Nerds Are PISSED

 

 Okay, so in last night's episode of Family Guy, Brian Griffin was struck by a swerving car and killed off the show.  Oh wait hold on...SPOILER ALERT.

Anyway-after the accident, the Griffins got a new dog, Vinny, who is voiced by Sopranos alum Tony Sirico.  Needless to say, there is a huge backlash in response to this unceremonious send-off, complete with online petitions and pissed off IMDB comments.

Okay, so I have literally watched every episode of Family Guy-even the shitty pretentious ones where it is all too obvious Seth Macfarlane is trying to show the viewers he can be a serious film maker-and this is by far the dickiest of moves.  I think what makes it worse is this, via The Sydney Morning Herald:

It had been suggested in the show's writer's room that a member of the family be killed off and after a length discussion it was decided that it would be Brian.
"It seemed more in the realm of a reality that a dog would get hit by a car," Callaghan said.
"As much as we love Brian, and as much as everyone loves their pets, we felt it would be more traumatic to lose one of the kids, rather than the family pet."
Compounding the surprise, the Griffins almost immediately adopted a new dog named Vinny, who is voiced by actor Tony Sirico (The Sopranos).
"Where Brian was sort of a match for Stewie intellectually, Vinny is a good match for Stewie because he doesn't let Stewie get away with any crap," Callaghan said.
Although the producers are confident they have made the right call, fans are less certain and a backlash is already brewing.
"Our fans are smart enough and have been loyal to our show for long enough to know that they can trust us," Callaghan said.

For fuck's sake, it's a goddam cartoon-when did cartoon writers get all high and mighty about their writing?  How about NOT killing off characters to "shake things up?" Why not just be funnier?  You know what's fucking hilarious? Fart jokes...do more of that you pretentious douchebags.

And by the way-realm of reality?  Are you fucking joking?  IT'S A CARTOON!!!  Is it in the realm of reality that a giant chicken takes up ten minutes of every other show to fight Peter?  

Well anyway-back to learning practical magic.  It's the only thing you can trust in this crazy world...