Comments on: THE FAMILY GUY Emmy Opener http://www.givememyremote.com/remote/2007/09/17/the-family-guy-emmy-opener/ For the latest TV news, gossip, and behind-the-scenes scoop visit http://www.givememyremote.com. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 05:47:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Courtney http://www.givememyremote.com/remote/2007/09/17/the-family-guy-emmy-opener/comment-page-1/#comment-62936 Courtney Tue, 18 Sep 2007 06:37:25 +0000 http://www.givememyremote.com/remote/the-family-guy-emmy-opener/#comment-62936 Love it! Love it!

]]> By: Tobie http://www.givememyremote.com/remote/2007/09/17/the-family-guy-emmy-opener/comment-page-1/#comment-62877 Tobie Tue, 18 Sep 2007 01:10:12 +0000 http://www.givememyremote.com/remote/the-family-guy-emmy-opener/#comment-62877 I agree with you, GMMR. I loved it. Thank you for posting that link. I missed it on live TV. The FCC song was one of my favourites of Family Guy this past year, so I loved it. Seacrest I could do without. Did like the cut to Stewart and Colbert tho. I agree with you, GMMR. I loved it. Thank you for posting that link. I missed it on live TV. The FCC song was one of my favourites of Family Guy this past year, so I loved it. Seacrest I could do without. Did like the cut to Stewart and Colbert tho.

]]> By: Billiam http://www.givememyremote.com/remote/2007/09/17/the-family-guy-emmy-opener/comment-page-1/#comment-62865 Billiam Tue, 18 Sep 2007 00:51:10 +0000 http://www.givememyremote.com/remote/the-family-guy-emmy-opener/#comment-62865 Scrubs is such a better show than Family Guy. I've seen them bash Scrubs a couple of times on FG and American Dad. But I think I heard that MacFarlane is friends with one of the guys who work on Scrubs. Also, they used the same tune as their "FCC" song. The Sopranos joke was good though. And at least the opening sketch didn't star Seacrest. Scrubs is such a better show than Family Guy. I’ve seen them bash Scrubs a couple of times on FG and American Dad.
But I think I heard that MacFarlane is friends with one of the guys who work on Scrubs.
Also, they used the same tune as their “FCC” song.
The Sopranos joke was good though. And at least the opening sketch didn’t star Seacrest.

]]> By: Becky http://www.givememyremote.com/remote/2007/09/17/the-family-guy-emmy-opener/comment-page-1/#comment-62812 Becky Mon, 17 Sep 2007 22:17:51 +0000 http://www.givememyremote.com/remote/the-family-guy-emmy-opener/#comment-62812 I agree with you GMMR. I only got to watch the last hour or so. But I instantly noticed something different about this year's Emmys. The round stage in the center, no ushering winners backstage, short acceptance speeches. It didn't seem as stuffy and "sophisticated" as the Oscars. It was light and fun. There wasn't as much "award show banter." Some of the jokes were actually funny! The fact that Steve Carell ran onstage and cheered when he was accepting the award for Ricky Gervais shows the change! Can you imagine Steve running up onto that huge stage of past Emmy's. I certainly can't. It felt more personal and realistic rather than a magical night. This may be why some people hated it, but I enjoyed it. The whole thing made me feel like these were just normal people who happen to act for a living. Award shows always seem to create the "Larger than Life" celebrity. And it was a refreshing change to see it differently. I agree with you GMMR. I only got to watch the last hour or so. But I instantly noticed something different about this year’s Emmys. The round stage in the center, no ushering winners backstage, short acceptance speeches. It didn’t seem as stuffy and “sophisticated” as the Oscars.

It was light and fun. There wasn’t as much “award show banter.” Some of the jokes were actually funny! The fact that Steve Carell ran onstage and cheered when he was accepting the award for Ricky Gervais shows the change! Can you imagine Steve running up onto that huge stage of past Emmy’s. I certainly can’t. It felt more personal and realistic rather than a magical night. This may be why some people hated it, but I enjoyed it. The whole thing made me feel like these were just normal people who happen to act for a living. Award shows always seem to create the “Larger than Life” celebrity. And it was a refreshing change to see it differently.

]]> By: Give Me My Remote http://www.givememyremote.com/remote/2007/09/17/the-family-guy-emmy-opener/comment-page-1/#comment-62766 Give Me My Remote Mon, 17 Sep 2007 20:09:46 +0000 http://www.givememyremote.com/remote/the-family-guy-emmy-opener/#comment-62766 I didn't really find it that tasteless. I thought it fit in well with the overall theme for the night which seemed to be...this is TV - let's not take ourselves too seriously. There are other thins going on out there that should be taken seriously and poking fun at Cavemen, the ages of the Desperate Housewives or Scrubs was all done in jest. I didn’t really find it that tasteless. I thought it fit in well with the overall theme for the night which seemed to be…this is TV – let’s not take ourselves too seriously. There are other thins going on out there that should be taken seriously and poking fun at Cavemen, the ages of the Desperate Housewives or Scrubs was all done in jest.

]]> By: sabrina http://www.givememyremote.com/remote/2007/09/17/the-family-guy-emmy-opener/comment-page-1/#comment-62759 sabrina Mon, 17 Sep 2007 19:37:58 +0000 http://www.givememyremote.com/remote/the-family-guy-emmy-opener/#comment-62759 Haha I loved the Soprano's part of that song. The creator of Family Guy Seth, has a really nice voice. Haha I loved the Soprano’s part of that song. The creator of Family Guy Seth, has a really nice voice.

]]> By: Y http://www.givememyremote.com/remote/2007/09/17/the-family-guy-emmy-opener/comment-page-1/#comment-62751 Y Mon, 17 Sep 2007 18:57:10 +0000 http://www.givememyremote.com/remote/the-family-guy-emmy-opener/#comment-62751 I'm totally w/ theTVaddict... I thought the opening was quite tasteless, along w/ some of the other jokes that were peppered throughout the telecast. Didn't think Seacrest was as bad as I thought he would be, but that may be because he sure didn't spend much time on-air. W/ that said, I miss Conan's antics from last year. I’m totally w/ theTVaddict… I thought the opening was quite tasteless, along w/ some of the other jokes that were peppered throughout the telecast.

Didn’t think Seacrest was as bad as I thought he would be, but that may be because he sure didn’t spend much time on-air. W/ that said, I miss Conan’s antics from last year.

]]> By: theTVaddict http://www.givememyremote.com/remote/2007/09/17/the-family-guy-emmy-opener/comment-page-1/#comment-62750 theTVaddict Mon, 17 Sep 2007 18:53:25 +0000 http://www.givememyremote.com/remote/the-family-guy-emmy-opener/#comment-62750 I actually thought the opening was pretty tasteless. I get that it's all in good fun, but did the EMMYS, which is a celebration of television really need to open with a segment insulting TV? I think the FAMILY GUY segment would have been far better off in the middle of the show. No need to start the show off with a big 'FU' to those who work in and love the world of television. I actually thought the opening was pretty tasteless. I get that it’s all in good fun, but did the EMMYS, which is a celebration of television really need to open with a segment insulting TV? I think the FAMILY GUY segment would have been far better off in the middle of the show. No need to start the show off with a big ‘FU’ to those who work in and love the world of television.

]]> By: Dan http://www.givememyremote.com/remote/2007/09/17/the-family-guy-emmy-opener/comment-page-1/#comment-62742 Dan Mon, 17 Sep 2007 18:11:26 +0000 http://www.givememyremote.com/remote/the-family-guy-emmy-opener/#comment-62742 That was Jeremy Pivens. He's from "Entourage". Don't know why they cut to him though. And was it just me or was that Matthew Fox behind TR Knight cringing in agony. But they do get credit for showing Kristen Bell and Maki Osa. Too bad SNF was on, or else I would've watched this. That was Jeremy Pivens. He’s from “Entourage”. Don’t know why they cut to him though.

And was it just me or was that Matthew Fox behind TR Knight cringing in agony. But they do get credit for showing Kristen Bell and Maki Osa. Too bad SNF was on, or else I would’ve watched this.

]]> By: Becky http://www.givememyremote.com/remote/2007/09/17/the-family-guy-emmy-opener/comment-page-1/#comment-62741 Becky Mon, 17 Sep 2007 18:10:28 +0000 http://www.givememyremote.com/remote/the-family-guy-emmy-opener/#comment-62741 Starsky, that was Jeremy Piven from "Entourage." Starsky, that was Jeremy Piven from “Entourage.”

]]> By: Starsky http://www.givememyremote.com/remote/2007/09/17/the-family-guy-emmy-opener/comment-page-1/#comment-62733 Starsky Mon, 17 Sep 2007 17:50:31 +0000 http://www.givememyremote.com/remote/the-family-guy-emmy-opener/#comment-62733 Pretty great. By the way, who was the guy Fox cut to after the Scrubs joke? Pretty great. By the way, who was the guy Fox cut to after the Scrubs joke?

]]> By: THE FAMILY GUY Emmy Opener — All This Nonsense http://www.givememyremote.com/remote/2007/09/17/the-family-guy-emmy-opener/comment-page-1/#comment-62720 THE FAMILY GUY Emmy Opener — All This Nonsense Mon, 17 Sep 2007 16:58:41 +0000 http://www.givememyremote.com/remote/the-family-guy-emmy-opener/#comment-62720 [...] reading this post by: Give Me My Remote For more… RSS [...] [...] reading this post by: Give Me My Remote For more… RSS [...]

]]> By: Jas http://www.givememyremote.com/remote/2007/09/17/the-family-guy-emmy-opener/comment-page-1/#comment-62708 Jas Mon, 17 Sep 2007 16:18:38 +0000 http://www.givememyremote.com/remote/the-family-guy-emmy-opener/#comment-62708 Thanks for posting! I missed it last night. Very funny...but hey so is Scrubs! Ryan Seacrest, however, not so much. Thanks for posting! I missed it last night. Very funny…but hey so is Scrubs! Ryan Seacrest, however, not so much.

]]>