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Family Guy Kills Off Brian! WTF?

As we were nervously awaiting the impending death on The Walking dead (foreshadowed by Chris Hardwick's "Special Guest") the folks over at Fox were carrying out a much greater injustice. The Simpson's producers had announced earlier this year that they were considering killing off a major character, but Family Guy beat them to it with the "Life of Brian" episode which aired 11-24-2013. In the episode, Stewie destroys his time machine because it has caused so much trouble for him and best friend Brian. Unfortunately, Brian is then hit by a car and killed leaving Stewie with no means of rectifying it. The episode plays out like a cheesy sitcom "very special episode." The producers also tie in another horrible TV cliche with the introduction of new dog Vinny. What was the public reaction? Well, people are pissed. Fans are vowing to never watch the show again. The decision is a strange one, but perhaps it makes some kind of sense. Considering that th