When did Family Guy start to suck? - Page 5

**GK Punk** · 03-31-2009, 12:28 AM

I found it funny, but it's more of a to each their own kind of thing. I also know several Christian's that found it funny.

**Jester** · 03-31-2009, 12:33 AM

I guess it's just building, you know. Week after week, more of what I believe is being is being made the butt of lousy jokes on a show I used to like...*shrugs* Maybe I'm taking a TV comedy way to seriously....or maybe I've been watching so much garbage (read: terrible movies)that the real funny stuff is lost on me.

**GK Punk** · 03-31-2009, 12:39 AM

I just wouldn't take it personal, they make fun of everything on that show. that's how me and my friend's look at it.

*Hannah* · 03-31-2009, 12:44 AM

Religion is just really easy to make fun of.

**Jester** · 03-31-2009, 12:47 AM

I know, but lately like I've said before it seems FG is trying to be the more political show which was the original role of AD, and AD was better at it balancing the left/right stuff by having Stan and Hallie both be extremes in one way or another. When FG gets political it's always left leaning...though I guess it's only fair, since South Park leans pretty hard on the left in it's satire...but then again, SP's jokes are far more often related to the story.

*thinks of the manatee tank.*

**ThirdMarioBro** · 03-31-2009, 03:40 AM

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Pretty much, every time somebody says that it "stopped being funny the second time they brought it back", I just think they either became more conservative within that time frame, or the show sank below their approval level.

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I guess it's just building, you know. Week after week, more of what I believe is being is being made the butt of lousy jokes on a show I used to like...*shrugs*

It's like I said on page one. Not that I'm faulting you for it or anything. It's just that some people get older, and harder set in their beliefs while they keep telling themselves that they aren't and that it's media's fault. Then eventually they stop trying and shun all the stuff that annoys them because they tire of fighting it.

The only way to fight that old man inside you is to embrace your sense of humor alongside your beliefs and learn to laugh at yourself, lest you turn into my friends who live in the same area as you. They quit watching TV years ago and won't watch any movie with a political reference or that is rated PG-13. That's called letting your beliefs consume your life.

Heck, remember that episode of Family Guy where Quagmire tries to get death to whack his wife so he can get out of that marriage? I hated that. I found it completely distasteful, then forgot about it an hour later and moved on. Comedy is comedy. As long as you keep laughing, you'll never grow old inside. If you quit laughing, you turn into Glenn Beck. Nobody wants to turn into Glenn Beck.

Nobody.

**Jester** · 03-31-2009, 10:51 AM

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Originally Posted by ThirdMarioBro

It's like I said on page one. Not that I'm faulting you for it or anything. It's just that some people get older, and harder set in their beliefs while they keep telling themselves that they aren't and that it's media's fault. Then eventually they stop trying and shun all the stuff that annoys them because they tire of fighting it.

The only way to fight that old man inside you is to embrace your sense of humor alongside your beliefs and learn to laugh at yourself, lest you turn into my friends who live in the same area as you. They quit watching TV years ago and won't watch any movie with a political reference or that is rated PG-13. That's called letting your beliefs consume your life.

Heck, remember that episode of Family Guy where Quagmire tries to get death to whack his wife so he can get out of that marriage? I hated that. I found it completely distasteful, then forgot about it an hour later and moved on. Comedy is comedy. As long as you keep laughing, you'll never grow old inside. If you quit laughing, you turn into Glenn Beck. Nobody wants to turn into Glenn Beck.

Nobody.

Oh, crap....I like Glenn Beck!

*The Stryker* · 03-31-2009, 12:01 PM

Big Surprise.

**ThirdMarioBro** · 03-31-2009, 12:12 PM

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Oh, crap....I like Glenn Beck!

Crap. Well, looks like you're doomed then. Sorry.

**Jester** · 03-31-2009, 01:44 PM

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Big Surprise.

As was that post...

Just so everyone knows, and it's not to surprise the brainless few, I am a conservative Southern Christian. Contrary to popular belief, I hold no ill will to homosexuals or other minority groups. Why? Because they are freaking human beings and I'm no better or worse than they are.

I've discovered a long time ago that they are plenty of idiotic bigoted white conservatives, BUT there are just as many bigoted white liberals or bigoted black conservatives or bigoted black liberals. There are idiots, freaks, douche bags, and creeps of every ethnicity, skin color, and sexual orientation. Any one who claims their race is superior is probably the greatest example of how it isn't.

There. I've said my peace (or is it piece). Krang, feel free to remove this post if you deem it necessary, I just really needed to vent.

*The Stryker* · 03-31-2009, 03:29 PM

Someone's alittle touchy today.

Go back to talking about how much Family Guy "sucks" you're slightly less annoying when you're doing that.

**ThirdMarioBro** · 03-31-2009, 05:53 PM

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Just so everyone knows, and it's not to surprise the brainless few, I am a conservative Southern Christian. Contrary to popular belief, I hold no ill will to homosexuals or other minority groups. Why? Because they are freaking human beings and I'm no better or worse than they are.

...which is why I respect you and your opinion. I know from experience there aren't so many in that region with their head screwed on as straight as you, which is why I only visit....occasionally (lol).

It's true that Family Guy has gotten really political lately, but it doesn't bother me because I don't have any personal allegiances to anything beyond family and friends. I found the book burning gag funny as hell because I remember back when I lived in Arkansas and the Channel 7 news was covering local Churchs that had an organized Harry Potter book burning. Maybe not so funny then, but it sure is now.

**GK Punk** · 03-31-2009, 06:11 PM

You think that's bad, the church my aunt goes to once told her that if her son ever turns up with a Harry Potter book, they'd slap sense in to both of them for reading satanic material.

*VaughnMichael* · 03-31-2009, 06:25 PM

Don't worry Jester I happen to Like Glen also.
I just happen to like hearing all sides of what people have to say on things.

**ThirdMarioBro** · 03-31-2009, 07:07 PM

Heh, I remember when they were teaching the parents in 1991 that Splinter teaches children strange Hindu beliefs that lead you away from God. Funny stuff.

**Jester** · 03-31-2009, 07:50 PM

Heck, if I could find the TMNT=The DEVIL!!! book from the 90's I'd buy it for a good laugh.

EDIT: It'll soooo be mine on pay day!!

**ThirdMarioBro** · 04-01-2009, 12:28 AM

Honestly, I don't know why, but to date no thing on TV has ever made me laugh so hard as that episode--I think it's the one where Peter kidnaps the Pope. Anyway, there's a cutaway gag where Peter pulls the pressurized door release in an airliner and just goes flying out the window, falling through the sky while giggling all the way down. That just kills me, and I've seen it like 20 times. It's just the stupidest little retard joke, but I can't take it. Too damn funny.

*Ninjinister* · 04-01-2009, 12:30 AM

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Originally Posted by ThirdMarioBro

Honestly, I don't know why, but to date no thing on TV has ever made me laugh so hard as that episode--I think it's the one where Peter kidnaps the Pope. Anyway, there's a cutaway gag where Peter pulls the pressurized door release in an airliner and just goes flying out the window, falling through the sky while giggling all the way down. That just kills me, and I've seen it like 20 times. It's just the stupidest little retard joke, but I can't take it. Too damn funny.

That episode also has the best title for an episode...

"Holy Crap"

I don't know why, but those two words always make me chuckle.

**ThirdMarioBro** · 04-01-2009, 12:43 AM

I'd kill for a gif of Peter rolling out of that plane.

*XERO* · 04-01-2009, 05:10 PM

I got 2 words for ya:

'Cool W-hip.'

03-31-2009, 12:33 AM	#82
Jester Rat-faced Dude-guy Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Arkansas Posts: 26,301	I guess it's just building, you know. Week after week, more of what I believe is being is being made the butt of lousy jokes on a show I used to like...shrugs Maybe I'm taking a TV comedy way to seriously....or maybe I've been watching so much garbage (read: terrible movies)that the real funny stuff is lost on me. __________________ "Clearly, you're Ninja Turtling incorrectly." - Leo656

03-31-2009, 12:44 AM	#84
Hannah Once more, with feeling! Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 4,111	Religion is just really easy to make fun of. __________________

03-31-2009, 12:47 AM	#85
Jester Rat-faced Dude-guy Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Arkansas Posts: 26,301	I know, but lately like I've said before it seems FG is trying to be the more political show which was the original role of AD, and AD was better at it balancing the left/right stuff by having Stan and Hallie both be extremes in one way or another. When FG gets political it's always left leaning...though I guess it's only fair, since South Park leans pretty hard on the left in it's satire...but then again, SP's jokes are far more often related to the story. thinks of the manatee tank. __________________ "Clearly, you're Ninja Turtling incorrectly." - Leo656

03-31-2009, 12:01 PM	#88
The Stryker Stupid Rich Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Room 237 Posts: 11,152	Big Surprise. __________________ @~<3 Mom~@

03-31-2009, 03:29 PM	#91
The Stryker Stupid Rich Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Room 237 Posts: 11,152	Someone's alittle touchy today. Go back to talking about how much Family Guy "sucks" you're slightly less annoying when you're doing that. __________________ @~<3 Mom~@ Last edited by The Stryker; 03-31-2009 at 03:38 PM.

03-31-2009, 12:28 AM	#81
GK Punk I'm your Devil Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 12,439	I found it funny, but it's more of a to each their own kind of thing. I also know several Christian's that found it funny.

03-31-2009, 12:39 AM	#83
GK Punk I'm your Devil Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 12,439	I just wouldn't take it personal, they make fun of everything on that show. that's how me and my friend's look at it.

03-31-2009, 06:11 PM	#93
GK Punk I'm your Devil Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 12,439	You think that's bad, the church my aunt goes to once told her that if her son ever turns up with a Harry Potter book, they'd slap sense in to both of them for reading satanic material.

03-31-2009, 06:25 PM	#94
VaughnMichael I'm Baaaaaaccck! Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 11,833	Don't worry Jester I happen to Like Glen also. I just happen to like hearing all sides of what people have to say on things.

03-31-2009, 07:07 PM	#95
ThirdMarioBro Tea Time! Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 8,905	Heh, I remember when they were teaching the parents in 1991 that Splinter teaches children strange Hindu beliefs that lead you away from God. Funny stuff. __________________ Last edited by ThirdMarioBro; 03-31-2009 at 09:06 PM.

03-31-2009, 07:50 PM	#96
Jester Rat-faced Dude-guy Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Arkansas Posts: 26,301	Heck, if I could find the TMNT=The DEVIL!!! book from the 90's I'd buy it for a good laugh. EDIT: It'll soooo be mine on pay day!! __________________ "Clearly, you're Ninja Turtling incorrectly." - Leo656

04-01-2009, 12:28 AM	#97
ThirdMarioBro Tea Time! Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 8,905	Honestly, I don't know why, but to date no thing on TV has ever made me laugh so hard as that episode--I think it's the one where Peter kidnaps the Pope. Anyway, there's a cutaway gag where Peter pulls the pressurized door release in an airliner and just goes flying out the window, falling through the sky while giggling all the way down. That just kills me, and I've seen it like 20 times. It's just the stupidest little retard joke, but I can't take it. Too damn funny. __________________

04-01-2009, 12:43 AM	#99
ThirdMarioBro Tea Time! Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 8,905	I'd kill for a gif of Peter rolling out of that plane. __________________

04-01-2009, 05:10 PM	#100
XERO Hybrid Theorist Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Alamo City Posts: 8,185	I got 2 words for ya: 'Cool W-hip.' __________________ "Travel at the speed of light... then hit the nitro!"