Beamer
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Originally posted by JDB: I just saw "Breaking Out Is Hard To Do". That was good. No it wasn't! Shut up and go back to Russia!
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JDB
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I was being sarcastic. Damn Russians.
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Beamer
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Yeah, you're right. Definitely Family Guy's lowest point... the storyline made no sense (since when did England have an American football league, and since when did international teams challenge eachother for no reason), the direction of the episode was aimless, and it had the most time wasted yet. Was that 4-minute song supposed to be funny? I certainly wasn't laughing. Stewie beating Brian was taken way too far, at was never at any point funny (though I had to admit, I did laugh when Brian finally got his revenge), and the whole episode was just a fucking waste of money.
I'm normally very loyal to TV shows, but now I'm really considering never watching a new Family Guy episode again. I'll give the show one more chance, but any more episodes like that and the show will certainly be off my download list (with the exception of the occasional episode I hear is good, such as PTV - which was, in fact, very funny).
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Beamer
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Originally posted by ShortRoundMcfly: The new seasons are just exploring new grounds because of the fact that the general public has grown to understand Family Guy and they don't have to worry about viewers "not getting it". How the hell are they "exploring new grounds?" The problem isn't with new jokes, it's with the over-use of old jokes. Doing the same thing you did 5 years ago is hardly "new grounds." Originally posted by ShortRoundMcfly: Obscure characters and references are being brought back simply to appeal to old viewers That's the problem, though. The old viewers don't LIKE obscure characters and references being brought back. Let's face it, some jokes DO work as running gags, while others are only funny once. Family Guy's humour is more of the latter, and that's why these characters and references to old episodes simply don't work. If anything, they seem more aimed at new viewers who aren't familiar with the jokes. Originally posted by ShortRoundMcfly: Or as running gags spanning episodes or even seasons. Again, they're picking the wrong gags to make running gags. It's usually only funny once, and the reason why running gags are so successful on shows like The Simpsons and Arrested Development is because the writers find new ways to explore and incorporate the jokes into the episodes. When Family Guy does a "running gag," it's basically just the same thing over and over again. Originally posted by ShortRoundMcfly: It's a bit different, but I don't considerate it a downgrade, just a lateral move. But the episodes are worse. If the episodes are worse, then it's a downgrade. Simple as that. And if you consider "stretching out almost every unfunny joke for a ridiculous amount of time in a futile attempt to be funny, when in fact it just makes it even less funny" an upgrade, then you deserve to be shot.
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i_c_weiner
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It was alot better than the football episode. They didn't do as many cut aways as usual, but I didn't mind it. Sometimes the cuts are stupid and other times brilliant. I loved their explanation of Quagmire's death to his wife. The Jurassic Park bit was great.
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H. G. Blob
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I think ZoidZoid meant "Horrible".
You can really only watch Family Guy 3 times before the jokes that you use to laugh at just become a little "Hmph".
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H. G. Blob
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Last nights episode was the best I've seen in ages. It was when the FCC tried to censor Peters TV broadcasts.
[Adam West taking a wiz then finishs] FCC guy: "Two shakes is enough"
Adam West: "Thank you, tinkle fairy"
And I saw Maurice LeMarche in the credits. Who did he voice?
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JDB
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Just saw PTV. That has to be one of my favourite episodes. Ever.
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ZombieJesus
Lost Belgian
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Originally posted by ~FazeShift~: *bump*
Yeah, the latest episode was good, but it stole the same basic idea I had 2 years ago:
They use more internet jokes don't they? I've seen Brian dance to peanut butter jelly time.
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i_c_weiner
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From what I've seen of the Family Guy game, it looks exactly like the Futurama game except all the Futurama stuff is replaced with Family Guy stuff.
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Beamer
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PTV has some hilarious moments, but even then, lots of dud jokes. That Osama Bin Laden scene went on 3-4 times longer than it should have. For some reason, Ozzy Osbourne's "Before I play, I'm going to eat this whole sandwich!" link cracked me up. I have no idea why. Just the fact that he's trying to sound hardcore while doing something so mundane...
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H. G. Blob
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Yeah ^^^^
Then when he goes: "Ok, I'll finish that later. Yay!" In a very apathetic tone.
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Beamer
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I don't think it began to suck THAT quickly, episodes 2-8 of the season still had quite a few laughs. I think Breaking Out is Hard to Do is where the show officially dropped off.
And no, H. G. Blob, that bit sucked, and almost killed the scene... Yet another FG joke that would've been hilarious if they'd ended it sooner.
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H. G. Blob
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Originally posted by Beamer: And no, H. G. Blob, that bit sucked, and almost killed the scene... Yet another FG joke that would've been hilarious if they'd ended it sooner. I know it went for too long. I just said that, that one bit was alright. But the whole eating of the sandwich was too long.
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Beamer
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I saw the South Park episode, my comments on it are in the SP thread. I won't re-post them here. Originally posted by Blackadder11: It was probably already written before the show was originally dismembered. That's impossible, considering the Season 4 premiere heavily revolves around The Passion of the Christ (released in 2004), and Family Guy was originally cancelled in 2001. As far as I know, the only episode writen before the show's original cancellation was part one of The Untold Story (half of which was rewritten when it was put into the movie, as the original script involved Stewie coming out of the closet).
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