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Weeks ago, Family Guy voice and creator Seth MacFarlane announced to press that Fox refused to air an episode of the series because it featured an abortion theme that was too offensive to air.
Wednesday night, MacFarlane found a way around that ban when he and several co-stars performed a live table read of the episode for a group of reporters and members of the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences at the Ricardo Motalbán Theatre in Hollywood.
“It’s not as bad as you think,” he promised before settling in.
Several reporters seemed to disagree, but only because of several key moments. In the episode, Lois becomes a surrogate for a college friend and her husband, but then must decide whether to have the baby when the couple dies in a car accident.
Parodies include a Ziggy the Zygote video from a group of anti-abortion activists; propaganda posters from pro groups saying that if they didn’t exist, the Three Stooges could be the Four Stooges; and some Osama Bin Laden and Adolph Hitler references.
Several other references were reportedly too offensive to repeat in print.
According to The Washington Post, the episode is undeniably unfit for TV, and it’s the second time Fox has ruled to not air an instalment of the politically incorrect series.
The first came in 2000 with “When you Wish Upon a Weinstein,” in which Peter attempted to convert his son to Judaism.
Wednesday night, MacFarlane found a way around that ban when he and several co-stars performed a live table read of the episode for a group of reporters and members of the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences at the Ricardo Motalbán Theatre in Hollywood.
“It’s not as bad as you think,” he promised before settling in.
Several reporters seemed to disagree, but only because of several key moments. In the episode, Lois becomes a surrogate for a college friend and her husband, but then must decide whether to have the baby when the couple dies in a car accident.
Parodies include a Ziggy the Zygote video from a group of anti-abortion activists; propaganda posters from pro groups saying that if they didn’t exist, the Three Stooges could be the Four Stooges; and some Osama Bin Laden and Adolph Hitler references.
Several other references were reportedly too offensive to repeat in print.
According to The Washington Post, the episode is undeniably unfit for TV, and it’s the second time Fox has ruled to not air an instalment of the politically incorrect series.
The first came in 2000 with “When you Wish Upon a Weinstein,” in which Peter attempted to convert his son to Judaism.
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