Tell Stewie I will have his money tomorrow and not only do they deserve the Emmy but I will certainly vote for Family Guy as well.

What I love the most about Family guy is the lines it crosses. I would not want it any other way. This segment is funny... using violence to intimidate fictional pet dogs is not.
I wish Brian would stand up to Stewie here and flush the little guy once and for all but that might seem a little malignant since nobody would condone flushing a baby down the toilet due to its inability to control its anger.
Babies and dogs should come together in the Emmy selection process, bringing more power to a united front against the powers that might set out to fix the Emmy selection process. There will be strength in the solidarity between babies and pets, a better day is on the horizon.

Peace.
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While I don't think it crosses any professional lines (and I thought it was hilarious), I am not sure how this is a spoof of The Office. I think its more a "Vote for Family Guy" not for that washed up old docu-show short.

While I love The Office, I think that this spot is really funny, and totally in line with the the Family Guy spirit.
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I think all their work is very professional. Sure, they can seem to cross the line here and then but if no one does it, who will?

They have great talents working on this show specially Seth McFarlane who does voice over for 4 or more characters on the show. I really don't know how they come up with those shows, it seems like it would take forever to perfect all the jokes and all the stuff Stewie says.

This clip right here is one of my favorites! Great stuff
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I should preface my response by saying that I really don't like "Family Guy." I don't think it's funny, and I think they try to cram too much politics into (some of) the episodes.

Anyway, as I try to view this clip from an unbiased point, I'll say that I'm unimpressed, seeing as how this is pre-used footage from an earlier episode with new voices recorded over it. I don't think it crosses the line of professionalism. (I'd love to see "The Office" strike back.) Also, I don't think this qualifies as a "spoof." When I heard that it was going to "spoof" their competitors, I was hoping to see Peter as Michael Scott, Stewie as Dwight, and Brian as Jim (or some variation) in a parody of "The Office," but instead I saw old footage of Stewie beating up Brian.

So, in conclusion, it is trashy, but not offensive to anyone. (In my opinion, most of "Family Guy" is trashy.) I hope the next videos in the series are more clever in their mocking of their competitors.
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I think it's absolutely hilarious. It's the same kind of comedy that Family Guy episodes consist of and it is just a topical extension. When it comes to Family Guy, very little should be taken seriously as it is (as the nomination implies) a comedy series. For a comedy that crosses lines all the time, this is just another one of those and it is all in good fun, for the sake of comedy.
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From this first example, it looks like MacFarlane is just reusing old footage with new VO for fun, doing what he always does, which is lots of pop-cultural references. In other words, just cheap "new" content.

On the other hand, I guess it is possible that this is being done to influence the Emmy voting.

I'm more familiar with how Emmy voting works at the local level, but if voting is based on the show in general, something like this could make a difference. If, on the other hand, voting is based on a specific episode as submitted, then external factors like these little reworked shorts would make no difference. Assuming, of course, that the voting panel never saw them! That's how it used to work: the voting panel was composed of industry insiders and past Emmy winners. In other words, it was a small group of selected experts. Good and bad things about doing it that way, but that's how it was done.

If the voting is open to all members of the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, then it's more of a popularity contest, simply because there are 15,000 voters. The Academy is a professional organization, like so many others, but basically, if you have a credit on a TV show and $160, you are in. Now MacFarlane's ploy might make more sense. Instead of a special panel watching one episode from each show and making a careful, considered judgment (yea, that's an idealization), you have 15,000 people filling out Emmy forms, often at the last minute, much like me and you might do in the office pool.
Source(s):
http://cdn.emmys.tv/membership/index.php
http://goldderby.latimes.com/awards_goldderby/2009/02/emmys-news.html

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Very simply.

I think it depends entirely on the audience, If a 9 year old or younger gets wind of it, they might think up some crazy thoughts and start thrashing their pet cat or dog with a curtain rod. Kids do the darnedest things.

Entirely on the audience.

Kind Regards,
XDS
Source(s):
What comes out of my nephews mouth sometimes.

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