That Time Comedy Central passed on Family Guy

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The Hollywood Reporter recently sat down with Doug Herzog on a variety of topics like MTV and Comedy Central, and he was posed an interesting question that got even a better answer:

Is there a series that you think of as “the one that got away?”

No. I don’t feel like that about TV. But I do know that just prior to my returning in 2004, Comedy Central had an opportunity to pick up Family Guy and did not. That might have changed things a little bit.

I don’t know how I feel about this. To be perfectly honest this could’ve been a clusterfuck. I mean, look at Futurama, two seasons on Comedy Central and it was done. Had this happened, there’s no chance Seth MacFarlane has the same career he has now. On the other hand, I wonder if Seth would’ve enjoyed the freedom that Matt Stone and Trey Parker got on South Park. 

Lots of what if scenarios to think about, but to be honest, I’m happy with the way things are.

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