Family Guy creator Seth MacFarlane is clearly trying to gin up some talk to get his show some heat as the Emmys approach (the show is nominated for best comedy) so he held a public table read for the now infamous abortion episode. The episode will not air on FOX, but will be included in the DVD of the season.
Here are some clips from the table read which took place at the Academy of Arts and Sciences with an audience and an orchestra. Very different from a normal table read. For what it’s worth they actually use the word abortion in the script which doesn’t EVER get said on TV.
The premise of the episode is the Lois agrees to be a surrogate for a friend and her husband and then the couple dies in a car crash. She then has to decide what to do about the fetus.
‘Family Guy’ Channels Controversy Onstage (Washington Post)
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