarlane walking the picket line along with many other show runners, fans will get their last new episode on Sunday, Nov. 11….Sunday’s Family Guy is the last fully produced installment, but MacFarlane tells the trades that there are others near completion. He says there’s a possibility that 20th Century Fox Television could bring in non-WGA producers to finish the episodes in a bid to save its November sweeps, but that would greatly strain the toon mogul’s relationship with the Network. It would be difficult for FOX to continue production anyway, since MacFarlane provides a majority of the voices on the show. A spokesperson for the network says they hope he will come back in and honor his non-writing obligations. - source

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