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New FAMILY GUY Returns To Fox!!

first by dykstrafan	May 1st, 2005 03:17:18 PM
yeah what
what's up that variety guy's ass? by waynefoolx	May 1st, 2005 03:22:23 PM
doesn't belong in the major leagues? no, i guess that's right, everybody loves raymond it ain't...
How many? by hebrokeaway	May 1st, 2005 03:23:56 PM
Are they just running it until the end of May, or will there be a regular season's worth airing over the summer? How many of the 34 are already scheduled?
waynefoolx he is right to an extent by ChorleyFM	May 1st, 2005 03:34:02 PM
The show definately throws as many jokes out there as possible and sees which land (in this episode I felt more missed than hit), but the critic is wrong in that alot of the jokes that do stick are better that 90% of the comedy on TV, and that is why it deserves its place (although in my opinion not at the expense of Arrested).
Being resureccted from cancellation is the first thing they have by banned_dov	May 1st, 2005 03:35:49 PM
Saw this ep last week. I can't understand why they even bother animating new shows. They might as well just copy and paste the scenes they're ripping off from The Simpsons.
I invented jokes, Robin. Hoo hoo. by Ole Gravy Leg	May 1st, 2005 03:42:39 PM
Cartoon families and pop culture references? That was me. Tell 'em, Fred.
Has anyone not seen this yet? by lizard_boy	May 1st, 2005 03:51:43 PM
This is so two weeks ago (and it's fucking hilarious).
No you're wrong; Al Gore invented jokes by ChivalRuss	May 1st, 2005 03:57:31 PM
Just before he invented the Internet and the space program. Remember?
The Simpsons is Funny, Family Guy is Hilarious by Screwdriver	May 1st, 2005 04:33:13 PM
Ok.
Nothing tonight will be funnier than Rosie O'Donnell's overactin by Kungfumanchu	May 1st, 2005 04:35:01 PM
in "Riding The Bus With My Sister" on CBS. Tivo powers,activate!
Truer still: Simpsons WAS once funny, Family Guy is hilarious by Lord Bullingdon	May 1st, 2005 04:41:11 PM
First several years of Simpsons were great. But episode for episode, all of them are trumped by Family Guy, which is so consistently brilliant.
I'm really looking forward to seeing Rosie in "Riding the Bus". by Ole Gravy Leg	May 1st, 2005 04:48:48 PM
She was just awesome, insane, on Tony Danza! When I saw those clips I was like "Dude, oh, woah hehe, dude!" Her acting in it looks great. Best Pee-Wee Herman impression I've heard in years!
Exactly how is Family Guy copying the Simpsons? by kdog69	May 1st, 2005 04:50:17 PM
Does the simpsons have a talking baby bent on world domination? Does the Simpsons have a talking dog that is an alcoholic? Did Marge sleep will KISS? Does Bart get hard off of She-Hulk? I'm sorry, but Family Guy is NOTHING like the Simpsons. The only people that compare it with the Simpsons have probably never seen a full episode.
These days, the Simpons rips off FG, not the other way around by DevilCat	May 1st, 2005 04:58:56 PM
For the past 3-4 years, the Simpsons has adopted Family Guy's style of doing rapid fire, non-sequiter, jokes, often about unrelated pop culture topics.
Family Guy has made me weep laughing... by Blarneyman	May 1st, 2005 05:01:47 PM
The Simpsons hasn't done that in years. I love both, but Family Guy has an edge the Simpsons lacks.
I never really got into Family Guy. It's a little like Airplane by HypeEndsHere	May 1st, 2005 05:45:37 PM
ChivalRuss, you bring up a good point: Once the media labels something, it generally sticks. If anyone's actually seen the tape, Al Gore never claimed to invent the internet. he claimed to be involved in passing legislation that made the development of the internet possible. but fuck all that. kinda like how Arrested Development is consistently referred to as "doomed". now that it's been established as doomed, the end is in sight.
Opening Scene by mpfanatic	May 1st, 2005 05:49:47 PM
Everybody I've got bad news...we've been cancelled! Oh No Peter how could they do that?? Well unfortunately Lois there just no room on the schedule, we've just got to accept the fact that FOX has to make room for terrific shows like Dark Angel, Titus, Undeclared, Action, That 80's show, Wonderfalls, Fastlane, Andy Richter Controls the Universe, Skin, Girls Club, Cracking Up, The Pitts, Firefly, Get Real, Freakylinks, Wanda at Large, Costello, The Lone Gunmen, A Minute with Stan Hooper, Normal Ohio, Pasadena, Harsh Realm, Keen Eddie, The Street, The Embassy, Cedric the Entertainer, The Tick, Luis, and Greg the Bunny Is there no hope? Well i suppose if all those shows go down the tube we might have a shot
Yes, because The Simpsons did a joke in which Geppeto tries to g by The Garbage Man	May 1st, 2005 06:20:38 PM
banned_dov, you are a dumbass.
The Simpsons vs. Family Guy crap has to stop by AudioKarateKid	May 1st, 2005 06:36:44 PM
I love how people always take a single joke from Family Guy and then swear that it never borrows anything from The Simpsons simply because that one single joke is unique to Family Guy. That's like saying that the Simpsons doesn't borrow from The Flintstones or even the Honeymooners because Homer is yellow and Fred and Ralph are not . The fact is, Family Guy does borrow from The Simpsons, whole storylines sometimes, in fact. Where the differences lie are in the execution. All sitcoms based around families, animated or live action borrow from the same group of themes. To say Family Guy steals Simpsons is not exactly a put down. The Simpsons has been consistently funny for years, and with a run like that, it is hard to find many storylines or situations that they haven't explored. It was put perfectly in the South Park episode "The Simpsons Already Did It". While I prefer The Simpsons and even South Park to Family Guy, I do enjoy the show immensely and I absolutely loved this new episode. Both shows are great in their own context. When all is said and done though, 10 years from now, I doubt anyone will think back to things like Peter fighting a man in a chicken suit over a bad coupon or a guy with a Stephen Hawking voice box attempting to sing scales quite the same way as some of the most classic Simpsons moments. It doesn't make the Family Guy moments any less funny or entertaining, it has just not yet earned the right to be regarded alongside The Simpsons when it comes to discussing great animated series.
I would be more excited if... by FNORDcinco1	May 1st, 2005 06:43:49 PM
Adult swim didnt repeat this show for two years everyday and make me realize just how UNFUNNY this show is compared to futurama and south park...
MALCOM IN THE MIDDLE SUCKED by d8cam	May 1st, 2005 08:24:39 PM
Man that Malcolm episode was BAAAD.
God, I loved Action and Andy Richter by Mr. Mcpoops	May 1st, 2005 08:24:45 PM
It's too bad those shows won't come back. If they didn't have 24 and Arrested Development I would never turn on the station again.
And Malcom in the Middle has always sucked ass by Mr. Mcpoops	May 1st, 2005 08:31:22 PM

"Al Gore never claimed to invent the internet." by Voice O. Reason	May 1st, 2005 08:37:26 PM
Yes, but you should no by now the media never let the facts get in the way of a good story. And "Family Guy" rules.
"Al Gore never claimed to invent the internet." by Voice O. Reason	May 1st, 2005 08:38:08 PM
Yes, but you should KNOW by now the media never let the facts get in the way of a good story. And "Family Guy" still rules.
the young men, teens and moppets who glommed onto its fast-paced by TonyWilson	May 1st, 2005 08:42:30 PM
Oh my god Variety. Just take a massive demographic, that just happens to be young aswell. Then just discount it....Fuck you Variety, fuck you.
Don't watch it on FOX... by ZeroCorpse	May 1st, 2005 08:42:42 PM
If you have to watch it, watch it on Adult Swim. Fox is NOT the only network to get these new Family Guy episodes. Don't support Fox if you have a choice.
TonyWilson by Sorkin	May 1st, 2005 09:04:49 PM
That was great, and Variety really should go fuck itself.
Not watching it on FOX is how it got cancelled in the first plac by Oski	May 1st, 2005 09:21:29 PM

SOUTH PARK made fun of the Passion and Gibson a year ago. That s by George Newman	May 1st, 2005 09:42:50 PM

family guy aint consistently brilliant by ben murphy	May 1st, 2005 09:43:21 PM
family guy has got to be the most overated show on tv. the jokes are funny sometimes, yea, but they're cheap and simple. how many times have you been sitting around and said some shit and then said "oh man, that could be a family guy joke". that's cause it doesn't take that much talent to come up with that shit. simpsons, on the other hand, was brilliant.
This show is offensive by DragonWagon	May 1st, 2005 09:58:00 PM
Stuff like this offends me, I cancelling my TV.
adelphia regular f*** up by am102102	May 1st, 2005 10:14:47 PM
been waiting 3 years for a new FAMILY GUY and ADELPHIA CABLE here in florida mysteriously cuts off FOX 30 seconds before the premiere. then pops back on 30 seconds before AMERICAN DAD. HELLO ADELPHIA HELLO, this is the reason why cable has been going downhill in recent years and dvd's are skyrocketing. THINK MCFLY , THINK ! 65 bucks a month for ass-raping basic cable.
anyone who still watches the new episodes of the Simpsons for an by resdogs	May 1st, 2005 10:37:16 PM
Hopefully now that Fox has a brilliant (yes brilliant) animated comedy following the new episodes of the Simpsons they will realize just how unfunny and awful these episodes are. These days the Simpsons is nothing more than a clusterfuck of celebrity cameos and storylines directly copied from South Park, minus the humor and with too many cringe-worthy "jokes" to list. If Fox wanted to seem as if they care about quality programming, they would finally axe the Simpsons, renew Arrested Development, and focus its entire Sunday-night programming around Family Guy, since both of these shows have the most loyal fans and are a perfect match in terms of great comedic writing and timing. Now if only Fox would bring back some more of their "failures" that never got a real chance like "Action," "Andy Richter," "The Street," and even though it will never happen "Fastlane." Why they continue to waste their money on garbage like "Life on a Stick" and "Stacked" and "Nanny 911." With all of the money they make from "American Idol", they should be the first network to take risks on quality programs. That's it, I'm done.
It's Back! by ChrisPC24	May 1st, 2005 10:37:28 PM
Great episode! American Dad was pretty funny too.
Enough Amazon links please by BitterMan23	May 1st, 2005 10:38:59 PM
Christ. Worse than CHUD.
Re: This show is offensive. by Ole Gravy Leg	May 1st, 2005 10:53:40 PM
Well sir, after you cancel your TV, I hope you drink a fifth of Old Granddad and drunk drive into a school yard! And after that, you can go order Jimmy Norton's new CD "Trinkets I Own Made From Gorilla Hands." at EatABullet.com
Wow, American Dad was actually funny by Chicken2nite	May 1st, 2005 11:08:50 PM
Who'da thunk it. I suppose it had to do all that exposition to set up the series, and now that they did that they can just go with it. The guantanamo (spelling?) bay bit was pretty funny, and there were another one or two places where I laughed out loud. As for Family Guy, bloody hilarious but I'd already watched it twice. So that made three
why isn't there more talkback? by d8cam	May 1st, 2005 11:32:57 PM
i mean come on.....
The naked guy at the end by Chico Marmez	May 2nd, 2005 12:15:24 AM
who sounded like Fred the Elephant Boy from the Stern show. Who was that supposed to be?
naked guy by Reilly	May 2nd, 2005 12:18:02 AM
That was the deaf greased naked guy from the time the employees from the toy factory had the picnic and they had to catch him
American Dad SUCKS!!! by Jeditemple	May 2nd, 2005 12:27:43 AM
Family Guy is brilliant. American Dad makes me want to wretch.
Didn't Fox commit to 2 seasons? by FrankDrebin	May 2nd, 2005 12:48:57 AM
They probably figured that, even if they had to cancel it again, they could recoup from the dvd's and cable run.
Netlet? Screw you! by Homer_Simpson	May 2nd, 2005 01:13:24 AM
If you want to call UPN and WB netlets, go ahead. Fox is in the running to win the entire year ratings wise. CBS and Fox are battling it out for number one, and the issue will be settled in the May sweeps.
7 out of 10 for tonites American Dad by Screwdriver	May 2nd, 2005 01:27:51 AM
I can't believe it had some funny parts to it. This episode was by far superior to that episode after the super bowl. Although most of the funny parts reminded me of Family Guy (i.e. a guy repeatedly pulling his own pants down)
"Let He who is without sin . . . kick the first ASS!" by HanFiredFirst	May 2nd, 2005 01:29:16 AM
Rotflmao. FG ruled. American Dad was so-so but better than some recent Simpsons. However, NOT all "new" Simpsons eps have sucked, especially this latest season. The writers, probably getting the drift of Family Guy, have picked up the pace a little and put in some snappy one-liners. I ain't giving up on the Simpsons yet.
American Dad _totally_ ripped off the wife - becomes - real esta by HanFiredFirst	May 2nd, 2005 01:38:21 AM
Even down to the red blazer she wears. However, when The Simpsons did it, it was a more involved joke about some of the stupidities of the real estate business, Marge was unsuccessful at it and didn't make more money at it than Homer did at work and thus he didn't feel emasculated. By the end it became a story about Marge's conscience (her inability to use deceit to make a sale). American Dad used the gag to point out male anxiety over power roles. BTW, the wife in American Dad is almost totally absent any characterization.
Actually, I liked that second Simpsons episode.... by Jimmy Jazz	May 2nd, 2005 02:23:20 AM
but that Ray Romano thing sucked. The Simpsons occasionally hit on a good episode every now and again, but I would not shed many tears when they finally put it to bed. Family Guy was okay. I am not a Family Guy fanatic, I mostly watch it for Brian and Stewie. Peter Griffen is obnoxious. American Dad plain sucks.
Yeah, so they all bite off each other. by iamnicksaicnsn	May 2nd, 2005 02:47:19 AM
Doesn't mean that the Simpsons doesn't, ugh I can't believe I'm saying it, suck now. So very sad. Do we all realize that the movie is going to be a 2 hour long cameo shit fest?
Deja vu by tbrosz	May 2nd, 2005 04:24:26 AM
Does anybody else think that "American Dad" is just "Family Guy" with the characters slightly redrawn? Most of the scripts could be plugged into one or the other with almost no changes.
Both shows are funny, but I admit, The Simpsons doesn't quite fe by Mr. Profit	May 2nd, 2005 07:36:37 AM
I was still hysterically laughing at the 3 weeks later bit where Bart was a lard ass. And the explanation about the black hole was funny too. But Family Guy was awesome. Flint in the bathroom had me in stitches. And the hotel throwing out Trisha was too funny and evil at the same time. Glad the show is back.
Creamy Ham Strings by Teh Suk	May 2nd, 2005 09:15:39 AM
You KNOW FG was not teh suk. You KNOW it. Better recognize, fools.
Hi-larious! by Halloween68	May 2nd, 2005 09:25:23 AM
Although, I liked many of the shows that Peter mentions had to flop in that opening monolog, I was laughing from there well into the 1st episode of the 4th, rejuvinated, season. Woohoo! There were however, a few jokes that I didn't even get...and this coming from a diehard fan. (I've not missed an episode since it first aired and have them all on DVD.) Like what was with the dude who shows up muddy and half-naked at the end of the episode and says "it's good to be back"?
Mpfanatic, they forgot a couple on that list.... by Banky the Hack	May 2nd, 2005 09:58:34 AM
Namely Futurama and Profit. Both awesome FOX shows the retards cancelled.
new FG not up to par, but still better than the last Simpsons by wonkothesane	May 2nd, 2005 10:23:34 AM
I thought the new FG was a bit...weak...I think Seth should drop American Dad and just concentrate on one show, because the brain-drain is showing...but still, it was WAY better than that last lame-assed Simpsons, which jumped the shark long ago...
Family Guy Was Funny... by Sean38	May 2nd, 2005 11:17:28 AM
...but the funniest thing on TV last night was the "new" opening sequence of The Simpsons with Fat Bart. When he careens into Marge's car on his skateboard and sends her and Maggie spinning out of control...priceless.
Family Guy is back by kadath	May 2nd, 2005 11:29:46 AM
The premiere was excellent. American Dad was just okay. The Simpsons with Ray Ramano? If I wanted to see Ray Ramano, I'd watch his awful show. He was awful on The Simpsons too. The 'Fat Bart' episode was pretty good, especially the 'new intro' sequence.
The greased deaf guy was the man at the end of the episode. Ther by Mr. Profit	May 2nd, 2005 01:23:18 PM
It was the same episode where Peter won a weeks vacation by getting shot at with tranquilizers. FG was really funny though. The Passion 2 Trailer, the way Stewie looked at Brian when he said Upsidedown Face, The way Stewie whipped on his Brother, and Flint in the bathroom. All funny. I wish people would stop saying it's a rip off. Live a little.
"You're never gonna catch me!" by -guyinthebackrow	May 2nd, 2005 02:20:50 PM
And, Mr. Profit has a good point. When did everyone else aside from Brian start paying attention to Stewie? WTF?
American Dad by MrBoinfoint	May 2nd, 2005 02:56:43 PM
Another reason to turn off Fox at 9:30 on Sundays. Shoulda bin Warburton and Tilly as the Dad & Mom.
-Guyinthebackrow by Mr. Profit	May 2nd, 2005 03:08:44 PM
I was wondering why Meg and Chris were both able to understand Stewie. I always thought they heard baby talk when he spoke. I missed a lot of the 3rd season maybe it was explained then?
Everybody always undertood Stewie by MrBoinfoint	May 2nd, 2005 03:15:58 PM
They just never took him seriously.
Are you sure? I dont think that they explained if they ignore h by Mr. Profit	May 2nd, 2005 03:48:23 PM
Anyhow they seem to understand him now. I think that makes the show funnier. "So did you think you were COOL?" LOL
Yeah, that's true about Stewie by Terry_1978	May 2nd, 2005 04:36:40 PM
They all understand him, but never really listened because he just seemed to be babbling nonsense about himself or others. You watch episodes where he talks to other people outside of the family, they understand him as well. And Chris and Meg always responded when he said something.
They clearly didn't understand Stewie in the first season... by Uga	May 2nd, 2005 06:16:18 PM
They slowly changed that, however. Anyway, as for last night's episode, great first 15 minutes, crappy second half. I mean, "The Passion of the Christ?" Not only is that a year old, but "South Park" already covered that territory (and much better, I might add). And "American Dad" is pure ass.
The Simpsons already commented on this by skimn	May 2nd, 2005 07:00:43 PM
whole idea of Family Guy ripping off the Simpsons. Remember when Homer cloned himself in one the Treehouse of Terror eps. They panned across the yard, and standing among all the Homers, was Peter Griffen. Much better cross reference than Bender popping up in last weeks Simpsons.
Stewie by TheFount	May 2nd, 2005 09:38:10 PM
They make it fairly clear in several episodes that understanding Stewie is supposed to be ambiguous. They even have (in the episode about Petoria) a class of futuristic students asking about it. What I don't get is how some people will question whether anyone understands Stewie, but not worry about the fact that they have an alcoholic, talking dog that directed porn. http://thefount.blogspot.com/2 005/05/dont-panic.html
Yo Joe by TheFount	May 2nd, 2005 09:39:38 PM
Oh yeah, and the GI Joe bit with "Knowing is half the battle" has to be one of my favorite bits of any FG episode.
Family Guy: Yeah! American Dad: Booooo! by Pan Demonium	May 2nd, 2005 09:57:32 PM
First of all, great to have Family Guy back... I won't say that Family Guy is a ripoff of Simpsons, but it is obviously very similar inasmuchas it parodies the basic family-based sitcom formula. When Matt Groening decided to do another show, he created Futurama, which departed from that formula to explore the high-concept Sci-Fi world of the future. Now we have American Dad, which seems like an attempt to move in a similar high-concept direction. The problem is, it is really not that different from Family Guy. Futurama bears a family resemblence to The Simpsons, but it is very much a seperate entity. Subtle differences in the colorization of characters and the addition of computer animation gave it a unique feel, but it retained the basic stylized look of Groening's work. It also broke away from the family format, centering on the workplace of a group of young adults. Compare that with American Dad, which fits almost exactly into the mold of Family Guy. Both shows are based on a dysfuntional family unit. The main difference is that McFarlane replaced a talking dog and baby with a talking fish and alien. But the gags on one show could just as easily translate onto the other. Also they are stylisticly identical... McFarlane has some of the ugliest character design in animation history, which works on Family Guy because the characters are meant to be typical ugly Americans. It feels like the characters on AD are supposed to "read" as being more attractive, but if you looked at random clip from either show, it would be hard to pick out any difference between the two... and the worst part is that AD will very likely steal some of the punch from FG, just by Mcfarlane spreading himself too thin... Keep Family Guy, but lose the clone, otherwise both shows will be weaker for it... Pan out.
Pan Demonium by TheFount	May 2nd, 2005 10:09:26 PM
I agree with most of your thoughts on American Dad. The characters are ~99% the same as are many of the jokes. My thought on it was that AD was somewhat of a (poorly executed) more political version of FG.
This is the cartoon with the guy with nuts on his face? by Vern	May 2nd, 2005 10:26:46 PM
People actually watch that cartoon? Jesus man, I never thought I'd say this but I'm starting to think that VW van was right about what to do with your television.
Okay, can we all at least agree.... by symphy	May 2nd, 2005 10:46:28 PM
1) The first 8-9 seasons of the Simpsons were better then Family Guy in any season. 2) Family Guy is better than Simpsons of the last few years. 3) South Park today is better than either. :)
p.s. by symphy	May 2nd, 2005 10:50:17 PM
the fact that American Dad called it "Exposition Realty" was at least worth two points.
lets wait some time before we pass judgement.... by winged_whacker	May 2nd, 2005 11:52:56 PM
Granted.... the first American Dad was extremely bland (save the part with the old dog), but to be honest, even though the last episode was still pretty "meh," I could see some potential in it. I imagine that in time it will move away from its definitive origins (that being molded after Family Guy)... Think about it, i believe that this was actually being done, before the reinstatement of Family Guy was in the works (correct me if im wrong), so this show in fact was meant for Mcfarlane to springboard back into primetime. We thought we all lost Family Guy, and he was going to bring back that humor we all were missing. In time, It could potentially stand on its own two feet alongside Family Guy, but we'll have to wait and see. I remember watching the very first episodes of Futurama, and had that same "meh" feeling... but it went on to become one of my favorite shows...
OMG~!!!! Family Guy is a Simpsons' rip-off????? by Voice O. Reason	May 3rd, 2005 12:24:20 AM
Who'd have thunk???? Thank you SO MUCH, Talkbackers, for pointing that out. Now, excuse me while I laugh my ass off at the jokes which are 100X funnier.
And the best part... by Voice O. Reason	May 3rd, 2005 12:25:44 AM
...was the fact that they got the guy who actually did Flint's voice from GI Joe. Hilarious. Eat it, Simpsons.
let's set one thing straight. by resdogs	May 3rd, 2005 12:37:38 AM
Family Guy has already proven itself to be one of the best animated shows of all-time. Even the Simpsons didn't have such a loyal fanbase 3 seasons into its run, and it wasn't cancelled. Let's just stop trying to say that the classic episodes of the Simpsons are better than Family Guy. Even though they are both animated, they are still very different shows and should each be respected as such. Unless we are talking about the new Simpsons episodes, which have not contained a single well-delivered(or written) joke in at least the past 3 seasons. Lucky for Fox, it has Family Guy to pick up where Arrested Development left off as the sole provider of humor on Sunday nights. On a side note, American Dad also had its moments but is clearly not a priority for anyone(Macfarlane or viewers) since Family Guy is back on the air. It's a nice follow up to Family Guy but will not find the same success it would have had FG never been brought back to life. Here's to hoping that Family Guy continues to gain more viewers and eventually outlasts the Simpsons, which will hopefully soon be put out of its misery. By the way, it also seems that no one has mentioned that the most recent season of South Park didn't start out as strong as previous seasons. With the awful premiere episode about Mr. Garrison's sex change and the next one about the hippies, I was worried that South Park would turn into the next Simpsons. Luckily that was not the case, and we were given much better episodes after the initial stumble.
Seriously, though by Bryan	May 3rd, 2005 12:52:49 AM
Obviously it's ridiculous trying to talk someone out of liking a show. If it makes you laugh, it makes you laugh. I will never understand it, but so what. Still, I think just for the sake of all our sanity, it would be nice for some of the Family Guy fans to stop pretending this show invented the style of "rapid fire, non-sequiter, jokes, often about unrelated pop culture topics" (as an earlier talkback described it). I can understand how a kid today who didn't grow up on The Simpsons might mistakenly think this, but I have the feeling many of the people saying this are old enough to know better and are just feigning ignorance because they have this weird idea that Family Guy is competing with The Simpsons. I don't know. The episodes I've watched had one or two funny jokes per half hour (Kool-Aid man being the only one I remember) but they were all exactly copying the style of jokes The Simpsons had already been doing for more than ten years at the time. I have more respect for a show like King of the Hill or South Park (a show I don't even like) because they invented their own paradigm instead of taking sloppy seconds with formulas invented by The Simpsons and (for god's sake) Pinky and the Brain. THAT SAID, that is not even my major complaint about this show. The reason I can't watch it is because IT IS THE UGLIEST PRIME TIME ANIMATED SERIES OF ALL TIME! That is seriously some of the worst drawing imaginable. I think there's a show on Nickelodeon called "Code Name Kids Next Door" or something like that - that is the only show I can think of that arguably has worse character design. I do not ever want to look at those horrible bulbous feet, genitalia-faces and crudely rendered Garfield-style backgrounds. It must be a torture worthy of Abu Ghraib to be a skilled animator working on a show like that. I just can't understand 1. how McFarlane was able to work at Hanna-Barbera without knowing how to draw or 2. why it didn't occur to him to have people who know how to draw re
clarification to the above post by Bryan	May 3rd, 2005 12:55:40 AM
Family Guy fans don't need to acknowledge the obvious debt to The Simpsons and other shows - they just can't claim that The Simpsons is ripping off Family Guy, a preposterous and historically inaccurate claim I have seen in more than one talkback (including the one I quoted).
AudioKarateKid and Bryan by studio planter	May 3rd, 2005 01:21:34 AM
you took the words right out of my mouth. family guy is popular because it's constantly throwing out non-sequitirs, pop-culture references as fast as possible. i can understand that, i enjoy the show for what it does but to compare it to the simpsons is ridiculous. theres a whole generation of people right now who can remember whole episodes, plots and jokes of several simpsons episodes at any given time. that's the main difference, in terms of humor and laugh value, they're both funny shows, family guy has a very specific type of humor, which isn't exactly hard to pull off, and the simpsons have utilized it in the past but better and they did it without having to hit you over the head with every single reference. in 5 years, you'll be hard pressed to find somebody who can remember a whole episode of family guy, sure, they might remember the funniest joke or two from each ep. but that's it, each episode just serves as a vehicle for the writers to throw in as many jokes per page as they can without any character development or depth. it's jokes at a mile a minute for the mtv genreation/add crowd, not that theres anything wrong with that, light humor is always welcome BUT a good episode of the simpsons in its heyday is much, MUCH better than any episode of tfg that has been aired thus far and i'm pretty sure it's gonna stay that way.
wow by studio planter	May 3rd, 2005 01:27:25 AM
that came out a rambling mess, sorry, i'm hopped up on allergy meds. also, i am of course of the opinion that the past few seasons of simpsons have been terrible and are a blemish on the legacy of what is probably the best animated show of all time.
American Dad was atrocious by ChorleyFM	May 3rd, 2005 01:48:52 AM
I like family guy, not a hige fan but I watch it, but that American Dad was ugly, unfunny, poorly structured and just crap. For a show that is all about the jokes I actually fell asleep half way through, and I am not saying that as a way of illustrating my boredom, I really did. I have already given my opinion on Family Guy, which I thought was quite funny but certainly not great.
Even haters gotta admit by skimn	May 3rd, 2005 06:21:24 PM
That Family Guy has one classic episode in the bunch. The Grim Reaper episode with Norm MacDonald is freakin funny. Its takes balls to slip in ( no pun intended ) a necrophelia joke in prime time. And it was MacDonalds funniest performance ever.

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