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"Is Family Guy a good show?"
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04-23-06, 05:56 PM (EST)
 
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"Is Family Guy a good show?" |
This is something I've actually pondered during this show's run. Now I've seen a lot of episodes of this show and can name all the characters, but I also find myself wondering if a recent episode of "South Park" didn't totally nail the show as being a fraud. It's got cheap jokes with no actual story to support them.The past couple of seasons has found the show building a good comedy couple in Brian and Stewie. No longer is the little tyke bottled into a singular plot to kill his mother, which was getting old. Instead, he's consistantly riffing on Brian(the family dog) and the results have been satisfying. On the other hand, the same can't be said for the female characters. Lois and Meg are as one dimensional as you can get. On "The Simpsons", Marge and Lisa don't have as many one-liners as Homer and Bart, but it's made up through character developement and an understanding of what it's like to live in the same house with dumb males. "Family Guy" basically ignores that conflict and seemingly has Lois and Meg put up with the stupidity simply because the writers make them. These characters really have no reason to even exist. Now, I'm not saying that I don't understand, or even appreciate, the show on some level. It's a 30 minute escape into potty humor and crude jokes. It's actually kind of hard to criticize it, much the same as it's hard to criticize "America's Funniest Home Videos". Sure, there are lots of annoying parts, but I'll be damned if seeing a guy get hit in the balls with a bat isn't funny every single time you see it! So, am I too hard on the show? Should I just enjoy it for it's stupidity and nothing more? I'm conflicted.
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04-24-06, 09:56 AM (EST)
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2. "RE: Is Family Guy a good show?" |
The Simpsons isn't as funny as it used to be, but the show still offers more laughs per episode then nearly any other show on television. Plus, it's built up enough goodwill for me to look past it's current flaws.South Park, on the other hand, seems to gain more momentum as the years go by. The reason is simple, at some point Trey and Matt decided to start lampooning current events. How can you go wrong with that kind of approach? Also, the show has an advantage over other animated fair because it's made cheaply and quickly. It only takes about a week to make a South Park episode, where it takes months to make Simpsons and Family Guy episodes. But I disagree with you that Family Guy once had good plots. I don't remember the show ever really having good plots. In fact, I can barely remember any of the plots the show has ever had, I just remember funny moments. I do remember tidbits, like when Peter got pec implants, but I can't remember how or why he got them, nor can I remember how he lost them. The same can't be said for The Simpsons, who had many great storylines running through their episodes. I could tell you every plotpoint in the episode where Lisa dates Ralph because it was so well written.
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