Seth MacFarlane on Family Guy, Politics and Religion

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I am guilty on this blog of posting just about anything relating to a few notable personalities, usually of the political or comedian variety (or a combination of the two). That short--but growing--list includes Rachel Maddow, Keith Olbermann, Al Franken, Bill Maher, Jon Stewart, Stephen Colbert and Seth MacFarlane. Fortunately, just about anything from the above group has the virtue of being good and entertaining, so hopefully my weakness is not too irritating.

This writeup would--I thought--be blogworthy because it includes

MacFarlane and Maher. But they picked the wrong person to write the article. How a person could be both a fan of Family Guy, and put off by political discussions is beyond me. A different writer--me for instance--would likely have come away with an entirely different article. Especially since the reporter says the audience was having a very good time. I'd like to know what really went on, instead of the poo-poohing this guy wrote. Oh well.

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MacFarlane Takes on the Enemies of 'Family Guy'

It was a communal, sarcastic and distinctly anti-flyover love fest when Seth MacFarlane visited the 2010 PaleyFest Tuesday.

As expected, the event had more of a Comic Con feel to it then the normally more reserved Paley atmosphere. Obsessed fans of 'Family Guy,' 'American Dad' and 'The Cleveland Show' (or fans of all three when you consider they're all kind of the same show). . .

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