A Classic Poll: The Simpsons VS Family Guy

^what's wrong with that? I don't categorise these type of TV series for each season, since they don't have a sequence. So to me Family Guy is the whole program, not making divisions with seasons.

cacho wrote: ^what's wrong with that? I don't categorise these type of TV series for each season, since they don't have a sequence. So to me Family Guy is the whole program, not making divisions with seasons.

The thing about Family Guy is that after it's major cancellation, when it returned the quality started out the same and dropped really fast.

I like the Simpsons a little more, though Family Guy is funnier...

If we talk about the current Simpsons, then Family Guy has the edge... if we take the Simpsons in their (already) 20 years... then they win hands down

el böthy wrote: If we talk about the current Simpsons, then Family Guy has the edge... if we take the Simpsons in their (already) 20 years... then they win hands down

False. Even washed up, aimless Simpsons is better than cheap Simpsons plagiarism.

I used to think Family Guy was the funniest show ever. Then I turned 15.

I used to think the Simpsons was great. Then I turned 18, and started watching movies and reading the news. Then The Simpsons got even funnier.

Advantage: Simpsons


Seriously though, I tried to go back through my box sets of the pre-cancellation FG. It's truly no better than what's on now, we all just got older/got sick of the same goddamn joke. I could barely sit through it and just kept up because...well, I'm anal. It's sexist, irrelevant, desperate, and plays up stereotypes for cheap laughs instead of satircal ones.

But I went back to The Simpsons S3-8, and it's a five year run of pure prefection. Not a single other show can boast that. Arrested Development never had a weak episode in its run, but it had one full length season, one trimmed, and one half season. And that one came the closest in sitcom territory. The Wire comes the closest overall.

el böthy wrote: moreitsythanyou wrote: Slartibartfast wrote: Vulgarity is more of a selling point for me.  I have a soft spot for Matt Groening's work as I started out reading his Life In Hell cartoons since the '80's.  I kind of dismissed the Family Guy at first, but now that I've seen a few episodes, I like it.  I don't generally go out of my way to watch either, but certainly will if there isn't anything else on I want to watch better.  For me da bomb these days for a family cartoon series is the Boondocks.  I used to watch South Park religulously at the beginning.  I still check in on that from time to time. Yeah! Best show currently running. New theory: People from Argentina love Family Guy because they haven't shown the crappy recent seasons yet, only the old ones from back when the show was good. No, we actually have seen those seasons, thank you very much.

progrocker2244 wrote: I like the Simpsons a little more, though Family Guy is funnier...

Another post which I admire from this thread. I don't see The Simpsons anymore, but I'm sure I prefer the story-line of chapters of The Simpsons than the ones from Family Guy, but Family Guy, as you said, is funnier, and laughter is what makes my decision on preference in this case.

cacho wrote: p0mt3 wrote: Simpsons did it all first, you you can't very well argue that Family Guy is more original, so it really comes down to personal preferance.   Family may rehash alot of Simpson-isms, but when Simpson did them, I never laughed. Family Guy did it again, and I still laughed!  Seth MacFarlane is just a naturally talented comedy/writer.   Simpsons wins in originality, but Family Guy gets my vote when it comes to the laughs. Clappies for excellent post and explanation! Even if you have voted for The Simpsons, the first 2 paragraphs make the clappies.

Futurama is the most underrated show of the last ten years. It's one of a handful of shows that have no weak episodes (and half of those are short-lived British shows like The Office and Spaced). At least it was until it came back with this multi episode movies that suck beyond reason. Both The Simpsons and Futurama are leagues ahead of any other animated show ever (including South Park, which comes third).'

p0mt3 wrote: Family may rehash alot of Simpson-isms, but when Simpson did them, I never laughed. Family Guy did it again, and I still laughed!  Seth MacFarlane is just a naturally talented comedy/writer.

So it's OK to steal your ideas provided you just make them louder and therefore, in the public ADD-riddled zeitgeist, "funnier?"

You must love Dane Cook.

^um . . . yeah, what he said.