I won't say anything specific about it, for fear of jeopardizing any trade secrets, but I will say that I laughed. I wouldn't worry about the Family Guy crew having lost the touch or about all that hair mousse, earrings and contact lens going to Seth MacFarlane's head, because it felt just like any old Family Guy episode... as if nothing happened over the long break, and the long break really wasn't all that long.

The only thing I noticed was that it seemed weird to see the characters reffing something recent (say, Passion of the Christ), since we're so used to watching five year old reruns where they bust on old forgotten stuff like Ben Affleck.

I never watched Family Guy during its initial run on FOX. Actually, I saw the first episode, gave it a Meh, and walked away from it. I'm an Adult Swim convert, and I'm sure that the [AS] hipster cachet did more to sell me on the show than the show itself did. Regardless, I'm along for the ride now. And since Adult Swim will be running the new Family Guy episodes just a week or so after they premiere on FOX, it is ensured that I still won't bother to catch them on FOX. Television from 8 to 11 is not convenient for me. Television from 11 to 2 is.

There's something encouraging about Family Guy returning to production. Even if it was a decision solely based on future DVD money. Even if it gives those chump fans of Enterprise hope for their cause. Even if we'll probably just get another season of it out of FOX before it dies off again. Even if it means we also have to embrace MacFarlane's upcoming Family Guy carbon copy show, American Dad.

So there's a perk for you. Over two weeks to go before the show premieres and I've already seen it. Cool.