Inside Family Guy: An Illustrated History

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Guest Stars Announced for FOX's Sunday Night Animated Comedies". Comingsoon.net. 21 July 2014 . Retrieved 30 October 2014. Goldberg, Lesley (November 25, 2013). " 'Family Guy' Fans Petition Against Brian's Death". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved November 25, 2013.

Ahsan Haque of IGN has given Brian a positive review, calling him the best talking man-dog. [20] He also praised Brian's adventures with Stewie calling them, "center of many of the show's best bits". [20] Haque later made a list titled "Family Guy: Stewie and Brian's Greatest Adventures", where he stated that "Brian and Stewie paired together has always been a winning formula for Family Guy". They also praised the selection of Brian to play Chewbacca as they stated in the " Blue Harvest" review. In their list of "What Else Should Family Guy Make Fun Of?", IGN commented that Brian would be perfect to play Q, if Family Guy ever decides to make a James Bond parody. [21] a b "The Family Guy Comic Book is Coming For You Nerds". UGO. June 8, 2011. Archived from the original on June 20, 2011 . Retrieved June 22, 2011. Century Fox– Fox In Flight– Family Guy". 20th Century Fox. Archived from the original on 2011-07-11 . Retrieved 2010-12-17.Itzkoff, Dave (November 30, 2008). "Fox seeks a new hit, this time in Cleveland— Seth MacFarlane gives sneak preview of 2009's Family Guy spinoff". The Toronto Star. p.E12. Cornet, Roth (November 25, 2013). "Family Guy Petition to Save Fan-Favorite Character". IGN Entertainment . Retrieved November 25, 2013. In " Space Cadet", as the family faces death when their space shuttle goes out of control, Brian worries that his book wasn't everything he wanted in spots.

Scoop: Family Guy Crossover Will Introduce the Griffins to The Simpsons in Fall 2014!". TVLine. 18 July 2013 . Retrieved 30 October 2014. He first appeared on television, along with the rest of the family, in the episode " Death Has a Shadow" on January 31, 1999. MacFarlane was asked to pitch a pilot to the Fox Broadcasting Company, based on The Life of Larry and Larry & Steve, two shorts made by MacFarlane featuring a middle-aged character named Larry and an intellectual dog, Steve. These two characters were redesigned and renamed Peter and Brian, but they retained the same voices and personalities. Kennedy, Sam (October 23, 2006). "Family Guy Review". 1UP.com. Archived from the original on June 29, 2012 . Retrieved August 29, 2009.Behind the scenes of 'Family Guy' Character 'voice' star to speak". The Advocate. November 19, 2006.

After Brian's death in " Life of Brian", his replacement Vinny tries to win over Stewie in " Christmas Guy" by adopting many of Brian's mannerisms including his writing by coming up with Wish it, Want it, You Blew It.Rusli, Evelyn (February 5, 2004). " 'Family Guy': Today Princeton, tomorrow the world". The Daily Princetonian. Princeton University. Archived from the original on August 21, 2004 . Retrieved January 5, 2008.

a b "US DVD Sales Chart for Week Ending Jun21, 2009". The Numbers. June 21, 2009 . Retrieved August 4, 2009. Baldwin, Kristen (November 30, 2012). "Seth MacFarlane reveals Oscar contest, 'Family Guy' movie plans". Insidemovies.ew.com . Retrieved February 6, 2014. Emily VanDerWerff of The A.V. Club praised the Brian character, and stated that "Brian has always been the show's best character and its most developed one". [24] In a 2004 interview, Seth MacFarlane noted his similarities to Brian. [25] He also revealed that Brian is his favorite character, because he feels most comfortable when playing that role. [26] Commendations [ edit ] Szadkowski, Joseph (June 3, 2006). "Undead monster doomed to wander the high seas". The Washington Times.As of 2009, six books have been released about a Family Guy universe, all published by HarperCollins since 2005. [42] This include Family Guy: It Takes a Village Idiot, and I Married One ( ISBN 978-0-7528-7593-4), which covers the entire events of the episode " It Takes a Village Idiot, and I Married One", [43] and Family Guy and Philosophy: A Cure for the Petarded ( ISBN 978-1-4051-6316-3), a collection of seventeen essays exploring the connections between the series and historical philosophers. [44] which include Brian as a character. Navarro, Alex (October 24, 2006). "Family Guy Review for Xbox". GameSpot. Archived from the original on September 7, 2011 . Retrieved August 23, 2009. Family Guy Seth MacFarlane to speak at Class Day". Harvard Gazette. November 5, 2006. Archived from the original on April 18, 2012 . Retrieved October 18, 2009. Fox canceled The Cleveland Show on May 13, 2013, roughly a week before the May 19 conclusion of its fourth season. [10] On July 16, 2013, MacFarlane confirmed an upcoming twelfth season episode of Family Guy centering on Cleveland's return to Quahog. [11] Crossovers with other shows [ edit ]