When did Family Guy start to suck?

**Jester** · 03-08-2009, 08:08 PM

Hello all, Jester here, former Family Guy fan....I think. I'm watching the new episode right now and it seems to have lost something. Heck, it has lost something long ago and I don't know what it is. Anyone think they can help me out?

*XERO* · 03-08-2009, 08:15 PM

Wish I could, buddy, but I'm not great at deductive reasoning.

Family Guy is like the Bermuda Triangle of cartoons. You're curious to explore it, but at the cost of being viciously sucked into its phantom-like gravitational pull, never to return.

*Cure* · 03-08-2009, 08:32 PM

Maybe, oh, I dunno, your tastes have changed? The level of writing has gone down? It could be a number of things, but asking someone else why you don't like something anymore is a bit silly. It's all subjective.

*Mr._Mutant_Man* · 03-08-2009, 08:34 PM

I don't know. For me, it just reached a point where its formula got old.

**Jester** · 03-08-2009, 08:48 PM

I guess they are right, it is hard to type sarcasm. I know why I have started disliking Family Guy. Yes, my tastes may have changed, but it seems the series that was essentially just random pop culture references has become a lot more story driven, and the stories are very weak.

I guess I'll just watch American Dad, it's becoming the beter show by leaps and bounds.

*MrPliggins* · 03-08-2009, 10:06 PM

I missed tonight's FG, but I didn't think American Dad was very good either. I did lol a few times though.

*Cipher* · 03-08-2009, 10:10 PM

A year or two ago I would've answered "When it got brought back to life on Fox." I stopped watching it a few episodes into its return. It just didn't seem funny, even though I still thought the first three seasons were great.

Now I'm more tempted to answer "It never was funny." The people who maligned it as a series of jokeless, poorly constructed pop references were mostly right. Even still, there's a marked decrease in wit between seasons three and four.

American Dad absolutely lost me after the first two episodes. I couldn't even chuckle at it, and the few I've seen since haven't changed my mind.

Futurama4life.

*Buslady* · 03-17-2009, 09:34 AM

i didnt like when they started to joke about serious things like child abuse/spousal abuse. when stewie kept trying to get lois to clobber him...that's just wrong. the dumpster babies thing was in extremely poor taste as well

LOL aside from the story, whatever it was....oh yeah OJ...lame...

I like Conway Twitty LOL but that was pretty..misplaced.

*Drtooth* · 03-17-2009, 09:58 AM

You must be referring to the one where Stewie discovers that he's a masochist, right? I really loved that one, myself. Seems the abuse thing is the only thing left that was shocking, but now... well, they've done it... I like it when they get shocking, but they can be CLEVER with their shocks... like Peter eating chips in Anne Frank's attick, signaling the Nazis... or someone shooting the head off of a JFK Pez dispenser. It essentially went from.. "HOLY CRAP!!! They did THAT?!?! I can't believe they did that! HAHAHAHAHAHAH." to "Oh... yeah, they did that again... heh..."

But I have to say, I would tend to agree that evil Stewie was pretty flat... but to trade him for annoyingly over effeminate Stewie that says unfunny things with an accent (Simpsons territory really) is a lateral move. I mean, what made Stewie Griffen: the Untold Story so great was that we saw the character move and grow, and then discover himself. Something they've done with most of the characters until recently (last few seasons). I will say, I like how Chris actually continues to grow and become a character despite the fact the rest of the Family gets flatter and flatter.

03-08-2009, 08:08 PM	#1
Jester Rat-faced Dude-guy Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Arkansas Posts: 26,301	When did Family Guy start to suck? Hello all, Jester here, former Family Guy fan....I think. I'm watching the new episode right now and it seems to have lost something. Heck, it has lost something long ago and I don't know what it is. Anyone think they can help me out? __________________ "Clearly, you're Ninja Turtling incorrectly." - Leo656

03-08-2009, 08:15 PM	#2
XERO Hybrid Theorist Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Alamo City Posts: 8,185	Wish I could, buddy, but I'm not great at deductive reasoning. Family Guy is like the Bermuda Triangle of cartoons. You're curious to explore it, but at the cost of being viciously sucked into its phantom-like gravitational pull, never to return. __________________ "Travel at the speed of light... then hit the nitro!"

03-08-2009, 08:32 PM	#3
Cure Y'all need Jesus Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: New Jersey Posts: 8,938	Maybe, oh, I dunno, your tastes have changed? The level of writing has gone down? It could be a number of things, but asking someone else why you don't like something anymore is a bit silly. It's all subjective. __________________

03-08-2009, 08:48 PM	#5
Jester Rat-faced Dude-guy Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Arkansas Posts: 26,301	I guess they are right, it is hard to type sarcasm. I know why I have started disliking Family Guy. Yes, my tastes may have changed, but it seems the series that was essentially just random pop culture references has become a lot more story driven, and the stories are very weak. I guess I'll just watch American Dad, it's becoming the beter show by leaps and bounds. __________________ "Clearly, you're Ninja Turtling incorrectly." - Leo656

03-17-2009, 09:34 AM	#8
Buslady WingsOfDarkness! Perkele! Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: In 7803... Posts: 4,366	i didnt like when they started to joke about serious things like child abuse/spousal abuse. when stewie kept trying to get lois to clobber him...that's just wrong. the dumpster babies thing was in extremely poor taste as well LOL aside from the story, whatever it was....oh yeah OJ...lame... I like Conway Twitty LOL but that was pretty..misplaced. __________________

03-08-2009, 08:34 PM	#4
Mr._Mutant_Man Mad Scientist Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 2,340	I don't know. For me, it just reached a point where its formula got old.

03-08-2009, 10:06 PM	#6
MrPliggins Foot Elite Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 3,051	I missed tonight's FG, but I didn't think American Dad was very good either. I did lol a few times though.

03-08-2009, 10:10 PM	#7
Cipher Foot Elite Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 3,454	A year or two ago I would've answered "When it got brought back to life on Fox." I stopped watching it a few episodes into its return. It just didn't seem funny, even though I still thought the first three seasons were great. Now I'm more tempted to answer "It never was funny." The people who maligned it as a series of jokeless, poorly constructed pop references were mostly right. Even still, there's a marked decrease in wit between seasons three and four. American Dad absolutely lost me after the first two episodes. I couldn't even chuckle at it, and the few I've seen since haven't changed my mind. Futurama4life.

03-17-2009, 09:58 AM	#9
Drtooth Foot Elite Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 4,439	You must be referring to the one where Stewie discovers that he's a masochist, right? I really loved that one, myself. Seems the abuse thing is the only thing left that was shocking, but now... well, they've done it... I like it when they get shocking, but they can be CLEVER with their shocks... like Peter eating chips in Anne Frank's attick, signaling the Nazis... or someone shooting the head off of a JFK Pez dispenser. It essentially went from.. "HOLY CRAP!!! They did THAT?!?! I can't believe they did that! HAHAHAHAHAHAH." to "Oh... yeah, they did that again... heh..." But I have to say, I would tend to agree that evil Stewie was pretty flat... but to trade him for annoyingly over effeminate Stewie that says unfunny things with an accent (Simpsons territory really) is a lateral move. I mean, what made Stewie Griffen: the Untold Story so great was that we saw the character move and grow, and then discover himself. Something they've done with most of the characters until recently (last few seasons). I will say, I like how Chris actually continues to grow and become a character despite the fact the rest of the Family gets flatter and flatter. __________________ [Insert mildly amusing banner here]