Warning: Spoilers follow for Family Guy. Well that didn’t last long, Family Guy’s beloved dog Brian Griffin has risen from the dead...sort of. The show resurrected Brian after being absent for a handful of episodes. Meanwhile, The Simpsons are planning to kill off an Emmy-winning character, for real.
This past Sunday, Stewie Griffin bent the laws of time and space in order to bring his best friend, Brian Griffin, back home for Christmas. Stewie, having ran into a time traveling version of himself, was able to go back in time to save Brian’s life.
Family Guy creator and Brian voice over artist Seth Macfarlane tweeted after:
"And thus endeth our warm, fuzzy holiday lesson: Never take those you love for granted, for they can be gone in a flash."
The cartoon crooner followed that tweet with another one that read:
“I mean, you didn't really think we'd kill off Brian, did you? Jesus, we'd have to be f*****g high.”
However, just because Brian is back and the entire timeline involving Vinnie the Dog has been erased, it doesn’t mean that we have seen the last of Brain's replacement. Vinnie voice actor, Sopranos’ star Tony Sirico, reportedly signed a six episode deal but has only appeared in three. Is there room enough in the Griffin household for two dogs?
Meanwhile, The Griffins' Sunday night neighbors, The Simpsons, are planning killing off a cast member for good. The Simpsons' executive producer Al Jean announced earlier in the year that they were going to kill off a major character. Jean spoke with The Hollywood Reporter about the shows murderous ambitions:
"Working on a script where a character will pass away. We are doing this story for the same reason we do all others -- we think it has a good emotional through line...The story will be produced this year though it may air in season 26.” Jean latter added: “the actor playing the character won an Emmy."
The show also recently retired the character of Edna Krabappel, after Marcia Wallace passed away. Al Jean later posted on his facebook page:
"I was tremendously saddened to learn this morning of the passing of the brilliant and gracious Marcia Wallace. She was beloved by all at The Simpsons and we intend to retire her irreplaceable character. Earlier we discussed a potential storyline in which a character passed away. This was not Marcia's Edna Krabappel. Marcia's passing is unrelated and again, a terrible loss for all who had the pleasure of knowing her."
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