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I still LOVE Family Guy! ~RT @jamesrgardner: Microsoft pulls sponsorship from Family Guy special http://bit.ly/4wU1at (via @JessVoelker) 11/2/2009 |
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is amused that MS backed out of Family Guy deal. http://bit.ly/4wU1at 11/2/2009 |
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TV Show "The Family Guy" Nov 8th episode will mock the Deaf. http://tinyurl.com/ykt576w 11/2/2009 |
Microsoft backs out of MacFarlane's Fox comedy special
TV Squad —
Well, it seemed like an unusual pairing when it was announced. Kind of like oil and water. Well, the oil slick has hit the proverbial fan. Microsoft has withdrawn its sole sponsorship of Fox's Seth MacFarlane comedy special ...
Microsoft is Dumb
Oh No They Didn't! —
... creative humor of 'Family Guy,' but after reviewing an early version of the variety show, it became clear that the content was not a fit with the Windows brand," said a Microsoft spokeswoman. "We continue to have a good partnership with Fox, Seth MacFarlane and Alex Borstein and are working with them in other areas. We continue to believe in the value of brand integrations and partnerships between brands, media companies and talent." SOURCE "oh sure, family guy, great demos, ...
Microsoft has backed out on Seth MacFarlane comedy special
Stewie's Playground —
When we first heard about Microsoft and Family Guy teaming up, I’m sure that many of us thought that either Seth had made a deal with the devil, or Microsoft had literally never seen the show and thought perhaps it was loosely based on “Superfriends”. Looks like it was the latter, because Microsoft has backed ...
Microsoft Executives See Family Guy, Get Nervous
Vulture —
... So, what was it that scared Microsoft away? According to Variety, it was deaf jokes, Holocaust jokes, vagina jokes, and incest jokes. Or exactly what Microsoft signed up for. ...
Morning Shots: Ricky Gervais, Microsoft's Cold Feet, And Stephen Colbert
NPR Blogs: Monkey See —
... • Microsoft has pulled out of an agreement to sponsor a Seth MacFarlane comedy special scheduled to air as part of a Family Guy extravaganza on Fox, based on concerns about the content. It really does make you wonder whether the relevant people at Microsoft had ever seen Family Guy before it made the deal. ...
In Other News, Turns Out That Talking Paper Clip Was Annoying
Tuned In —
So Microsoft has a new operating system to launch. It wants your attention. It wants to reach the young people, who like the Family Guy , which is on the television machine. So Microsoft hired Family Guy's creator Seth MacFarlane to produce a comedy variety special on Fox sponsored solely by the new Windows 7. Then Microsoft watched the special, which was full of jokes about the Holocaust, incest and the handicapped . You know, like Family Guy is. So Microsoft pulled out of the broadcast . The show is still scheduled to air Nov. 8, and Fox is looking for another sponsor. Meanwhile, I hope the executive who took ten years ...
Microsoft Actually Watches Family Guy, Backs Out of Special
UGO.com - TV Feed —
[image] It's been a bad year for Seth MacFarlane and his advertisers. After signing on to be the sole sponsor for the highly-anticipated Family Guy Presents: Seth and Alex's Almost Live Comedy Show , Microsoft backed out yesterday ...
Who's Turned on Family Guy ? [Television]
Gawker —
... Microsoft: Microsoft and their supercool ad agency Crispin Porter Bogusky were all signed up as sponsors for an upcoming prime time Family Guy special, but then somebody at Microsoft accidentally watched Family Guy, and, whoa! Microsoft can tolerate jokes about nerds, Apple, the blind, barely legal hoes, and Rwanda, but this show's "riffs on deaf people, the Holocaust, feminine hygiene and incest" were too much, according to Variety. ...
Who's Turned on Family Guy?
Gawker: defamer —
... Microsoft: Microsoft and their supercool ad agency Crispin Porter Bogusky were all signed up as sponsors for an upcoming prime time Family Guy special, but then somebody at Microsoft accidentally watched Family Guy, and, whoa! Microsoft can tolerate jokes about nerds, Apple, the blind, barely legal hoes, and Rwanda, but this show's "riffs on deaf people, the Holocaust, feminine hygiene and incest" were too much, according to Variety. ...
Microsoft Cancels Sponsorship of Seth MacFarlane Special
TVGuide.com: Breaking News —
Microsoft has canceled its sponsorship of Seth MacFarlane's upcoming variety special, citing content concerns, Variety reports. The software giant had forged a deal with MacFarlane and his collaborator Alex Borstein for the Nov. 8 special, Family Guy Presents: Seth & Alex's Almost Live Comedy Show, to promote its new Windows 7 operating system. It stipulated that the special would air commercial-free but with Windows 7 pitches embedded ...
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Microsoft drops 'Family Guy' special, had apparently never seen 'Family Guy'
From Inside the Box —
sethmacfarlane_290.jpg Two weeks ago, Microsoft and FOX announced how excited they were to join forces in presenting a comedy special from "Family Guy" creator Seth MacFarlane . The special was to feature live sketches with MacFarlane and his "Family Guy" co-star, Alex Borstein , along with musical bits and original animation. It would also include "innovative brand integrations" that would talk about how awesome Microsoft's new Windows 7 is. This was all before the special was taped. After actually seeing what MacFarlane and Borstein had planned -- Variety reports the special includes "riffs on deaf people, the Holocaust, ...
Microsoft Pulls The Plug On ‘Family Guy’ Variety Special Advertising
Hometown Hollywood —
Microsoft Pulls The Plug On ‘Family Guy’ Variety Special Advertising Posted on 27. Oct, 2009 by CSS in Cha-Ching$$ , Commercials , Tough Break... microsoft pulls plug family guy www.hometownhollywood.com FOX still plans to air Family Guy Presents: Seth and Alex’s Almost Live Comedy Show on Nov. 8, but it will be doing so without the support of Microsoft. The network has lost the software giant as the exclusive sponsor of its upcoming Family Guy variety special after the company’s executives watched the show’s taping, Variety says. Earlier this month, Microsoft announced they were teaming for a collaboration ...
Seth McFarlane’s odd humor upsets Microsoft
Hot Momma Celebrity Gossip Blog —
Seth McFarlane’s brand of humor on ‘Family Guy’ can ruffle some feathers, but his recent performance at a live comedy show gave the Microsoft posse a nervous reboot.
Seth, 99, and his comedy partner Alex Borstein were booked to present a comedy special, “The Almost Live Comedy Show” which Fox would then broadcast on November 8, with Microsoft’s sponsorship meaning the show could be broadcast ad-free.
But the pair’s choice of content gave those from Redmond a fit
Fox’s sponsorship deal with the Microsoft guys was announced late last month, as part of a multimillion-dollar package of ...
