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September 16, 2003
Family Guy Movie
This Comics and Cartoons article was posted by Keith at 9:48 AM
Family Guy is one hi-lar-i-ous show. It was originally created for and shown on FOX, but it didn't do so well. Recently, Cartoon Network picked it up for reruns, and it's been doing great. The problem for us fans is that only three seasons were made.
Then today Susan sends me a link to a Cinescape article about a new Family Guy movie!
Here's the whole Cinescape article:
EXCLUSIVE: FAMILY GUY - The Movie!
Creator Seth McFarlane has good news for his fans!
Dateline: Friday, September 5, 2003
By: PATRICK SAURIOL
By: News Editor
Source: Seth McFarlane
In an exclusive interview with Coming Attractions at Cinescape, FAMILY GUY creator Seth McFarlane told us that the rumor about the possible return of his TV show is about to become a reality. A deal is imminent for McFarlane to continue creating new animated adventures of Quahog's nuttiest, funniest dysfunctional family, the Griffins.
"It's all come down to the budget right now. We're hashing it out," McFarlane tells CA. "It would be a direct-to-DVD project."
While the feature length FAMILY GUY will be developed at Fox, it will be at a different division and not through the company's television arm. And as for when we might be able to see new FAMILY GUY goodness:
"Timeframe, you're probably looking at a year, a year-and-a-half down the line. It will take a while to make. If we could do it within a year it would be very exciting."
With tremendous sales of the first DVD volume of FAMILY GUY (the second set goes on sale starting next week) and ratings on Cartoon Network climbing high, McFarlane's now-cancelled series is proving to be more popular in its afterlife than it was when it was in active production on Fox. Expect all the TV series cast members to reprise their roles for the movie.
Look for my exclusive 10 questions interview with Seth McFarlane next week here on Cinescape. Find out more about the origins of the show, the developing FAMILY GUY movie and what storyline McFarlane has got in mind for it!
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September 14, 2003
RIP Harry "Captain Murphy" Goz
This Comics and Cartoons article was posted by Keith at 11:46 PM
Harry Goz was a voice actor on one of my favorite cartoons, Sealab 2021. Sealab is part of the Cartoon Network's "Adult Swim" lineup. Goz played the voice of Sealab's "Captain Murphy," one of my favorite characters. Apparently he passed away on September 5th.
TiVo records every episode of Sealab 2021 for me. I flipped it on tonight to watch the most recent episode, and saw the following note beforehand:
Harry Goz, the voice of Captain Murphy, passed away on September 5, 2003.
In a career spanning five decades,
Harry starred on Broadway, in movies, and on television.
Everything from "Kojak" to "Fiddler on the Roof."
To us, he was a show-business legend.
And a good friend.
We miss him dearly.
Thank you, Harry.
Saddened, I went looking for some more information on the Web, and found this article by Digitial Archive Project:
RIP Harry "Captain Murphy" Goz Posted by: Arben on Sep 12, 2003 - 09:26 AM
From the Adult Swim News message board:
"Harry Goz, the voice of Captain Murphy, passed away this week. A message from Adam Reed and Matt Thompson, co-creators of "Sealab 2021," follows:
"We are devastated by the loss of our good friend, Harry Goz. Working with him was always sheer joy, and his talent was beyond compare. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family, and we shall all miss him dearly." "
Another post by an editor of the show mentions that he succumbed to cancer.
No word just yet on how/if Sealab continues, but a replacement actor would not likely be well-received by the show's fans.
This is this actual announcement, free registration required.
I don't really know Harry outside of his work on Sealab -- or, at least, I don't think I did. It's hard to connect the voice with any other roles I may have seen him in. Anyway, I like what he did with Sealab 2021 a lot, and a big part of why it's currently my favorite show is because of him.
In tribute to Harry Goz's work on Sealab 2021, I'm going to ask everyone to take this quiz I found: "Which Sealab 2021 character are you?" My quiz result? Here it is:
You are Captain Murphy.
You've lost your mind,
but you have more fun without it.
Which Sealab 2021 character are you?
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