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Dr. Thong · 11-07-2007, 08:17 PM

Since "threadcrapping" is frowned upon here, I'm going to start my own thread about the Family Guy because I have something to say. At the risk of raising Irene's ire (I know she's a big fan of this show), I have to say that Family Guy should have stayed cancelled.

In the interest of full disclosure, I will say that part of my dismissal of this show is due to the fact that every time I visit my cousin's house, I am subjected to at least two episodes of this show, which in my opinion, is a poor man's Simpsons.

It's just a barrage of stupid, low-brow gags and I just don't get why this show is so big. And it's so obviously a Simpsons rip off (fat, dorky Dad, semi-hot oblivious wife, idiot bar friends, weird kids, etc) that Seth McFarlane should pay Matt Groening royalties.

To be fair, I did see the recent Star Wars parody episode and it wasn't bad. I found it one of the more tolerable episodes I've seen. And I will admit that Stewie the psychotic baby can be quite funny at times. But that aside, I don't get this show at all.

Now, I invite threadcrapping - I don't mind a contrary opinion to my own, because that's all I'm expressing...an opinion.

I hope Irene won't hate me for this, but I have been wanting to post this for a long time, so I welcome your thoughts, hate mail and whatever else you want to post in response to my bashing of the Family Guy.

Chris

Ireneparalegal · 11-07-2007, 08:31 PM

Hey, I am a huge fan of the show. No doubt abt that. You obviously know me sweetie.

I don't mind your negative opinions on this show. I have this saying and I say it a lot:

IT IS NOT WHAT YOU SAY, BUT HOW YOU SAY IT. And let me say, you said it well.

Dr. Thong · 11-07-2007, 08:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Ireneparalegal

Hey, I am a huge fan of the show. No doubt abt that. You obviously know me sweetie.

I don't mind your negative opinions on this show. I have this saying and I say it a lot:

IT IS NOT WHAT YOU SAY, BUT HOW YOU SAY IT. And let me say, you said it well.

Irene,

Thank you. I was a bit worried that you would take offense, because, like I said, I know you are a big fan of the show. And I respect that, because I have always found your posts to be entertaining and always fun. Hell, some of them are hoots! You are obviously a very passionate person and I like passionate people because they are usually the most interesting. At least they feel passionately about something, right??

I'm glad I was able to put my opinion across the right way. Hey, Family Guy is doing something right because the DVD sales are what resurrected its network run on FOX. It obviously has a big audience and isn't suffering because I don't watch it.

Ireneparalegal · 11-07-2007, 09:04 PM

No problem. We may never see eye to eye on Family Guy, but there is far more we agree on and that is what matters more.

tv star collector · 11-08-2007, 08:42 AM

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Originally Posted by Dr. Thong

Since "threadcrapping" is frowned upon here, I'm going to start my own thread about the Family Guy because I have something to say. At the risk of raising Irene's ire (I know she's a big fan of this show), I have to say that Family Guy should have stayed cancelled.

In the interest of full disclosure, I will say that part of my dismissal of this show is due to the fact that every time I visit my cousin's house, I am subjected to at least two episodes of this show, which in my opinion, is a poor man's Simpsons.

It's just a barrage of stupid, low-brow gags and I just don't get why this show is so big. And it's so obviously a Simpsons rip off (fat, dorky Dad, semi-hot oblivious wife, idiot bar friends, weird kids, etc) that Seth McFarlane should pay Matt Groening royalties.

To be fair, I did see the recent Star Wars parody episode and it wasn't bad. I found it one of the more tolerable episodes I've seen. And I will admit that Stewie the psychotic baby can be quite funny at times. But that aside, I don't get this show at all.

Now, I invite threadcrapping - I don't mind a contrary opinion to my own, because that's all I'm expressing...an opinion.

I hope Irene won't hate me for this, but I have been wanting to post this for a long time, so I welcome your thoughts, hate mail and whatever else you want to post in response to my bashing of the Family Guy.

Chris

Thanks for posting. I thought that I was the only person here who doesn't
get Seth MacFarlane's warped sense of humor. I'll take Matt Groening's
SIMPSONS or Mike Judge's KING OF THE HILL any day over the feeble jokes
in FAMILY GUY. The only reason I watch the latter at all (which is seldom)
is for the pop culture spoofs (like the hour-long "Star Wars" satire, which
wasn't bad ... for this show). The rest of the time I find it perverse and/or
obscene. I don't consider myself a prude but I think suggestive wit is
funnier than blatant jokes about sex (which are far too frequent on this
program). Just expressing my opinion.

comedyfreak · 11-08-2007, 10:49 AM

I'm actually starting to like Family Guy, it's starting to grow on me. Stewie is a crack up, I seen an episode where he spanks his brother.

Dr. Thong · 11-08-2007, 08:27 PM

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Originally Posted by comedyfreak

I'm actually starting to like Family Guy, it's starting to grow on me. Stewie is a crack up, I seen an episode where he spanks his brother.

I think Stewie's about the only funny thing on this show. I do like his "Dr. Smith" pseudo-British accent and psychotic hostility towards everyone. That's about it, though.

Dr. Thong · 11-08-2007, 08:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Ireneparalegal

No problem. We may never see eye to eye on Family Guy, but there is far more we agree on and that is what matters more.

This is true. I always enjoy your stuff on this forum, Irene.

TV DVD Fan · 11-08-2007, 09:15 PM

I love FAMILY GUY, but it's humor is often very perverse--- which I do not condone. Often times I will get offended by these kinds of jokes and will not laugh at all. I'll just say that Seth and friends are sick bastards. But I think they know that. They know their views are often sick and twisted; but they just think the jokes are funny. There's nothing funny to me about sexual role-playing or homosexual babies (I like Stewie, but the whole "being gay" thing doesn't do anything for me) to me at all. FAMILY GUY's earlier episodes were alot tamer than those of today. Today they can get away with murder (and they literally did in the last episode, lol), and they take advantage of the censors. I do happen to enjoy the majority of FAMILY GUY's jokes and shows.

Ireneparalegal · 11-08-2007, 09:35 PM

There was actually one time I was thrown back by something on FG. There was a mention abt rape and we seen a reference made to the young girl, Elizabeth Smart, who had been in the headlines for being missing and was later found months later and there was mention of her having been sexually abused and so forth by her captors. Family Guy showed a child playing the piano and her father and mother in the background talking abt how having been raped has changed their daughter's piano playing ability. I am sorry, to me that was over the line. I even made a thread abt it and the FG fans posted to me how that is FG's humor and no one was immune. To me, a child being raped is not anything to have been made fun of.

Dean Winchester · 11-09-2007, 12:52 AM

I love the old episodes, but I agree that the show should've stayed cancelled and become a cult classic instead of getting back on the air and tarnishing what was a good 50 episode run.

South Park truly put Family Guy into perspective last season with their "Cartoon Wars" episode (Matt and Trey said they received "thank you"'s from the Simpsons and King Of The Hill writers). The show is nothing but a bunch of random pop culture references spun together with no point or story. Family Guy is funny every now and then but it doesn't amount to a pimple on the butt of The Simpsons or South Park, two animated shows that have something to say.

Dean Winchester · 11-09-2007, 12:55 AM

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Originally Posted by TV DVD Fan

I love FAMILY GUY, but it's humor is often very perverse--- which I do not condone. Often times I will get offended by these kinds of jokes and will not laugh at all. I'll just say that Seth and friends are sick bastards. But I think they know that. They know their views are often sick and twisted; but they just think the jokes are funny. There's nothing funny to me about sexual role-playing or homosexual babies (I like Stewie, but the whole "being gay" thing doesn't do anything for me) to me at all. FAMILY GUY's earlier episodes were alot tamer than those of today. Today they can get away with murder (and they literally did in the last episode, lol), and they take advantage of the censors. I do happen to enjoy the majority of FAMILY GUY's jokes and shows.

just curiously, what do you think about South Park? I think SP is far more "sickminded" and perverse than Family Guy has ever been. And much like Stewie, they have thrown subtle hints that Cartman (which is funny since he used to be Archie Bunker-ish, and now he's wanting Kyle to give him head) and Butters are possibly gay around in many episodes in the past few years. However, as gross as SP gets at times, I do think as a whole it's a far better series than Family Guy because even the most random and offensive episode has a point.

catlover79 · 11-09-2007, 01:06 AM

I've tried watching both Family Guy and South Park (as I have friends and relatives who love both shows) and neither of them do anything for me. I just don't like their type of humor, and I don't like sacrilegious humor. So I simply don't watch either.

Dean Winchester · 11-09-2007, 01:13 AM

well, South Park is an equal opportunity offender, if it offends you, Matt and Trey accomplished their goal. But most of their humor has a point

friendsfan77 · 11-09-2007, 02:28 AM

I was excited when it first came back, and enjoyed new episodes for a while, but I haven't been too impressed as of last season. I think that the pop-culture jokes were cute and fun at first but eventually it wound up getting out of hand.

11-07-2007, 08:17 PM	#1
Dr. Thong a/k/a "ACK!" Forum Veteran Join Date: Jul 10, 2001 Location: New Hampshire, USA Posts: 5,546	The "Family Guy" Bashing Thread Since "threadcrapping" is frowned upon here, I'm going to start my own thread about the Family Guy because I have something to say. At the risk of raising Irene's ire (I know she's a big fan of this show), I have to say that Family Guy should have stayed cancelled. In the interest of full disclosure, I will say that part of my dismissal of this show is due to the fact that every time I visit my cousin's house, I am subjected to at least two episodes of this show, which in my opinion, is a poor man's Simpsons. It's just a barrage of stupid, low-brow gags and I just don't get why this show is so big. And it's so obviously a Simpsons rip off (fat, dorky Dad, semi-hot oblivious wife, idiot bar friends, weird kids, etc) that Seth McFarlane should pay Matt Groening royalties. To be fair, I did see the recent Star Wars parody episode and it wasn't bad. I found it one of the more tolerable episodes I've seen. And I will admit that Stewie the psychotic baby can be quite funny at times. But that aside, I don't get this show at all. Now, I invite threadcrapping - I don't mind a contrary opinion to my own, because that's all I'm expressing...an opinion. I hope Irene won't hate me for this, but I have been wanting to post this for a long time, so I welcome your thoughts, hate mail and whatever else you want to post in response to my bashing of the Family Guy. Chris
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11-07-2007, 08:31 PM	#2
Ireneparalegal LEGAL SPICE ;) Forum Legend Join Date: Jul 25, 2005 Location: OXNARD, CA - WHERE THE DALLAS COWBOYS TRAIN & PRACTICE Posts: 38,691	Hey, I am a huge fan of the show. No doubt abt that. You obviously know me sweetie. I don't mind your negative opinions on this show. I have this saying and I say it a lot: IT IS NOT WHAT YOU SAY, BUT HOW YOU SAY IT. And let me say, you said it well.
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11-08-2007, 10:49 AM	#6
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11-08-2007, 09:15 PM	#9
TV DVD Fan Member Senior Member Join Date: Apr 07, 2005 Posts: 2,602	I love FAMILY GUY, but it's humor is often very perverse--- which I do not condone. Often times I will get offended by these kinds of jokes and will not laugh at all. I'll just say that Seth and friends are sick bastards. But I think they know that. They know their views are often sick and twisted; but they just think the jokes are funny. There's nothing funny to me about sexual role-playing or homosexual babies (I like Stewie, but the whole "being gay" thing doesn't do anything for me) to me at all. FAMILY GUY's earlier episodes were alot tamer than those of today. Today they can get away with murder (and they literally did in the last episode, lol), and they take advantage of the censors. I do happen to enjoy the majority of FAMILY GUY's jokes and shows.
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11-08-2007, 09:35 PM	#10
Ireneparalegal LEGAL SPICE ;) Forum Legend Join Date: Jul 25, 2005 Location: OXNARD, CA - WHERE THE DALLAS COWBOYS TRAIN & PRACTICE Posts: 38,691	There was actually one time I was thrown back by something on FG. There was a mention abt rape and we seen a reference made to the young girl, Elizabeth Smart, who had been in the headlines for being missing and was later found months later and there was mention of her having been sexually abused and so forth by her captors. Family Guy showed a child playing the piano and her father and mother in the background talking abt how having been raped has changed their daughter's piano playing ability. I am sorry, to me that was over the line. I even made a thread abt it and the FG fans posted to me how that is FG's humor and no one was immune. To me, a child being raped is not anything to have been made fun of.
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11-07-2007, 09:04 PM	#4
Ireneparalegal LEGAL SPICE ;) Forum Legend Join Date: Jul 25, 2005 Location: OXNARD, CA - WHERE THE DALLAS COWBOYS TRAIN & PRACTICE Posts: 38,691	No problem. We may never see eye to eye on Family Guy, but there is far more we agree on and that is what matters more.

11-09-2007, 12:52 AM	#11
Dean Winchester Member Forum Fanatic Join Date: Sep 28, 2003 Location: Louisville KY Posts: 14,803	I love the old episodes, but I agree that the show should've stayed cancelled and become a cult classic instead of getting back on the air and tarnishing what was a good 50 episode run. South Park truly put Family Guy into perspective last season with their "Cartoon Wars" episode (Matt and Trey said they received "thank you"'s from the Simpsons and King Of The Hill writers). The show is nothing but a bunch of random pop culture references spun together with no point or story. Family Guy is funny every now and then but it doesn't amount to a pimple on the butt of The Simpsons or South Park, two animated shows that have something to say.

11-09-2007, 01:06 AM	#13
catlover79 God Bless Val Forum Addict Join Date: May 29, 2006 Location: Bewitched in Ohio Posts: 70,376	I've tried watching both Family Guy and South Park (as I have friends and relatives who love both shows) and neither of them do anything for me. I just don't like their type of humor, and I don't like sacrilegious humor. So I simply don't watch either.
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11-09-2007, 01:13 AM	#14
Dean Winchester Member Forum Fanatic Join Date: Sep 28, 2003 Location: Louisville KY Posts: 14,803	well, South Park is an equal opportunity offender, if it offends you, Matt and Trey accomplished their goal. But most of their humor has a point

11-09-2007, 02:28 AM	#15
friendsfan77 - Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Oct 02, 2004 Location: Duluth, GA Posts: 3,165	I was excited when it first came back, and enjoyed new episodes for a while, but I haven't been too impressed as of last season. I think that the pop-culture jokes were cute and fun at first but eventually it wound up getting out of hand.