LukeMM95
Edgy McEdgeEdge
Okay let's settle this once and for all. Which is your preferred Seth MacFarlane show and why? I would have included "The Cleveland Show" but I knew no one would pick it.
I'm going with the show that has the least MacFarlane involvement, so I'm going with "American Dad!". This show has always seemed superior for me, with it's colourful cast of characters and sharp wit. Unlike "Family Guy", the show doesn't rely on cheap gags and is more focussed on character and situation humour. Gross out and shock jokes are still present but the manner in which they are used doesn't feel nearly as cheap. The characters are actually likeable in this show and if they do something a bit too cruel, they usually get their comeuppance for it. Even the animation which suffers from some of the same problems that "Family Guy" has, still comes off as more appealing to look at, due to the more creative shots and character poses. At least there's rarely any scenes where the only thing moving is the characters' mouths. And while the show may have dipped in quality in recent years, it still manages to make me laugh. I do miss the political satire but for what the show is, it's great entertainment that I still look forward to when it's on.
I'm not going to go into why I dislike modern Family Guy so much, because everything's already been said. I'll just say that the writing is so bad at times that I feel the need to switch it off. It's like the writing team consists of 13 year old boys who have no idea of how the real world works and just want to see what they can get away with on television. Or maybe it's just Seth MacFarlane thinking everything that comes out of his head is comedy gold. Yeah, that's probably it.
I'm going with the show that has the least MacFarlane involvement, so I'm going with "American Dad!". This show has always seemed superior for me, with it's colourful cast of characters and sharp wit. Unlike "Family Guy", the show doesn't rely on cheap gags and is more focussed on character and situation humour. Gross out and shock jokes are still present but the manner in which they are used doesn't feel nearly as cheap. The characters are actually likeable in this show and if they do something a bit too cruel, they usually get their comeuppance for it. Even the animation which suffers from some of the same problems that "Family Guy" has, still comes off as more appealing to look at, due to the more creative shots and character poses. At least there's rarely any scenes where the only thing moving is the characters' mouths. And while the show may have dipped in quality in recent years, it still manages to make me laugh. I do miss the political satire but for what the show is, it's great entertainment that I still look forward to when it's on.
I'm not going to go into why I dislike modern Family Guy so much, because everything's already been said. I'll just say that the writing is so bad at times that I feel the need to switch it off. It's like the writing team consists of 13 year old boys who have no idea of how the real world works and just want to see what they can get away with on television. Or maybe it's just Seth MacFarlane thinking everything that comes out of his head is comedy gold. Yeah, that's probably it.