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First full Trailer for Family Guy’s ‘Something Something Something Dark Side’

19 hours ago | The Flickcast | See recent The Flickcast news »

Hard to believe it has been over 2 years since Family Guy aired it’s first Star Wars special, “Blue Harvest.” And now, we’re less than a month away from the highly anticipated follow-up special, “Something Something Something Dark Side.” The specials were originally set to air consecutively each year, but due to the popularity of the first, Fox decided to milk this cow for all it was worth and delay the release until now.

Last we left our heroes, Chris had destroyed the Death Star with the help of Han, thwarting Stewie’s plan to take out the rebel alliance, all while Lois and Chris grew closer together, not knowing their true relationship. Strange how this plot seems familiar.

In the next special, we of course get a direct parody of The Empire Strikes Back, with Hoth, Jon Benjamin as Yoda, and even the evil chicken as Boba Fett. »

- Sebastian Suchecki

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Ratings: Football a boon for Fox, CBS

23 hours ago | EW - Hollywood Insider.com | See recent EW.com - Hollywood Insider news »

Football saved an otherwise sleepy holiday weekend for television, according to early Nielsen estimates. Fox's late-afternoon game boosted its prime-time lineup (The Simpsons was up 2 million viewers over last week, while Family Guy and American Dad were up 1.1 million). And Sunday Night Football won the night for NBC with its Pittsburgh-Baltimore matchup drawing 16.2 million viewers. As for the rest of the weekend, ABC dominated Saturday night with, yes, more football (averaging 6 million viewers), and Fox took a rare Friday victory with an airing of Ice Age 2: The Meltdown (4.8 million). Here, a look at Sunday's lineup: Time Show Viewers (in millions) 7 p. »

- Jennifer Armstrong

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Family Guy Review: "Dog Gone"

23 hours ago | TVfanatic | See recent TVfanatic news »

On this week's Family Guy, after accidentally running over a dog and discovering no one cared, Brian set out to prove that an animal's life was just as important as a human's in "Dog Gone."

Meanwhile, on the far funnier side plot, Lois hired a maid, Consuela, to help out around the house.  Sure we called last week's episode offensive and racist, but for some reason we loved this maid.  We may have felt a little guilty about it, but her brutal honesty and stubborness killed in every scene she was in.

Overall, the episode was great.  The main plot showed heart with the usual Stewie and Brian bonding moments, while the sideplot provided plenty of laugh out loud moments.  Here are some of our favorite Family Guy quotes from the half hour:

Brian: I can't believe our society values the life of a dog less than a human. It's infuriating. »

- eric@iscribelimited.com (The Barnacle)

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Film Junk Podcast Episode #245: Fantastic Mr. Fox

29 November 2009 10:37 PM, PST | FilmJunk | See recent FilmJunk news »

0:00 - Intro 10:10 - Headlines: Creepy Old Man Bites Teenage Girl at New Moon Screening, Jeremy Renner as Hawkeye? Uncharted Movie Gets New Writers, Another Amityville Horror Reboot, Roman Polanski Gets Bail, Judd Apatow's Randy Movie, Oscilloscope DVD Club, Zemeckis Wants Mo-Cap Academy Award, Sam Raimi Signs Federico Alvarez 28:55 - Review: Fantastic Mr. Fox 53:50 - Other Stuff We Watched: Star Wars In Concert, Fletch, Ballast, Gomorrah, The Monster Squad, Wedding Crashers, Curb Your Enthusiasm, North by Northwest, The International, By The People: The Election of Barack Obama 1:31:40 - Trailer Trash: Greenberg, Universal Soldier: Regeneration, Family Guy: Something Something Something Darkside 1:43:50 - Junk Mail: Hal Hartley, Jean Luc Godard, Film Junk Nightmare, Dystopian Movies, Martyrs, Spielberg is a Hack 2:05:44 - This Week's DVD Releases 2:07:45 - Outro » Download the MP3 (60 Mb) [1] » View the show notes [2] » Vote for us on Podcast Alley! »

- Sean

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Family Guy: Something, Something, Something Dark Side trailer exclusively on iTunes

29 November 2009 1:21 PM, PST | The Scorecard Review | See recent Scorecard Review news »

The saga continues … whether you like it or not.

News release from 20th Century Fox …

“Family Guy” and Star Wars fans continue to see the bright-side as an all-new extended trailer for “Family Guy: Something, Something, Something Dark Side” premieres today exclusively on the iTunes Store and Apple.com/trailers. Fans can experience a nearly exact remake of the original trailer from the 1980 classic The Empire Strikes Back on iTunes, available directly for download at www.itunes.com/FamilyGuySSSDarkSide and on Apple.com/trailers.

“Family Guy: Something, Something, Something Dark Side” will be available beginning December 22 from Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment on iTunes the same day it’s available on DVD and Blu-ray Disc. The Blu-ray Disc will include a portable digital copy of the film from the iTunes Store.

The saga continues as Luke (Chris), Leia (Lois), Han Solo (Peter) and Chewbacca (Brian) have evaded the »

- Jeff Bayer

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What's On Tonight: Simpsons, Desperate Housewives, A Dog Named Christmas

29 November 2009 9:25 AM, PST | AOL - TVSquad | See recent AOL - TVSquad news »

USA has a Monk marathon all night. At 7, ABC has a new America's Funniest Home Videos, followed by new episodes of Extreme Makeover, Desperate Housewives, and Brothers & Sisters. CBS has a new 60 Minutes at 7, then a new Amazing Race and the movie A Dog Named Christmas. NBC has a new Football Night in America at 7, followed by the Ravens vs. the Steelers. At 8, Fox has a new Simpsons, then new episodes of The Cleveland Show, Family Guy, and American Dad. Food Network has a new Challenge at 8, followed by a new Iron Chef America. Hgtv has Behind The Magic: Disney Holidays at 8. Also at 8: HBO has the 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concert. At 9, Showtime has a new Dexter, followed by a new Californication. At 10, Nickelodeon has a new Glenn Martin, Dds. At 12:30Am, Cartoon Network has a new Metalocalypse.

Check your local TV listings for more. »

- Bob Sassone

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The Book of Eli Movie Poster 2

28 November 2009 11:12 PM, PST | ShockYa | See recent ShockYa news »

Alcon Entertainment released yet another brand new movie poster featuring Denzel Washington in the upcoming film “The Book of Eli” by directors Albert Hughes (From Hell) and Allen Hughes and starring Mila Kunis (Family Guy, Forgetting Sarah Marshall), Denzel Washington (Inside Man 2, The Taking of Pelham 123), Gary Oldman (The Dark Knight) and Jennifer Beals (The Grudge 2). Synopsis: A post-apocalyptic Western, in which a lone man fights his way across America in order to protect a sacred book that holds the secrets to saving humankind. Stay tuned to Shockya.com for the latest movie news, posters and more from “The Book of Eli” starring Denzel Washington. »

- Brian Corder

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Family Guy Something Something Something Dark Side Trailer

28 November 2009 10:11 PM, PST | Beyond Hollywood | See recent Beyond Hollywood news »

Big giant robot “camels”? Peter Griffin’s archnemesis the Chicken as Boba Fett? Stewie Griffin as Darth Vadar? Yup, it’s another installment of Family Guy does Star Wars. The sequel to the hit “Blue Harvest” is the lazily titled “Something Something Something Dark Side”, which I guess is pretty much all you need to know about the movie. It’s a feature-length (well, 44-minutes, anyway) parody of “The Empire Strikes Back”, complete with random asides, inside jokes for fans of the show, good old fashion politically incorrect gags, and some very nice, slick animation. 20th Century Fox releases the movie on DVD and Blu-ray December 22, 2009, just in time for the Family Guy fan in your family. Featuring the voices of Seth MacFarlane, Alex Borstein, Seth Green, and Mila Kunis. »

- Nix

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What's Adam West watching?

27 November 2009 11:00 AM, PST | AOL - TVSquad | See recent AOL - TVSquad news »

It's funny how Adam West has had a post-Batman career making fun of himself and creating some memorable characters in the world of animation, especially his work as, well, Adam West on Family Guy. There's no mistaking that voice. In this clip below the flesh-and-blood West urges us to watch the Fox Sunday night animation lineup.

 

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- Bob Sassone

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The X Factor winner's song: one size fits all

27 November 2009 6:40 AM, PST | The Guardian - TV News | See recent The Guardian - TV News news »

What will The X Factor winner's single be? The likely ballad is a song so bland it could fit the mood for almost any TV show

With The X Factor final a little over a fortnight away, thoughts have naturally started to turn to the winner's song. Usually it'd be a soppy, vaguely aspirational ballad that wouldn't sound out of place at a bad wedding reception or, if Simon Cowell happens to be feeling particularly avant garde, a Gillette commercial.

But not this year. It's been reported that the winner of The X Factor will get to sing Journey's Don't Stop Believin' – unless Stacey wins, because then it'll be a Miley Cyrus song. Incidentally, rumours that Stacey is going to take to the stage tomorrow night wearing a placard that reads "Don't vote for me, it's not worth the agony" are currently unfounded.

But if you're thinking, "Hang on a minute, »

- Stuart Heritage

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Adam West on New Fox Promos and Playing Batman: "I'm the Bright Knight"

25 November 2009 2:01 PM, PST | TVGuide - Breaking News | See recent TVGuide - Breaking News news »

Adam West, star of a new Fox network promotional campaign called "What's Adam West Watching," couldn't be more comfortable with comedy. This is the man, after all, who played one of the darkest crime fighters for campy laughs. "They have the Dark Knight, Ok? I'm the bright knight, if you will," says the star of the '60s series Batman.

The 81-year-old actor's cool deadpan still serves him well in duties ranging from mayor of Quahog on Family Guy to the new promos, in which he tells viewers which Fox shows he loves, with much comedy along the way. TVGuide.com recently caught up with West...

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- Natalie Abrams

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First Look: 'Family Guy' spoofs 'Empire Strikes Back'

25 November 2009 1:27 PM, PST | EW.com - PopWatch | See recent EW.com - PopWatch news »

After the success of Family Guy's 2007's Star Wars spoof, Blue Harvest, Seth MacFarlane and his writers decided to parody Empire Strikes Back. The result? Something, Something, Something Dark Side, an hour-long episode that will be available on DVD and Blu-ray Dec. 22. (In this photo, Stewie Griffin reprises his role as Darth Vader.) Even though MacFarlane & Co., had experience parodying the franchise, the Family Guy creator still said it was still a challenge the second time around. "It’s a lot of work, and it’s mainly because of what the movie was, and how visually impressive the movie was, »

- Kate Ward

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Kim Kardashian Shows Off Bikini Bod

25 November 2009 12:42 PM, PST | Extra | See recent Extra news »

Reality TV star Kim Kardashian loves her new figure!

The 29-year-old posted this shot on Twitter, saying, "Quick Trim photo shoot today in Miami! I finally feel I've reached my goal!"

It's clear the "Keeping Up With the Kardashian's" starlet received a professional spray tan, but her body looks incredible in the tiny two-piece bathing suit.

See photos of Kim on TV and film sets

Kardashian credits her toned figure to QuickTrim and grueling workouts at the gym. »

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Family Guy’s Something Something Something Darkside Trailer: The Empire Strikes Back Spoof

25 November 2009 10:39 AM, PST | FilmJunk | See recent FilmJunk news »

So here's the thing: Star Wars spoofs are basically the most obvious and dated thing imaginable, but I actually kinda liked Fanboys. Go figure. That still doesn't make me any more interested in another Family Guy Star Wars special, but I know there are a lot of people out there looking forward to this. The first Family Guy Star Wars special Blue Harvest was such a huge hit that Fox decided to push the release date for the sequel back a bit and release it on DVD before it airs on TV (a practice becoming more and more common nowadays). It's called Something Something Something Darkside, and it parodies the events from The Empire Strikes Back. A trailer has arrived on Apple.com [1], which makes it like... official, or something. I'm sure you know what you're in for. Are you a Family Guy fan? Is this something you plan on checking out? »

- Sean

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Return Dates for Shows – Fox Unveils Midseason Schedule

25 November 2009 9:05 AM, PST | TVovermind.com | See recent TVovermind.com news »

Need your American Idol fix again?  Has it been a long, long time since last May?  Well have no fear, because Fox has released its midseason schedule and we have all the juicy details for when some of your old favorites will be returning, when the winter hiatus will end and when midseason shows will finally premiere.

American Idol will premiere with a two-night episode on Tuesday, January 12 and Wednesday, January 13.

Human Target (a midseason show) will premiere on Wednesday, January 20 (but will "preview" on Sunday, January 17 – whatever that means).

24 will premiere on Sunday, January 17 with a two-hour episode and will follow that up with another two-hour episode on Monday, January 18 (view cast & episode photos from the season 8 premiere).

The Simpsons will have a special 20th anniversary episode (a documentary about the show) on Sunday, January 10, which will follow its landmark 450th episode.

Kitchen Nightmares will return on Friday, January »

- Clarissa

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Funnier Trailer For Family Guy ‘Empire Strikes Back’ Parody

25 November 2009 7:59 AM, PST | ScreenRant.com | See recent Screen Rant news »

About a week or so ago I posted a teaser trailer for “Something, Something, Something, Darkside”, which is Family Guy’s newest spoof of the Star Wars Trilogy, this time lampooning the happenings of Empire Strikes Back.

I lot of you were happy to see Family Guy doing a follow-up to their hilarious 2007 Star Wars parody, “Blue Harvest”, but thought that the teaser trailer was a bit disappointing in terms of laugh out loud moments.

 

Well I’m happy to report that there is now a full trailer for “Something, Something, Something Darkside”, and it really does bring the laughs.

What was missing from the teaser trailer that is included here are those sly, knowing little winks that Family Guy provides on just about any topic imaginable. Of course, there is plenty of raunchy humor as well (never fear, my low-brow friends), along with plenty of Family Guy inside jokes. »

- Kofi Outlaw

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Fox Releases 2009-2010 MidSeason Schedule

25 November 2009 7:25 AM, PST | ScreenRant.com | See recent Screen Rant news »

Fox released their midseason schedule for their 2009-2010 season.  The list includes shows continuing on and premieres of shows slated for their midseason premiere dates.  Below is the complete schedule, but of note are some of our favorite shows.

24

24 starts its 2-Night / 4-Hour Season Premiere on Sunday January 17th and concludes on Monday the 18th.  24’s regular air day will be Monday’s.

 

Human Target

The show I’m most looking forward to is Human Target, when it has a series preview on Sunday Jan 17th just before 24.  It will premiere on Wednesday, January 20th where it will air regularly.

Glee

Glee kicks it in gear in its time period premiere on Tuesday, April 13th.

Fringe

Fringe’s winter finale is on Feb 4th and will premiere again on April 1st.

Dollhouse

January 8th we’ll get all new episodes of Dollhouse and it will have its series finale on January 29th. »

- Bruce Simmons

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The Book of Eli Movie Poster Hits

25 November 2009 7:18 AM, PST | ShockYa | See recent ShockYa news »

Alcon Entertainment just released this new movie poster featuring Denzel Washington in the upcoming film “The Book of Eli” by directors Albert Hughes (From Hell) and Allen Hughes and starring Mila Kunis (Family Guy, Forgetting Sarah Marshall), Denzel Washington (Inside Man 2, The Taking of Pelham 123), Gary Oldman (The Dark Knight) and Jennifer Beals (The Grudge 2). Synopsis: A post-apocalyptic Western, in which a lone man fights his way across America in order to protect a sacred book that holds the secrets to saving humankind. Stay tuned to Shockya.com for the latest movie news, posters and more from “The Book of Eli” starring Denzel Washington. »

- Brian Corder

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Family Guy’s Something… Dark Side Trailer

24 November 2009 8:33 PM, PST | newsinfilm.com | See recent newsinfilm news »

This is a post about Family Guy’s “Something, Something, Something Dark Side” trailer, but I couldn’t fit the whole title in the subject line.  I hope you’ll forgive me.

The movie is Family Guy’s humorous take on Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back after their success with Episode IV parody titled “Blue Harvest.”  By the way, the title comes from this clip in the “Barely Legal” episode (season 5) where the Emperor finds the formula for great Star Wars dialogue. The trailer is funny, but seems to be a lot of recycled jokes from previous seasons.

Official synopsis:

The saga continues as Luke (Chris), Leia (Lois), Han Solo (Peter) and Chewbacca (Brian) have evaded the dreaded Imperial Starfleet led by the cunning, conniving and curiously short evil lord Darth Vader (Stewie), setting up a new secret base on the remote ice world of Hoth. »

- Jeff Leins

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Fox Announces 2009-2010 Midseason Schedule

24 November 2009 7:05 PM, PST | Collider.com | See recent Collider.com news »

Fox has announced their 2009-2010 midseason schedule.  As usual, American Idol returns in January with a two-night season premiere Tuesday, January 12th and Wednesday, January 13th.  The other big news from the press release is Lie to Me got picked up for a full season, Fringe airs its winter finale on February 4th and returns April 1st, Glee’s fall finale is December 9th and new episodes won’t start again until April 13th, and Human Target premieres Sunday, January 17th.

For a full listing of the schedule including info on all the new and returning shows, hit the jump for the press release:

Fox 2009-2010 Midseason Schedule

(All times Et/Pt except as noted)

Monday

Monday, Jan. 4:

7:30 Pm-cc Et        Tostitos Fiesta Bowl (Live)

Monday, Jan. 18:

8:00-10:00 Pm          24 (2-Night / 4-Hour Season Premiere, Part 2)

Mondays, beginning Jan. 25:

8:00-9:00 Pm            House

9:00-10: »

- Steve 'Frosty' Weintraub

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