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Svip

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« #13 : 05-23-2010 11:05 »
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I agree with Jezzem here, I may not be a fan of any of Seth MacFarlane's shows, but I don't think having two shows is too much to ask for. Perhaps I felt a little unconvinced when the formula was basically the same; a family with a talking pet. I know, I know, there are differences, but compare The Simpsons with Futurama. Vast differences!
But when I heard about The Cleveland Show coming out, I thought it was getting stupid. And if there is coming a fourth? Well, then it is even stupider. It seems to me that Seth MacFarlane is only in this business to make money. And while I can understand that this is basically an industry, I would argue that most shows have some sort of creative spark somewhere.
It is so obvious to me that Matt Groening has far more passion about Futurama and/or The Simpsons than Seth MacFarlane has towards any of his shows combined. So if Groening really wanted to create another show, to him, it better had to be good.
Futurama was not originally created just so Groening could milk this even more. If you look at the history of The Simpsons and Futurama, I think the origin is pretty obvious. Groening was loosing his grip on the creativity and canon of his original show. And the case with "A Star Is Burns" is probably one of the earliest public interests for Groening to create another show, a show he would have more creative control over.
Look at the facts, Groening created the Curiosity Company purely for production of Futurama (it has produced other stuff later on, but that was not its initial purpose), so that he could reserve the creative rights to the show entirely to him.
Now I don't know all the facts about Seth MacFarlane and his shows, mainly because I don't care, but it certainly seems to me that it is more ego and money driving than creativity. I'd even argue that he just got lucky when he created American Dad by actually making a good version of his formula, especially one that wasn't so painfully obvious comparable to The Simpsons as Family Guy was/is.
So a third show from Groening? I don't think so. I think he is pretty content with Futurama returning.
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i_c_weiner

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« #22 : 05-23-2010 22:02 »
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Seth is the highest paid television writer and producer in history, and Matt Groening deserves that way more. He's not looking for more money or a house in Beverly Hills, he's got his shows and he's happy. What's next - The Quagmire Show?
Seth does three shows. Matt does two. Fox loves all three of Seth's shows. Fox loves one of Matt's shows and kinda sorta has feelings for the other. For some reason, I feel like, yes, they would pay Seth more than Matt. And I think Fox is going to wait a little while now to let Seth's newest creation to "come to fruition" before either canning it or giving him yet another show. American Dad started off rough and now I'd say it's better than current Family Guy. The Cleveland Show was greenlit for two seasons. Another way of putting it is that it was renewed before an episode was shown. Fox isn't going to pull another Keen Eddie or Firefly. They've shown lately that they'll give a promising or fan-loved show a second season (Dollhouse, Human Target, Fringe) and see how it goes from there. I don't think Fox'll be so trigger happy to just give Seth a fourth show out of the blue, or Matt a third when he's intently working on one (or two, if people still think he's involved with The Simpsons).
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