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matedog wrote:
09 Oct 2019, 10:39am
I had a long flight last week and decided to try a season 30 episode. It was weird and bad. Lisa was obsessed with To Kill a Mockingbird and there were clips from the actual movie in the episode. It was very unsettling seeing real people and made no god damn sense. The plot itself was terrible and unfunny. Something about Lisa looking up to Homer for getting upset about slutty options for girls clothes in a store. Bart gets jealous and acts out. I don't remember how it ended.

I wish this show ended 20 years ago.
We all do, some of us even sooner.
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Kory wrote:
09 Oct 2019, 12:50pm
matedog wrote:
09 Oct 2019, 10:39am
I had a long flight last week and decided to try a season 30 episode. It was weird and bad. Lisa was obsessed with To Kill a Mockingbird and there were clips from the actual movie in the episode. It was very unsettling seeing real people and made no god damn sense. The plot itself was terrible and unfunny. Something about Lisa looking up to Homer for getting upset about slutty options for girls clothes in a store. Bart gets jealous and acts out. I don't remember how it ended.

I wish this show ended 20 years ago.
We all do, some of us even sooner.
Vaguely tangentially related, since we got Adult Swim up here, beyond watching Bob's Burgers, I've been dipping into episodes of Family Guy I've never seen before. And I've been pleasantly surprised. I recently came across someone describing the show as the proper inheritor of Monty Python, with bizarre cutaways and just plain absurdism, and I can see it more now. There are still lots of lazy jokes, but there's a certain joyful nihilism that works more often than not. Very surprised because I'd soured on it shortly after it came back.
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Dr. Medulla wrote:
09 Oct 2019, 1:50pm
Kory wrote:
09 Oct 2019, 12:50pm
matedog wrote:
09 Oct 2019, 10:39am
I had a long flight last week and decided to try a season 30 episode. It was weird and bad. Lisa was obsessed with To Kill a Mockingbird and there were clips from the actual movie in the episode. It was very unsettling seeing real people and made no god damn sense. The plot itself was terrible and unfunny. Something about Lisa looking up to Homer for getting upset about slutty options for girls clothes in a store. Bart gets jealous and acts out. I don't remember how it ended.

I wish this show ended 20 years ago.
We all do, some of us even sooner.
Vaguely tangentially related, since we got Adult Swim up here, beyond watching Bob's Burgers, I've been dipping into episodes of Family Guy I've never seen before. And I've been pleasantly surprised. I recently came across someone describing the show as the proper inheritor of Monty Python, with bizarre cutaways and just plain absurdism, and I can see it more now. There are still lots of lazy jokes, but there's a certain joyful nihilism that works more often than not. Very surprised because I'd soured on it shortly after it came back.
I’ve heard good things about Bob’s burgers. Anyone into Rick and Morty? Coworker spoke very highly of it but I haven’t tried it out yet.
Look, you have to establish context for these things. And I maintain that unless you appreciate the Fall of Constantinople, the Great Fire of London, and Mickey Mantle's fatalist alcoholism, live Freddy makes no sense. If you want to half-ass it, fine, go call Simon Schama to do the appendix.

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matedog wrote:
09 Oct 2019, 3:02pm
Dr. Medulla wrote:
09 Oct 2019, 1:50pm
Kory wrote:
09 Oct 2019, 12:50pm
matedog wrote:
09 Oct 2019, 10:39am
I had a long flight last week and decided to try a season 30 episode. It was weird and bad. Lisa was obsessed with To Kill a Mockingbird and there were clips from the actual movie in the episode. It was very unsettling seeing real people and made no god damn sense. The plot itself was terrible and unfunny. Something about Lisa looking up to Homer for getting upset about slutty options for girls clothes in a store. Bart gets jealous and acts out. I don't remember how it ended.

I wish this show ended 20 years ago.
We all do, some of us even sooner.
Vaguely tangentially related, since we got Adult Swim up here, beyond watching Bob's Burgers, I've been dipping into episodes of Family Guy I've never seen before. And I've been pleasantly surprised. I recently came across someone describing the show as the proper inheritor of Monty Python, with bizarre cutaways and just plain absurdism, and I can see it more now. There are still lots of lazy jokes, but there's a certain joyful nihilism that works more often than not. Very surprised because I'd soured on it shortly after it came back.
I’ve heard good things about Bob’s burgers. Anyone into Rick and Morty? Coworker spoke very highly of it but I haven’t tried it out yet.
I'm a big fan of R&M but please don't lump me in with the fans that get media attention. Either way, the acting and writing are superb, and there's the added benefit of obvious improvisation which is unique for a cartoon.
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Dr. Medulla wrote:
09 Oct 2019, 1:50pm
Kory wrote:
09 Oct 2019, 12:50pm
matedog wrote:
09 Oct 2019, 10:39am
I had a long flight last week and decided to try a season 30 episode. It was weird and bad. Lisa was obsessed with To Kill a Mockingbird and there were clips from the actual movie in the episode. It was very unsettling seeing real people and made no god damn sense. The plot itself was terrible and unfunny. Something about Lisa looking up to Homer for getting upset about slutty options for girls clothes in a store. Bart gets jealous and acts out. I don't remember how it ended.

I wish this show ended 20 years ago.
We all do, some of us even sooner.
Vaguely tangentially related, since we got Adult Swim up here, beyond watching Bob's Burgers, I've been dipping into episodes of Family Guy I've never seen before. And I've been pleasantly surprised. I recently came across someone describing the show as the proper inheritor of Monty Python, with bizarre cutaways and just plain absurdism, and I can see it more now. There are still lots of lazy jokes, but there's a certain joyful nihilism that works more often than not. Very surprised because I'd soured on it shortly after it came back.
I'm a fan of this show, and it's a bit like being a fan of a sports team. There's good seasons and definitely bad seasons, but you kind of just ride it out because you might be pleasantly surprised next year. American Dad still beats it for MacFarlane shows though.
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I havent watched Family Guy nor American Dad in a good few years at this point. I kind of tired of it.

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Kory wrote:
09 Oct 2019, 3:04pm
Dr. Medulla wrote:
09 Oct 2019, 1:50pm
Kory wrote:
09 Oct 2019, 12:50pm
matedog wrote:
09 Oct 2019, 10:39am
I had a long flight last week and decided to try a season 30 episode. It was weird and bad. Lisa was obsessed with To Kill a Mockingbird and there were clips from the actual movie in the episode. It was very unsettling seeing real people and made no god damn sense. The plot itself was terrible and unfunny. Something about Lisa looking up to Homer for getting upset about slutty options for girls clothes in a store. Bart gets jealous and acts out. I don't remember how it ended.

I wish this show ended 20 years ago.
We all do, some of us even sooner.
Vaguely tangentially related, since we got Adult Swim up here, beyond watching Bob's Burgers, I've been dipping into episodes of Family Guy I've never seen before. And I've been pleasantly surprised. I recently came across someone describing the show as the proper inheritor of Monty Python, with bizarre cutaways and just plain absurdism, and I can see it more now. There are still lots of lazy jokes, but there's a certain joyful nihilism that works more often than not. Very surprised because I'd soured on it shortly after it came back.
I'm a fan of this show, and it's a bit like being a fan of a sports team. There's good seasons and definitely bad seasons, but you kind of just ride it out because you might be pleasantly surprised next year. American Dad still beats it for MacFarlane shows though.
American Dad has never clicked with me. I try it every once in awhile, but it hasn't happened.

I like Rick & Morty but not to a great degree. Sometimes it seems like the writers get hung up impressing themselves with being clever to the detriment of the story. But I definitely watch it regularly.
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Dr. Medulla wrote:
09 Oct 2019, 3:39pm
Kory wrote:
09 Oct 2019, 3:04pm
Dr. Medulla wrote:
09 Oct 2019, 1:50pm
Kory wrote:
09 Oct 2019, 12:50pm
matedog wrote:
09 Oct 2019, 10:39am
I had a long flight last week and decided to try a season 30 episode. It was weird and bad. Lisa was obsessed with To Kill a Mockingbird and there were clips from the actual movie in the episode. It was very unsettling seeing real people and made no god damn sense. The plot itself was terrible and unfunny. Something about Lisa looking up to Homer for getting upset about slutty options for girls clothes in a store. Bart gets jealous and acts out. I don't remember how it ended.

I wish this show ended 20 years ago.
We all do, some of us even sooner.
Vaguely tangentially related, since we got Adult Swim up here, beyond watching Bob's Burgers, I've been dipping into episodes of Family Guy I've never seen before. And I've been pleasantly surprised. I recently came across someone describing the show as the proper inheritor of Monty Python, with bizarre cutaways and just plain absurdism, and I can see it more now. There are still lots of lazy jokes, but there's a certain joyful nihilism that works more often than not. Very surprised because I'd soured on it shortly after it came back.
I'm a fan of this show, and it's a bit like being a fan of a sports team. There's good seasons and definitely bad seasons, but you kind of just ride it out because you might be pleasantly surprised next year. American Dad still beats it for MacFarlane shows though.
American Dad has never clicked with me. I try it every once in awhile, but it hasn't happened.
I'm not sure why, but this surprises me a bit. The writing up til season 8 is pretty consistent, I think.
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Kory wrote:
09 Oct 2019, 4:32pm
Dr. Medulla wrote:
09 Oct 2019, 3:39pm
Kory wrote:
09 Oct 2019, 3:04pm
Dr. Medulla wrote:
09 Oct 2019, 1:50pm
Kory wrote:
09 Oct 2019, 12:50pm


We all do, some of us even sooner.
Vaguely tangentially related, since we got Adult Swim up here, beyond watching Bob's Burgers, I've been dipping into episodes of Family Guy I've never seen before. And I've been pleasantly surprised. I recently came across someone describing the show as the proper inheritor of Monty Python, with bizarre cutaways and just plain absurdism, and I can see it more now. There are still lots of lazy jokes, but there's a certain joyful nihilism that works more often than not. Very surprised because I'd soured on it shortly after it came back.
I'm a fan of this show, and it's a bit like being a fan of a sports team. There's good seasons and definitely bad seasons, but you kind of just ride it out because you might be pleasantly surprised next year. American Dad still beats it for MacFarlane shows though.
American Dad has never clicked with me. I try it every once in awhile, but it hasn't happened.
I'm not sure why, but this surprises me a bit. The writing up til season 8 is pretty consistent, I think.
It seems like Family Guy but isn't, and I think I've never been able to get over that hump mentally. It's not distinct enough so it feels thin.
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Fun fact: The Boss is a fan of neither the Simpsons nor MWC, but uses this line whenever appropriate.
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Dr. Medulla wrote:
15 Oct 2019, 7:53pm
Fun fact: The Boss is a fan of neither the Simpsons nor MWC, but uses this line whenever appropriate.
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Kory wrote:
16 Oct 2019, 12:40pm
Dr. Medulla wrote:
15 Oct 2019, 7:53pm
Fun fact: The Boss is a fan of neither the Simpsons nor MWC, but uses this line whenever appropriate.
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Al was a moron. I would have been giving Peggy what she wanted every night.
Indeed.

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revbob wrote:
16 Oct 2019, 2:23pm
Kory wrote:
16 Oct 2019, 12:40pm
Dr. Medulla wrote:
15 Oct 2019, 7:53pm
Fun fact: The Boss is a fan of neither the Simpsons nor MWC, but uses this line whenever appropriate.
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Al was a moron. I would have been giving Peggy what she wanted every night.
Indeed.
When I was a teenager I didn't think Peg was hot, I've changed my mind. In my defense I'm the same age as Kelly!
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tepista wrote:
16 Oct 2019, 6:24pm
revbob wrote:
16 Oct 2019, 2:23pm
Kory wrote:
16 Oct 2019, 12:40pm
Dr. Medulla wrote:
15 Oct 2019, 7:53pm
Fun fact: The Boss is a fan of neither the Simpsons nor MWC, but uses this line whenever appropriate.
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Al was a moron. I would have been giving Peggy what she wanted every night.
Indeed.
When I was a teenager I didn't think Peg was hot, I've changed my mind. In my defense I'm the same age as Kelly!
When I was an older teen I thought she was pretty hot for an older woman. Applegate was obviously more of an attraction at that age but 17/18 yo me would not have turned Peg away.

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revbob wrote:
16 Oct 2019, 2:23pm
Kory wrote:
16 Oct 2019, 12:40pm
Dr. Medulla wrote:
15 Oct 2019, 7:53pm
Fun fact: The Boss is a fan of neither the Simpsons nor MWC, but uses this line whenever appropriate.
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Al was a moron. I would have been giving Peggy what she wanted every night.
Indeed.
She was way out of his league.
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