Simpsons isn't what it once was, that's true enough.
But it STILL kicks Family Guy's puny little sophomoric wannabe ass.
-Dan
Posted on 07/13/2005 7:20:59 PM PDT by Flux Capacitor
NEW YORK (AP) -- "The Simpsons" took a shot at fellow Fox cartoon "Family Guy." So that series' creator is taking a shot right back.
Seth MacFarlane said an episode of "The Simpsons" where a Homer Simpson clone was identified as "Family Guy" dad Peter Griffin was "definitely a slam."
But since the "Family Guy" team dishes out plenty of its own insults, it should be able to take some, MacFarlane told Blender magazine.
"To me, Peter is much more similar to Ralph Kramden than he is to Homer, right down to his voice," he said, referring to the character from "The Honeymooners." "That's what I see. But because 'The Simpsons' and 'Family Guy' are really the only two shows of their kind of television, there'll be comparisons made."
MacFarlane said he was definitely influenced by "The Simpsons."
"I mean, in its prime, it was one of the greatest comedy shows of all time," he said. "But it's not the show it was. It can't be. You can't do 16 seasons and be consistent."
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But it STILL kicks Family Guy's puny little sophomoric wannabe ass.
-Dan
Ya know, I just can't bring myself to care what the hell Seth MacFarland has to say about anything.
I was one of those DVD devotees that got "Family Guy" resurrected through my purchase of the ENTIRE show on disk. Now after I've seen my first new episode in several years, I'll stick to my disks.
That tool MacFarland has insulted the very core of who I am. As far as I'm concerned, he's betrayed the people that got him a second chance. Not only will I no longer support his work, I'll actively avoid anything he's associated with.
Stewy was a bad a$$ and one of the greats in tv history but now he is just a wuss
Wasnt McFarland supposed to be on one of the 9/11 planes but got bumped...I guess he went the wrong way or maybe hes always be wrong way and even that couldnt wake him up
Comparing Family Guy to The Simpsons is like comparing Van Halen to The Beatles.
I can say the same thing about the new series of Family Guy. The old cancelled set was much funnier.
I don't even watch Fox on Sundays anymore. King of the Hill isn't even funny anymore.
Dittos
And I am still waiting for the 1st laugh from "All American Dad."
In my opinion, The Simpsons stopped being funny about 10 years ago. But, thats just me. Family Guy stopped being funny as soon as the series was cancelled, the new ones blow.
I'm boycotting Fox until the 29th. If they can't show Arrested Development I can't watch.
From TV shows on DVD:
I noticed "Road to Rhode Island"...there's some footage missing; an Osama bin Laden joke was cut.
There was some debate over that. I kinda stayed out of that debate because I didn't really have a strong opinion one way or the other. There are arguments for keeping it in and arguments for taking it out. The argument to keep it in is that's how the show aired and it was broadcast this way and it aired two years before September 11, and so there's a bit of entertainment historical value there. And obviously the argument for taking it out was that because it was one of the biggest tragedies, there was some thought that it might bring down the rest of the episode when that comes up. There was some thought at one point of putting it on separately at the end, and that was really...I guess it was a legal decision that Fox made to leave it out. It's unfortunate in that it's a part of the episode that was produced and was aired and is sort of gone forever, but it's a small loss in the grand scheme of things.
Now, you were almost involved in that whole tragedy...
Yeah, that came up at one point. I said, "Look, I'm probably as close to that incident as anybody at Fox." There was one point where I was arguing to keep that scene in. Yeah, I was booked on that flight and I was drinking the night before and hung over and I missed the plane by about 10 minutes. It was a very close call for me.
How has that affected you?
The only reason it hasn't really affected me as it maybe could have is I didn't really know that I was in any danger until after it was over, so I never had that panic moment. After the fact it was sobering but people have a lot of close calls; you're crossing the street and you almost get hit by a car....this one just happened to be related to something massive. I really can't let it affect me because I'm a comedy writer. I have to put that in the back of my head.
Well, I'm glad you got drunk the night before.
Yeah, alcohol is our friend. I think that's the moral of that story.
Yeah, drinking can save your life.
Absolutely.
bttt
Another example of people spending too much time watching television!
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