Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #817 in DVD
• Released on: 2006-04-24
• Rating: Suitable for 15 years and over
• Aspect ratio: 1.33:1
• Format: PAL
• Original language: English
• Number of discs: 3
• Running time: 270 minutes

Amazon.co.uk Review
It’s criminal, really, given the sheer outright quality of Family Guy that more people aren’t willing to give it a try. For while it tends to draw comparisons to The Simpsons--after all, it is a family-based animated comedy show--Family Guy very much has a voice of its own. It’s also less worried about catering to a family demographic, something the writers have little problem making the most of.

Season four has plenty of evidence for why the show shouldn’t be overlooked. Picking up the story of the family Griffin, this time more of the background characters are allowed into the limelight, and that’s really to the programme’s benefit. That’s not to say the main players are out of sight, and the quite wonderful baby Stewie has plenty of air time, but there’s a real ensemble feel.

The rapid-fire, razor-sharp wit and writing quality that’s become the trademark of the show is present and correct too, and the quality of the episodes on offer put season four up there as not quite the finest series of Family Guy to date, but it nonetheless runs things very close indeed. If you’ve not taken the plunge yet, you’ve really, really been missing out… --Jon Foster

DVD Description
This box set contains 13 episodes.

Synopsis
The story of the Griffin family continues with the story of bumbling, well-intentioned father Peter; his sweet but oblivious wife Lois; and their teenagers, dim-witted Chris and awkward Meg. The most recognisable characters, however, remain the family's masterminds: evil genius baby Stewie, determined to achieve complete world domination at the age of one, and Brian, an erudite martini-swilling dog, the family's lone voice of reason. Includes all the episodes from Series 4.

Customer Reviews

FANTASTIC!
Family Guy just goes from strength to strength. Seth Macfarlane and his team of writers are excellent, producing episodes that almost dwarf the ones before in terms of hilarity. There are more 'cut-aways' in this season, and although these are key to the shows success, the creators may have gone slightly overboard with them this time around. It is of course still hilarious, essential viewing, ('Gary, The No-Trash Cougar' had me in fits!) If you are not into this show already.... then I highly recommend it. Roll on the fifth season!

Season 4
Aah Family Guy, what's not to like eh? The first half of this season is hysterically funny in places. Peter has another fight with the guy in the chicken outfit for starters!!! However something seems to be lacking in this season, and the further it goes on the less funny it becomes, although I cant put my finger on why. For some reason alot of the flashback gags seem rather forced as the season goes on. Normally they have me in hysterics at how random they are (the firetruck hunting it's prey is a classic) but it's almost as if the usual writers took off halfway through the season and were replaced by a different bunch who were told to stick to the formula, but didn't quite get it right. Still if you're a fan, there's enough here to keep you amused and show to your mates when they pop round, but it's definitely one of the weaker seasons, if not the weakest.

More of the same
As a fan of the first 3 series I was not disappointed with the fourth instalment.

My only concern was the lack of episodes. As other reviewer have pointed out there were more shown in the states than were put in this box-set however it doesn't take away from what is another great family guy season.

Sometimes you do get the feeling they are trying a little to hard to be overly funny or outrageous but 99% of the time the humour is right on the money.

The are some interesting plot developments this time round which helps expand the characters we all know and love as well as adding the opportunity for the makers to take the show off in various direction.

All in all, for this money I think its well worth a look!