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bettyellen

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46. Well not really. We really tried to get into it. The only one who didn't think it was a mess

Wed Feb 27, 2013, 11:13 AM

Feb 2013

was a huge Family Guy fan. I guess that's the filter you needed.
Once you got the shock, the follow through- lyrics and whatnot, were pretty uninspired- just like the Ted movie. Up there with chicken crossing the road jokes. I guess I like genuine surprise in a punchline, more than shock at the first words. I guess that's why people were calling it juvenile, because of the shock thing?

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Seth MacFarlane is an awesome liberal. I hope no one bashing him watches South Park. [View all] ButterflyBlood Feb 2013 OP

Sorry, I judge artists by the quality of their work and MacFarlane leaves a lot to be desired. white_wolf Feb 2013 #1

The Simpsons lost it's edge in the early 1990s. Deep13 Feb 2013 #5

I'll admit there are some aspects of Family Guy I like. white_wolf Feb 2013 #7

I don't know about that ProudToBeBlueInRhody Feb 2013 #12

I think the episodes from the last couple of years are really good n/t white_wolf Feb 2013 #13

you said it better than i could have fizzgig Feb 2013 #9

How could have I forgotten those two. white_wolf Feb 2013 #10

The Simpsons hasn't been good all century ButterflyBlood Feb 2013 #15

They are still better than Family Guy, in my opinion. white_wolf Feb 2013 #18

+1000000 Champion Jack Feb 2013 #44

God no...I find the Simpsons unbearable...they lost it around season 9... joeybee12 Feb 2013 #56

I wouldn't go that far. I've seen nearly every episode up till about Season 12/13 nomorenomore08 Feb 2013 #31

Totally disagree. Behind the Aegis Feb 2013 #32

Nine Emmys? davidthegnome Feb 2013 #61

Love Seth. Arctic Dave Feb 2013 #2

I just don't like his shows and I think he comes across as kind of a jerk. white_wolf Feb 2013 #4

People are different. Arctic Dave Feb 2013 #6

There's something we have in common. n/t white_wolf Feb 2013 #8

People not familiar with his brand of humor were offended... Deep13 Feb 2013 #3

Ahhh this makes sense- it would have been funny if maybe it had been his cartoon characters... bettyellen Feb 2013 #27

Ted, the anti-semetic bear. nt Deep13 Feb 2013 #69

I wanted to love that movie so bad, was convinced I would.... bettyellen Feb 2013 #70

I am very familiar with his work and I found his Oscar remarks out of line CBGLuthier Feb 2013 #41

One of my friends objected to the... Deep13 Feb 2013 #68

I pray the South Park idiots never get an Oscar gig ProudToBeBlueInRhody Feb 2013 #11

Plus those idiots rely exclusively on stupid shock value jokes ButterflyBlood Feb 2013 #14

Well.... ProudToBeBlueInRhody Feb 2013 #17

The Meg hatred being unfounded is the whole joke ButterflyBlood Feb 2013 #20

Doesn't Stewie bash her, though? white_wolf Feb 2013 #21

I wouldn't hold up Stewie as a good moral character... ButterflyBlood Feb 2013 #22

Brian is probably the most likable one on the show. white_wolf Feb 2013 #24

Yeah The Cleveland Show is just awful ButterflyBlood Feb 2013 #25

I liked Cleveland on his own,but he can't carry a show. white_wolf Feb 2013 #26

I actually enjoy watching it. TexasTowelie Feb 2013 #33

+1. think Feb 2013 #52

+++++++1! nt MADem Feb 2013 #78

I like it! Some of the characters (like the n'er do well MADem Feb 2013 #77

even Brian has his flaws eShirl Feb 2013 #38

I tried watching Cleveland once, Jamaal510 Feb 2013 #53

if he were trying to say something deep about unfounded Meg bashing BlancheSplanchnik Feb 2013 #82

Well, there is something we have in common... MadrasT Feb 2013 #63

Not true. white_wolf Feb 2013 #19

I'm not a big fan, but I did find the episode about Muhommad hilarious deutsey Feb 2013 #58

The Puritan Patrol around this place is stupifing SpartanDem Feb 2013 #16

it's not puritan.... i know quite a few people who love it and they describe it as stupid bettyellen Feb 2013 #29

It's all that and its funny. Jokes are funny. I even like a good fart joke every now and again. Ed Suspicious Feb 2013 #34

Well not really. We really tried to get into it. The only one who didn't think it was a mess bettyellen Feb 2013 #46

I watched it the other day. It is funny as hell and would not change a thing. CBGLuthier Feb 2013 #42

He's great on a whole host of issues. He just has a blind spot. Warpy Feb 2013 #23

Ummm, no. South Park fucking rules. MrSlayer Feb 2013 #28

=D Puzzledtraveller Feb 2013 #48

I like him. I knew the "Boob Song" would be trouble. Behind the Aegis Feb 2013 #30

You and I are in total agreement here RockaFowler Feb 2013 #36

Bringing up poor Scarlett's breasts was crossing the line ProudToBeBlueInRhody Feb 2013 #60

You brought up something I had considered. Behind the Aegis Feb 2013 #62

No RILib Feb 2013 #35

Just because he's liberal doesn't mean I have to like him or find him amusing. (And I don't.) reformist2 Feb 2013 #37

The South Park guys were completely in the bag for Bush... MinM Feb 2013 #39

South Park Sucks Jumpin Jack Fletch Feb 2013 #40

Both Family Guy and South Park went seriously downhill after their first two respective seasons. Tommy_Carcetti Feb 2013 #55

I like living in a country where no subject is safe from humor. nt EastKYLiberal Feb 2013 #43

Seth has no leg to stand on in boob joke...right.... Zax2me Feb 2013 #45

If you have to give links, or explain it's a parody- it failed. bettyellen Feb 2013 #49

I love South Park Puzzledtraveller Feb 2013 #47

I don't see South Park as overtly right wing BlueStreak Feb 2013 #51

He's well spoken politically but as an artist.... AngryOldDem Feb 2013 #50

American Dad is my favorite of his works. think Feb 2013 #54

Roger may be one of the best characters on TV ProudToBeBlueInRhody Feb 2013 #59

I can't tell his three shows apart Recursion Feb 2013 #65

They are actually quite different ButterflyBlood Feb 2013 #73

And Roger--who also is hilarious--is every kind of "ist" in the book, MADem Feb 2013 #79

Its just your personal taste RZM Feb 2013 #57

McFarlane has exactly one gag, nothing else, and he's stretched it into 3 identical shows Recursion Feb 2013 #64

American Dad doesn't do the cutaways ProudToBeBlueInRhody Feb 2013 #72

@ebertchicago: Tina Fey defends Seth McFarlane's performance a Oscarhost. MinM Feb 2013 #66

Why is this still important? DainBramaged Feb 2013 #67

The South Park episode making fun of family guy was hilarious. DesMoinesDem Feb 2013 #71

South Park stopped being funny years ago. And that "Team America" crap was unwatchable. Warren DeMontague Feb 2013 #74

So why did he invite Limbaugh on the show and give him a tongue bath? Adenoid_Hynkel Feb 2013 #75

MacFarlane is convinced that Rush is actually playing a character on his radio show. TheMightyFavog Feb 2013 #80

It was definitely not pro-Republican ButterflyBlood Feb 2013 #81

He is a strong supporter of Democrats, Democratic causes and gay rights. MADem Feb 2013 #76