Have I ever mentioned how little TV I watch?  Almost none.

Seriously.  I rarely even watch the news.

The problem is, I have to know a little bit about popular culture to understand the nuances, read the trends, and stay on top of the lingo and the fanaticisms that people have in the national pastime of  celebrity worship.  This is important so I can  have perspective on the stories I write and read in my own newscast…seeing as how half of the “news” anymore deals with the salacious details of senstionalism.

I say all that to acknowledge what a hit the series “Family Guy” is.  The writing is excellent, the humor dry, and the voiceovers….ah!…the voiceovers…well, I should be so lucky to get a gig like THAT.

Recently, the voice-actors of Family Guy appeared on the show “The Actors Studio” with the pompous James Lipton.  I think perhaps the only precedent was when Lipton had on the cast of  ‘The Simpson’.  THOSE voice-actors are recognizable screen actors (Harry Shearer, Hank Azaria)…but I’m not that familiar with the names of the voices behind the cartoon characters of Family Guy (maybe I’m slipping in my keeping up popular culture!).

At any rate, there’s a pretty good summary article of the appearance in the TIMES COLONIST publication.  You can read it HERE.

The line that caught my eye:   “Inside the Actors Studio is supposed to be a sanctuary for Great Actors, not a playground for lowbrow voice actors in a lowly TV cartoon.”

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