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« on: August 10, 2003, 11:16:34 am »
So we all like comics, but goddamn there's got to be some room in your life for animation. It occurred to me that Family Guy is better than The Simpsons the other day. That is my honest opinion. Does anybody else feel this way? What are your favourite TV 'toons?

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« Reply #1 on: August 10, 2003, 05:05:07 pm »
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It occurred to me that Family Guy is better than The Simpsons the other day.


Yea, I agree with that. While Simpsons got silly and, well, kind of pointless, Family Guy has surpassed it and become vastly more funny.
I rarely watch new simpsons ever, but Family Guy I actually consider getting DVD I enjoy it so much.
Apart from that... I dont really watch many cartoons on TV. I tend to find they make little sense to me now, since there aren't many that are still in any way aimed at adults unless you go for anime.
I may be forgetting a golden one or two, but Family Guy is the one I'd remember to list now.
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« Reply #2 on: August 10, 2003, 05:44:05 pm »
Obviously there's a large amount of cross-over between South Park and Achewood (and by "cross-over", I mean that sometimes Onstad steals jokes and lingo from old South Park episodes - or do they call that homage"?) and the Simpsons are a perennial favourite.  I disagree that they've gotten "silly" and in fact I think the Simpsons is one of the few shows (animated or otherwise) that has remained fresh and is still consistently funny.

Is Family Guy the one with the evil talking baby?  I watched that maybe twice, and found it to be mildly retarded.

Maybe it got better after the first season.  Is that it?  It got better after the first season?

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« Reply #3 on: August 10, 2003, 08:11:14 pm »
Well, I didn't like Family Guy when I originally watched the first season, but I went back to it and have come to really enjoy it. (Yes, the evil baby is that one).
What I find about new Simpsons, is that well a) I hate Marge and always have, she annoys me so much, and b) it's got to the point where you can almost see the writers saying 'well, erm, we'll just have that happen' 'but it doesn't make sense' 'so, what else has in the last series!'.
It just seems too random nowadays. And while I thought it worked to an extent, it just got tiring for me. I still like some of Homer's Hijinx, but apart from that...
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« Reply #4 on: August 10, 2003, 09:27:57 pm »
I really like Family Guy - it's very different from the Simpsons to me in that in pushes the envelope a lot more - and in more funny ways.  the Simpsons will always be a great show though because it is far more thought provoking... there was an interesting discussion at jumptheshark.com (great site!) about whether it is possible for the Simpsons to "jump the shark". I think it may be impossible because time doesn't have to pass for animated characters in the same way it does for human actors. That's just my opinion though.
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« Reply #5 on: August 11, 2003, 02:19:31 am »
A Simpson has been shown literally jumping a shark at least twice, once during the credits to a (contractually required) clip show.

I love Family Guy, but I've noticed whenever it comes up on a messageboard there are never any neutral parties, it's either "better than the Simpsons" or "worse than Cop Rock"

Adult Swim is good, and I miss the Tick.
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« Reply #6 on: August 11, 2003, 02:25:36 am »
Three cheers for Adult Swim. Though I no longer have cable, I always used to love Home Movies and Sealab 2021.

Plus, those few specials called "Brak Presents the Brak Show Starring Brak" were feckin' awesome.
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« Reply #7 on: August 11, 2003, 02:30:58 am »
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Three cheers for Adult Swim. Though I no longer have cable, I always used to love Home Movies and Sealab 2021.

Plus, those few specials called "Brak Presents the Brak Show Starring Brak" were feckin' awesome.


I never saw one of those, but I can't help but wonder if it was supposed to be a MST3K: The Movie reference (It's the Brak Show, starring me, I'm Brak! I'm gonna sing and dance and have lots of good guests!)
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« Reply #8 on: August 11, 2003, 02:35:35 am »
Awww The Tick!
There's one I forgot! That was just genius, and I miss that so much. Wish they'd hurry up and release that on DVD since my VHS of it died!
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« Reply #9 on: August 11, 2003, 03:15:46 am »
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I love Family Guy, but I've noticed whenever it comes up on a messageboard there are never any neutral parties, it's either "better than the Simpsons" or "worse than Cop Rock"

Okay, I'll be the neutral party: Family Guy can be funny at points, but often it's just sort of dull and not really much of anything. I can take it or leave it, but watching it's hardly torture.

I suspect part of the problem might originate from Family Guy's original label as "Simpsons ripoff"; some fans may need to defend it by making it better than what it's allegedly ripping off. As for the "worse than Cop Rock" folks... well, somebody hates everything.
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« Reply #10 on: August 11, 2003, 03:23:19 am »
INVADER ZIM INVADER ZIM!!  

Definitely some of the best and strangest voice-acting out there.
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« Reply #11 on: August 11, 2003, 03:32:20 am »
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INVADER ZIM INVADER ZIM!!  

Definitely some of the best and strangest voice-acting out there.


And Zim :) Excellent!
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« Reply #12 on: August 11, 2003, 05:39:17 am »
I guess I fall into the "Family Guy is mildly retarded" camp.  Has it improved since moving to cable?  Regardless, the Simpsons still kick ass in my (not so) humble opinion.

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« Reply #13 on: August 11, 2003, 07:56:55 am »
Yeah - any new "adult" orientated cartoon is bound to be compared to the Simpsons on first viewing, but Family Guy takes the whole concept so much further. It's risqué without trying to force it down your throat for the sake of it.

Aaaaaaanyway - the Tick - yeah! Quality. Can anybody think of any strips that have made it to TV that have worked, 'cos I can remember The Far Side being animated and it was Shiser and all the Marvel stable shows have all suffered from poor illustration.

Hm?
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« Reply #14 on: August 11, 2003, 02:30:03 pm »
What about non-adult cartoons?  Spongebob can be damn funny, and I desparately miss Rocko's Modern Life.  I saw a Dexter the other night that was an homage to the Pink Panther, and remembered how great the PP cartoons had been.  Why doesn't Cartoon Network show them?
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