Family Guy Has Run Out Of Ideas

The first 3 seasons was where it was at.

/end thread

How is that elitism?

When a show has been reduced to predictable plot lines and overused stale jokes how is it elitist to call it out on its own flaws?

Family guy is lazy writing. A show should make you say "i really like those characters!" "I relate to their struggels!" "Wow thats some good satire!"

How many hanna barbara characters are they going to show in illogical scenarios? They aren't even putting them in ways that would make sense to the characters world its just "OH lets throw optimus prime in and make a joke about him being gay LOLZ!

Robot chicken does nothing but skit humor but the humor is always realvent to the characters and the stop frame animation has heart. Thats an example of good writing as well as a sense of stylishness.

Family Guy is to South Park as Mad Tv is to SNL

peppersfan2

The only requirement of any comedy is too make the viewer laugh whilst maintaining a relative level of decency. If not, then sorry but I think you are setting your expectations a bit too high.

Family Guy has sucked since...ever.

I stopped finding the idea of aborted fetuses singing and dancing funny. Maybe that's just me though.

Family Guy has sucked since...ever.

I stopped finding the idea of aborted fetuses singing and dancing funny. Maybe that's just me though.

-TheSecondSign-

Well I think it had a good 2 years at first. Now it's just.. Meh. But it would seem that there is an audience still out there for that kind of humour. Otherwise it would no longer exist.

King Of The Hill is living proof of this.

[QUOTE="-TheSecondSign-"]

Family Guy has sucked since...ever.

I stopped finding the idea of aborted fetuses singing and dancing funny. Maybe that's just me though.

MetalGear_Ninty

Right, whatever. Forgot.

Bottom line is it wasn't funny, and it never will be. Next time they can just make jokes about how insurgents like to tie kids to church walls and cut their hands and feet off.

[QUOTE="MetalGear_Ninty"][QUOTE="-TheSecondSign-"]

Family Guy has sucked since...ever.

I stopped finding the idea of aborted fetuses singing and dancing funny. Maybe that's just me though.

-TheSecondSign-

Right, whatever. Forgot.

Bottom line is it wasn't funny, and it never will be. Next time they can just make jokes about how insurgents like to tie kids to church walls and cut their hands and feet off.

I agree. Last nights episode made me and my roomates laugh maybe once (when Peter and Quagmire fight).

The new season is so unbelievably terrible...

And so goes another pop culture phenomenon. From the pinnacle of critical and mass audience acclaim, to the bowels of the dumpster as soon as the majority begin to dislike it.

I think it's hilarious. I watch it almost everyday on TBS.The_Mac_Daddy

yes, thos were the good episodes ow they don't have any good ones atleast this season.

[QUOTE="johnnyv2003"]

I thought The Simpsons, and King of the Hill were great last night...but I didn't laugh once at Family Guy, I mean Seth McFarlane is busting out Iraq jokes?? I remember when Family Guy used to be ahead of the curve comedically speaking, but it was way behind last night.

The Simpson's Tree House of Horror was hilarious, and I loved King of the Hill's spoof about MySpace

freshgman

yeah king of the hill was good. too bad it was cancelled

And so goes another pop culture phenomenon. From the pinnacle of critical and mass audience acclaim, to the bowels of the dumpster as soon as the majority begin to dislike it.

FragStains

The first three seasons are good examples of absurd humor done right...but you can't rely on that forever.

[QUOTE="FragStains"]

And so goes another pop culture phenomenon. From the pinnacle of critical and mass audience acclaim, to the bowels of the dumpster as soon as the majority begin to dislike it.

Sajo7

The first three seasons are good examples of absurd humor done right...but you can't rely on that forever.

The thing they did was actually you know, make it relevent to the plot.

Personally, Invader Zim is still my favorite. Too bad it was too dark to be a childrens cartoon....

I think its still good. It makes me laugh out loud alot more than the Simpsons. That has a few moments of smile-worthy comedy, but thats it.

P.S. The bird is the word!!!

[QUOTE="peppersfan2"]

How is that elitism?

When a show has been reduced to predictable plot lines and overused stale jokes how is it elitist to call it out on its own flaws?

Family guy is lazy writing. A show should make you say "i really like those characters!" "I relate to their struggels!" "Wow thats some good satire!"

How many hanna barbara characters are they going to show in illogical scenarios? They aren't even putting them in ways that would make sense to the characters world its just "OH lets throw optimus prime in and make a joke about him being gay LOLZ!

Robot chicken does nothing but skit humor but the humor is always realvent to the characters and the stop frame animation has heart. Thats an example of good writing as well as a sense of stylishness.

Family Guy is to South Park as Mad Tv is to SNL

MetalGear_Ninty

The only requirement of any comedy is too make the viewer laugh whilst maintaining a relative level of decency. If not, then sorry but I think you are setting your expectations a bit too high.

A show doesn't suck because of its random humor. Family Guy's format is runing out of steam. When I refrenced Robot Chicken I was giving an example of "good" random humor where as family guy just sucks.

Look at SuperJail or Aqua Teen Hunger Force random humor related to the plot. Look at robot chicken random humor with no plot. They all make me laugh where as family guy is just manufactured humor with no artistic depth. I'm not asking for family guy to have a story line I'm just asking for it to not suck. Robot chickens use of action figures gives a personal touch. Family guys art design is so sterile and cookie cutter I cant stand it!

yes overrated show yesterday they sang some song for like 3 minskemar7856

YES!!! That joke was funny when they first did it beause it was like "okay this is kinda stupid but its funny how their dragging it out." It wasn't funny the next 30 times they did it.

That joke is meant to be funny not through content but by pestering the viewer into laughing because its purposly stupid. That stops being funny fast.

[QUOTE="MetalGear_Ninty"][QUOTE="peppersfan2"]

How is that elitism?

When a show has been reduced to predictable plot lines and overused stale jokes how is it elitist to call it out on its own flaws?

Family guy is lazy writing. A show should make you say "i really like those characters!" "I relate to their struggels!" "Wow thats some good satire!"

How many hanna barbara characters are they going to show in illogical scenarios? They aren't even putting them in ways that would make sense to the characters world its just "OH lets throw optimus prime in and make a joke about him being gay LOLZ!

Robot chicken does nothing but skit humor but the humor is always realvent to the characters and the stop frame animation has heart. Thats an example of good writing as well as a sense of stylishness.

Family Guy is to South Park as Mad Tv is to SNL

peppersfan2

The only requirement of any comedy is too make the viewer laugh whilst maintaining a relative level of decency. If not, then sorry but I think you are setting your expectations a bit too high.

I never said that the show sucks because of its random humor. I said that its format is runing out of steam. When I refrenced Robot Chicken I was giving an example of "good" random humor where as family guy just sucks.

Look at SuperJail or Aqua Teen Hunger Force random humor related to the plot. Look at robot chicken random humor with no plot. They all make me laugh where as family guy is just manufactured humor with no artistic depth. I'm not asking for family guy to have a story line I'm just asking for it to not suck. Robot chickens use of action figures gives a personal touch. Family guys art design is so sterile and cookie cutter I cant stand it!

You may find that Family Guy has no depth, but I think a lot of the jokes used in the series is very cleverly implemented, and actually really intelligent when you try to configure why they've been constructed in the way it has.

Yeah this show clearly should of ended when they were ontop

The jokes arent funny and the storys they come up with arent intresting or comedic.

[QUOTE="peppersfan2"][QUOTE="MetalGear_Ninty"][QUOTE="peppersfan2"]

How is that elitism?

When a show has been reduced to predictable plot lines and overused stale jokes how is it elitist to call it out on its own flaws?

Family guy is lazy writing. A show should make you say "i really like those characters!" "I relate to their struggels!" "Wow thats some good satire!"

How many hanna barbara characters are they going to show in illogical scenarios? They aren't even putting them in ways that would make sense to the characters world its just "OH lets throw optimus prime in and make a joke about him being gay LOLZ!

Robot chicken does nothing but skit humor but the humor is always realvent to the characters and the stop frame animation has heart. Thats an example of good writing as well as a sense of stylishness.

Family Guy is to South Park as Mad Tv is to SNL

MetalGear_Ninty

The only requirement of any comedy is too make the viewer laugh whilst maintaining a relative level of decency. If not, then sorry but I think you are setting your expectations a bit too high.

I never said that the show sucks because of its random humor. I said that its format is runing out of steam. When I refrenced Robot Chicken I was giving an example of "good" random humor where as family guy just sucks.

Look at SuperJail or Aqua Teen Hunger Force random humor related to the plot. Look at robot chicken random humor with no plot. They all make me laugh where as family guy is just manufactured humor with no artistic depth. I'm not asking for family guy to have a story line I'm just asking for it to not suck. Robot chickens use of action figures gives a personal touch. Family guys art design is so sterile and cookie cutter I cant stand it!

You may find that Family Guy has no depth, but I think a lot of the jokes used in the series is very cleverly implemented, and actually really intelligent when you try to configure why they've been constructed in the way it has.

Alot of it is opinion but that doesn't mean that critical anaysis holds no merit. Family guy makes me laugh but its decaying fast. The jokes ARE being repeated and the show is using alot of filler. Family guy has had many smart jokes but not as many anymore. American Dad had razor sharp satire but now thats gone.

Alot of it is opinion but that doesn't mean that critical anaysis holds no merit. Family guy makes me laugh but its decaying fast. The jokes ARE being repeated and the show is using alot of filler. Family guy has had many smart jokes but not as many anymore. American Dad had razor sharp satire but now thats gone.

peppersfan2

I agree, that's why I don't watch it.

The episode with the song "The bird is the word" almost put me over the edge.cs45F

Exactly! When your comedy comes mainly from pestering the viewer its time to start over.

it's still funny, and how often do giant chicken fights happen?shoeman12

In over 100 episodes, 3 by my count.

First 1-3 seasons were OK, some older were bearable, but now, terrible