(Rolls eyes) It's not funny and not because it's about dead soldiers but because it's just a weak joke. Seth MacFarlane and Chuck Lorre are the most unfunny showrunners out there and I despise coming across people who hold them up as beacons of modern comedy.
I thought it was funny. But then again Daniel Tosh is one of my favorite comedians so that tells what kind of humor I like. But family guy has been getting weak with jokes. Only because they don't make their own jokes anymore, They just rely on making fun of pop culture or making reference to something that half it's audience won't get because they weren't even born when it happened.
on the surface i thought it was a poorly written joke that landed with a thud into the crap pile...on a deeper level..i personally feel like if the only way you can gain attention is by recycling the same old crap over and over ( "hey people are offended by abortion so lets make a dumpster full of singing aborted babies" "hey people are offended by anti-American jokes, lets burn a flag and piss on the ashes that will be funny") are just not talented enuogh to write consistantly funny jokes..its like stand up comedians that do nothing but talk about sex and drop the F bomb..its sssooooo over done..every1 does that..it takes zero talent and creativity to rehash the same crap..i mean you can only get up infront of people and say "hahaha i F&*ked a phatty last night" before it gets old...its the same with shows like Family Guy..they dont have enough genuine comedic talent to write something orginal..they just fall back on the same cheap "shock and awe" bullcrap that every1 is doing...i mean this has less to do with whether or not i find it offensive and more to do with the fact im annoyed when people get famous off of being lazy and showing a lack of true talent...when you look at the comedic legends from 30 or 40 years ago..they were funny because they can take literally any topic and without making it offensive or turning it into some middleschool reject sex joke they could have you splitting your sides..whether they were talking about family or polotics of food or whatever..it was their ability to take the most simple thing in its most basic form and make you laugh that made them comedians..not their ability to take the latest fad and turn it itno a sex joke and rehash the same joke 150 times over the course of their career..same goes for writers of comedy shows like family guy..because at the end of a day..you can hear the same jokes at any random middleschool in America......just sayn...also all this is my oppinion so it doesnt mean much so if any wants to go off on me for dissing their favorite show..please dont..im not trying to start anything im just voicing my oppinion :)
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