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It Is Truly Peanut Butter Jelly Time For Seth MacFarlane

Hamilton Nolan · 09/05/08 11:11AM

The more we learn about the true extent of Seth MacFarlane's empire, the more we become quietly frightened. MacFarlane, the 34-year-old creator of Family Guy, is just about to roll out his huge new online cartoon series in partnership with Google, which will reap him just a disgusting amount of money from sponsors like Burger King. And yes, Family Guy is well on its way to becoming the Simpsons of a new generation. Sorry, haters:

Introducing Fred and Sharon Spencer, The World's Next Viral Video Stars

Seth Abramovitch · 03/13/08 01:37PM

As part of Defamer's ongoing commitment to bring you the latest in viral videos that your far more savvy and productivity-challenged friends may have already seen a day or two ago, we now introduce you to Fred and Sharon Spencer. Like Lionsgate, their indie studio started in British Columbia (Kelowna, to be exact), and offers a wide array of production services, executing everything from low-budget horror to computer animation with trademark Spencer panache. They also are known to get in front of the camera from time to time, and for a small premium are available to swede your favorite blockbuster—or even recreate your child's graduation footage they accidentally erased when they used your Betamax tape to record a CBC Coronation Street marathon. So who needs a movie?