On Feb 29, 9:16=A0am, David <dimla...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> from the hollywood reporter
>
> 'Family Guy' spinoff in works
> By Kimberly Nordyke and Nellie Andreeva
>
> "Family Guy's" Cleveland Brown might be getting his own show.
>
> Fox and 20th Century Fox TV are developing a spinoff from its hit
> animated series centered on Peter Griffin's bathtub-accident-prone
> neighbor, sources said.
>
> The project, tentatively titled "Cleveland," is being written by
> "Family Guy" creator Seth MacFarlane, Mike Henry -- who voices
> Cleveland and serves as writer-producer on the series -- and "The
> Simpsons" alum Rich Appel, executive producer/showrunner on
> MacFarlane's other animated comedy for Fox, "American Dad."
>
> Cleveland, who plays off black stereotypes, is the most levelheaded
> among Griffin's trio of friends.
>
> Once canceled by Fox, "Family Guy" triumphantly returned on the
> network in 2005. It is Fox's top-rated comedy and has grown into a $1
> billion franchise with red-hot DVD and merchandise sales.
>
> Fox brass had made it a priority to find another hit animated comedy
> to complement its Sunday comedy lineup. It has several cartoons in the
> works, including an animated version of its 2003 short-lived
> live-action comedy "The Pitts," from "Simpsons" veteran Mike Scully;
> "Relative Insanity," executive produced by Jack Black; and
> "Mothballs," from "Drawn Together" creators Matt Silverstein and Dave
> Jeser.
>
> In addition to "Cleveland," Fox and 20th TV also are developing a
> spinoff of the drama series "Prison Break," set at a female prison.
>
> MacFarlane and Appel are repped by Endeavor.
he's the most boring character on the show
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