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FAMILY GUY Creator Seth MacFarlane Now Highest Paid Writer-Producer in Television!!

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Seth MacFarlane, who gave us “Family Guy,” “American Dad” and “The Winner,” has just signed a deal with Fox that could be worth $100 million.

He'll now be churning out episodes for the studio until 2012.

Read all of The Hollywood Reporter’s story on the matter here.


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That's just dumb
by Vicconius
May 5th, 2008
12:03:48 AM
Simpsons did it
by Cpt. Arnoldo
May 5th, 2008
12:05:11 AM
Great comeback from being cancelled a while ago...
by Aloy
May 5th, 2008
12:10:15 AM
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
by Jubba
May 5th, 2008
12:11:49 AM
More power to him
by Stunt_Lime
May 5th, 2008
12:15:50 AM
does that count his "acting" $?
by postalpez
May 5th, 2008
12:16:27 AM
That reminds me of the time
by gotilk
May 5th, 2008
12:16:55 AM
I Watched a Few episodes recently...
by TroutMaskReplicant
May 5th, 2008
12:24:46 AM
Remember the time we....
by Prossor
May 5th, 2008
12:31:27 AM
So there really is a devil.
by Mace Tofu
May 5th, 2008
12:36:03 AM
you think THATS bad...
by palooka_boy
May 5th, 2008
12:39:12 AM
Oh And McFarlane Is In Hellboy Apparently...
by TroutMaskReplicant
May 5th, 2008
12:40:08 AM
you think THAT's bad...
by mrgreentheplant
May 5th, 2008
12:41:35 AM
Manatees gotta eat!
by Kasch
May 5th, 2008
12:44:58 AM
Until 1212....?
by Kasch
May 5th, 2008
12:48:02 AM
Oh, you mean like that one time..
by tme2nsb
May 5th, 2008
12:55:16 AM
And he doesn't deserve it - just like all Hollywood people
by joeelliott
May 5th, 2008
12:56:53 AM
Family Guy is shit now.
by jonathanb
May 5th, 2008
12:59:37 AM
I guess I really am
by Series7
May 5th, 2008
01:04:27 AM
Yeah, I guess it's impressive...
by DanielKurland
May 5th, 2008
01:04:43 AM
Series7
by TroutMaskReplicant
May 5th, 2008
01:25:00 AM
Yeah
by Series7
May 5th, 2008
01:37:07 AM
Highest Paid Writer-Producer in Television!!
by Alonzo Mosely
May 5th, 2008
01:40:08 AM
Good
by Double M
May 5th, 2008
01:57:55 AM
uwe boll will now commit suicide
by bacci40
May 5th, 2008
02:12:44 AM
He deserves it for this joke alone:
by smackfu
May 5th, 2008
02:16:26 AM
Good forhim
by FuryofthefilmFan
May 5th, 2008
02:20:09 AM
I like Stewie and Brian best...
by Prof. Pop-Cult
May 5th, 2008
02:21:26 AM
Yeah, he gets paid for ripping off every one else
by gotham_night
May 5th, 2008
02:33:52 AM
THIS JUST IN!!! He's still a talentless hack!
by Kid Idioteque
May 5th, 2008
02:58:33 AM
Sooner or later it pays to make good TV.
by DerLanghaarige
May 5th, 2008
03:25:12 AM
So you can turn shit into gold
by Porco Drunko
May 5th, 2008
03:30:01 AM
American Bad
by DangerMan
May 5th, 2008
05:21:21 AM
They should've left Family Guy at three seasons
by Leopold Scotch
May 5th, 2008
05:37:53 AM
And they do steal jokes
by Leopold Scotch
May 5th, 2008
05:41:19 AM
"100 million?? I haven't seen that much money since the time..."
by Flim Springfield
May 5th, 2008
05:42:44 AM
All this proves is that Fox has no taste or innovation in their
by wowsah156
May 5th, 2008
05:47:04 AM
I agree with the guy...
by rbatty024
May 5th, 2008
06:21:21 AM
props for the image choice
by palewook
May 5th, 2008
06:37:51 AM
Family Guy = unfunny Simpsons ripoff
by BrowncoatJedi
May 5th, 2008
06:42:30 AM
So he'll continue to write about 16:00 of actual narrative...
by TheSeeker7
May 5th, 2008
06:47:12 AM
How much do the Manatees Get? 98 Miillion?
by Jugdish
May 5th, 2008
06:56:54 AM
hilarious
by Bouncy X
May 5th, 2008
07:08:20 AM
You think THAT'S bad....
by O_Goncho
May 5th, 2008
07:21:13 AM
American Dad is Actually BETTER than FG
by DevilCat
May 5th, 2008
07:23:21 AM
For someone who had his series canceled some years ago
by ricarleite
May 5th, 2008
07:27:10 AM
I just threw up in my mouth
by YackBacker
May 5th, 2008
07:32:42 AM
Woah, he probably isn't even an Irish-American
by YackBacker
May 5th, 2008
07:35:10 AM
You know...
by Aquatarkusman
May 5th, 2008
07:39:00 AM
remember the time all the nerds got jealous?
by omarthesnake
May 5th, 2008
07:42:14 AM
select AMERICAN DAD moments
by TheSeeker7
May 5th, 2008
07:55:50 AM
I want Megas XLR back.
by DerLanghaarige
May 5th, 2008
08:00:00 AM
FUCK...YOU...GOD.....!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!
by Osmosis Jones
May 5th, 2008
08:03:09 AM
American Dad is still worth watching
by Kovac
May 5th, 2008
08:09:46 AM
"16:00 of actual narrative"...?
by Osmosis Jones
May 5th, 2008
08:12:15 AM
Nice on that picture
by godzillasushi
May 5th, 2008
08:25:14 AM
I liked the frog joke.
by Admiral_Snackbar
May 5th, 2008
08:38:10 AM

by g-ride9000
May 5th, 2008
09:03:02 AM
fox is full of douchags
by g-ride9000
May 5th, 2008
09:06:31 AM
Yeah, AD could actually be a pretty good "Venture Bros Lite"
by DevilCat
May 5th, 2008
09:09:03 AM
I had a long post written about this.
by call7000
May 5th, 2008
09:16:45 AM
yeah, American Dad is better than Family Guy
by ciroslive
May 5th, 2008
09:50:18 AM
Noooooooooooo!
by mish87
May 5th, 2008
10:02:49 AM
Crash and Burn
by CloseLight
May 5th, 2008
10:03:00 AM
Good for him
by Captain Justice
May 5th, 2008
10:06:50 AM
*SIGH*
by BizarroJerry
May 5th, 2008
10:18:35 AM
Actually, the Stewie/Brian comedy team?
by BizarroJerry
May 5th, 2008
10:24:35 AM
Wow...I am kind of suprised by the venom here.
by Fart_Master_Flex
May 5th, 2008
10:31:03 AM
American Dad has grown on me
by BizarroJerry
May 5th, 2008
10:36:38 AM
TheSeeker
by Aquatarkusman
May 5th, 2008
11:05:50 AM
BizarroJerry, 2 points
by DevilCat
May 5th, 2008
11:35:33 AM
That's some depressing, bad news.
by George Newman
May 5th, 2008
11:38:37 AM
Yes, we get to keep shows on tv that are actually funny.
by Darksider
May 5th, 2008
12:19:54 PM
At last, a writer is paid for his talent!
by Sithdan
May 5th, 2008
12:31:52 PM
Saw American Dad last night on Adult Swim
by chrth
May 5th, 2008
12:38:58 PM
Welcome to the Cool side of the pillow...
by Darthmazda
May 5th, 2008
12:39:17 PM
You guys act like cutaway gags are bad...
by Mr. Profit
May 5th, 2008
12:39:58 PM
Say what you will about Family Guy..
by skimn
May 5th, 2008
12:48:01 PM
Congrads!
by fiester
May 5th, 2008
12:48:41 PM
Give credit where credit is due...
by dahveed1972
May 5th, 2008
12:59:24 PM
Love & Hate
by SevinLD
May 5th, 2008
01:13:31 PM
Like him or not, the guy is getting PAID
by finky089
May 5th, 2008
01:15:25 PM
Finky
by Aquatarkusman
May 5th, 2008
01:17:20 PM
Family Guy and American Dad
by finky089
May 5th, 2008
01:18:20 PM
Family Guy Backlash...
by topaz4206
May 5th, 2008
01:23:14 PM
Aquatarkusman
by finky089
May 5th, 2008
01:23:52 PM
Family Guys def made "cutaways" fashionable
by finky089
May 5th, 2008
01:26:01 PM
Cutaway gags....
by Mr. Profit
May 5th, 2008
01:55:33 PM
Family Guy is somewhere between the hate and love.
by rbatty024
May 5th, 2008
02:04:19 PM
Family Guy rips off The Simpsons!
by J-Dizzle
May 5th, 2008
02:10:07 PM
Family Guy's okay.
by fastcars
May 5th, 2008
02:34:15 PM
finky?
by Automaton Overlord
May 5th, 2008
02:37:45 PM
Animation Domination
by Samuel Fulmer
May 5th, 2008
03:01:26 PM
Is everyone forgetting he also starred on Enterprise?
by chrth
May 5th, 2008
03:14:49 PM
Wow. Fox is now officially the Dumb People Channel.
by ZeroCorpse
May 5th, 2008
03:19:54 PM
Seth Green is also doing voices for the Clone Wars
by gotham_night
May 5th, 2008
03:22:45 PM
When was Fox not the dumb people channel...
by poeticwarriorII
May 5th, 2008
03:37:16 PM
The OJ Simpson joke last night, while funny at first,
by Big Jim
May 5th, 2008
03:50:34 PM
No bad for a guy who should have died 9/11
by Grammaton Cleric Binks
May 5th, 2008
04:21:43 PM
Not bad, stupid typos
by Grammaton Cleric Binks
May 5th, 2008
04:22:00 PM
To the guy who said that the world ends in 1212 . . .
by chewyou812
May 5th, 2008
04:27:57 PM
Is American Dad still making Paul Lynde jokes?
by Larry of Arabia
May 5th, 2008
04:44:06 PM
This show is like "The King of Queens"
by Larry of Arabia
May 5th, 2008
04:45:51 PM
Automaton Overlord
by finky089
May 5th, 2008
05:45:57 PM
Anyone else thinking of that episode of BUFFY?
by The Wolf at the Door
May 5th, 2008
05:50:22 PM
Just so we're all clear on this...
by smackfu
May 5th, 2008
06:02:55 PM
finky089
by slone13
May 5th, 2008
06:16:35 PM
WHAT ABOUT JJ ABRAMS!!!
by gotham_night
May 5th, 2008
06:17:19 PM
He's making MILLIONS and you're not...
by JimCurry
May 5th, 2008
06:22:42 PM
Two things...
by kuldan
May 5th, 2008
06:36:24 PM
Morons and South Park.
by jimmay
May 5th, 2008
07:05:35 PM
What a colossal dick move
by catlettuce4
May 5th, 2008
07:16:47 PM
Stewie sucks; writers' strike, a catastrophe
by thegreatwhatzit
May 5th, 2008
07:20:15 PM
Everyone would be congratulating this guy in this talkback..
by torpor_haze
May 5th, 2008
07:36:54 PM
HE SHOULD KISS MATT GROENIG"S ASS
by gotham_night
May 5th, 2008
07:42:42 PM
LOL!
by GenPion
May 5th, 2008
08:49:40 PM
Stupid alarm clock, not going off in time...
by Osmosis Jones
May 5th, 2008
09:42:02 PM
oh come on people
by dablunt89
May 5th, 2008
11:16:22 PM
(cont.)
by dablunt89
May 5th, 2008
11:20:26 PM
I know Hercules gets a lot of crap around here. . .
by jimmay
May 6th, 2008
12:01:39 AM
You think that's a lot of money??
by brock landers baby
May 6th, 2008
12:41:32 AM
American Dad is better these days...
by CaptainBass
May 6th, 2008
10:05:56 AM
Excellent news
by MrJJonz
May 6th, 2008
12:36:35 PM
I like American Dad better than Family Guy
by Tacom
May 6th, 2008
12:56:06 PM
South Park is the worst
by BraneRobot
May 6th, 2008
01:53:03 PM
At least
by Larry Sellers
May 6th, 2008
02:56:09 PM
After I saw those episodes of South Park...
by Super Rabbi
May 6th, 2008
09:36:37 PM
And Super Rabbi speaks for the sheeple.
by jimmay
May 6th, 2008
09:45:44 PM
Seriously
by jimmay
May 6th, 2008
09:56:21 PM
south park folks bashed themselves as well
by Larry Sellers
May 6th, 2008
10:35:36 PM
BraneRobot said many wrong things
by fastcars
May 7th, 2008
01:14:25 AM
But hey
by fastcars
May 7th, 2008
01:16:18 AM
WTF ?
by Dude_gimme_tabs
May 7th, 2008
08:56:05 AM

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