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Originally Posted by KROW
If Family Guy is so much better, why did The Simpsons win an Emmy about five times, whereas Family Guy was only nominated twice?
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South Park won its' first emmy recently despite being one of the most well written topical cartoons for the past several seasons, it does'nt matter how long it takes, it still matters when a series is nominated, or when that series wins. Don't try to belittle F.Gs' accomplishment when a nomination is just as great as an emmy win.
Just because a dated series wins the award does'nt mean its' good, some would argue South Park is'nt as good as it once was and it got the win, I disagree with that, but those very same people are going to argue that another dated series won over something superior.
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Okay. How about longevity? The series has lasted over 16 years. But is that only because it's riding on the coattails of itself, that they're holding onto something that outlasted its usefulness? Well, at least Simpsons was useful in its entertaining purposes, unlike Family Guy, which only puts out about two good jokes an episode, if the average viewers are lucky.
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Then explain why F.G gets so much praise despite this so-called inconsistency? If its' funny, it stays, don't act bitter and jaded just because the time has come for the series to die in favour of something new that is'nt as nearly as offensive as you proclaim. You want inconsistent? Simpsons, you want two good jokes an episode? To quote South Park "Simpsons did it"
And yeah, the past few years, the series HAS been living off its' nameskake and nothing else, that should be obvious. Longetivity is by no means an excuse for repetitivness.
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I'll take Homer's chuckle over Peter's nasally-draining, mentally-handicapped guffaw any day.
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Hmm...are you talking about Peter, or Homer for the past four seasons?
Spit on Family Guy all you want, its' now being regarded as one of the most leading figures of animation in a long time, and has reinvigorated, along with American Dad, the animated sitcom, and it's got nothing to do with the present tastes of american audiences, its' to do with the fact its' actually got something people laugh at and find funny, something The Simpsons hav'nt done for years because the present writers won't step down and accept its' time for fresh blood. Out with Al Jean, in with a fresh face, whilst The Simpsons may be blowing, its' not beyond salvagable.