Family Guy: Yea or Nay?

[TheMojoPin]

Let's see how the board falls on this one. Is FG a good show or is it crap?

[west milly Tom]

Meg, the first year of your life I thought you were a house plant.

[razorboy]

If I only saw one episode, I'd laugh. The problem is it's the same damn joke hammered over and over and over.

[Meataball23]

Im a huge simpsons/south park fan so it pains me to say it...but family guy has its moments.

As dumb as it is, I think the stewie & brian dynamic is really funny

[A.J.]

There are some funny moments on there.

[King Hippos Bandaid]

I laugh, but I feel like I am dumb for doing it



I agree it is the same episode in different scenarios




Simpsons and South Park > Family Guy



American Dad is funny, kinda like how Futurama trumps the post 2003 Simpsons

[TheMojoPin]

I honestly do not understand how American Dad is considered so much worse. It's by no means a truly good show, but hell, at least it attempts to have actual characters and an actual plot that it sticks to the entire episode as opposed to 5 minutes of anything remotely coherrent and then 15 minutes of bullshit pop culture non-sequitors.

Robot Chicken is FG without the bullshit pretense.

[west milly Tom]

I laugh, but I feel like I am dumb for doing it



I agree it is the same episode in different scenarios




Simpsons and South Park > Family Guy



American Dad is funny, kinda like how Futurama trumps the post 2003 Simpsons



I never could get into futurerama. Once I caught the Royal Jelly episode while tripping. It was awesome, seriously a mind fuck.

[razorboy]

I honestly do not understand how American Dad is considered so much worse. It's by no means a good show, but hell, at least it attempts to have actual characters and an actual plot that it sticks to the entire episode as opposed to 5 minutes of anything remorely coherrent and then 15 minutes of bullshit pop culture non-sequitors.

Robot Chicken is FG without the bullshit pretense.

I actually prefer American Dad.


And I can't fucking stand Robot Chicken. It makes me angry.:furious:

[Foster]

the bottom line for me is that the show makes me laugh

[mikeyboy]

I disliked it back during its initial run on Fox.

[underdog]

I think it used to be funnier, but I still watch every episode. But I guess I could see how other people would not like it.

I have no idea how to vote.

[TripleSkeet]

I love it. I like American Dad too.

"Meg, your a one of a kind girl with a mind of her own. Ya see thats what people hate."

[HBox]

I like Family Guy but it has gotten really lazy lately and that's saying a lot for an already lazy show. Almost every show last season had a long musical number that was obvious filler.

I prefer American Dad. Once it stopped trying to copy Family Guy and established an identity of its own it became a superior show.

[whorehay]

Family Guy is good, American Dad is better and i already hate the Cleveland show.

[pennington]

I like Family Guy but it has gotten really lazy lately and that's saying a lot for an already lazy show. Almost every show last season had a long musical number that was obvious filler.

Writing those musical numbers is probably a lot more work than just writing dialogue.

Anyway, I like FG. I watch the reruns at 7:30 on channel 11 and even if I remember it, I watch it again because there is so much stuff thrown in there.

[HBox]

Writing those musical numbers is probably a lot more work than just writing dialogue.

Anyway, I like FG. I watch the reruns at 7:30 on channel 11 and even if I remember it, I watch it again because there is so much stuff thrown in there.

Not when they are cutting to that guy from HeeHaw or just singing a pop song verbatim.

The only one I liked was the Stewie/Brian Adams video. And that was glorious.

[Foster]

http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/familyguy/images/thumb/0/05/FGMrGriffinGoesToWashington.jpg/310px-FGMrGriffinGoesToWashington.jpg

but what were all forgetting is anyone that doesn't like Family Guy is gay. ...

[west milly Tom]

http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/familyguy/images/thumb/0/05/FGMrGriffinGoesToWashington.jpg/310px-FGMrGriffinGoesToWashington.jpg

but what were all forgetting is anyone that doesn't like Family Guy is gay. ...



Good point sir.

[Fallon]

I like American Dad way better, but I still enjoy Family Guy.

http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/familyguy/images/thumb/0/05/FGMrGriffinGoesToWashington.jpg/310px-FGMrGriffinGoesToWashington.jpg

but what were all forgetting is anyone that doesn't like Family Guy is gay. ...

"Cigarettes killed my father and raped my mother"

[Gvac]

I love the early Simpsons episodes.

I like South Park.

Why would I watch a ripoff show that combines them?

[Devo37]

that reminds me of the time me and the pope went scuba diving in lake superior... {insert stupid clip here}

terrible. :thumbdown:

[hanso]

FG is on break now isn't it?
I was starting to get into the new shows also.
Same thing happened to me with ATHF

[KEITHJAY]

It's funny but the musical shit is pure crap, does Seth have a secret:wink:

[KnoxHarrington]

I voted "eh" because there are moments on the show I do like and am amused by, and other moments that just annoy the shit out of me.

The thing is that I think it's basically a sketch show at this point. Yeah, there's kind of a plot for each episode, but it's only a bare skeleton to fit all the sketches into. And it's quite hit and miss.

[Gritty]

Wasn't a fan initially but it grew on me. Still can't stand American Dad.

[disneyspy]

Wasn't a fan initially but it grew on me. Still can't stand American Dad.

i agree with this posts completely. how can two shows by the same people be on such different levels? american dad is such garbage i cant believe its still on the air

[Slumbag]

I honestly do not understand how American Dad is considered so much worse. It's by no means a truly good show, but hell, at least it attempts to have actual characters and an actual plot that it sticks to the entire episode as opposed to 5 minutes of anything remotely coherrent and then 15 minutes of bullshit pop culture non-sequitors.

Robot Chicken is FG without the bullshit pretense.

I agree totally about the Robot Chicken thing.


American Dad is one of my favorite shows. They have actual stories, and the characters are there for a reason. Not just to set up vingettes.


They had an episode where Stan went back in time, got Martin Scorcese off drugs, and then he didn't make Taxi Driver. So communists took over America cause Regan was never shot and empowered.
Then Stan remade it with John Wayne instead of Deniro, who he fired for "talking to the mirror".

That's brilliant writing.

[Stuft]

the bottom line for me is that the show makes me laugh

^This.
I'm not fanatical about watching it like alotta people i know but when i do catch it, and it's not the same episode i've seen before, i usually laugh at least twice. That's the point, no?

[KnoxHarrington]

I agree totally about the Robot Chicken thing.


American Dad is one of my favorite shows. They have actual stories, and the characters are there for a reason. Not just to set up vingettes.


They had an episode where Stan went back in time, got Martin Scorcese off drugs, and then he didn't make Taxi Driver. So communists took over America cause Regan was never shot and empowered.
Then Stan remade it with John Wayne instead of Deniro, who he fired for "talking to the mirror".

That's brilliant writing.

I really see The Simpsons, Family Guy, and Robot Chicken being on a continuum, in this sense: The Simpsons started moving away from being a traditional sitcom (go back and watch an episode from the first couple of seasons) to working in weird vignettes, and Family Guy went a few steps further in that direction, making the show more about the weird digressions than any plotline of the show.

Robot Chicken just dispenses with the "plot" altogether, and the show is just one vignette after another.

[TheMojoPin]

I agree totally about the Robot Chicken thing.


American Dad is one of my favorite shows. They have actual stories, and the characters are there for a reason. Not just to set up vingettes.


They had an episode where Stan went back in time, got Martin Scorcese off drugs, and then he didn't make Taxi Driver. So communists took over America cause Regan was never shot and empowered.
Then Stan remade it with John Wayne instead of Deniro, who he fired for "talking to the mirror".

That's brilliant writing.

I've only seen AD like 5 or 6 times, but I definitely enjoyed those episodes more than any episode of FG I've seen.

I do actually think Seth McFarlane is a tremendously talented voice actor. He's just horrible as a writer and surrounds himself with equally horrible writers.

[Slumbag]

Robot Chicken just dispenses with the "plot" altogether, and the show is just one vignette after another.
Yeah, that's the only funny part of Family Guy though. I'd like it more if they didn't try to set up a story. It drags down whatever funny parts there are of the show, because it's poorly written and executed.


I do actually think Seth McFarlane is a tremendously talented voice actor. He's just horrible as a writer and surrounds himself with equally horrible writers.

Agree 100%.

[TNABuffalo]

People who want a story for FG should just stick to AD .....FG is what it is and has always been.

[TheMojoPin]

Shit.

[cougarjake13]

i enjoy fg and ad


they make me laugh and thats all im looking for

[ScottFromGA]

I enjoy it.....best show on TV at times.....

[TheMojoPin]

I enjoy it.....best show on TV at times.....

No.

NO.

I will not stand for this.

FG has NEVER, EVER been the best show on TV.

That's madness.

[TripleSkeet]

No.

NO.

I will not stand for this.

FG has NEVER, EVER been the best show on TV.

That's madness.

Best, no. Funniest? Yea it has.

[Dell]

while known for non sequitur humor...it gets monotonous after a while...loved how South Park went after that element of FG...damn funny episode...

http://images.southparkstudios.com/media/images/1004/10042_cartman_pissed_about_manatees.jpg

[Fez4PrezN2008]

Family Guy has got to be one of my favorite shows of all. Love it.

[Brad in Bama]

:thumbdown:I never liked it. I can't stand over explained attempts at comedy

[TheMojoPin]

Best, no. Funniest? Yea it has.

Ridonkulous.

[TripleSkeet]

Ridonkulous.

Not continuously but at times it has. Especially when South Park is on hiatus.

[sailor]

it's delightful.

[ScottFromGA]

No.

NO.

I will not stand for this.

FG has NEVER, EVER been the best show on TV.

That's madness.


this thread is not about you, now is it Mojo? :bye:

[TheMojoPin]

If I actually lived in a world where FG was ever the funniest or best show on TV I'd have to destroy it.

Fortunately, that world does not exist.

[ScottFromGA]

i vote to change the title of this thread.

and i did say it was the best show on TV at times....those times are 9 to 9:30pm on Sundays....and 8 to 10pm on TBS during the week....and when it comes on during Adult Swim....

OHHHH I just love that Family Guy.....and I get a kick out of it when Anberlin sings the theme song.


on a side note, I think the Cleveland Show is just a big pile of dogshit waiting to happen.

[west milly Tom]

So it appears that Ronfez.net is pro FG by a margin of 4:1 and thanks for proving mojo wrong again everybody.

[ScottFromGA]

So it appears that Ronfez.net is pro FG by a margin of 4:1 and thanks for proving mojo wrong again everybody.

:lol::lol::drunk:

[MacVittie]

It's really fucking stupid.

[TheMojoPin]

So it appears that Ronfez.net is pro FG by a margin of 4:1 and thanks for proving mojo wrong again everybody.

Nah, just proves that taste is a rarity in these skeevy parts. I'm elite.

[ScottFromGA]

hmmm thread stopper huh?

[TripleSkeet]

South Park was close....but its not quite Muhammed...

http://television.aol.com/insidetv/2009/07/28/fox-decides-not-to-air-family-guy-abortion-episode/?icid=main|htmlws-main|dl2|link3|http%3A%2F%2Ftelevision.aol.com%2Fi nsidetv%2F2009%2F07%2F28%2Ffox-decides-not-to-air-family-guy-abortion-episode%2F