When I
first heard that they were killing of Brian I didn’t believe it was real, I
didn’t think they could be that stupid.
I then
watched the episode, hoping the whole time that it was a dream (like they did
on Dallas) or some other kind of “gotcha” moment, but to my dismay it wasn’t.
They really
did kill off the character, and not only that, they replaced him with some
horrible unfunny alternative (Vinny).
I knew it
was for real when I saw this week’s opening segment, Brian was nowhere to be
found and that crappy wannabe mafia wise guy was all over the place like Lil'
Wayne in the rap world.
It would be
one thing if they got rid of him, and replaced him with a character as funny,
or even funnier, than he was but this Vinny mutt is barking up the wrong tree
here.
This Vinny
character is just every Italian stereotype rolled up in one; it’s obvious that
no real thought went into creating him and/or how a character like this would
fit in with the rest of the characters.
I know they
did this for shock value, to get people talking again, but come on people it’s
supposed to be new and improved, not new and a bunch of stinky crap.
I guess Mr.
(too greedy to release whole seasons on DVD) MacFarlane thinks he is the best
thing since sliced cake, that he can do whatever he wants and still rake in the
dough.
He believes
that he is untouchable, that lightning does strikes twice in his world, just
because his show got brought back from the dead zone he now feels that he can
do whatever he wants, like kill off one of the main characters with no repercussions
for example.
I really
hope that us fans (I can’t be alone on this) stop watching the show, let them know
that we are not going to settle for crap just because we like the brand.
We need to
show them they will be gone with a quickness, that their ratings will drop
quicker than a show starring the GEICO
caveman.
They need to know that we are the
reason they are on the air in the first place, it’s not the other way around,
without us there wouldn’t be a Family Guy…period.
MJM