As he is setting it up, Brian is struck by a reckless driver in a hit and run and later succumbs to his injuries at the veterinary clinic. Then Stella does not send the original signal, and Terra then has nothing to respond to and never sends the tachyon signal that says "don’t send any signals. IGN commented that Brian would be perfect to play Q, if Family Guy ever decides to make a James Bond parody. He is also an atheist, although in the episode " April in Quahog" he starts praying out of panic when news anchors Tom Tucker and Diane Simmons announce that the world will end (later revealed to be an April Fools' joke).

Stewie is very confused upon how Brian as an 8-year-old dog can have a teenage son, and Brian's remark about it being in dog years confuses him even further. One of the most important and meaningful results from Einstein’s theory of special relativity is the establishing universal speed limit of c; the speed of light in a vacuum.Brian's character was largely based on Steve, and Larry would be the main inspiration for the Peter character. million, making it the second most watched show on Fox that night after The Simpsons episode " Bart's New Friend". He often tries to impress others of how smart he is but is frequently corrected by others, mainly Stewie. This means that if Stella sends a signal to Terra which moves faster than light in Stella’s frame but backward in time in Terra’s frame.

MacFarlane claims to have drawn inspiration from several sitcoms, namely The Simpsons and All in the Family. If one thing science fiction excels at, it's allowing us to marvel at the breaking of the physical laws of the universe.

But, if that signal is carried by a tachyon and thus moves faster than light, there will be reference frames that say the signal was received before it was sent. The play becomes very popular in Quahog; however, Brian is upset when he realizes that Stewie had since written a play which was better than his.