bluebellbrass07 Posted July 26, 2006 Report Share Posted July 26, 2006 Im voting simpsons just because they were around first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trumpetman1288 Posted July 26, 2006 Report Share Posted July 26, 2006 The Simpsons take the win in my book any day of the week. My beef with Family Guy is that they have to use those "just like that time when..." or "you remember what happened last time..." or different things like that to lead into some of their funny stuff. They don't do it ALL the time, I know, but it distracts from the main elements of a story in certain episodes. Like some of the episodes where Peter fights that cursed chicken. Funny stuff...but it goes a little too far. The randomness of the fight is what makes it funny, not so much the extremeness of it. The Simpsons is for real lovers of satire. There are some jokes in the Simpsons that most "educated" people would not get because you really have to pay attention. The Simpsons is pure genius. The Simpson family is a crude version of the average American family, yet most people do not realize it. Sure, boys are not as mischievious as Bart, men are not as foolish as Homer, and so on and so forth, but they are that way to poke fun at the average American family. Think about it..the story reeks with satire. Mr. Burns...the rich boss that doesn't know his employees' names except for his brown-noser. Marge, the over-protective mother that can sometimes be such a bore. The Flanders family...the family that we love for their goodness, yet despise for their overly religious ways. Principal Skinner...the representation of the education...worried about the trouble makers and forgetful of those willing to learn. The list can keep going on. So I say yes to the Simpsons Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
actualgirltrombone Posted July 26, 2006 Report Share Posted July 26, 2006 I think some of the extremeness of Family Guy is what makes it so funny. For instance, the whole Peter fighting the chicken wouldn't have been half as funny if it was only a short segment. They take it further than normal and most of the time it ends up being funnier that way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
euro_euph06 Posted July 26, 2006 Report Share Posted July 26, 2006 I voted for The Simpsons---here are my reasons: 1) They came out in the mid 80s. Thus giving more exposure to different generations and allowing for more viewership. 2) Family Guy went on hiatus for quite some time. Yes--if you can get your hands on the very first episode, you will notice that for its time it was very vulgar. Hence the executive producers and such tried another stab at it this previous year and it worked for them. 3) I personally like how The Simpsons can satirize an event when you least expect it. Like when the view is centered around Homer, you can take your eyes off him and find a sign that says "You are Weird" or something like that. Hands down one of the best comedies ever is the Simpsons. Although Family Guy is a close second. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FunkyFlute07 Posted July 27, 2006 Report Share Posted July 27, 2006 yeah. the simpsons wins for me. its much more subtle....which makes me laugh more after i've seen an episode 7 times. bt family guy is funny because of the complete randomness of it but still the simpsons are better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trumpetman1288 Posted July 27, 2006 Report Share Posted July 27, 2006 Yes, I know the randomness makes FG funny. I love FG as well, but I guess it just hits too much on the fact that the general American society does not like to have to think to be able to get jokes (Take Napoleon Dynamite for example...stupidest movie EVER by far, yet it was popular with teens because it was "funny"). FG episodes lose their humor after seeing it about twice whereas in the Simpsons you might have to see it at least 2-3 times to get every single joke within, making its humor even better. I just get the feeling FG makers are trying too hard to get people to enjoy it while the Simpsons makers have their own comedic geniuses at work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Claritone Posted July 27, 2006 Report Share Posted July 27, 2006 Haha, I was just watching simpsons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartinHorn Posted July 27, 2006 Report Share Posted July 27, 2006 Without the Simpsons Family Guy wouldn't exist in my opnion, though I will not choose between the two. My beef with Family Guy is that they have to use those "just like that time when..." or "you remember what happened last time..." or different things like that to lead into some of their funny stuff. That leading has produced some of the funniest stuff on Family guy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TX Suh-nare Posted July 29, 2006 Report Share Posted July 29, 2006 Have you ever thought of the target audience of both shows? Family Guy is us, teenagers with relatively short attention spans. Simpsons is for guys in their thirties who possibly stopped caring about making something out of their lives. Now King of the Hill is the Simpsons' audience, but in Texas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trumpetman1288 Posted July 29, 2006 Report Share Posted July 29, 2006 Not sure I quite agree with the whole King of the Hill statement... The Simpsons is wittier where as King of the Hill has a rather dry sense of humor. Granted, KotH has some funny stuff in it, but I don't feel it can even top the same scale that the Simpsons has. I will agree with your target audience statement though. Just me personally, when I watch Family Guy, I feel it is like a Nickelodeon cartoon with more graphic content. Don't get me wrong, I love Family Guy and I think it is a great show, but I can't stand so many "teen movies" and "teen cartoons" and such. I feel as if things like those are what makes our country doomed with future generations of teenagers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TX Suh-nare Posted July 29, 2006 Report Share Posted July 29, 2006 Well, when you put it that way... youch. I feel like I'm contributing to society's downfall. (By the way trumpetman1288, where did you get that Zidane thing, nd is there one of Edward Rooney?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trumpetman1288 Posted July 30, 2006 Report Share Posted July 30, 2006 Ha ha...sorry to be so graphic about my views of where the world is going, but I could go on and on about it. The Zidane avatar...if I remember correctly, I got it from www.funnyjunk.com, but I may be wrong. It was posted within a week after the World Cup game. I don't think there is one of Edward Rooney, sorry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlinK Day 41 Posted July 30, 2006 Report Share Posted July 30, 2006 First of all, i don't see this topic as being fair at all Simpsons has declined, it's undeniable. It's been around too long to still be in it's hayday, not to mention it lost several writers to futurama when that was around (i'm pretty sure they cancelled it). Family is still relatively new. And just has a different approach to things. Personally, OLD Simpsons vs. Family Guy, it goes to the Simpsons. But i refuse to vote because the question is not about Old Simpsons vs. Family Guy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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