Family Guy Presents Stewie Griffin - The Untold Story

I ordered this trilogy, anxiously awaiting it. I selected this on Amazon over buying it locally (Ive bought Something Something Someting Dark Side by itself locally when I found it in widescreen but the other two in stock were full frame) solely because it is listed as 1.77:1, which is 16:9 widescreen. When I received it, there was nothing indicating aspect ratio on the outside of the packaging, so I was skeptical. I opened it and sure enough it is 1.33:1, FULL FRAME aspect ratio. So, tried the return option and it was eligible for exact replacement only. Really? Youre going to engage in fraud and ignore consumer protection laws and not make good on a bad description? I called customer service and explained the situation to a rep and they assured me they would replace it with the correct item. She put me on hold and made a couple of calls. She informed me they would open up the replacement and make SURE it is the advertised aspect ratio. Well, today I received it, opened it (it was still shrink wrapped, which tells me they did NOT inspect it!) and of course, its 1.33:1 FULL FRAME. The product listing very clearly states the following: # Format: AC-3, Animated, Box set, Color, Dolby, DVD, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC # Language: English # Subtitles: English, French, Spanish # Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.) # Aspect Ratio: 1.77:1 # Number of discs: 3 So, either Amazon is willfully engaging in Fraud, or their staff is comprised of illiterates. Ill be trying a third time and if they will not resolve it, there will be a chargeback!

The box says it comes with a digital copy, but it doesnt support UltraViolet/Vudu. The equivalent it supports is Pocket Blu which no longer supports any platforms according to their customer support. It also says it supports a physical Digital copy through iTunes and Windows Media Player, but I dont use those platforms. It wasnt advertised to have a digital copy when I bought it. Im not going to give this a bad review because of it. It just got me excited for nothing. I enjoyed the parody to get me ready for the real Episode 7

I am a huge fan of The Family Guy and have been looking forward to buying this DVD ever since I heard it was coming out. I just finished watching this DVD and am in shock at how Un-Family Guy it was. It didnt even seem like I was watching The Family Guy. It appeared as if it was a different show with The Family Guy characters. It seemed as if it was written and thrown together over a weekend. I honestly think I laughed once.....maybe. I cant even remember at this point. I am a loyal Family Guy fan and will continue to love and watch the episodes on Fox. I have never missed one episode. Alas, my advice to you is to put this in your Netflix queue right now. Youll be thankful you did when the movie is over and youre dropping this into your mailbox.

purchasing this dvd box set was one of the worst decisions I have ever made. Even as I sat in front of my laptop watching episode after hilarious episode, I could faintly hear the sound of all my ambitions and dreams come tumbling down around me. Within fifty-two hours of the fateful package from Amazon.com arriving in my university mailbox, I had watched all 28 episodes at least once, the eight with commentary twice (once without, once with) and all the special features. thats roughly 14 hours, or ten hours more than I ended up sleeping during that period. If you have anything important to do, I urge you, do not buy this product. However, if you love non-sequiteur, surrealist comedy and you wont be too saddened by, say, flunking genetics, buy this box set. Buy this box set if its the last thing you do.

Above all else, FAMILY GUY is a funny, funny show. I almost always watch TV, DVDs, or video when I eat my meals, but I have discovered that it isnt entirely safe to do so while watching this show. It is funny to a degree that simply isnt compatible with eating food. What is amazing about the show is that while on one level it will strike just about any viewer as a semi-ripoff of THE SIMPSONS (just check all the SIMPSONS references in other reviews--it is almost impossible not to compare the two), it nonetheless manages to come across as remarkably fresh and--paradoxically--underivative. Although the show uses a number of voiceover artists, the majority of the voices are supplied by only two actors: Seth MacFarlane and Alex Borstein (who will be familiar to fans of MADTV). It isnt fair to say that MacFarlane is the Matt Groening of FAMILY GUY, since Groening does so much less in the SIMPSONS. MacFarlane is the creator of the show, voices most of the male characters, and is one of the main writers. Alex Borstein voices most of the female characters and is also a writer. FAMILY GUY is THE SIMPSONS on speed and with a bawdy streak. Like the Simpsons, the show recreates a small town and introduces a host of characters. Like most people, my two favorites are Stewie, the one-year old evil super genius who also doubles as the youngest Griffin, and Brian, the talking family dog, who is also exceptionally literate and an alcoholic. Unlike THE SIMPSONS, where Lisa and (usually) Marge are voices of reason, absolutely no one on FAMILY GUY really has their stuff together. Brian, Meg, and Lois are relatively sane, but all can exhibit bizarre behavior at key times. Brian can serve as the voice of reason, but his drinking problem can get out of control at inopportune times. This show is absolutely NOT for the children. There is a huge amount of sexual humor, frequent references to genitalia, and the next-door neighbor is a sexual predator. The show was designed with a late nighttime slot in mind, and it shows. Much of the humor is scatological, and there really are no sacred subjects. To be honest, when the show goes off color, I generally find it to be less funny than in the more primetime moments. Much of the humor becomes ritualistic (a detractor might say formulaic). For instance, whenever any character uses the phrase like the time you know you about about to get a flashback. Transitions can be rapid, unexpected, and exceedingly weird. And unlike THE SIMPSONS, when they introduce a song, it is almost always exceedingly funny. Just dont try to eat and watch FAMILY GUY at the same time.

Think of the dry cool wit of the Simpsons, combined with the provacative humor of All in the Family, and I think youll have a pretty good idea of Family Guy. There are parts where youll laugh out loud and immediately feel guilty about laughing at the joke. Stewie is by far the utlimate evil genius and closet drag queen, always foiled by Lois, his mother. Brian, the talking dog, seems to provide balance, despite being an alcoholic and recovering cocaine addict. Then of course there is Peter, the dad, who is your stereotypical stupid father and would be strongly compared to Homer Simpson on his worst days. This is perhaps the funniest two and a half seasons of a show that has ever been. However, with this collection you only get the first and second seasons. Adam West as the mayor is a great touch too. I think you can tell that Im a huge fan, since this review is all over the place. Before you sit down and purchase this, it might be a good idea to check out the Family Guy on television, I believe its on one of the Cartoon channels at night sometime. The show isnt for everyone, and some people might be a bit offended by the humor.

Something something darkside didn’t want to play in my PS5 but otherwise worked when I loaded it onto my computer

Definitely had some good laughs, however wasnt a side splitter if you will. I had seen the shows before, so I knew what I was getting. A complaint (and the reason for 4 stars instead of 5) was the video quality of the first movie, Blue Harvest, was essentially that of an up-converted DVD. Putting in the other two movies will make you realize the vast improvement in the quality compared to the first. The extras were for the most part entertaining and interesting. The commentary was very similar to the commentary on the DVDs of the show except with more information on production, ideas about S.W., etc. Ive very satisfied with my purchase, especially for the price of $23 for the set. I just wished 1/3 of the video quality lived up to the other 2/3!

A very funny movie that focuses on Stewie.

I find this series to be absolutely hilarious! I am so glad somebody at Fox got smart, and brought this one back! It is so funny! I like the fact that this is a cartoon, so they can do the completely bizarre side jokes, on a regular basis. It is funny in live action movies, but more creative and hilarious in cartoons. The fact that the same guy does so many voices is also very brilliant. But what differentiates this guy from other shows like The Simpsons, and Eddie Murphy, etc, is it is virtually impossible to tell the difference between his characters voices. I would definitely buy this DVD set, or UMD set, and give it two high hard ones way up! MC White said: Check it out!!!