Family Guy Spinoff?
We’ve all heard it at this point. Seth MacFarlane is working on a Family Guy spinoff for the character of Cleveland. This is a horrible idea. I couldn’t disagree with this choice more. Other than the fact that Cleveland is a great quirky character/straight man there’s the obvious problem of having nowhere to go with the character. He can’t have the same adventures as Peter and the family. The same type of show won’t work twice…I mean thrice.
Its not that I dislike the character of Cleveland. He’s a fun guy. I also know not every spinoff character has shown everything they have to offer on their premiere show but typically thats in the case of a certain arc. This isn’t quite The Lone Gunmen all over again but it certainly isn’t any of the long list of good to great spinoffs either. My nomination for Family Guy spinoff character–Carl. Who? Carl! Okay sure no one quite remembers him but perhaps you remember the voice of him–H. Jon Benjamin. He’s voice acted in ATHF, DR Katz, Freak Show, Lucy–The daughter of the devil, and my personal favorite–Home Movies.
We don’t know much about Carl except that he’s a bit of a movie buff, he dislikes Meg, he and Chris get along awesomely, he is friends with Brian, and he has a particular interest in sexy movies involving sexy women. This show could work because it’ll catch that Clerks:The Animated Series audience, the Adult Swim audience, and of course McFarlane’s loyal following. As it stands a Cleveland spinoff would work solely for a few episodes before those previously mentioned audiences tuned out. So Seth please consider Carl. It’s still a “C” named character and you have far more places to go with this character than Cleveland.
If you don’t think its meant to be then take a look at this wikipedia trivia and try to disagree. Its a spinoff made is heaven so make it happen Seth.
“H. Jon Benjamin (famous for his role of Coach McGuirk on the animated series Home Movies) reprises his role as the voice of Carl, which may explain Coach McGuirk’s cameo in the previous episode, Blue Harvest. In addition, in the scenes in which Carl appears, the background is animated shakily, a la Squigglevision, a type of animation frequent in many Soup2Nuts cartoons that Benjamin has roles in, such as Home Movies and Dr. Katz. Also, Carl’s dialogue is reminiscent of Benjamin’s previous roles in that they are comprised of ‘realistic’ conversations that appear improvisational, about common interests, such as the movies Carl frequently mentions.“
If you’re curious about H. Jon Benjamin and the genius of Home Movies then catch an episode online at Adult Swim
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