Seth MacFarlane has rarely shied from controversial topics or from poking fun at things other people might find insensitive. FOX, on the other hand, has a threshold.
In light of the weather events that raged across the American South this week, leaving a swath of destruction and hundreds of casualties in their wake, FOX has quietly shelved this Sunday's (May 1) three-episode "American Dad"/"The Cleveland Show"/"Family Guy" crossover.
The Animation Domination crossover, which had been promoted as unprecedented early this week, was set against the backdrop of a hurricane hitting Stoolbend, Quahog and Langley Falls.
For reasons entirely self-evident, FOX has decided that this may not have been the most appropriate weekend to showcase storm-set comedy.
A trio of repeats are now slated in place of the crossover. It's hard to imagine FOX shelving the three original episodes permanently, but as of now, no official rescheduling has occurred.
Source- Hitfix
The crossover would have been amazing, but I respect their decision.
ReplyDeleteAgreed. I get their reasons, but it's still annoying. Hope they air it in the near future.
ReplyDeleteThis is bad? but its Ok for Their News Reporters to stand in front of a Tornado hit town with people digging through their home for anything left while talking about the Royal wedding instead of whats going on behind them all day? Fail.
ReplyDeleteI don't see how a rescheduling COULD take place yet; this was the first of three weeks until the end of the season. September is about 5 months away, which is a reasonable amount of time, and more likely, they'll stump it for a November sweeps stunt (after the World Series scheduling conflicts).
ReplyDeleteAre you kidding me? Well, I hope they air it soon.
ReplyDeleteI agree with this. Until you've found stuff in your frontyard that came from two states over you wouldn't fully understand.
ReplyDeleteThere is political sensitivity and political correctness gone wrong... this is the former.
ReplyDeleteA Buffy episode with a sniper was not shown since a school shooting (or some school killing) happened a week or two before. It's not the first time bad timing has preempted an inconvenient topic and it won't be the last.
This was the correct choice considering last I saw 318 people died during the recent tornadoes.
This is a very wise decision. It seems like my town was the only one within a radius of 3 states that wasn't completely demolished. (All the big stuff sort've glided right over us...frightening but very little damage)...elsewhere it's been absolutely life-shattering. 300+ people have died and so many have been adversely affected... Save it for a sunny day when people aren't still reeling from a national outbreak of storms. :P
ReplyDeleteMacFarlane blows anyway. All of his shows are just alike and he disrespects everyone who doesn't share his own, limited beliefs.
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