The Fox Shop

There is no fan of Family Guy who would not do just about anything to get these awesome Shot Glasses of Family Guy Characters. Each of the shot glass is quality and depicts 1 or the 6 characters that make you laugh every week. This is the perfect gift, especially for my poker club that plays every Monday night. There is a Family Guy Character shot glass for every one of us in the club. They all come in a collectible box.

The guys are definitely going to get a giggle about this one. We will probably have an argument over who gets which character, but I will already tell you that I am going to get Stewie – then they can fight over the other five – Brian, Cleveland, Peter, Quagmire, and Joe. This is all of our favorite TV show – it is so funny. All of these that I have got really look like the original characters.

I have already bought some prints from Family Guy from this same website – numbered editions. They are quite nice works of art. Fox Shop.com has some really nice works of art from their shows – some of them unique and different.

I am planning to get a set of glasses in a collection box for each of my poker club for Christmas – they will love it. It is really a great item for a gift, especially when the person is someone who loves Family Guy.

I of course, will keep on the lookout for anything from Family Guy that is a collector’s item to go with my two prints that I have. These glasses are really nice – I love them. I can hardly wait until next Monday night. I am going to try to find some napkins to match. We will have a “Family Guy” night!

Pros:
6 quality shot glasses in a collection box, perfect for poker night, one for each of the major characters in the show, sturdy and durable. Yes, we drink while we play cards.

Cons:
No problems with any of these items or the website – great customer service at Fox Shop.com.

Online or In-Store:
Online

Final Notes:
This is a great website for gift of any type for anyone who loves the Fox shows. Often, items are on sale so check them out before Christmas. They have items that would make great Christmas gifts. As far as these glasses are concerned, there is no way all of us are not going to love them!

Family Guy Character Shot Glasses [6-Pack]:

I’ve always been a firm believer that cartoons are not just for kids and of course, I was pretty happy when Family Guy proved it to the rest of the world. I love the show, love everything about it. I’ve been watching it right from the very first pilot episode and as far as I’m concerned, it is just getting better all the time. And as would be expected from a fanatic, I’ve built up quite a collection of toys and gadgets over the years that are now dotted around various areas of my house.

The latest thing I picked up from FoxShop online was the set of Family Guy Character Shot Glasses [6-Pack], which I thought would make a great buy for a party we had coming up. The wife and I were expecting some friends for a bit of a random celebration, so I figured I might as well use the event as an excuse to buy something we would all use, but was technically for me. The Family Guy Character Shot Glasses [6-Pack] ticked all the right boxes and I made my decision after about a Nano-second of procrastination…I think it was a sealed deal from the start, to be honest.

I’m a very big fan of the Fox online store and have made plenty of purchases over recent years, so I pretty much knew what to expect. That being said though, they do occasionally deliver a pleasant surprise and this was one of them – the shot glasses were way better than I expected. There’s really no getting away from the fact that these are usually the kinds of things that are made from bottom of the barrel materials and thrown together for as cheap as possible, rather than being crafted with care. Not this time though, as it seems the latter approach was taken – the quality is sublime and the detailing is amazing.

I know – it’s pretty hard to believe when considering how cheap they were!

Stewie has always been my favorite, so I’m glad it features here, along with the rest of the family. And not that we would always consider drinking irresponsibly…dear Lord, no…but let’s just say we put the full set through its paces and every last one of us had an amazing time.

It’s always great to pick up something that, although a novelty in nature, is still practical and functional as something that can be used in an everyday scenario. The shot glasses have now been stored away safely in the display case with many of our other fragile and valuable wares; though I’m pretty sure they will be heading out again in the near future.

Pros: I’ve so far not found a Family Guy toy or trinket that I haven’t liked, but these are among the best, because they are not just ornamental. Having used them with gusto at the party we had, I can confirm in no uncertain terms that they are excellent in terms of quality and not the type of shoddy novelty that’s going to break the first time you look at it funny.

Cons: None to speak about the glasses or the shop as of right now; I have bought plenty of things from the website and never had a single problem with any of them, or the service I received.

Price Paid: $19.97

Purchase Date: March 27th, 2013

Online or In-Store: Online

Final Comments: It’s hard to sing the praises of shot glasses when technically they do such a simple job, but in the case of these, they really do deliver for the smallest of prices. The detailing is excellent, the quality first rate and for a Family Guy fan like me, they are a pretty essential purchase.

Recommended: Yes Overall Rating: 4 Stars

Review Title: "Stewie's Dream" Paper Giclee by Mark Covell

Title: "Stewie's Dream" Paper Giclee by Mark Covell

Review Body: I got a surprise today. I have always wanted something of art by Mark Covell who is currently a storyboard artist on Family Guy. Occasionally, I have seen some Paper Giclee that Covell has done. Print giclee is considered a fine art print and these by Covell that I have seen are from the Family Guy show.

Recently on the internet, I had found one of his print giclee that is called “Stewie’s Dream” – it is approximately 12 inches x 9 inches and is a limited edition of only 350 prints. Every print is hand-numbered and comes with a Certificate of Authenticity.

The picture is of Stewie asleep at night in his bed having a creepy dream with the entire nighttime part in dark blue’s and all of the colors appearing from the dream, which is in a cartoon box. For some reason I love it!

I have a birthday coming up, so I showed this to everyone in my entire family hoping that someone would get the message of taking a collection and buying me this fine art print. Covell’s work has been shown in Los Angeles and New York Society of Illustrators, Playboy Magazine, DC Comics and is regularly seen in the Best of Contemporary Fantastic Art, and Spectrum.

Well, last night, the entire family gathered for my birthday dinner. After we ate, I was given one gift from the entire bunch. I was beginning to think they got the hint and they did – I opened it and there was “Stewie’s Dream”, number 50 of 350. I love it! My art collection is many different things – some paintings in oil or watercolor, some photographs, some sculptures – very eclectic, so this fits into my collection perfectly.

“Stewie’s Dream” is exactly what you would expect Stewie to be dreaming about – he is obsessed with violence and matricide – I can’t tell you who he is killing because it would ruin the art for you if you ever should see it.

If you haven’t heard of Giclee Prints, they are created with archival inks of very high quality on very fine art canvas or papers using a large inkjet printer with high-resolution format. The inks that are premium produce images with rich colors and smooth tones, making these prints that are great for astonishing presentations. They are available in watercolor or canvas paper surfaces and they are considered fine works of art.

Covell began drawing after being given a very healthy amount of comics, Star Wars and Frank Frazetta who was an artist of fantasy and science fiction, especially in comic books. So, these became Covell’s favorite subject matters for much of his art.

Now I am another year older, with another work of art added to my collection – life doesn’t get much better than this.

Pros: Excellent work of art showing Stewie from Family Guy having a dream much like we would expect his dreams to be - bizarre. The colors are beautiful and the tones are smooth and it is number 50 of limited edition of 350. It is a different art form for my collection, which is built of all matter of different art works. I am quite happy with this new piece.

Cons: None

Website Experience: This website is the Fox Shop.com that sells books, DVDs, CDs, wearing apparel, and other items from Fox’s lineup of hit television shows such as Glee, Simpsons, and Family Guy, as well as Fox films like Prometheus. All navigation through the website is driven by a menu at the top of the page leading to various sections of items with the largest seemingly to be t-shirts. This menu goes with another menu on the left side of each page listing all the shows and hit movies and you get to where you want to be rather easily. This interesting website is fun to browse and makes for an interesting place to shop.

Amount Paid: $126.00

Purchase Date: March 14, 2013

Online or In-Store: Online

Final Notes: Having a very large family, it is not hard to talk this bunch into getting one gift from everyone. Of course, you must make them think that it was all their idea. As far as the gift is concerned, I am pleased to have another diverse piece of art into my collection.

Recommended: Yes

Overall Rating: 5 stars

Review Title: Family Guy Daddy On Duty Mug By Fox Shop

Title: Family Guy Daddy On Duty Mug

Review Body: Look, give me any other cup or mug in the world and this review would be over right now. After all, what more can you expect from something to drink out of?

However, give me the Family Guy Daddy On Duty Mug I recently bought for no reason other than a passing fancy and I could go on about it all day…I love it. Actually, I’m sort of what you could call a die-hard Family Guy nut the likes of which would chase anything like this to the end of the Earth and back.

I’ve been a fan of family guy for years now, dating right back to when the show first aired. I’m one of those who won’t hear a word about the show getting anything, but better as time goes on and to be honest I think I love it even more now than I did back then. They’re certainly pushing the envelope more and more in terms of what they can get away with, but that’s all by the by. Anyways, over the course of the last few years I’ve amounted a pretty huge collection of Family Guy toys and gadgets which range from the fab and functional right through to the complete and total garbage.

The trouble is, when a cult TC shoe like this comes along and earns as fan base of millions all over the world, it isn’t long before every Tom, Dick and Harry on the lookout for a quick buck starts throwing out his or her own merchandise which more often than not is complete tripe. This is exactly what happened – I have a room full of the stuff and would state in a heartbeat that about 50% of it isn’t worth the box it came in.

This time though, I’m happy to say that the Family Guy Daddy On Duty Mug from the Fox Shop online made it to the happier half of the pile and is one of the best I’ve come across, but then again, this is pretty much what I should have expected with it coming direct from the actual Fox store itself, rather than a cheap knock-off merchant.

As far as the mug itself goes, you can’t really see it from the pictures on the website, but trust me when I say the quality is first rate. The graphic of Peter Griffin doing his thing is spotless in detail, there isn’t a mark or an imperfection on the thing anywhere and you can feel it’s been put together of heavy-duty materials that are going to last. It was also packaged in a way that it would have been safe to launch the thing at my home from a mile away and it wouldn’t have broken on impact – not that the delivery driver did anything of the sort.

So yeah – it holds drinks just perfect, it looks awesome and isn’t going to fall apart the first time you wash it in the sink…I’m sold and I’ll be back for more!

Pros: The biggest pro is the fact that it’s not the kind of usual souvenir garbage that looks ok, but falls apart the first time you sneeze near it. Instead, you know it’s going to be a keeper to last and can use it without worrying about it losing its luster. Then again, it’s also good looking enough to use as something of an ornament to a growing Family Guy collection, if the preference takes you in this direction.

Cons: None to speak of so far, other than I wish I’d found this site sooner, so I didn’t waste so much money on garbage from other places.

Website Experience: The website foxshop.com is pretty great all round, though I have to say it’s a pretty dangerous place for someone like me with a very bad habit of maxing out my credit card on novelties. It’s easy to navigate, easy to find what you’re looking for and even easier to find about a thousand amazing things you didn’t know you wanted and now can’t live without!

Price Paid: $14.95

Purchase Date: March 3rd, 2013

Online or In-Store: Online

Final Notes: If you love Family Guy like I do and you’re looking for the perfect little token or maybe a gift, this is as good as it gets and it frankly a steal at the price.

Recommended: Yes

Overall Rating: Five Stars

My brother is a huge Family Guy fan, so I went looking for a t-shirt for him for his birthday. I found the Fox Store and went nuts with Family Guy stuff for him. He loved it and everything was really high quality!

Yeah, Jay has it exactly right. Not only has the Fox store never let me down, I keep forgetting how many of my favorite shows are on Fox until I start shopping on this site. I used to buy a lot of Family Guy stuff on this site, but now I see a wide range of shows I love that want the DVDs for. It is a lot of fun to go on the Fox site and see what new shows and seasons are being released so that I can add them to my collection.

The Fox Shop has so many things from some of my favorite shows ever. I always shop there when something special is coming up and sometimes just because. It's not just the shows, you can find merchandise based on them as well, which makes shopping for fans so much easier. I've never once been disappointed by the company so I'm sure I'll continue to shop there for as long as they keep up the quality. A solid five stars and I'd recommend that any Fox fan check out the shop. It has some amazing things at reasonable prices.

I shop at the FOX store for my sister who is a Gleek. In case you didn't know, Gleeks are people obsessed with the show Glee. T-shirts, mugs, and other Glee merchandise is hard to find in stores. I go straight to the source to get her stuff. The products always come looking like they do in the pictures and she has been thrilled with the gifts I bought her.

The FOX store is a store for fans. I recommend it for people who are looking for the complete DVD sets of their favorite shows. You can also find really cool memorabilia. I got a great adult costume for this year that I wouldn't have found anywhere else. The best thing about the website is that you can get all the stuff from shows that have been cancelled, but are still great. Check out the X-Files section, it's pretty big.

My dad loves the Simpsons. That means that a few times a year, my sister and I buy him mugs, shirts, and other Simpson paraphernalia from the FOX store. He loves the little gifts we get him, and he'd never spend the money on extras like these himself. The store usually runs good promotions, and the quality of the items has generally been fine for the price.