T-6000
06-12-2008, 01:30 AM
I'll admit that I was a but surprised to hear about this. Looks like Cleavland will get his own spin off series called "The Cleavland Show", and it's scheduled to begin airing early next year. This is the synopsis the the show, according to Wikipedia:
"Years ago, Cleveland Brown fell in love with the beautiful Donna. Unfortunately, Donna fell in love and married someone else. She promised Cleveland that if it didn't work out she would come to him. It didn't work out. Her man skipped town with another woman, leaving her with a teen daughter and a baby. Donna offers Cleveland a chance to win her over: by moving to the town of Stoolbend with son Cleveland, Jr. He now lives with a new step-daughter and step-son and rather strange neighbors, including a loudmouthed redneck couple, a group of woodland bears and a British family, seemingly living in the Victorian era."
You can also see the intro (sort of) of the show here:
http://tv.ign.com/articles/880/880662p1.html
To be honest, I'm a bit optimistic on the show. I'm a fan of Family Guy and so I'll give it a chance. But there are a few things that worry me about the show's success. First off, I like Cleavland alot and he's one of my favorite characters. But he's more of a support character and IMHO, I don't think he has enough personality, charm, or any other character interest to make him a lead character for his own show. I could be wrong, though. Also, Seth McFarland is already working on Family Guy and American Dad. For him to work on a third series, It could put a serious strain on the series overall plot (and humor). Where is he going to get additional ideas for The Cleavland show to keep it fresh and funny? In fact, I fear that the show could just get leftovers from Family guy, thrown together with a story of some kind. In fact, I worry that the show could just be a large recycling bin for Family Guy. Again, I hope I'm wrong. All in all, I'll give this show a chance, but I don't see it going past the first season.
"Years ago, Cleveland Brown fell in love with the beautiful Donna. Unfortunately, Donna fell in love and married someone else. She promised Cleveland that if it didn't work out she would come to him. It didn't work out. Her man skipped town with another woman, leaving her with a teen daughter and a baby. Donna offers Cleveland a chance to win her over: by moving to the town of Stoolbend with son Cleveland, Jr. He now lives with a new step-daughter and step-son and rather strange neighbors, including a loudmouthed redneck couple, a group of woodland bears and a British family, seemingly living in the Victorian era."
You can also see the intro (sort of) of the show here:
http://tv.ign.com/articles/880/880662p1.html
To be honest, I'm a bit optimistic on the show. I'm a fan of Family Guy and so I'll give it a chance. But there are a few things that worry me about the show's success. First off, I like Cleavland alot and he's one of my favorite characters. But he's more of a support character and IMHO, I don't think he has enough personality, charm, or any other character interest to make him a lead character for his own show. I could be wrong, though. Also, Seth McFarland is already working on Family Guy and American Dad. For him to work on a third series, It could put a serious strain on the series overall plot (and humor). Where is he going to get additional ideas for The Cleavland show to keep it fresh and funny? In fact, I fear that the show could just get leftovers from Family guy, thrown together with a story of some kind. In fact, I worry that the show could just be a large recycling bin for Family Guy. Again, I hope I'm wrong. All in all, I'll give this show a chance, but I don't see it going past the first season.