What do you think of Seth MacFarlane cartoons?

*Prowler* · 05-02-2015, 10:45 AM

Seth MacFarlane cartoons... some love them and some hate them.

Back in the early seasons, Family Guy was something new and fresh. Sure the humor has always been kinda easy, but it was fun nevertheless. Then as it went on tit got worse, especially characters like Stewie. Also, as I got older I found the series more and more immature. And even though the older episodes are better, they're not exactly very memorable as compared to the classic Simpsons and South Park episodes.

American Dad has its moments and has some good ideas but still suffers from the same easy humor as Family Guy. Also, it's even more over the top and in your face but unlike shows like South Park, it doesn't seem to pull it off well. South Park still comes across as sharp and mature despite all of the coarse and over the top stuff in it. Seth Macfarlane cartoons end up just being obnoxious and annoying. As do the characters, unlike SP characters. Cartman, per example, might be a racist asshole, but he's hard to dislike. Kinda like Archie Bunker form All in Family.

The Cleveland Show, from the few bits I've seen, seems like the worst of the bunch. First of all, why the hell did they even make a show starring Cleveland? Was he even that popular in the first place? Anyway, I found it pretty boring. Definitely not interested in going deeper into it.

Tl;dr they suck as a whole, yea.

mexichrist83 · 05-02-2015, 12:14 PM

Seth MacFarlane is a complete and total hack. I remember when Family Guy first started airing and a friend of mine showed me one of the first episodes on the internet and the humor felt so forced. I watched a few more episodes over time and I just really grew to hate the show. After seeing random episodes to try and get into it I just could not stomach the show. It's just not funny. Comparisons to South Park are always going to come up and in my opinion SP is just a much smarter show usually with something to say about the subject matter they are parodying or commenting on with better crafted jokes. FG is just dumb, pandering, unoriginal and rarely has any actual jokes. I've tried giving some of his other work a chance but his stuff just sucks. That's just my two cents.

TLDR:
Seth MacFarlane is a hack and sucks.

*Cure* · 05-02-2015, 03:01 PM

American Dad is way better than the others.

TLDR:

American Dad is way better than the others.

*Candy Kappa* · 05-02-2015, 05:51 PM

I enjoy his shows, some more then others.

Sahtori · 05-02-2015, 06:46 PM

I still can't get over the fact that when Brian died, so many people signed the petition for his return.

While they showed preview pictures with Brian in it.

In meantime there are donations and petitions going on for real. I made a video of my rant about it.
https://youtu.be/ShBZx76YJPg

I made a silly fanart of Brian based on All Dogs Go To Heaven. Having fun with "Guys, he's gonna return ya know... "

But nope, Internet exploded.

I don't think Family Guy isn't that memorable anymore. Sure I watch it. But less and less. I like most of the Brian and Stevie episodes. Not all of them...

I watched "Ted" number two is on the way, I know laughing is healthy but I couldn't with this movie.

Like I say in my video, let me write a story. Though, I don't think I want to be part of something that shows drugs etc (on phone to type more)

I don't mind people going high, I just fail to see the humor in it. I've got friends who laugh until they start crying. A fart joke used to be funny, now. (https://youtu.be/JHzyLANlGNY) Eh....

*Krutch* · 05-02-2015, 07:05 PM

I've never liked Family Guy or American Dad. Never saw Cleveland Show since I figured it'd be more of the same. The tone of the show just comes off as obnoxious. Not a fan.

~~Leo656~~ · 05-02-2015, 07:40 PM

I like it for a lot of the same reasons people hate it. It's stupid and pointless and lowbrow, so I think it's perfect for a cartoon aimed at overgrown kids (aka "most blue collar adults"). I admire MacFarlane's stuff for not being pretentious about what it is. That's something that's annoyed me for a while about, like, South Park... they try so hard to act like they're "about" something. Like, yeah, but it's still dick and fart jokes.

Cleveland Show was pretty lame, though. They kinda didn't have many options for a spin-off out of Peter's friends, though... "So, who's the more relatable protagonist? The suicidally depressed guy in the wheelchair, or the sex offender?" "....Uh... the black guy."

Wasn't an "awful" show, but you could completely tell it was just made up from scraps of stuff that wasn't "good enough" to be put into the "real" shows, Family Guy and American Dad. Totally felt like left-overs. I'unno, I catch it but unlike the other two I never made it a point to catch it.

I mean, some people just don't think jokes about AIDS and dead babies are funny, and those people probably don't "get" MacFarlane or Adult Swim style shows. I mean, I wonder WHY they don't think it's funny, because I think that kinda stuff is hilarious, but eh. To each his own.

*CyberCubed* · 05-02-2015, 08:10 PM

Some Family Guy episodes can be very funny, but I've never actually sat down and watched the series as an actual show. Just caught various glimpses of episodes here and there. I don't think it would ever be something I ever actually sit down and watch from beginning to end.

*turtlefanforever* · 05-02-2015, 08:21 PM

You're forgetting his best work.. He wrote some episodes of Johnny Bravo

*oldmanwinters* · 05-02-2015, 08:40 PM

MacFarlane's stuff was fairly clever around the turn of the century.

I don't care for it, and I think his brand of humor has grown very stale despite the fact that many folks still consume it regularly.

*ssjup81* · 05-02-2015, 08:43 PM

I haven't watched Family Guy regularly in years. I personally like the earlier seasons where the characters didn't seem so mean-spirited and I truly hate the Meg bashing, but apparently that's done because the writers have no idea how to write for a teenage girl.

American Dad I also haven't watched in like forever. It's ok I guess.

Cleveland Show...same as American Dad, but I liked the theme song a lot.

~~Leo656~~ · 05-02-2015, 10:14 PM

I kinda like how awful everyone is on Family Guy because it's just SO exaggerated.

Like if people were so nasty to each other constantly in real life we'd all be dead.

I'unno I kinda like absurdity.

*Wildcat* · 05-02-2015, 11:24 PM

So the point of this topic was...Family Guy etc. < South Park

I like South Park just as much as Family Guy. Watch them all the time. I tend to miss a lot of South Park though because I lost track of when season start.

I like American Dad but it kinda seems to have gone down a little since moving to TBS. Not the adult humor. There's still plenty of that just some of the storylines don't seem as good. They hardly have new episodes now too for some reason.

I liked Cleveland. I have season 1 on DVD. I would have liked for it to continue but it was getting overly silly by the end.

*Prowler* · 05-03-2015, 01:41 AM

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Originally Posted by turtlefanforever

You're forgetting his best work.. He wrote some episodes of Johnny Bravo

That I didn't know of. I do know he wrote an episode about a dude and his talking dog for "What a Cartoon!", though.

*Candy Kappa* · 05-03-2015, 01:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Prowler

That I didn't know of. I do know he wrote an episode about a dude and his talking dog for "What a Cartoon!", though.

Life of Larry and Larry & Steve was the precursor for Family Guy, sharing a lot of similarities.

*CyberCubed* · 05-03-2015, 01:59 AM

I love how morally offensive Family Guy can get at times making fun of race, religion, sexuality and this is actually airing on a non-cable network. The jokes you see in Family Guy would have never been allowed in the 90's.

*pennydreadful* · 05-03-2015, 02:43 AM

Never really had any interest in Seth McFarlane's stuff - I'm more of a Beavis & Butthead fan.

*Prowler* · 05-03-2015, 02:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CyberCubed

I love how morally offensive Family Guy can get at times making fun of race, religion, sexuality and this is actually airing on a non-cable network. The jokes you see in Family Guy would have never been allowed in the 90's.

Which is funny considering TV was more controversial in the 90s while nowadays we live in a more politically correct time.

*BubblyShell22* · 05-03-2015, 11:54 AM

Always been a fan of Family Guy and catch it when other shows aren't conflicting with it. Never liked American Dad or The Cleveland Show though.

~~Leo656~~ · 05-03-2015, 03:53 PM

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Originally Posted by pennydreadful

Never really had any interest in Seth McFarlane's stuff - I'm more of a Beavis & Butthead fan.

As am I. But that's part of why I like these newer shows, it's like the natural progression of that. What was so "shocking" on Beavis and Butt-Head back then, is like a seriously "tame" joke on Family Guy now. And I genuinely love any show that goes out of its way to offend fully 100% of its own audience, just to see who can take it.

I'm also a huuuuuuuuuuuuuuge fan of Drawn Together, which wasn't a MacFarlane show but was like an even more extreme version of the same type of humor. Violent, sexist, racist, nihilist, anti-everything, zero-f*cks-given, "we dare you to complain, ya baby" humor... I love that stuff, the darker the better. I've heard it's an Irish thing, an obsession with really black, "gallows" humor, but I'unno.

Anybody who never saw that show should check it out. It's never on anymore but the DVDs are easy to get.

I mean, if you're a big MLP fan, for example, there's the appeal of hearing Tara Strong do a ton of off-the-wall racist jokes and lesbian stuff.

So there's that. It's bizarre to go back and watch it now.

05-02-2015, 10:45 AM	#1
Prowler Emperor Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Portugal Posts: 9,999	What do you think of Seth MacFarlane cartoons? Seth MacFarlane cartoons... some love them and some hate them. Back in the early seasons, Family Guy was something new and fresh. Sure the humor has always been kinda easy, but it was fun nevertheless. Then as it went on tit got worse, especially characters like Stewie. Also, as I got older I found the series more and more immature. And even though the older episodes are better, they're not exactly very memorable as compared to the classic Simpsons and South Park episodes. American Dad has its moments and has some good ideas but still suffers from the same easy humor as Family Guy. Also, it's even more over the top and in your face but unlike shows like South Park, it doesn't seem to pull it off well. South Park still comes across as sharp and mature despite all of the coarse and over the top stuff in it. Seth Macfarlane cartoons end up just being obnoxious and annoying. As do the characters, unlike SP characters. Cartman, per example, might be a racist asshole, but he's hard to dislike. Kinda like Archie Bunker form All in Family. The Cleveland Show, from the few bits I've seen, seems like the worst of the bunch. First of all, why the hell did they even make a show starring Cleveland? Was he even that popular in the first place? Anyway, I found it pretty boring. Definitely not interested in going deeper into it. Tl;dr they suck as a whole, yea.

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Sahtori Thug Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Antwerp Posts: 90	I still can't get over the fact that when Brian died, so many people signed the petition for his return. While they showed preview pictures with Brian in it. In meantime there are donations and petitions going on for real. I made a video of my rant about it. https://youtu.be/ShBZx76YJPg I made a silly fanart of Brian based on All Dogs Go To Heaven. Having fun with "Guys, he's gonna return ya know... " But nope, Internet exploded. I don't think Family Guy isn't that memorable anymore. Sure I watch it. But less and less. I like most of the Brian and Stevie episodes. Not all of them... I watched "Ted" number two is on the way, I know laughing is healthy but I couldn't with this movie. Like I say in my video, let me write a story. Though, I don't think I want to be part of something that shows drugs etc (on phone to type more) I don't mind people going high, I just fail to see the humor in it. I've got friends who laugh until they start crying. A fart joke used to be funny, now. (https://youtu.be/JHzyLANlGNY) Eh.... __________________ Please, don't worry so much. Because in the end, none of us have very long on this Earth. Life is fleeting. And if you're ever distressed, cast your eyes to the summer sky when the stars are strung across the velvety night. And when a shooting star streaks through the blackness, turning night into day... make a wish and think of me. Make your life spectacular. I know I did ... - Robin Williams Read FREE comics Last edited by Sahtori; 05-02-2015 at 06:51 PM.

05-02-2015, 08:21 PM	#9
turtlefanforever Foot Elite Join Date: Jan 2014 Posts: 3,098	Hey now You're forgetting his best work.. He wrote some episodes of Johnny Bravo

05-02-2015, 12:14 PM	#2
mexichrist83 Hench Mutant Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: San Antonio, TX Posts: 273	Seth MacFarlane is a complete and total hack. I remember when Family Guy first started airing and a friend of mine showed me one of the first episodes on the internet and the humor felt so forced. I watched a few more episodes over time and I just really grew to hate the show. After seeing random episodes to try and get into it I just could not stomach the show. It's just not funny. Comparisons to South Park are always going to come up and in my opinion SP is just a much smarter show usually with something to say about the subject matter they are parodying or commenting on with better crafted jokes. FG is just dumb, pandering, unoriginal and rarely has any actual jokes. I've tried giving some of his other work a chance but his stuff just sucks. That's just my two cents. TLDR: Seth MacFarlane is a hack and sucks.

05-02-2015, 07:05 PM	#6
Krutch Like, stupid rich. Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: The Rawkzone Posts: 2,808	I've never liked Family Guy or American Dad. Never saw Cleveland Show since I figured it'd be more of the same. The tone of the show just comes off as obnoxious. Not a fan.

05-02-2015, 07:40 PM	#7
~~Leo656~~ Banned Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: nWo Country Posts: 27,703	I like it for a lot of the same reasons people hate it. It's stupid and pointless and lowbrow, so I think it's perfect for a cartoon aimed at overgrown kids (aka "most blue collar adults"). I admire MacFarlane's stuff for not being pretentious about what it is. That's something that's annoyed me for a while about, like, South Park... they try so hard to act like they're "about" something. Like, yeah, but it's still dick and fart jokes. Cleveland Show was pretty lame, though. They kinda didn't have many options for a spin-off out of Peter's friends, though... "So, who's the more relatable protagonist? The suicidally depressed guy in the wheelchair, or the sex offender?" "....Uh... the black guy." Wasn't an "awful" show, but you could completely tell it was just made up from scraps of stuff that wasn't "good enough" to be put into the "real" shows, Family Guy and American Dad. Totally felt like left-overs. I'unno, I catch it but unlike the other two I never made it a point to catch it. I mean, some people just don't think jokes about AIDS and dead babies are funny, and those people probably don't "get" MacFarlane or Adult Swim style shows. I mean, I wonder WHY they don't think it's funny, because I think that kinda stuff is hilarious, but eh. To each his own.

05-02-2015, 08:10 PM	#8
CyberCubed Overlord Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 43,887	Some Family Guy episodes can be very funny, but I've never actually sat down and watched the series as an actual show. Just caught various glimpses of episodes here and there. I don't think it would ever be something I ever actually sit down and watch from beginning to end.

05-02-2015, 08:40 PM	#10
oldmanwinters Overlord Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Between yesterday and tomorrow! Posts: 15,508	MacFarlane's stuff was fairly clever around the turn of the century. I don't care for it, and I think his brand of humor has grown very stale despite the fact that many folks still consume it regularly. __________________ Experience the TMNT Fan Commentaries! Check out my TMNT fan comic, "Nothing to Fear"! View my sketch work! I'm selling some of my hard-to-find TMNT items!

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ssjup81 Foot Elite Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Central Virginia (Back in the US) Posts: 4,734	I haven't watched Family Guy regularly in years. I personally like the earlier seasons where the characters didn't seem so mean-spirited and I truly hate the Meg bashing, but apparently that's done because the writers have no idea how to write for a teenage girl. American Dad I also haven't watched in like forever. It's ok I guess. Cleveland Show...same as American Dad, but I liked the theme song a lot.

05-02-2015, 10:14 PM	#12
~~Leo656~~ Banned Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: nWo Country Posts: 27,703	I kinda like how awful everyone is on Family Guy because it's just SO exaggerated. Like if people were so nasty to each other constantly in real life we'd all be dead. I'unno I kinda like absurdity.

05-02-2015, 11:24 PM	#13
Wildcat Foot Elite Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: AZ Posts: 3,516	So the point of this topic was...Family Guy etc. < South Park I like South Park just as much as Family Guy. Watch them all the time. I tend to miss a lot of South Park though because I lost track of when season start. I like American Dad but it kinda seems to have gone down a little since moving to TBS. Not the adult humor. There's still plenty of that just some of the storylines don't seem as good. They hardly have new episodes now too for some reason. I liked Cleveland. I have season 1 on DVD. I would have liked for it to continue but it was getting overly silly by the end. __________________ Nothing can survive the will to stay alive, cause if you try, you can do anything.

05-03-2015, 01:59 AM	#16
CyberCubed Overlord Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 43,887	I love how morally offensive Family Guy can get at times making fun of race, religion, sexuality and this is actually airing on a non-cable network. The jokes you see in Family Guy would have never been allowed in the 90's.

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05-03-2015, 11:54 AM	#19
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