Opinions on "Family Guy"

[archvile93]

Still okay, but not nearly as funny as it used to be.

 

[G1eet]

It's not anywhere near as good as it used to be, but then again, what is?

Probably the biggest disappointments were Brian turning into a exaggerated douchebag liberal stereotype and Stewie going from "evil genius" to simply "gay".

Agreed on both accounts. Other shows can insert a subtle liberal joke, but McFarlane always feels the need to go the extra mile. South Park goes an extra 256 furlongs, so I don't regard it in the same category. It's so over the top that it loses its liberalism, which is fine by me. Brian is my least favorite character now, because he reminds me of those douchey liberal antitheists and all around pessimists that you're bound to meet in life. Brian is about as tainting to the show as Jimmy Fallon was during his last season on SNL.

"Oh, I'm in a skit! Bet that means I have to look directly at the camera and laugh!"

Stewie was also better when he was a case that happened to go both ways. Using the latest season premiere as a gauge, it seems like they've resigned Stewie to a stereotypical flamboyant, Freddie Mercury-esque lifestyle. Which is sad. It limits his character's potential.

Cleveland's gotten his own show, and it seems like they've gone as far as they can with Quagmire. So I guess the only reason I'll watch it is to kill time until American Dad.

 

[Deleted]

It confuses me when someone complains about Family Guy being offensive and then people respond with, "Oh, well they make fun of everybody. They aren't bias."

It makes me wonder what the hell these people are watching. There is a clear cut bias in the Family Guy plot that no body can dispute. They devote entire episodes to the bashing of anything Seth McFarlane's political views. Practically 70% of Family Guy's jokes are totally political.

If you get your feelings hurt over political jokes maybe you should stick to Sesame Street.

 

[Troublesome Lagomorph]

From what I've seen, very funny. That said I have not seen it in a year.

 

[Heresy101]

I believe South Park put it best-

"Family Guy is a bunch of random, interchangeable jokes that add nothing to the story."

While some of them are funny, I prefer my South Park.

South Park is fine once in a while but they were kidding themselves with the cracks at Family guy. Yes, Family Guy has shamelessly random political and pop culture jokes, but South Park has more idiotic toilet humour than any show on tv.

I used to love Family Guy. I no longer support them because it seems like it became overrun with atheists who keep bashing on religion and anti-Americans.

That's the best reason TO support them. They don't even do it in an offensive way ffs. "Oh my God they're using liberal humour!" Get over it conservatives. And Seth MacFarlane has always been an atheist...it's just that he's starting putting in more well deserved religion jokes as of late.

I agree that Family Guy has been getting progressively worse with Stewie, etc. but I don't think it's fair to say it's ripping off the Simpsons...if anything it's the other way around - the Simpsons has been getting more and more random jokes injected into it lately. It's feeling more and more like Family Guy.

 

[Lordpils]

I'm with Cartman on Family Guy, it a bunch of random and interchangeable jokes that do nothing to advance the story, but I would also say that the story itself isn't funny, which is why they resort to the random and interchangeable jokes.

 

[Neeko Masochist]

I find Family Guy to be great. You need to have an open mind to really get to enjoy it as well as be one who isn't offended by a little racial slur now and again or some homosexual gesture. Quite frankly, we had such crude racist jokes around long before Family Guy, quite frankly, it's just a part of every day life.

 

[gremily]

I believe South Park put it best-

"Family Guy is a bunch of random, interchangeable jokes that add nothing to the story."

While some of them are funny, I prefer my South Park.

South Park is fine once in a while but they were kidding themselves with the cracks at Family guy. Yes, Family Guy has shamelessly random political and pop culture jokes, but South Park has more idiotic toilet humour than any show on tv.

I used to love Family Guy. I no longer support them because it seems like it became overrun with atheists who keep bashing on religion and anti-Americans.

That's the best reason TO support them. They don't even do it in an offensive way ffs. "Oh my God they're using liberal humour!" Get over it conservatives. And Seth MacFarlane has always been an atheist...it's just that he's starting putting in more well deserved religion jokes as of late.

I agree that Family Guy has been getting progressively worse with Stewie, etc. but I don't think it's fair to say it's ripping off the Simpsons...if anything it's the other way around - the Simpsons has been getting more and more random jokes injected into it lately. It's feeling more and more like Family Guy.

Reported.

 

[Ph0t0n1c Ph34r]

It never was much more than low-brow B-list comedy. Even the episodes that are supposed I have some emotional revernce don't, simply because Peter is such an unlikable character. I do think that the early Stewie/Brian episodes where great, but now its just....meh.

 

[thatstheguy]

I think its a show.

I wish I could just say lol to that comment, but I don't think the mods will like that.

I did like the show during it's early years. It's still somewhat okay today, but I just wish they end it if they haven't already.

 

[TheDrunkNinja]

It confuses me when someone complains about Family Guy being offensive and then people respond with, "Oh, well they make fun of everybody. They aren't bias."

It makes me wonder what the hell these people are watching. There is a clear cut bias in the Family Guy plot that no body can dispute. They devote entire episodes to the bashing of anything Seth McFarlane's political views. Practically 70% of Family Guy's jokes are totally political.

If you get your feelings hurt over political jokes maybe you should stick to Sesame Street.

Okay. I'll give you a head start. Why do you think that of me based upon my comment? Actually give me a valid debate and not empty insults.

 

[Souplex]

It is basically a zombie. It was brilliant, it died and it was brought back but something was missing.

 

[rhyno435]

I personally love the show. I like the new seasons more than the old seasons. Alot of people don't seem to like the new seasons, but I guess the new style of humour is funnier to me.

 

[yrogerg]

Family Guy is pretty much endemic of a pretty bad trend towards pop-culture reference in lieu of humor: when we "get" a pop-culture reference, there's a flash of "belonging", of "I'm part of the group that gets this" that we often confuse with humor. It's basically just tapping into a society-wide set of in-jokes. But, it's not actually funny, and I'm generally into pop culture.

The Cleveland show is considerably worse, in that, as this guy [http://www.tnr.com/blog/john-mcwhorter/family-guy-blackface-funny] so succinctly put it, it's basically Family Guy in Blackface. The first episode even attempted to lampshade this, by making fun of black sitcoms written by white people. Only, instead of said lampshade-hanging being funny, IT WAS EXTREMELY AWKWARD AND PAINFUL

 

[Deleted]

It confuses me when someone complains about Family Guy being offensive and then people respond with, "Oh, well they make fun of everybody. They aren't bias."

It makes me wonder what the hell these people are watching. There is a clear cut bias in the Family Guy plot that no body can dispute. They devote entire episodes to the bashing of anything Seth McFarlane's political views. Practically 70% of Family Guy's jokes are totally political.

If you get your feelings hurt over political jokes maybe you should stick to Sesame Street.

Okay. I'll give you a head start. Why do you think that of me based upon my comment? Actually give me a valid debate and not empty insults.

You implied that something is wrong with people who like political jokes and Seth cracking jokes at what he damn well feels like. I can't help but assume this 'bias' is against you.

 

[quiet_samurai]

I like it still, I love how "out there" the creators take things.

 

[Twilight_guy]

I think it should have stayed canceled the first time. I don't think it's funny.

 

[Superhyperactiveman]

The first few seasons were really good, but like all shows it started going downhill. Now it just wastes time with joke whose punchline is that the joke is so long. That or cheap shots at Republicans.

Yeah, that about sums it up. Seth McFarlane forgot what it was that made the show good.