Should people watch Family Guy? Is it a bad show?

[Xdqwerty]

People say its one of the worst shows ever made, that the show its boring and has nonsensical gore and ugly animation, and that the characters were flanderized and blah blah blah.

 

[SkunkyBeaumont]

It's basically done the same thing the Simpsons did, being an "homage" to it. Seasons 1-3 are fire, and it kinda gets more mediocre after that.

 

[Zeb89]

Dude, you've said the same thing about like three or four cartoons at this point...you aren't really bringing much to the table in terms of arguments, either

 

[SkunkyBeaumont]

Dude, you've said the same thing about like three or four cartoons at this point...you aren't really bringing much to the table in terms of arguments, either

 

[ciro64]

Some people are into the more exaggerated, over the top and extreme humor the later seasons offer. If you're looking for more seriousness and character development then those aren't for you.

The true fault in them is how low effort some episodes are, those lack a real plot and are constantly interrupted by out of context cut-away gags that you might not even find funny. If you watched that South Park episode that portray Family Guy writers as manatees, that's exactly what it feels like.

Keep in mind that there's politically incorrect humor too, that episode where they make fun of Quagmire's parent for being trans being one of the most extreme examples.

 

[Yousef]

It is a very bad show

 

[SkunkyBeaumont]

Some people are into the more exaggerated, over the top and extreme humor the later seasons offer. If you're looking for more seriousness and character development them those aren't for you.

The true fault in them is how low effort some episodes are, those lack a real plot and are constantly interrupted by out of context cut-away gags that you might not even find funny. If you watched that South Park episode that portray Family Guy writers as manatees, that's exactly what it feels like.

Keep in mind that there's politically incorrect humor too, that episode where they make fun of Quagmire's parent for being trans being one of the most extreme examples.

They actually handled that in pretty good way, with Quagmire accepting his father for who she was.

 

[ciro64]

They actually handled that in pretty good way, with Quagmire accepting his father for who she was.

This does indeed happen. It's the stuff that happens in the middle of the episode that would make some people uncomfortable.

I don't think the episode is badly written or anything, in fact I laughed pretty hard back in the day, but nowadays I recommend people who are sensitive to transgender issues to stay clear from this episode.

 

[Gorse]

Family Guy is the piece of media I’ve consumed most over my life. My dad was a big fan of the original pre-cancellation run, so I grew up with the first three seasons on DVD, and every single one of those episodes is seared permanently into my mind. When the show came back, I was ecstatic beyond words. It’s had an unbelievable influence on the way I speak, how I think, and what I find funny. If you hate me, blame Seth MacFarlane.

In my humblest of opinions, Seasons 2, 3, and 4 are the best, and the show dies at the end of Season 7. I’ve seen every single episode of the series multiple times and will continue to for as long as they release new ones. I’m in too deep, at this point — either the show dies first, or I do.

Season 4’s “PTV” is the best episode of the series by far, and the one that I recommend everyone watch. It’s the perfect encapsulation of the show’s attributes at their highest point — naughty jokes, offensive humor, ridiculous songs, and references to other TV shows. “Road to Europe” and “Brian Wallows and Peter’s Swallows” are also classics beyond comprehension, the latter being unbelievably sweet for an adult cartoon about farting. I can recite every line from every one of those episodes, and many more, from memory easily.

Since the late 2000s, though, the series’ writing has fallen off a cliff, and every episode after about 2008 has smacked of laziness, preachiness, and just general incompetence. Yes, dear writers, I know — you’re all liberal atheists. More jokes about the A-Team, please! The most recent seasons are what I’d lovingly refer to as embarrassing messes, and many of them have simple errors like bad line readings and orphaned jokes that could easily have been caught or corrected if anyone cared. Nobody does.

That being said, the one small place that the show has improved since Disney bought Fox is, unbelievably, the animation. New episodes look great — way better than the show ever has! Disney must have forced them to buck up the visuals. Shame they aren’t in service of strong writing, but.

I love Family Guy dearly, even though, by volume, it’s a horrible show. But it was, is, and always will be a big part of me. A big, fat part. Shipoopi!

(And yes, if you’re the kind of person who gets legitimately offended by comedy, you shouldn’t watch it. It makes fun of race, gay people, trans people, religion, women, sexual assault, political figures, terrorism, drugs, alcoholism, suicide, the Holocaust, and everything else you’re not supposed to laugh at. If you can think of it, they’ve made fun of it in the quarter-century the show’s been on the air. I appreciate it for not pulling any punches — I just wish the quality of the writing wasn’t abysmal.)

 

[SkunkyBeaumont]

 

[Lee__Kanker]

Family Guy is the piece of media I’ve consumed most over my life. My dad was a big fan of the original pre-cancellation run, so I grew up with the first three seasons on DVD, and every single one of those episodes is seared permanently into my mind. When the show came back, I was ecstatic beyond words. It’s had an unbelievable influence on the way I speak, how I think, and what I find funny. If you hate me, blame Seth MacFarlane.

In my humblest of opinions, Seasons 2, 3, and 4 are the best, and the show dies at the end of Season 7. I’ve seen every single episode of the series multiple times and will continue to for as long as they release new ones. I’m in too deep, at this point — either the show dies first, or I do.

Season 4’s “PTV” is the best episode of the series by far, and the one that I recommend everyone watch. It’s the perfect encapsulation of the show’s attributes at their highest point — naughty jokes, offensive humor, ridiculous songs, and references to other TV shows. “Road to Europe” and “Brian Wallows and Peter’s Swallows” are also classics beyond comprehension, the latter being unbelievably sweet for an adult cartoon about farting. I can recite every line from every one of those episodes, and many more, from memory easily.

Since the late 2000s, though, the series’ writing has fallen off a cliff, and every episode after about 2008 has smacked of laziness, preachiness, and just general incompetence. Yes, dear writers, I know — you’re all liberal atheists. More jokes about the A-Team, please! The most recent seasons are what I’d lovingly refer to as embarrassing messes, and many of them have simple errors like bad line readings and orphaned jokes that could easily have been caught or corrected if anyone cared. Nobody does.

That being said, the one small place that the show has improved since Disney bought Fox is, unbelievably, the animation. New episodes look great — way better than the show ever has! Disney must have forced them to buck up the visuals. Shame they aren’t in service of strong writing, but.

I love Family Guy dearly, even though, by volume, it’s a horrible show. But it was, is, and always will be a big part of me. A big, fat part. Shipoopi!

(And yes, if you’re the kind of person who gets legitimately offended by comedy, you shouldn’t watch it. It makes fun of race, gay people, trans people, religion, women, sexual assault, political figures, terrorism, drugs, alcoholism, suicide, the Holocaust, and everything else you’re not supposed to laugh at. If you can think of it, they’ve made fun of it in the quarter-century the show’s been on the air. I appreciate it for not pulling any punches — I just wish the quality of the writing wasn’t abysmal.)

Theres people alive who dont know family guy is offensive? Lol
I remember the animation being really bland after going digital but I think people who say its the worst thing ever dont know what they're talking about or they're MrEnter
I should rewatch the early seasons its been a while

I'll say this "recent" joke made me laugh

 

[bjork]

People should watch whatever they want, or try something to see if they like it. I only ever saw a few episodes of this show but it just never clicked.

 

[vulonkaaz]

it's a good show

 

[RageBurner]

I guess it depends on your tolerance for its specific brand of humor; the only way to find out is watching some of it and deciding for yourself. It is intentionally tongue-in-cheek, offensive and sardonic at times, but it's part of the recipe, similar to American Dad, I suppose.

I can't say I'm a rabid fan, but it has its moments.

 

[ATenderLad]

People say its one of the worst shows ever made, that the show its boring and has nonsensical gore and ugly animation, and that the characters were flanderized and blah blah blah.

I mean you can watch whatever you want, right? You're young though, re-watching the stuff that made your parents laugh will probably just make you sound old and tired, like me showing up to school with catchphrases from 70's Saturday Night Live.

 

[ladyerrant]

My husband doesnt care for Family Guy but loves American Dad. I'm kind of meh on both, there are some good gags in the first 3 or 4 seasons of Family Guy, but it burns out faster than the Simpsons did. The edgy/topical humor is kinda cringe, like 90s era sitcom jokes about "she was a GUY?!". Its weak. If you can tolerate Seth McFarlane, you'll probably like it. If not, not.

 

[daratmp+wxqvs]

I like watching just a single family guy episode every so often, but if i watch multiple in a row i get sick of it by the second episode.
BTW Seth McFarlane made a StarTrek inspired show called The Orville, I really like that show, binged most of it.

 

[MasterEn]

Family Guy is the piece of media I’ve consumed most over my life. My dad was a big fan of the original pre-cancellation run, so I grew up with the first three seasons on DVD, and every single one of those episodes is seared permanently into my mind. When the show came back, I was ecstatic beyond words. It’s had an unbelievable influence on the way I speak, how I think, and what I find funny. If you hate me, blame Seth MacFarlane.

In my humblest of opinions, Seasons 2, 3, and 4 are the best, and the show dies at the end of Season 7. I’ve seen every single episode of the series multiple times and will continue to for as long as they release new ones. I’m in too deep, at this point — either the show dies first, or I do.

Season 4’s “PTV” is the best episode of the series by far, and the one that I recommend everyone watch. It’s the perfect encapsulation of the show’s attributes at their highest point — naughty jokes, offensive humor, ridiculous songs, and references to other TV shows. “Road to Europe” and “Brian Wallows and Peter’s Swallows” are also classics beyond comprehension, the latter being unbelievably sweet for an adult cartoon about farting. I can recite every line from every one of those episodes, and many more, from memory easily.

Since the late 2000s, though, the series’ writing has fallen off a cliff, and every episode after about 2008 has smacked of laziness, preachiness, and just general incompetence. Yes, dear writers, I know — you’re all liberal atheists. More jokes about the A-Team, please! The most recent seasons are what I’d lovingly refer to as embarrassing messes, and many of them have simple errors like bad line readings and orphaned jokes that could easily have been caught or corrected if anyone cared. Nobody does.

That being said, the one small place that the show has improved since Disney bought Fox is, unbelievably, the animation. New episodes look great — way better than the show ever has! Disney must have forced them to buck up the visuals. Shame they aren’t in service of strong writing, but.

I love Family Guy dearly, even though, by volume, it’s a horrible show. But it was, is, and always will be a big part of me. A big, fat part. Shipoopi!

(And yes, if you’re the kind of person who gets legitimately offended by comedy, you shouldn’t watch it. It makes fun of race, gay people, trans people, religion, women, sexual assault, political figures, terrorism, drugs, alcoholism, suicide, the Holocaust, and everything else you’re not supposed to laugh at. If you can think of it, they’ve made fun of it in the quarter-century the show’s been on the air. I appreciate it for not pulling any punches — I just wish the quality of the writing wasn’t abysmal.)

yeah, the early seasons of family guy are great; but, like the simpsons, it inevitable fell victim to seasonal rot, and it seems like it meet the same fate as the simpsons, spongebob and teen titans go: permanently on air with no end in sight. broadcasting forever.

 

[Waffles]

I never liked it, but it had its moments... And Christmas Time Is Killing Us is strangely poignant.

 

[MasterEn]

I never liked it, but it had its moments... And Christmas Time Is Killing Us is strangely poignant.

i wouldn't be surprised if Seth McFarlan was directly involved in that episode. the series was at its best with him directly involved in writing the scripts.

 

[Xdqwerty]

yeah, the early seasons of family guy are great; but, like the simpsons, it inevitable fell victim to seasonal rot, and it seems like it meet the same fate as the simpsons, spongebob and teen titans go: permanently on air with no end in sight. broadcasting forever.

Who said Teen Titans Go was ever good?

 

[MasterEn]

Who said Teen Titans Go was ever good?

when i still had cable, it did have a couple of good episodes; which were , weirdly enough, when they making fun of stuff or parodying things. one episode was being over the top with the art style mimicking comic book and anime style, and the other one was parodying retro video games.

those were the only two episodes that were good. everything else was just noise and loud colors.

i'll clarify a bit about including teen titans go in that ending bit. the last time i both saw and heard about, cartoon network was running the show nonstop with barely anything else being allowed to air, similar to nickelodeon airing spongebob nonstop as well. any show that had a lot of popularity [the simpsons, family guy, south park, spongebob, icarly, teen titans go and many others] will keep getting air time and more episodes if possible. it doesn't matter if the show is good or not in the end; if its on enough, it will get views. people will get tired of changing the channel and will just tune out the show and do something else while its on, or just have it on for noise.