Fans saddened over Brian's death in 'Family Guy' series

MANILA, Philippines- The American cartoon series 'Family Guy' had a big twist in their story as Griffin family’s beloved dog Brian who is voiced by Seth MacFarlane, dies.

After 11 seasons of being a big part of the family, Family Guy executive producer Steve Callaghan says that this changes should be done, E! Online reported.

“Well, this was an idea that got pitched in the writer’s room and it sort of caught fire, and we thought it could be a fun way to shake things up,” he explained.

“As soon as this idea came up, we started talking about what the next couple episodes could be and we got very excited about the way this change will affect the family dynamics and the characters.”

Though the other casts we’re surprised, Callaghan says the team sees that a dog dying is more rational than losing one of the family members.

But as Brian bids goodbye, another pet dog enters the Griffin family which will be voiced by 'The Soprano’s' star Tony Sirico.

“Losing Brian, it felt like a void needed to be filled both comically,” Callaghan said. “Also for the interpersonal relationships between all the characters, we felt that we needed to fill that role.”

In the upcoming all-new episode of “Family Guy,” Callaghan says it will be “just regular, run-of-the-mill episode.”

And when asked is they’re worried of a possible backlash from the show’s long-time fans, he says, “I'm not [worried], only because our fans are smart enough and have been loyal to our show for long enough, to know that they can trust us.”

“We always make choices that always work to the greatest benefit of the series,” he adds.