All of you Family Guy fans....

2007-03-19 09:06:20

#1

Mason4Assassin444: retired; +552|7110|USA

http://www.cnn.com/2007/SHOWBIZ/TV/03/1 … index.html

The Family Guy is getting sued as stated in the above article.

My point of debate is this:

We have lived through so many battles like this due to southpark. When is satire crossing the line? Is this humor all ultimitely shielded by freedom of speech?

Is Carol Burnett the butt here for suing, or is FOX the butt for allowing the lampoon based on Burnett not playing ball with TheFamilyGuy?

2007-03-19 09:09:33

#2

ATG: Banned; +5,233|6976|Global Command

Carol? ( sniff sniff ) You stink like a dirty media whore. Your career is over and you need some attention.

Last edited by ATG (2007-03-19 09:16:05)

2007-03-19 09:09:51

#3

HURLEY: Ima Crunchatize you.; +170|7130|The Lou

lol, i havent seen that episode....

But i agree with you.

South park does this shit in like every episode almost.

2007-03-19 09:13:59

#4

GuliblGuy: Zulu son, what!?!; +79|7233|Anaheim, CA

Oh please, like Fox said, they used to do the same kind of stuff on her show, poking fun at pop culture at the time . . . laugh it off and let it go!

2007-03-19 09:15:14

#5

G3|Genius: Pope of BF2s; +355|7073|Sea to globally-cooled sea

how much does it take to get written permission and write a check for a few grand? then you don't have to deal with liability or lawyers.

Fox was stupid. Always cover your butt.

2007-03-19 09:17:30

#6

Mason4Assassin444: retired; +552|7110|USA

GuliblGuy wrote:
Oh please, like Fox said, they used to do the same kind of stuff on her show, poking fun at pop culture at the time . . . laugh it off and let it go!

Carol Burnett is hardly current pop culture. I would bet over half of family guys viewers and probably half the people on this site don't know who the hell she is. I'll have to see the show in question but like ATG said, she hasn't been around for soooo looong, how could FOX be damaging her rep or career in any way?

Other than that, if this is retaliation for her not letting them use her stuff, thats shitty on FOX's part.

I agree though. She should laugh it off rather than blow it out of proportion.

2007-03-19 09:19:36

#7

Kmar: Truth is my Bitch; +5,695|7048|132 and Bush

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2007-03-19 09:35:16

#8

konfusion: mostly afk; +480|6997|CH/BR - in UK

Ridiculous. If you have a spoof show, you should be able to laugh this off. Admittedly, I had no idea who that reference was to in Family Guy - and I'm sure many people watching didn't know either.

-konfusion

2007-03-19 09:38:30

#9

Bertster7: Confused Pothead; +1,101|7029|SE London

What a ludicrous lawsuit. Should someone be allowed to sue for someone doing an impression of them? This whole suit is a joke.

2007-03-19 09:48:51

#10

Kmar: Truth is my Bitch; +5,695|7048|132 and Bush

Bertster7 wrote:
What a ludicrous lawsuit. Should someone be allowed to sue for someone doing an impression of them? This whole suit is a joke.

For some reason that reminded me of when Steven Colbert told Bill O'Reilly... "If you imitate someone you owe them a royalty check. If you emulate them you don't". ...

Xbone Stormsurgezz

2007-03-19 10:16:36

#11

GuliblGuy: Zulu son, what!?!; +79|7233|Anaheim, CA

Mason4Assassin444 wrote:
Carol Burnett is hardly current pop culture.

True that, my bad!

2007-03-19 10:26:41

#12

LawJik: The Skeptical Realist; +48|6979|Amherst, MA

CNN Page wrote:
'Family Guy,' like the 'Carol Burnett Show,' is famous for its pop culture parodies and satirical jabs at celebrities," Fox said. "We are surprised that Ms. Burnett, who has made a career of spoofing others on television, would go so far as to sue 'Family Guy' for a simple bit of comedy."

Dumb old media whore.

2007-03-19 10:32:47

#13

Mitch: 16 more years; +877|6973|South Florida

OMG that fucking whore. They make the episode sound so mean and evil, but its really the way those things are said. If i could find that mother fucker right now i would beat her down!!!!!! BEAT HER DOWN!!!!!! its those money hungry hollywood pussies that just piss me off.

15 more years! 15 more years!

2007-03-19 10:34:53

#14

Magpie: international welder....Douchebag Dude, <3 ur mom; +257|6974|Milkystania, yurop

Fucking bitch if your out there in the public eye tou will have to take some jokes made on your behalf....geez look at paris hilton that twat dosent sue everybody that makes a rude mean joke about her ( seen her new movie yet?)

2007-03-19 10:37:17

#15

sfarrar33: Halogenoalkane; +57|7066|InGerLand

you should be allowed to make any humour you want to make no matter how far it crosses the line, you should just warn people before hand of what it will contain if it is going to be really bad

I feel like watching family guy now just to wind people like her up...

2007-03-19 10:45:32

#16

GATOR591957: Member; +84|7074

sfarrar33 wrote:
you should be allowed to make any humour you want to make no matter how far it crosses the line, you should just warn people before hand of what it will contain if it is going to be really bad

I feel like watching family guy now just to wind people like her up...

For the record. She has the rights to that character. If they wanted to use it, they needed permission. Fox's bad, yet again.

2007-03-19 10:50:48

#17

pers0nah: Waste Kid; +271|7030|MANCHESTERRR

haha, i just went through my collection and found Peterotica, great episode.

2007-03-19 12:24:54

#18

blisteringsilence: I'd rather hunt with Cheney than ride with Kennedy; +83|7149|Little Rock, Arkansas

GATOR591957 wrote:
sfarrar33 wrote:
you should be allowed to make any humour you want to make no matter how far it crosses the line, you should just warn people before hand of what it will contain if it is going to be really bad

I feel like watching family guy now just to wind people like her up...
For the record. She has the rights to that character. If they wanted to use it, they needed permission. Fox's bad, yet again.

Ah, but they didn't use the character. They parodied it. And that, my friend, is perfectly legit, thanks to everyone's favorite smut king, Larry Flynt.

The Constitution FTW.

2007-03-19 12:26:42

#19

Canadian_Sniper_X: Member; +45|6936|Kamloops, BC Canada

Mason4Assassin444 wrote:
I would bet over half of family guys viewers and probably half the people on this site don't know who the hell she is.

Yup... I have no idea.

2007-03-19 15:00:55

#20

Bubbalo: The Lizzard; +541|7009

G3|Genius wrote:
how much does it take to get written permission and write a check for a few grand? then you don't have to deal with liability or lawyers.

Fox was stupid. Always cover your butt.

Can you imagine if they did that for everyone they showed? Besides, many wouldn't agree, which would spoil it.

2007-03-19 15:05:36

#21

ghettoperson: Member; +1,943|7097

Bertster7 wrote:
What a ludicrous lawsuit. Should someone be allowed to sue for someone doing an impression of them? This whole suit is a joke.

QTF QFE etc etc

2007-03-19 15:39:05

#22

Doctor Strangelove: Real Battlefield Veterinarian.; +1,758|6916

Bubbalo wrote:
G3|Genius wrote:
how much does it take to get written permission and write a check for a few grand? then you don't have to deal with liability or lawyers.

Fox was stupid. Always cover your butt.
Can you imagine if they did that for everyone they showed? Besides, many wouldn't agree, which would spoil it.

I have no idea who many of the people on Family Guy are. They use pop culture from so long ago, and alot of the people weren't even that famous even back then. But alot of the stuff is funny.

Back on topic this is retarded. If we cannot spoof people in pop culture than what is the point of having pop culture? It just makes everything bland if you cannot spoof someone without getting sued. It would set a bad president if Carrol wins.

2007-03-19 15:42:13

#23

White-Fusion: Fuck; +616|6999|Scotland

'I wonder what she tugged to say goodnight to her dad.' "

Gigitty Gigitty GIG-ITTY

2007-03-19 16:03:57

#24

Turquoise: O Canada; +1,596|6852|North Carolina

Carol Burnett, what a humorless bitch...

2007-03-19 16:34:06

#25

lowing: Banned; +1,662|7099|USA

Where in the Constitution does it give you the right not to be offended?

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sfarrar33 wrote:

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sfarrar33 wrote:

Mason4Assassin444 wrote:

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