'Family Guy' Team Discussing Possible Brian Spin-Off

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Would you watch a ‘Family Guy’ spin-0ff, starring Brian? Read on for our exclusive scoop!

Family Guy‘s creative team is scrambling, following massive public outcry over the death of Brian Griffin, a Fox source tells HollywoodLife.com exclusively. In fact, we’re told that fans’ overwhelming response could prompt a return from the beloved pooch — perhaps in the form of a spin-off series.

“They didn’t anticipate this much negative outcry over the death of Brian,” our source reveals. “And they didn’t initially have thoughts of doing a spin-off show, but now, those discussions have started ever so slightly. It’s nowhere [near] a lock, but a discussion has [happened.]”

Brian Dies On 'Family Guy'

BriansAnnouncement.com: The Truth About The Hoax Site

Many fans — ourselves included — got their hopes up Nov. 25 when a website, BriansAnnouncement.com, cryptically hinted that a special announcement would be made Dec. 6 at noon EST, regarding the future of the Griffin’s dearly departed pet.

Sadly, as our source explains, that website has no affiliation with Seth MacFarlane, the Fox network or 20th Century Fox.

“[We have] no idea what that is all about,” our source explains. “Someone might be pulling a fast one.”

Bummer! We were planning out countdown party and everything!

HollywoodLife.com has reached out to Fox and is awaiting comment.

Would you watch a Brian-centric Family Guy spin-off, HollywoodLifers? Cast your vote above, then drop a comment below with more of your thoughts.

–Reporting by Russ Weakland

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Brian is my life! And I think that they should have new additions. Like maybe since Brian’s back. They can get a new dog preferably girl, and Brian could have puppies, and then Brian’s memory could always live on. But I’ve thought about that since the whole seabreeze dog incident. I think he should get a girl of his own species and they can have puppies. It would really lighten up the show!

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Everyone watched the episode in which Brian died like they took part in the action. I , on the other hand, was very objective about it. I think I am one of the few who realized what kind of car hit Brian: it was a Silver Pryus. I repeat: a Silver Pryus, the same type of car that Brian drives. Is this a coincidence? I think not. So please stop complaining and enjoy the show!

You guy’s don’t understand the potentiol this has. Yes, Cleveland show was a wreck and there is a chance they could screw it up. But there could be a whole spinoff where brian get’s a second chance and goes to heaven which would be crazy cause hes aethiest, or where he could be a gaurdian angel where he tries to help people down on earth and just completley suck at it, or he could be at war in heaven and helps god, or meets loretta in heaven except shes hot and apparently everyone’s hot in heaven or it could be this whole big thing where he helps get the piano guy who got shot by stewie get his friend out of hell or have to work as a part ime tooth fairy / angel to pay heaven dues. There could be so many references from american’s dad’s dead dogs showing appearances to the shortage of chairs that Nate griffin told peter about. So many possibilities it’s mind boggling. This would be the perfect show to start with no limits. This could be the chance for those to guys to reperate themselves from the train wreck that was the Cleveland show and become one of the greats towering over south park, king of the hill, and the simpsons and become something fresh, something new and whether you agree or not you can agree brian deserved something more than an 8 minute funeral.

Don’t make a spin-off!! It’d ruin Brian, (look at the travesty that was the Cleveland Show!)

If there’s to be a spin-off, make the “Brian AND Stewie show”. Not one or the other.

Don’t separate them, Brian and Stewie are incredibly together. Arguably the greatest cartoon duo ever. Why they killed Brian in the first place is stupid, but DON’T MAKE IT PERMANENT!!

BRING BRIAN BACK to Family Guy!

Okay, I can’t be the only one who spotted this. Yes, Brian is dead…However, before Stewie dismantled the. Time machine for good…he mentioned that he went to the future to get his Christmas presents early. Therefore all he has to do is warn his future self …probably going to be the Christmas episode…and Bam future Stewie returns and saves Brian. Everything back to normal.

When i heard they were going to kill a main character i thought logically about it & came to the conclusion that Chris would die; the others have to many story lines based around them. But i would hate a spin off of brian! If hes going to go he should go respectfully, not with a crappy show that has few links to family guy and would most likely fail. It wouldn’t be worth it. He should be left to die peacefully. People’s pets do die and i suppose this is realistic (despite not linking with previous episodes that detail his future death) and they are promoting rescuing dogs from a home, i just question whether they have characterised this new dog well? I guess we will just have to wait an see. I would like to see Stewie trying to create another time machine or something from his grief but it fails and then he is forced to accept that Brian is gone & perhaps Vinny can comfort him? But i think they either need to bring Brian back or leave him dead. There is no other choice.

why don’t they just give everyone a spinoff even Consuela and Herbert

A couple of the future episode titles for the season include Brian. This is most likely temporary.

The actor playing Vinnie, the dog that replaced Brian, is only contracted for 6 episodes. Meanwhile, the Family Guy Christmas episode this season is about Stewie “getting what he really wants most for Christmas”. Brian’s coming back, folks, this was all a charade for ratings.

We don’t want a spin-off series all we want is our dog back right next to peter and the griffins

I DON NOT WANT A SPIN OFF SHOW I WANT BRIAN BACK IN FAMILY GUY!!!!!!

If there were to be a spin-off, it’ll have to focus on Brian’s life before he meets the Griffins. Don’t have him move out of Quahog and make it The Cleveland Show 2.0