'Family Guy' Scores Emmy Nomination
The adult cartoon has received an Emmy nomination for best comedy series.
Fox must be patting themselves on the back for resurrecting "Family Guy" back in 2005. The hit adult cartoon show received an Emmy nomination on Thursday for best comedy series. It is the first time in 50 years that a cartoon has received such an honor.
The show submitted three episodes for nomination. Creator Seth MacFarlane found out at five in the morning, and believes the nomination marks an end to Emmy discrimination against animated TV.
"I think it is extremely encouraging for everyone who is busting their ass on these animated shows to have this happen
I feel like it is validation for all of these shows that they are now viewed as on the same playing field as the other comedies, because we are all really doing the same job," he told http://www.reuters.com/article/televisionNews/idUSTRE56G15O20090717 >Reuters.
MacFarlane remains realistic, and does not think "Family Guy" will actually win.
"I thought we were further away from Obama [winning] than we are, and that was a nice surprise. So, who knows?"
