While the show is a near exact copy of Family Guy, has its protagonist with a completely different personality, and is generally average, it has something Family Guy doesn't.
Spirit. It tries with its jokes, and the characters are at least somewhat likeable. That's because, unlike Family Guy and American Dad, they had no room to be flanderised into awful characters, because their new and the characters have mostly been built from existing traits that can't be flanderised. I got more laughs at it then Family Guy, and the cutaways are at least devoid of useless music vids and chicken fights. It reminds me of the earlier seasons of Family Guy and manages to at least pay tribute to it.
Doesn't Deserve The Hate it Gets
While the show is a near exact copy of Family Guy, has its protagonist with a completely different personality, and is generally average, it has something Family Guy doesn't.
Spirit. It tries with its jokes, and the characters are at least somewhat likeable. That's because, unlike Family Guy and American Dad, they had no room to be flanderised into awful characters, because their new and the characters have mostly been built from existing traits that can't be flanderised. I got more laughs at it then Family Guy, and the cutaways are at least devoid of useless music vids and chicken fights. It reminds me of the earlier seasons of Family Guy and manages to at least pay tribute to it.