FOX Looking @ Creating Family Guy Spin-Off: "Cleveland"

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LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - "Family Guy's" henpecked husband Cleveland Brown might be getting his own show.

The Fox network and the show's producer, 20th Century Fox TV, are developing a spin-off from their hit animated series centered on Peter Griffin's bathtub-accident-prone neighbor, sources said.

The project, tentatively titled "Cleveland," is being written by "Family Guy" creator Seth MacFarlane, Mike Henry -- a writer/producer who voices Cleveland -- and Rich Appel, an executive producer on MacFarlane's other Fox cartoon, "American Dad."

Cleveland, who plays off black stereotypes, is the most levelheaded among Griffin's trio of friends. He's also pushed around by his wife.

Once canceled by Fox, "Family Guy" triumphantly returned on the network in 2005. It is Fox's top-rated comedy and has grown into a $1 billion franchise with red-hot DVD and merchandise sales.

Fox executives have made it a priority to find another hit animated comedy to complement their Sunday comedy lineup. They have several cartoons in the works, including an animated version of the 2003 short-lived live-action comedy "The Pitts." In addition to "Cleveland," Fox is also developing a spin-off of the drama series "Prison Break," set at a female prison.


source: http://www.reuters.com/article/entertainmentNews/idUSN2963901720080229

[Teddy Roosevelt]

Lame. What can Cleveland bring to his own show? It'll probably get canceled after 2 episodes.

[Now_Im_Not_Banned]

Shit's getting worse and worse.

[Westcoastin']

adam west should have his own show

[MontrealCity's Most]

adam west should have his own show

as himself or as batman?

[Westcoastin']

haha, I hadnt thought about it.. but Mayor West is the funniest character on family guy

[thisoneguy360]

Fuck that...

[lawz2760]

Big family guy fan, wonder how this would turn out


Stewie and Brian need their own show

[Turf Hitta]

Hold on to your ass, I have the answer...















THE MEG GRIFFIN SHOW!

[Styles1]

Adam West should have his own show.... I'm still laughing from him snapping the neck of the Pizza Noid..

[Westcoastin']

Adam West should have his own show.... I'm still laughing from him snapping the neck of the Pizza Noid..

haha, yea!  My favorite part in all of that show is when he thinks someone stole his lite-brite pieces

[Styles1]

gotta love the golden Dig Em' Smacks statue....

smack smack dig em' smack...give me a smack and I'll smack you back...

[Hatesrats™]

I can See A Cleveland Spin'off work If they Add lot's of Quagmire.
It Could work..

I'd watch it.

[Lunatic]

not a HUGE fan of Cleveland, but this could work. The family guy writers are genius, so i am more than willing to check this out

i'd imagine they'd stop using him on family guy then?

[Primo]

LMAO they should make a show about herbert the child molester.