Dear 20th Century Fox legal department,
With this petition, the undersigned respectfully ask that you reverse your January 19th, 2007 decision to place a cease-and-desist order on Brian Froud\'s and the Shehori Brothers\' critically acclaimed one-man show \'Swiss Family Guy Robinson\'. Based on the information presented to us, we feel the show deserves to carry on, and to either succeed or fail on its own merits.
Note to the undersigned: Since its premiere at the Toronto Fringe Festival in July 2006, \'Swiss Family Guy Robinson\' has drawn raves from Canadian audiences. To boot, it has never received less than four stars from any reviewer. Because Fox has not seen a copy of the show, they have mistakenly asserted that \'Swiss Family Guy Robinson\' relies on copyrighted material from \'Family Guy\'. The truth is that the structure of the show is based on the 1812 novel \'Swiss Family Robinson\', and the jokes, music and storylines are original creations of Brian Froud, Daniel Shehori and Steven Shehori.
Below are some media quotes for \'Swiss Family Guy Robinson\':
\"Not just a collection of spot-on Family Guy impressions, but a hilariously-written show that\'s true to the spirit and attitude of Quahog.\"
Reaching this level of support feels surreal given how quiet things were when this first started. I am exhausted by the silence from the studio but seeing your backing keeps me moving forward.
Reached 100 supporters
February 8, 2007
7 Comments
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Mike Khan
19 years ago
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Ridiculous to shut this down over a name. The show is hilarious and doesnt even rip off the cartoon. Let these guys perform
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Amanda Wade
19 years ago
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Just let them work. Everyone knows it is based on the book anyway so this is just bullying smaller artists.
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Rob Sloan
19 years ago
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The Shehoris are legends. Fix this now.
K
Kevin Lin
19 years ago
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Totally original stuff and fox is just being big bullies for no reason. Not cool guys.
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Jason Gordon
19 years ago
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THE IMPRESSIONS WERE SO GOOD. BRING IT BACK
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Sarah May
19 years ago
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Saw this at the fringe last year and it was literally one of the funniest nights ever. Fox needs to chill out seriously
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Frank Valente
1 year ago
Best one man show I ever saw in my loge and impressions were spot on!!!
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Dear 20th Century Fox legal department,
With this petition, the undersigned respectfully ask that you reverse your January 19th, 2007 decision to place a cease-and-desist order on Brian Froud\'s and the Shehori Brothers\' critically acclaimed one-man show \'Swiss Family Guy Robinson\'. Based on the information presented to us, we feel the show deserves to carry on, and to either succeed or fail on its own merits.
Note to the undersigned: Since its premiere at the Toronto Fringe Festival in July 2006, \'Swiss Family Guy Robinson\' has drawn raves from Canadian audiences. To boot, it has never received less than four stars from any reviewer. Because Fox has not seen a copy of the show, they have mistakenly asserted that \'Swiss Family Guy Robinson\' relies on copyrighted material from \'Family Guy\'. The truth is that the structure of the show is based on the 1812 novel \'Swiss Family Robinson\', and the jokes, music and storylines are original creations of Brian Froud, Daniel Shehori and Steven Shehori.
Below are some media quotes for \'Swiss Family Guy Robinson\':
\"Not just a collection of spot-on Family Guy impressions, but a hilariously-written show that\'s true to the spirit and attitude of Quahog.\"
Reaching this level of support feels surreal given how quiet things were when this first started. I am exhausted by the silence from the studio but seeing your backing keeps me moving forward.
Reached 100 supporters
February 8, 2007
7 Comments
M
Mike Khan
19 years ago
Featured
Ridiculous to shut this down over a name. The show is hilarious and doesnt even rip off the cartoon. Let these guys perform
A
Amanda Wade
19 years ago
Featured
Just let them work. Everyone knows it is based on the book anyway so this is just bullying smaller artists.
R
Rob Sloan
19 years ago
Featured
The Shehoris are legends. Fix this now.
K
Kevin Lin
19 years ago
Featured
Totally original stuff and fox is just being big bullies for no reason. Not cool guys.
J
Jason Gordon
19 years ago
Featured
THE IMPRESSIONS WERE SO GOOD. BRING IT BACK
S
Sarah May
19 years ago
Featured
Saw this at the fringe last year and it was literally one of the funniest nights ever. Fox needs to chill out seriously
F
Frank Valente
1 year ago
Best one man show I ever saw in my loge and impressions were spot on!!!
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Ridiculous to shut this down over a name. The show is hilarious and doesnt even rip off the cartoon. Let these guys perform