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FFmax Badass Samurai Dog from USA Since: Sep, 2011
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#251: Nov 1st 2011 at 2:21:06 PM

Holy shit even CNN is talking about this episode.

http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/showbiz/2011/10/31/exp-sbt-family-guy-gone-too-far.hln

edited 1st Nov '11 2:24:45 PM by FFmax

Sabertooth1000000000 Sabertooth from Land of the Livid Dead Since: Jul, 2010
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#252: Nov 1st 2011 at 3:38:44 PM

Okay. I have lost all hope in humanity.

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NONAMEGIVEN from Nowhere Since: Jul, 2013
#253: Nov 1st 2011 at 5:39:39 PM

[up] I cant get the link to work (crappy connection, I dont think its actually broken), whats on it=?

"That is not dead which can eternal lie, And with strange aeons even death itself may die."
qtjinla15 Since: Dec, 2010
#254: Nov 1st 2011 at 5:51:06 PM

Man, this is definitely proof that this new direction is bothering people.

Sabertooth1000000000 Sabertooth from Land of the Livid Dead Since: Jul, 2010
Sabertooth
#255: Nov 1st 2011 at 5:53:55 PM

[up][up] Just some reporters saying Family Guy "went too far" with its depiction of domestic violence. Nevermind that countless other shows do the same kind of thing with the topic.

edited 1st Nov '11 5:54:11 PM by Sabertooth1000000000

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qtjinla15 Since: Dec, 2010
#256: Nov 1st 2011 at 5:55:57 PM

How many of those are supposed to be comedic satire though?

Sabertooth1000000000 Sabertooth from Land of the Livid Dead Since: Jul, 2010
Sabertooth
#257: Nov 1st 2011 at 9:01:32 PM

None of the abusive stuff in this episode was supposed to be, clearly.

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scythemantis first insect politician from Oregon Since: Nov, 2009
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#258: Nov 1st 2011 at 9:11:41 PM

I didn't think they made Brenda out to be "stupid," just in denial, and that happens.

edited 1st Nov '11 9:14:31 PM by scythemantis

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boobustuber on a horse from hey what did i just say Since: Apr, 2010
on a horse
#259: Nov 1st 2011 at 10:04:33 PM

Okay, watched the episode. The jokes were a bit out of place, but this is hardly the worst thing anyone can write. Brenda was clearly either afraid or in denial. Too many people end up like that. If this episode is that scary then it's because humans are bastards.

Yes, it would have been better if the law somehow intervened, if Brenda managed to leave herself (perhaps via a domestic abuse shelter), but it's still hardly the edgiest thing ever. It was harsh, but so is domestic violence.

qtjinla15 Since: Dec, 2010
#260: Nov 1st 2011 at 10:16:14 PM

Yes, but it's played a bit too straight for what's supposed to be satire don't you think?

boobustuber on a horse from hey what did i just say Since: Apr, 2010
on a horse
#261: Nov 1st 2011 at 10:21:36 PM

It looked like they wanted to address a serious issue but didn't quite know how to go about it.

scythemantis first insect politician from Oregon Since: Nov, 2009
first insect politician
#262: Nov 2nd 2011 at 2:06:57 AM

The biggest criticism of the show since it began has been that it's absolutely nothing but a constant stream of jokes strung together without much of a story, any depth or drama or real writing.

They're rather abruptly overcompensating.

edited 2nd Nov '11 2:07:51 AM by scythemantis

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Psi001 Since: Oct, 2010
#263: Nov 2nd 2011 at 6:39:36 AM

I'd rather they kept that concept rather than resorting to darker uneasy stories later on. What was making all the sadistic vulgar jokes bearable in the mid way seasons was the fact they were filtered by the show's immense whimsy and slapstick tone. Trying to give the show a Cerebus Syndrome at this point just comes off as kinda pretentious and Narmish rather than earnest or sentimental anyway.

The show has turned from slapstick, to sadistic slapstick to just plain sadistic. Hardly an improvement.

qtjinla15 Since: Dec, 2010
#264: Nov 2nd 2011 at 11:19:05 AM

Yes, yes indeed. They're trying to go point serious topics but keep going about it the wrong way which makes it so narmful.

qtjinla15 Since: Dec, 2010
#265: Nov 26th 2011 at 11:13:29 AM

Saw the new episode. Thought it was pretty good.

Couchpotato20 Will kill you from Hell Since: Apr, 2011
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#266: Nov 28th 2011 at 11:53:39 PM

^

Agreed

Seriously, people need to stop dickriding American Dad. There is nothing fresh about that show nor over jaw dropping gut bustering humorous about it. I barely ever get a laugh from the show. At least Family Guy's previous seasons have managed to get a giggle out of me while I frown nearly 98% of the time it's on the air.

From most of the criticisms I hear about Family Guy it's because of the characterizations and relying on cutaway gags. Sometimes the gags in Family Guy vary greatly and extend from Peter's stupidity, to the childishness of him and his friends, to cutaway gags, to random blabbings of the characters. Seriously, it sounds the same as the people who claim "The Simpsons" is still funny. Newsflash it's not. The shows been dragging it's ass.

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Psi001 Since: Oct, 2010
#267: Nov 29th 2011 at 7:10:04 AM

Am I the only one who liked the cutaway gags? I thought they sorta Family Guy's unique 'thing'. It was only a problem to me when they stopped being that funny like the rest of the show.

edited 29th Nov '11 7:10:17 AM by Psi001

qtjinla15 Since: Dec, 2010
#268: Nov 29th 2011 at 11:55:45 AM

I liked the cutaway gags from the earlier season. The one in the latest seasons are just bland, they joke about having a lack of one, or just is plain unfunny.

kyun Since: Dec, 2010
#269: Nov 29th 2011 at 12:09:27 PM

The problem with the cutaway gags today is that you can't get the joke unless you read or happen to see the exact thing they're making fun of, or share the writer's opinion. They're too specific to get. The writers basically made fun of whatever THEY thought instead of a wide opinion.

qtjinla15 Since: Dec, 2010
#270: Dec 7th 2011 at 1:37:19 PM

Motion Empire has the latest two episodes.

qtjinla15 Since: Dec, 2010
#271: Jan 9th 2012 at 10:04:38 AM

Anyone seen the new episode?

BlackCudder Since: Nov, 2011
#272: Jan 9th 2012 at 11:46:37 PM

^ Agreed Seriously, people need to stop dickriding American Dad. There is nothing fresh about that show nor over jaw dropping gut bustering humorous about it. I barely ever get a laugh from the show. At least Family Guy's previous seasons have managed to get a giggle out of me while I frown nearly 98% of the time it's on the air. From most of the criticisms I hear about Family Guy it's because of the characterizations and relying on cutaway gags. Sometimes the gags in Family Guy vary greatly and extend from Peter's stupidity, to the childishness of him and his friends, to cutaway gags, to random blabbings of the characters. Seriously, it sounds the same as the people who claim "The Simpsons" is still funny. Newsflash it's not. The shows been dragging it's ass.

You just sound hard to please, really.

As a longtime watcher of Family Guy's old episodes(thank you local channels), I took a jab at some of the recent eps and I have to say.. it's fallen quite far. But the show as a whole.. I still appreciate. I like the cutaway gags(as long as they're not overdone within ONE episode) and the over-the-top wacky humor they show has satisfied me. But again, I've been mostly watching the older seasons.

I just watched that domestic violence episode and it left me dry. It didn't even offend or shock me, it was just.. flat. From what I hear, that's the direction of most eps now? Egad. Maybe I should watch an episode more or two as there's possibility I may have stumbled upon the worst example of the lot.

To go back to my quoted post, the reason people dickride American Dad is because it's indeed the freshest out of the main ones right now. The comedy isn't jaw dropping or gut busting or anything, nor does it have to be. I don't think a cartoon would ever reach that(except FG in his prime arguably.. well to me). But you know what? When it first debuted, nearly EVERYONE hated it. Because the hard-ons for The Simpsons/Family Guy were still raging on. Well.. okay maybe not Simps, they were still pretty far into the seasons then.

But then the show started coming around. Thus the reason the tide has turned, which is basically what it is: Seth stopped taking FG seriously and seems to have put on effort in AD.

edited 9th Jan '12 11:48:34 PM by BlackCudder

Slicer37 Since: Dec, 2010
#273: Mar 6th 2012 at 5:51:50 PM

I'm a conservative libertarian,, and I don't have a problem with the bias on Family Guy. I have a problem with that the producers are spending so much time using the show as a political message that is isn't funny.

edited 6th Mar '12 5:52:04 PM by Slicer37

Luna87 Proud Hippie Geek from Suburbia Since: Dec, 2009 Relationship Status: It's complicated
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#274: Mar 8th 2012 at 6:54:38 AM

My main issue with the show is the lack of character development, and the overly mean-spirited humor. I don't mind mean-spirited humor if it's actually funny, or amounting to something, but on Family Guy, it just seems to be there for the sake of being "edgy". Regarding character development, you can still have interesting characters while maintaining an air of Status Quo Is God (The Simpsons used to do this okay), but this show doesn't seem to even try.

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GigglesMcYummy wobbledewopple wob woppl from Ohio Since: Jan, 2012 Relationship Status: Reincarnated romance
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#275: Mar 11th 2012 at 1:30:39 AM

I've realized the older I get this show isn't that funny when you're not 12 anymore, but I still can't deny the show still has great moments, and some things I'll always find funny. Namely the James Woods episodes, The Heart of Dixie episode, and any time the show references something from the 80's. Oh, Herbert is pretty great too, especially when he sang "I Know What Boys Like".

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