Don't get me wrong, I love Family Guy. A lot.

However, I know as much as anyone else, including Seth MacFarlane, that the Emmy-winning series has run its course. The shows was hilarious the first five seasons, then began to trickle down. In recent years, it is more of a treat to get an episode that makes you bust a gut.

I now often watch the show for the sake of nostalgia and familiarity than for anything else. To be honest, I tend to skip the entire Animation Domination lineup Fox has and just watch Bob's Burgers, which is now really the only genuinely good show in that lineup, to me at least.

I probably wouldn't mind Brian's absence if they left it as an absence. However, the show's writers decided to replace Brian with another dog. This is where I bid Family Guy adieu. Any episode following the Death of Brian is pretty much a miss for me, save for the Simpsons Guy episode, which is something I've been waiting to see for years.

Some critics claim Brian's death was a scheme by Seth MacFarlane himself to cease the show, as he had previously spoken of how he felt Family Guy has long since ran its course, but exists only because fans demand it to. To be honest, I hope it's true and I hope it works.

The show needs to end, and quickly. Also, it needs to end with grace. Since the show has already been renewed for a 13th season, let's hope that will be the last.

Well, good riddance, you smart, drunk bastard.