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Terrestrial Dream · 2009-09-30, 23:45

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Originally Posted by Gin

the jokes got old at an accelerated speed too, because the Family Guy writers looked at what people liked of the first 3 seasons, then only put that in, and decided to do away with 99% of plot why they were at, there is such a thing as too much of a good thing.

True, the old episodes at least had plot and jokes that had something to do with the plot. Now the jokes are way too random and it is not funny anymore. I tried to watch one of the new episodes, about 8 minutes in I was bored as hell and none of jokes made me even smile. The biggest example of the stupidity is the chicken fight, bit amusing first time, maybe the second time it was bit amusing, by the third time I was thinking "WTF is this shit?".

Quzor · 2009-10-01, 00:20

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Originally Posted by Terrestrial Dream

True, the old episodes at least had plot and jokes that had something to do with the plot. Now the jokes are way too random and it is not funny anymore. I tried to watch one of the new episodes, about 8 minutes in I was bored as hell and none of jokes made me even smile. The biggest example of the stupidity is the chicken fight, bit amusing first time, maybe the second time it was bit amusing, by the third time I was thinking "WTF is this shit?".

Something like this?

Kytherno · 2009-10-01, 22:21

The transition from the beginning, to now, is way too off.

One day, Meg went from being an invisible girl to the family's verbal punching bag.

And on another day (I think it happened the ep after Stewie "killed Lois"), Stewie went from Evil, to gay.

And another thing to it's downfall, too many similar shows nowadays. American Dad, and The Cleveland show.

I saw the opening of the Cleveland show and was like "What is this? I don't even". Then i was like "OH SHI-! I ACCIDENTALLY THE CHANNEL!"

4chan jokes aside, Family guy has become terrible nowadays. I mean, occasionally it is funny to see Meg to get discriminated against. But there are too many problems with the show nowadays. Par example, the repetitive Koolaid-man. Or, the chicken + Peter fight. Or the cut-away-from-the-main-show-to-make-a-pop-culture-joke.

Kyero Fox · 2009-10-01, 22:30

the newest was the best XD "OINK!"

Terrestrial Dream · 2009-10-01, 23:23

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Originally Posted by Quzor

Something like this?

Lol, yep exactly

. Anyhow if I want to watch something funny on tv I will turn to Colbert, Daily Show, South Park, and Futurama.

Envy · 2009-10-01, 23:45

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Originally Posted by Kytherno

4chan jokes aside, Family guy has become terrible nowadays. I mean, occasionally it is funny to see Meg to get discriminated against. But there are too many problems with the show nowadays. Par example, the repetitive Koolaid-man. Or, the chicken + Peter fight. Or the cut-away-from-the-main-show-to-make-a-pop-culture-joke.

The chicken fight and Koolaid-man jokes were the best back in the day. But yeah, they don't need to keep on repeating them. They aren't funny anymore.

The worst of the worst is that awful Conway Twitty joke, though. They took up around 3 minutes of a whole episode with that, and it's not and never has been even remotely funny.

james0246 · 2009-10-02, 00:03

^Long jokes (and other filler material) are always used when the episode needs to be padded out to fit the 21 minute quota. Many comedy shows do this (ex: Simpsons does this by having longer intros (they will use shorter intros if the episode is too long)), but the Conway Twitty joke abused this to the max.

That being said, as a partial defense of Family Guy, as Kyle from South Park has said, sometimes you just don't feel in the mood for "smart" or subtle humour. Sometimes all you want is a gag and a prat fall. For those times, Family Guy exists, and it is the best of that type of pointless humour.

Quzor · 2009-10-02, 18:08

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Originally Posted by james0246

That being said, as a partial defense of Family Guy, as Kyle from South Park has said, sometimes you just don't feel in the mood for "smart" or subtle humour. Sometimes all you want is a gag and a prat fall. For those times, Family Guy exists, and it is the best of that type of pointless humour.

To be fair, I think Kyle said that so that South Park wouldn't get sued for all the unadulterated bashing of Family Guy it did in the half hour previous to that revelation.

No offense to Family Guy, but if I want a gag and a prat fall, I'll stick in a Chevy Chase movie.

Kyero Fox · 2009-10-04, 00:01

lol oh man XD reading this topic was funny, when did Family Guy even really have a plot? I mean, yea, it has sitcom storylines, like "Meg gets a job" and shit, but that's all still there.

if you want heavy plot, don't watch comedy cartoons like family guy.

Kytherno · 2009-10-04, 09:58

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Originally Posted by Terrestrial Dream

Lol, yep exactly

. Anyhow if I want to watch something funny on tv I will turn South Park

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Originally Posted by Terrestrial Dream

something funny I will turn South Park

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Originally Posted by Terrestrial Dream

South Park

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Originally Posted by Terrestrial Dream

South Park

Basically, I'm just saying South Park sucks also.

The Bloodlust Kid · 2009-10-07, 01:53

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Originally Posted by Kyero Fox

lol oh man XD reading this topic was funny, when did Family Guy even really have a plot? I mean, yea, it has sitcom storylines, like "Meg gets a job" and shit, but that's all still there.

if you want heavy plot, don't watch comedy cartoons like family guy.

Simpsons would like to have a word with you.

Anyway, I used to love Family Guy even before it went "mainstream" (whenever that was) but now I hate it because it feels like they don't want to try writing their own jokes anymore and start telling injokes.
This is why I think (classic) Simpsons is better, because they can make a pop culture reference and if you don't get it, the writers will find a way to still make you laugh with it.

Quzor · 2009-10-07, 02:25

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Originally Posted by Kytherno

South Park sucks also.

At least South Park, The Simpsons, Futurama, and the handful of others that have been mentioned here go so far as to have a plot. The jokes are directly related to the story the episode is trying to tell.

Family Guy's comedy model seems to be "Spin the two wheels!"

*Insert random anecdotal moment* + *insert pop culture reference* = funny?

I think not...

Zu Ra · 2009-10-15, 00:32

I usually prefer American Dad to Family Guy but now with Dubya gone most of the fun is gone .

But last week's American Dad was so funny . This is joke which most anime fans will understand and appreciate .

Spoiler for Last week's American.Dad episode:

SoulCorpse · 2009-10-15, 11:00

ok yes i can agree that Family Guy is a little dry, but it's not as though every episode is pure stupid randomness. nearly every episode has some plot. wether it be peter getting a promotion, brian and stewie going on a retarded adventure, peter becoming jewish, etc. then it has random things thrown in like dumb jokes, Quagmire descovering internet porn, peter's "this reminds me of the time when..." moments.
I'm just sayin your givin family guy to little credit.

psycho_luny · 2010-01-16, 17:05

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Originally Posted by SoulCorpse

ok yes i can agree that Family Guy is a little dry, but it's not as though every episode is pure stupid randomness. nearly every episode has some plot. wether it be peter getting a promotion, brian and stewie going on a retarded adventure, peter becoming jewish, etc. then it has random things thrown in like dumb jokes, Quagmire descovering internet porn, peter's "this reminds me of the time when..." moments.
I'm just sayin your givin family guy to little credit.

i agree
it has a good story line every episode, they don't just stick random funny scene's after another every scene complements the scene before that.

Vexx · 2010-01-16, 17:58

I occasionally like the parodies of musicals.... and I did find the "Stewie and the multiverse" very amusing in a Twilight Zone sensibility. But no.... if I manage to watch more than 5 minutes - it rarely causes even a smirk.

Aimingan12 · 2010-01-16, 20:50

I enjoyed watching Family Guy in the beginning and it gave me a good laugh. I still watch reruns but I hardly chuckle, the Stewie and Bryan episodes are funny sometimes though.

Irenicus · 2010-01-17, 01:03

Family Guy stopped being funny when Stewie and Brian were turned from a hilarious pair of megalomaniac baby and straight dog into mouthpieces for MacFarlane's soapbox-of-the-day (the moment when Brian jumped the shark has been meticulously recorded on TvTropes, of course). And while the universe hates Meg for absolutely no fucking reason whatsoever (she's actually rather popular with the fanbase, or what's left of it), the retarded asshat Peter gets away with everything. They fill the remaining twenty minutes each episode with shallow Meet the Spartans-style popular culture namedrops, juvenile humor, and drawn-out extended jokes.

People get sick of that after a while.

/2 denarii

james0246 · 2010-01-17, 01:33

I don't know, sometimes you just want to sit back and not think, and for those times Family Guy is a damn fine program.

Irenicus · 2010-01-17, 01:51

^But you see, even at a primal, instinctive level, there's something really offensive about the way the show let asshats like Peter get away with every shitty little thing. You don't even really think about it, you just feel it and then it's not so fine anymore.

I guess I just prefer my mindless entertainment big-eyed, fluffy, and a with nice sprinkle of sugar and spice...?

2009-10-01, 22:30	Link #64
Kyero Fox Tastes Cloudy Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Snake Way Age: 35	the newest was the best XD "OINK!" __________________

2009-10-04, 00:01	Link #69
Kyero Fox Tastes Cloudy Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Snake Way Age: 35	lol oh man XD reading this topic was funny, when did Family Guy even really have a plot? I mean, yea, it has sitcom storylines, like "Meg gets a job" and shit, but that's all still there. if you want heavy plot, don't watch comedy cartoons like family guy. __________________

2009-10-15, 00:32	Link #73
Zu Ra ✖ ǝʇ ɯıqnɾl ☆ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Mortuary : D	I usually prefer American Dad to Family Guy but now with Dubya gone most of the fun is gone . But last week's American Dad was so funny . This is joke which most anime fans will understand and appreciate . Spoiler for Last week's American.Dad episode: >> Uncensored Nudity wow this game must be from japan >>> Unlikely those are women not under-aged schoolgirls __________________

2009-10-15, 11:00	Link #74
SoulCorpse WhO PuT BaKOn In My SoUP! Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Around the corner from no where. Age: 28	ok yes i can agree that Family Guy is a little dry, but it's not as though every episode is pure stupid randomness. nearly every episode has some plot. wether it be peter getting a promotion, brian and stewie going on a retarded adventure, peter becoming jewish, etc. then it has random things thrown in like dumb jokes, Quagmire descovering internet porn, peter's "this reminds me of the time when..." moments. I'm just sayin your givin family guy to little credit. __________________ In the begining their was Cupcake, and Cupcake was with Gir, and Cupcake was Gir. With out Cupcake everything that is would not be. Last edited by SoulCorpse; 2009-10-15 at 12:25.

2010-01-16, 17:58	Link #76
Vexx Obey the Darkly Cute ... Author Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: On the whole, I'd rather be in Kyoto ... Age: 66	I occasionally like the parodies of musicals.... and I did find the "Stewie and the multiverse" very amusing in a Twilight Zone sensibility. But no.... if I manage to watch more than 5 minutes - it rarely causes even a smirk. __________________ "It Really IS Rocket Science", Novel series rough drafts; vol. 1 thru vol. 3 complete Volume 4 in work, Visit the thread for short stories!

2009-10-01, 22:21	Link #63
Kytherno 12th Supernova Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Foxy arc	The transition from the beginning, to now, is way too off. One day, Meg went from being an invisible girl to the family's verbal punching bag. And on another day (I think it happened the ep after Stewie "killed Lois"), Stewie went from Evil, to gay. And another thing to it's downfall, too many similar shows nowadays. American Dad, and The Cleveland show. I saw the opening of the Cleveland show and was like "What is this? I don't even". Then i was like "OH SHI-! I ACCIDENTALLY THE CHANNEL!" 4chan jokes aside, Family guy has become terrible nowadays. I mean, occasionally it is funny to see Meg to get discriminated against. But there are too many problems with the show nowadays. Par example, the repetitive Koolaid-man. Or, the chicken + Peter fight. Or the cut-away-from-the-main-show-to-make-a-pop-culture-joke.

2009-10-02, 00:03	Link #67
james0246 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: East Cupcake	^Long jokes (and other filler material) are always used when the episode needs to be padded out to fit the 21 minute quota. Many comedy shows do this (ex: Simpsons does this by having longer intros (they will use shorter intros if the episode is too long)), but the Conway Twitty joke abused this to the max. That being said, as a partial defense of Family Guy, as Kyle from South Park has said, sometimes you just don't feel in the mood for "smart" or subtle humour. Sometimes all you want is a gag and a prat fall. For those times, Family Guy exists, and it is the best of that type of pointless humour.

2010-01-16, 20:50	Link #77
Aimingan12 Chibi's Bishie Author Join Date: May 2008 Location: In Fire Age: 34	I enjoyed watching Family Guy in the beginning and it gave me a good laugh. I still watch reruns but I hardly chuckle, the Stewie and Bryan episodes are funny sometimes though. __________________ "All is lost."

2010-01-17, 01:03	Link #78
Irenicus Le fou, c'est moi Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Las Vegas, NV, USA Age: 34	Family Guy stopped being funny when Stewie and Brian were turned from a hilarious pair of megalomaniac baby and straight dog into mouthpieces for MacFarlane's soapbox-of-the-day (the moment when Brian jumped the shark has been meticulously recorded on TvTropes, of course). And while the universe hates Meg for absolutely no fucking reason whatsoever (she's actually rather popular with the fanbase, or what's left of it), the retarded asshat Peter gets away with everything. They fill the remaining twenty minutes each episode with shallow Meet the Spartans-style popular culture namedrops, juvenile humor, and drawn-out extended jokes. People get sick of that after a while. /2 denarii

2010-01-17, 01:33	Link #79
james0246 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: East Cupcake	I don't know, sometimes you just want to sit back and not think, and for those times Family Guy is a damn fine program.

2010-01-17, 01:51	Link #80
Irenicus Le fou, c'est moi Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Las Vegas, NV, USA Age: 34	^But you see, even at a primal, instinctive level, there's something really offensive about the way the show let asshats like Peter get away with every shitty little thing. You don't even really think about it, you just feel it and then it's not so fine anymore. I guess I just prefer my mindless entertainment big-eyed, fluffy, and a with nice sprinkle of sugar and spice...?