The "Family Guy" Gets His Happy Ending

Imagine. You’re the youngest executive producer/show runner ever. Things are going well until your show gets cancelled and you’re stuck with no future prospects.

Now, it’s five years later and you’ve just become the highest paid TV writer-producer in the business--thanks to that same cancelled show.

Welcome to the world of Seth MacFarlane…

Last week, MacFarlane, the creator of “Family Guy” finally signed a deal with 20th Century Fox that is reportedly worth over $100 million and will keep him at 20th through 2012. It covers “Guy,” “American Dad,” the upcoming “Guy” spin-off, “The Cleveland Show,” new-media projects related to his series, and merchandising revenue.

Talk about your happy endings…

I bet every creator of a cancelled show dreams for the same.

I take that back. Every show creator dreams for this…