I've come to appreciate Family Guy more and more for both its visceral burn-it-all-down approach—tho I can see how the nihilism is a turnoff—and how much it plays with the characters knowing they're on a tv show (especially one not well-respected) and other fourth-wall stuff. It's very meta now.
Animation Roulette
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"Grab some wood, bub.'" - Richard Nixon, Checkers Speech, abandoned early draft
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I would only i can't recall ever having watched it. Do the wombling Wombles of Wimbledon qualify?Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑28 Nov 2022, 2:00pmJust say "Paddington Bear."Low Down Low wrote: ↑28 Nov 2022, 1:57pmHah, seriously I wasn't trying to start WW3 here, just a straight observation. In fact, I'm trying to think of the last truly great satirical tv show here and drawing a blank there too.revbob wrote: ↑28 Nov 2022, 1:40pmLow Down Low wrote: ↑28 Nov 2022, 12:01pmTrying to actually think of a single limey equivalent and coming up totally blank.
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Aren't they Heston's school chums?Low Down Low wrote: ↑28 Nov 2022, 5:45pmI would only i can't recall ever having watched it. Do the wombling Wombles of Wimbledon qualify?Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑28 Nov 2022, 2:00pmJust say "Paddington Bear."Low Down Low wrote: ↑28 Nov 2022, 1:57pmHah, seriously I wasn't trying to start WW3 here, just a straight observation. In fact, I'm trying to think of the last truly great satirical tv show here and drawing a blank there too.revbob wrote: ↑28 Nov 2022, 1:40pmLow Down Low wrote: ↑28 Nov 2022, 12:01pmTrying to actually think of a single limey equivalent and coming up totally blank.
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Wombles were sarf London so they'd have had to be pen pals and, given the age gap, teachers rather than pupils. So in short, definitely possible.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑28 Nov 2022, 5:49pmAren't they Heston's school chums?Low Down Low wrote: ↑28 Nov 2022, 5:45pmI would only i can't recall ever having watched it. Do the wombling Wombles of Wimbledon qualify?Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑28 Nov 2022, 2:00pmJust say "Paddington Bear."Low Down Low wrote: ↑28 Nov 2022, 1:57pmHah, seriously I wasn't trying to start WW3 here, just a straight observation. In fact, I'm trying to think of the last truly great satirical tv show here and drawing a blank there too.
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If the topic is Heston a possible hypothesis is upgraded immediately to probable if not conclusive.Low Down Low wrote: ↑28 Nov 2022, 6:14pmWombles were sarf London so they'd have had to be pen pals and, given the age gap, teachers rather than pupils. So in short, definitely possible.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑28 Nov 2022, 5:49pmAren't they Heston's school chums?Low Down Low wrote: ↑28 Nov 2022, 5:45pmI would only i can't recall ever having watched it. Do the wombling Wombles of Wimbledon qualify?Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑28 Nov 2022, 2:00pmJust say "Paddington Bear."Low Down Low wrote: ↑28 Nov 2022, 1:57pm
Hah, seriously I wasn't trying to start WW3 here, just a straight observation. In fact, I'm trying to think of the last truly great satirical tv show here and drawing a blank there too.
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King of the Hill - the only bad episodes are their visit to Japan.
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Tom and Jerry
There's a tiny, tiny hopeful part of me that says you guys are running a Kaufmanesque long con on the board
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Futurama, with additional mentions for Adventure Time, Regular Show, or American Dad.
I liked FamG before its Flanderisation.
I liked FamG before its Flanderisation.
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I'm too old to learn more television!
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I've tried to get so many people into Adventure Time but none of them can finish the series. I get that it's a lot of content, but I can't fathom just being like "well, I'm done with this."
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Maybe Ive seen too much (all) but it doesn't really require that you've seen everything and in sequence etc.
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Just fucking watch them. I guarantee you'll be glad you did
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I don't know if they're on any Trudeau tv channel.revbob wrote: ↑29 Nov 2022, 7:59pmJust fucking watch them. I guarantee you'll be glad you did
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its 1940's Looney Tunes for me. I seriously dislike 99.9999% of the animation I see nowadays. I'm not saying its not good, i'm just saying it doesn't appeal to me whatsoever. Sigh
From what I see there's still a little hope
That's if we don't hang from too much rope
That's if we don't hang from too much rope