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What the fuck, Family Guy. Personally, I'm way beyond being offended by the show — I've long been numbed to shock-value offensiveness — and had stopped watching years ago anyhow. But being a sucker for a Halloween-themed episodes, I tuned in to Fox's "animation domination" comedy block last night. What I saw was seriously awful. More »
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Watch out, kids: the conservative group Parents Television Council has found out that your favorite cartoons contain jokes about sex, and they're out to ruin your fun. More »
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Or, when the intersection of your highly-predictable blue state media diet and obsession with the well-being of your pets becomes a (well-deserved) punchline on Family Guy. More »
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After Family Guy featured a character with Down syndrome and an obvious joke about Sarah Palin, she responded that it felt like a "kick in the gut." But is the episode actually offensive to intellectually disabled people? More »
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• Britney and her boyfriend/agent Jason Trawick went to a McDonald's drive through on Valentine's Day, not that there's anything wrong with that.

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Yesterday Venezuelan authorities announced cable television networks that refuse to stop airing Family Guy will be fined. Justice Minister Tareck El Aissami called for the ban because of the episode in which Brian campaigns to legalize marijuana. [AP] More »
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• The Emmy Awards are tonight, and host Neil Patrick Harris apparently has a few tricks up his sleeve, including a visit from Dr. Horrible and John Hodgman announcing questionable factoids as the winners go up to collect their prizes. [EW]

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• While performing stand-up in New York on August 5, Rosie O'Donnell started talking about her stint on The View, which she referred to as The Screw You, and called Elisabeth Hasselbeck "Elisabeth Half-a-brain." But Rosie wasn't done!

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Last night, Emmy voters were treated to a private table reading of the unaired Family Guy "abortion episode." Lisa de Moraes of the Washington Post reported the show had "an antiabortion message," but clips suggest otherwise. More »
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• Heidi Montag's Playboy shoot: Not that X-Rated. Sources say the mag had strict instructions when photographing her:

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With Fox unwilling to air the Family Guy episode in which Lois contemplates an abortion, all the actors in the series (except Seth Green, who's traveling) plan to do a table reading of the episode next week. Video, please? [Variety] More »
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During a Family Guy cast panel at Comic Con today, Seth MacFarlane claimed that an abortion episode, deemed "too edgy" for television by Fox, would be included on the next set of Family Guy DVDs. More »
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Nominees for the 61st Annual Primetime Emmy Awards were announced this morning, with last year's winners 30 Rock and Mad Men earning the most nominations. The surprises: nods for Sarah Silverman and Family Guy. [N.Y. Times] More »
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• If you get an email titled, "Madonna caught swine flu!" don't open it. The only thing that will be infected is your computer. [The Sun]

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• Nadya Suleman was on Dr. Phil's show yesterday via telephone, talking about why she fired her baby nurses:

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• Matt Lauer flipped over the handlebars of his bicycle this weekend when a deer ran in front of him. Meredith Viera thought this was hilarious, but Lauer needs surgery for a separated shoulder. [Entertainment Tonight]

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• A source says Lindsay Lohan is temporarily staying in a "therapeutic environment" organized by Stephen and Daniel Baldwin. Lindsay's rep says she's not in rehab. [Fox News]

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• Miley Cyrus might make you want to puke: Hannah Montana Chocolate Granola Bars have been recalled due to suspected salmonella contamination. [Perez]

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• A picture of Zach Braff smoking weed has surfaced. He's the next Michael Phelps! (Except for like, all the medals.) [Perez Hilton]

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On last night's episode of Family Guy, Stewie, Brian, and neighbor Mort Goldman were all transported back to Nazi Germany via Stewie's homemade time machine. Seeing as how one of them is Jewish, they needed to get out of there quickly, using tactics that reference movies like Top Secret! and Back to the Future. There were a few political jabs in the episode, but none as overt as in the clip above, when the gang has to wear Nazi uniforms to sneak into a laboratory. Stewie notices that his Nazi uniform also includes the added accessory of a McCain/Palin campaign button. More »
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