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(S06E06) As reported on TV Squad, Fox will broadcast two episodes of Family Guy during November sweeps which were started but not completed before the WGA strike began. The network has edited the final versions of the episodes together without the show's creative team (they're also broadcasting new episodes of The Simpsons and King of the Hill tonight, but I'm not certain if they were completed before the strike).

This is an action that creator Seth MacFarlane has called "a colossal dick move". However, MacFarlane did give his blessing for Fox to do so before the strike, hoping that the network would show some respect to the integrity of the creators and their work. I think MacFarlane should have considered that If the networks would have done that in the first place, there would be no WGA strike.

On to the episode...

(S06E03) After six years in a wheelchair, Joe Swanson regains his ability to walk. In character, he then decides to go into extreme sports. I've always liked Joe and I think Patrick Warburton's voice makes the character. It's similar to his character on Adult Swim's The Venture Bros. Maybe he only has one character.

The show has apparently gone back to the constant cut-away references. At least they're being self-referential about it with Cleveland's line "I hate shows that cut away from the story for some bull crap".

(S06E02) This is the 100th episode of Family Guy (if the three edited-for-TV episodes of Stewie Griffin: the Untold Story are counted). Not bad for a show that was canceled for a few years.

The plot involves Brian moving in with his vapid sometimes-girlfriend Jillian (voiced by Drew Barrymore). Stewie then joins them to help with the rent. Meanwhile, Meg gets a job at a convenience store and helps Chris get a job there which leads to bad repercussions.

According to James Hibberd at TV Week, the team behind the Family Guy Star Wars episode may take a crack at parodying The Empire Strikes Back next year, possibly even having it be an annual event like The Simpsons Halloween specials.

One good thing about parodying Empire is that they can touch on the Han/Leia romance since the roles are played by Peter and Lois Griffin, respectively, who are married on the show. The producers weren't allowed to touch the Luke/Leia kiss because they wanted to play on the incest angle (which would have worked doubly so since Luke was played by Lois' son Chris). This logic may also explain why Princess Leia is played by Lois rather than Meg.