Family Guy

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oakmanc234

#15
June 30, 2003, 05:04:23 AM
sphinx wrote: the extended action sequence with the chicken and the coupon made me laugh more than anything in my life, ever. except for dave morris.

HAHA! I was going to mention that 'chicken fight' as one of the funniest things I've seen in my life but it took me too long to explain it! I love that bit, almost TOO funny.....
'Welcome the Thunderdome, bitch'

AlguienEstolamiPantalones

#16
June 30, 2003, 05:24:37 AM
i downloaded when you wish upon a weinstein epiosde

and iyts allright, but over rated because of its banned status

you go in thinking its gonna be insane because it was banned and all, but its really harmless and not even that great

ono

#17
July 10, 2003, 04:21:38 AM
"The safety word is 'banana.'"

Also, the funniest thing ever for anyone who cares about independent film: second disc, last episode, about 12 minutes in, there is a hilarious indie film parody called "Lint."  Check it out.

penfold0101

#18
July 10, 2003, 07:23:24 AM
I love it!

Season 3 is out the end of the month here in the UK, you have just reminded me to preorder it!


The homicide life on sesame street skit i found funny and the road runner sketch!

I've watched season 1 and 2 an unhealthy amount of times!
"There was a fantastic universal sense that whatever we were doing was right, that we were winning. And that, I think, was the handle - that sense of inevitable victory over the forces of Old and Evil. Not in any mean or military sense; we didn't need that. Our energy would simply prevail. There was no point in fighting - on our side or theirs. We had all the momentum; we were riding the crest of a high and beautiful wave.
So now, less than five years later, you can go up on a steep hill in Las Vegas and look West, and with the right kind of eyes you can almost see the high - water mark - that place where the wave finally broke and rolled back." - Hunter S. Thompson.

Cecil

#19
July 10, 2003, 09:28:52 AM
oh stop, you people will make me buy the damn set.... i need to save my money, dammit!

Fernando

#20
July 10, 2003, 10:25:34 PM
Does anyone has the pic of Peter when he turns into the Hulk? I swear that is one of the funniest things I've ever seen.

I think the name of the episode is Chitty Chitty Death Bang.

ono

#21
July 10, 2003, 10:35:05 PM
If only I had a DVD-ROM drive and capture software.  :(

Raikus

#22
July 11, 2003, 09:38:37 AM
When FG was on Fox I couldn't stand to sit through an epidose. I tried watching it a couple of times but would flip off it during the commercial and never come back. Then I started watching it on Adult Swim and can't believe how good it is. Must have been all the college stuff when it was originally on but I love it now.

Futurama still is the tits though.
Yes, to dance beneath the diamond sky with one hand waving free, silhouetted by the sea, circled by the circus sands, with all memory and fate driven deep beneath the waves, let me forget about today until tomorrow.

ᾦɐļᵲʊʂ

#23
July 11, 2003, 07:49:52 PM
Family Guy is much better than Simpsons...I think everyone should own this.

When You Wish Upon A Weinstein wasn't too funny, you're right.  But it had it's moments...
"As a matter of fact I only work with the feeling of something magical, something seemingly significant. And to keep it magical I don't want to know the story involved, I just want the hypnotic effect of it somehow seeming significant without knowing why." - Len Lye

modage

#24
July 11, 2003, 07:59:39 PM
Quote from: RaikusWhen FG was on Fox I couldn't stand to sit through an epidose. I tried watching it a couple of times but would flip off it during the commercial and never come back. Then I started watching it on Adult Swim and can't believe how good it is. Must have been all the college stuff when it was originally on but I love it now.

Futurama still is the tits though.

same here. except i didnt care for family guy OR futurama when they debuted. i gave it a few episodes but never got into it. only a year or two later when i got a few tapes full of family guy, after it was off the air, (before the dvds or cartoon network or tbs airings), did i see it for its genius.  same with futurama, got a few tapes full and started watching the later ones on fox.  i think they they CAN BE, at their funniest, as good as the simpsons.
Christopher Nolan's directive was clear to everyone in the cast and crew: Use CGI only as a last resort.

Raikus

#25
July 12, 2003, 11:08:17 PM
I know I'll be stoned for this, but I think Futurama is much funnier than the Simpsons. More consistent too. Simpsons have always been very hit-or-miss.
Yes, to dance beneath the diamond sky with one hand waving free, silhouetted by the sea, circled by the circus sands, with all memory and fate driven deep beneath the waves, let me forget about today until tomorrow.

moonshiner

#26
July 12, 2003, 11:58:47 PM
Quote from: Walrus, kookookajoobFamily Guy is much better than Simpsons...

let's clarify, the Family Guy's humor hits you over the head a lot more than the Simpson's humor, to me that doesn't make it better (although i do enjoy and respect Family Guy)....as for Futurama, never gave it enough of a chance, though valued sources make me want to, and the fact that Groening helms that project also does
the rumble of the train trails off to infinity, a place where no one goes anymore

JC, no not that one

Alethia

#27
July 13, 2003, 10:36:49 AM
the simpsons has never failed to make me piss my pants with laughter






family guys pretty good, never liked futurama

Sleuth

#28
July 13, 2003, 02:31:45 PM
P, do you have anything to say?
I like to hug dogs

Pubrick

#29
July 13, 2003, 02:34:47 PM
bah this is all there is to say about Futurama Vs Simpsons Vs Family Guy:

for one thing, Simpsons is in a league of its own, has been going for 14 goddamn years, and pretty much made the world u live in today. right, that's all a fact. another thing, i find myself watching seasons 4 to 8 now and i realise there are many jokes i could not possibly hav gotten at age 10-14.

Futurama fans havn't yet turned rabid and bitten the hand that feeds them, as simpsons fans hav been doing since the beginning. that's clearly cos it never got the chance to evolve, and in the process lose narrow-minded fans, gain grumpy critics, as most changing things do. the futur fans i know are ultra-proud that they didn't ignore this wonderfully original piece of TV. as i would prolly feel about Sports Night and Freaks and Geeks. because it was so obscure at the time, only hardcore ppl would follow it around, treasuring each glimpse. when sumthing becomes a mainstream hit (once an unpredictable thing)*, a lot of idiots join the bandwagon and then complain when it goes sumwhere they're not ready for. which brings me to: what went "wrong" with the simpsons.
*marketing has killed all innovation

i could tell u for hours and days the evolutionary process it has taken in characters, storylines, technical aspects, and in its relation to the audience. it is basically a journey of de-evolution, perfectly fitting the medium and genre of animation. as a result of never growing older, the characters had only one direction to grow, inwards. what developed over the years began with the broadest image of the american family, the pinnacle of consumerism, "Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire"-- heartwarming story of sweet redemption and good luck at christmas time. it reflected the popular established nature of the public. but by the end of the second season they took their first great step into human consciousness, and later spiritual transcendence. with CBG and the episode "Three Men and Comic Book" they marked their entrance into the true nature of their destiny and relevance to the world.

it's a beautiful thing, the awareness of trilateral conflict. kubrick knew it, william borroughs knows it, and Snog sure as hell loves it. it wasn't about the Show and The People anymore, it was The Show, The Fans, and The Masses. i hav to detour now cos i really will go on forever, but this leads to the final point on the nature of Futurama, The Simpsons, and the paltry family guy who doesn't deserve capital letters in the same sentence as the other 2.

skip forward 4 years, halfway through the golden age of the 90s ('93-'97), dominant themes had by now emerged which were prevalent since the show's inception. it has always been about Money and Truth. in season 6 what occurred was "Homer Vs Patty and Selma", notice the dejected image that it ends with, Patty and Selma left behind. it was a turning point that went unnoticed by those not in for the long haul. the following 2 seasons continued at light-speed to strip away all the phoniness of its reality, culminating half way through season 8 with "The Itchy & Scratchy & Poochie Show". once again it met with itself, the fans, and the masses. it played the idea of a new beginning, this time mockingly adding another character in their house to reflect us (hipsters) while their favorite cartoon did the same. now u hav to understand, the writers of the Show are really Fans, and the Fans are always part of the Mass. after season 8, trickling to the end of season 10 with "Thirty Minutes Over Tokyo" is the period most ppl accept as what i call the Yielding. where for the 3 years after that it became more and more a dance with itself, just spinning round on the one spot. i still watched it religiously, i didn't know why exactly. so in this year's season 14, it has gone back to its true roots, analysing what has been left unsaid about its very convoluted nature. ie. lamenting on the status quo in "Bart Vs Lisa Vs 3rd Grade". also, more importantly, with revived interest in Maggie it has found new life in old baby blue.

a quick word on futurama, i myself ignored it for the first few years. it seems almost made to be rediscovered, it's theme of Love and Technology isn't for modern marketed times. the connection in a simpsons-like depth is valid since its produced and written by the same ppl. tho inherently it can only be followed by outcasts with nowhere and everywhere to go. translating into a short TV life.

so u see, it's not about the quality of the shows, but the loyalty of the crowd.

from episode Homer Vs Patty and Selma (s.6)

Marge: That's a wonderful thing you did for my sisters.
Homer: I didn't do it for them.. I did it for you, Marge. I'd kill for you. Please ask me to kill for you --
Marge: No, Homey. [to sisters] You see? You see, this is the stuff I've been telling you about that you never see!

i've left this incomplete cos i don't want to waste any major insight.. as what usually happens when i make these long things, only 8 of u will read it, five of those will misunderstand it, and the rest will triumph.
under the paving stones.
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