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How Family Guy Creator Seth MacFarlane Felt About The Show's Cancellation
SlashFilmStory by staff@slashfilm.com (Devin Meenan)
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Family Guy creator Seth MacFarlane reflects on the show's surprising cancellation and how it differed from a typical Hollywood setback.
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- MacFarlane's first-ever pitched show was Family Guy, so the initial cancellation hit him especially hard compared to other showrunners.
- Instead of the usual Hollywood meltdown, MacFarlane took the cancellation in stride, using it as motivation to come back stronger and eventually revive the show.
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Seth MacFarlane, Family Guy