I just discovered that the season finale to Family Guy, entitled Three Kings, is going to center around three works by Stephen King. Fox's website gives a brief synopsis saying:
"After Peter discovers the writing of Stephen King, he imagines his family and friends in three of King’s most famous works. First, Peter, Quagmire, Cleveland and Joe – as 12-year-olds – travel along a railroad track on a journey of self-discovery narrated by Richard Dreyfuss (guest-voicing as himself). Second, Brian is injured in a bad car crash only to be “rescued” by his “number one fan,” Stewie. Finally, Cleveland and Peter become fast friends in prison."
The first story is a spoof of Stand By Me, a film that was based on King's short story, The Body.
The second one is a clear take on Misery. Given that Brian has finally gotten his novel published, it's rather apt that he be the one to be held captive.
The final story spoofs King's short story, Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption, which was made into an Oscar nominated film.
I have a feeling the episode is going to parody the movie adaptations more than the books themselves. Still, it should be interesting to watch. Unlike, Blue Harvest, each book is only going to get a few minutes of time as opposed to a whole episode so a lot of it will probably be rushed.
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