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Freakin' Sweet Review
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FREAKIN' SWEET COLLECTION IS A MUST-WATCH
Hey everyone. I just finished watching the Family Guy Freakin' Sweet
Collection.It's a collection of Seth MacFarlane's five favorite
episodes. The collection includes When You Wish Upon a Weinstein,
Road to Rhode Island, To Love and Die in Dixie, I Am Peter, Hear me
Roar, and Lethal Weapons. The 1-disc DVD set also has commentaries
for Road to Rhode Island (with Brian and Stewie), To Love and Die in
Dixie (with Seth, Dan Palladino, Steve Callaghan, Danny Smith, and
Mike Henry), I am Peter, Hear me Roar (with Seth, Chris Sheridan,
Alex Borstein, and Craig Hoffman), and Lethal Weapons (with Seth,
Chris Sheridan, Garrett Donovan, and Steve Callaghan), and also the
Pilot of American Dad, and Seth talking about American Dad and
Family Guy Season 4.
The commentaries are great, but they were recorded before the
announcement that the show was coming back (they hinted several
times about it), which leads me to believe that they were supposed
to be on the original DVDs but were cut by FOX. These are also
probably the same ones on the UK "Family Guy Uncovered" DVD. I'm
disappointed that there wasn't a commentary for the Weinstein
episode, but the fact that the other ones was most likely for the
original DVD explains it. The American Dad pilot is good, it's nice
to see it in DVD quality. There are also some added scenes from the
leaked pilot most of us have already seen (just some scene
extensions, only a minute or so extra).
Seth's two interviews are probably the best part of the DVD, with
Seth explaining some things in detail. The American Dad one doesn't
really tell us anything we don't already know, but there are some
good visuals, and hearing Seth explain it is pretty cool. The first
half of the Season 4 talk is about Seth's 5 favorite episodes, which
he explains in great detail.
SETH'S 5 FAVORITE EPISODES
5.Lethal Weapons
4.I am Peter, Hear Me Roar
3.To Love and Die in Dixie
2.Road to Rhode Island
1.When You Wish Upon a Weinstein
The second half of the commentary is about Season 4. Nothing we
haven't heard already, but still interesting nonetheless.
All in all, I'd say that the Freakin' Sweet collection is a must-see
for all Family Guy fans. I'm not exactly sure if it's worth $19.95,
so I'd recommend renting it from Netflix (where I got my copy) or
Blockbuster or some rental place.
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