Seth McFarlane Is A Fucking Genius!!!!

I'm sitting here watching this past Sunday's family and he has the 1,2,3,4....12 Pinball cartoon short from Sesame Street.

I can't believe he put that in there.

He has got to be my age.

isn't that reason 4 why family guy sucks?

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Originally Posted by Busyman

I'm sitting here watching this past Sunday's family and he has the 1,2,3,4....12 Pinball cartoon short from Sesame Street.

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I have no idea what that means.

it means. that genius, doesn't have to try. he just has to put pop references in the show, people will appreciate it just because they "get it"

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Originally Posted by GepperRankins

isn't that reason 4 why family guy sucks?

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You are a fucking 5 year old if you say Family guy sucks or just a total loser :D

:blink: I mean have you ever looked at the worlds cartoon Tv rating
scene 2002 its reached 1 to 2 on the list ever time
So something is totaly wrong with you if you say it sucks

or you just have a very bad taste in TV :dry:

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Originally Posted by GepperRankins

it means. that genius, doesn't have to try. he just has to put pop references in the show, people will appreciate it just because they "get it"

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Ah, like Mozart.

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Originally Posted by Evil_Monkey

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Originally Posted by GepperRankins

isn't that reason 4 why family guy sucks?

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You are a fucking 5 year old if you say Family guy sucks or just a total loser :D

:blink: I mean have you ever looked at the worlds cartoon Tv rating
scene 2002 its reached 1 to 2 on the list ever time
So something is totaly wrong with you if you say it sucks

or you just have a very bad taste in TV :dry:

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5 year old? yeah, that would explain why i don't get the "jokes"

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Originally Posted by Evil_Monkey

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Originally Posted by GepperRankins

isn't that reason 4 why family guy sucks?

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You are a fucking 5 year old if you say Family guy sucks or just a total loser :D

:blink: I mean have you ever looked at the worlds cartoon Tv rating
scene 2002 its reached 1 to 2 on the list ever time
So something is totaly wrong with you if you say it sucks

or you just have a very bad taste in TV :dry:

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Popularity > Quality, good point well presented.

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5 year old? yeah, that would explain why i don't get the "jokes"

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well ethier that or your just mentally retarded :dry:

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Originally Posted by Evil_Monkey

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5 year old? yeah, that would explain why i don't get the "jokes"

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well ethier that or your just retarded :dry:

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:lol:

At, not with, obviousement.

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i like this snow effect.

we should have like a rain one for the english people who like to moan :happy:

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Originally Posted by Evil_Monkey

well ethier that or your just mentally retarded :dry:

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Actually Family Guy hits a specific demographic.

It seems to be Americans between 25 and 45.

He may reference Robocop one moment, Family Ties the next.

I wouldn't expect a Briton to get any of the references actually. Bothers me none, however.

That cartoon is quite noice.:D

Family guy season 4 is teh ghey - too many references to american television stars that i couldn't give a fook about, every obvious joke is stretched out to fifty million hours long, stewies character has completely turned into some sort of hollywood fag type person, the list goes on.

i used to really like it, but after i watched the first three seasons on dvd too many times, i went rite of it - and the fact that they've now completely butchered the show has made me not want to watch it at all, gave up on it two episodes ago and haven't missed it one bit :snooty:

American Dad is/was the nuts but seems to be going in the same direction <_<

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Originally Posted by Busyman

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Originally Posted by Evil_Monkey

well ethier that or your just mentally retarded :dry:

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Actually Family Guy hits a specific demographic.

It seems to be Americans between 25 and 45.

He may reference Robocop one moment, Family Ties the next.

That cartoon is quite noice.:D

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a strange definition of the word "genius". but hey, we've already established that you can change what a word actually means to suit your "point".

which is nice.

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Originally Posted by Busyman

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Originally Posted by Evil_Monkey

well ethier that or your just mentally retarded :dry:

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Actually Family Guy hits a specific demographic.

It seems to be Americans between 25 and 45.

He may reference Robocop one moment, Family Ties the next.

I wouldn't expect a Briton to get any of the references actually. Bothers me none, however.

That cartoon is quite noice.:D

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i get them, the novelty just wears off after half a dozen shows :dabs:

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Originally Posted by Busyman

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Originally Posted by Evil_Monkey

well ethier that or your just mentally retarded :dry:

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Actually Family Guy hits a specific demographic.

It seems to be Americans between 25 and 45.

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Here it seems to target 13-25 :blink:

Family Guy is good :)

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Originally Posted by Mr. Mulder

Family guy season 4 is teh ghey - too many references to american television stars that i couldn't give a fook about, every obvious joke is stretched out to fifty million hours long, stewies character has completely turned into some sort of hollywood fag type person, the list goes on.

i used to really like it, but after i watched the first three seasons on dvd too many times, i went rite of it - and the fact that they've now completely butchered the show has made me not want to watch it at all, gave up on it two episodes ago and haven't missed it one bit :snooty:

American Dad is/was the nuts but seems to be going in the same direction <_<

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To me, American Dad has gotten 10 times better. I hated it at first.

Either way, I agree. The show isn't geared to toward non-Americans or youngsters.

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Originally Posted by rossco

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Originally Posted by Busyman

Actually Family Guy hits a specific demographic.

It seems to be Americans between 25 and 45.

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Here it seems to target 13-25 :blink:

Family Guy is good :)

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canadia is ten years behind merka


american dad is so geared to non americans :smilie4:

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Originally Posted by Busyman

Actually Family Guy hits a specific demographic.

It seems to be Americans between 25 and 45.

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Here it seems to target 13-25 :blink:

Family Guy is good :)

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Well I said that 'cause he references things all the way back to when I was a youngster.

A 13 yr old won't what the hell Family Ties was or that white guy with the afro that did the paintings on public television.

Fucking great show.

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Originally Posted by Busyman

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Originally Posted by Mr. Mulder

Family guy season 4 is teh ghey - too many references to american television stars that i couldn't give a fook about, every obvious joke is stretched out to fifty million hours long, stewies character has completely turned into some sort of hollywood fag type person, the list goes on.

i used to really like it, but after i watched the first three seasons on dvd too many times, i went rite of it - and the fact that they've now completely butchered the show has made me not want to watch it at all, gave up on it two episodes ago and haven't missed it one bit :snooty:

American Dad is/was the nuts but seems to be going in the same direction <_<

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To me, American Dad has gotten 10 times better. I hated it at first.

Either way, I agree. The show isn't geared to toward non-Americans or youngsters.

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so not a particliar problem to be a genius in your book.

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Originally Posted by Busyman

Actually Family Guy hits a specific demographic.

It seems to be Americans between 25 and 45.

He may reference Robocop one moment, Family Ties the next.

That cartoon is quite noice.:D

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a strange definition of the word "genius". but hey, we've already established that you can change what a word actually means to suit your "point".

which is nice.

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Oh I knew I'd get "how is he genius when he just references stuff".

Either way...he's a fucking genius.

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Originally Posted by Busyman

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Originally Posted by Mr. Mulder

Family guy season 4 is teh ghey - too many references to american television stars that i couldn't give a fook about, every obvious joke is stretched out to fifty million hours long, stewies character has completely turned into some sort of hollywood fag type person, the list goes on.

i used to really like it, but after i watched the first three seasons on dvd too many times, i went rite of it - and the fact that they've now completely butchered the show has made me not want to watch it at all, gave up on it two episodes ago and haven't missed it one bit :snooty:

American Dad is/was the nuts but seems to be going in the same direction <_<

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To me, American Dad has gotten 10 times better. I hated it at first.

Either way, I agree. The show isn't geared to toward non-Americans or youngsters.

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I'm surprised anyone with the mentality of a non-youngster would sit in front of these sort of slow witted moving coloured pictures, but you did say it wasn't geared towards non-Americans :lookaroun

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Originally Posted by Busyman

To me, American Dad has gotten 10 times better. I hated it at first.

Either way, I agree. The show isn't geared to toward non-Americans or youngsters.

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I'm surprised anyone with the mentality of a non-youngster would sit in front of these sort of slow witted moving coloured pictures, but you did say it wasn't geared towards non-Americans :lookaroun

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It's funny. Pretty simple.

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Originally Posted by Mr. Mulder

I'm surprised anyone with the mentality of a non-youngster would sit in front of these sort of slow witted moving coloured pictures, but you did say it wasn't geared towards non-Americans :lookaroun

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It's funny. Pretty simple.

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so that would make him a genius in your book, kewl.

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bob ross ftw!!!111:01: many a time i've spent watching him on discovrey while stoned:01:

I don't watch the show, but the old hack is that comedy comes full circle.

Comedy is not a great line, but a reference to and an articulation of what has come before.

This may be lost if you have not shared his prior experience and will be added to if you have.

An unexpected reference to something one has thought forgetten by time is really satisfying and a bond therefore formed.

These comedic shows exist on double entredres.

The literal jokes appeal to the kids, the references appeal to their parents.

like dick n doms creamy muck muck all over that cheerleader:naughty:

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Originally Posted by hobbes

I don't watch the show, but the old hack is that comedy comes full circle.

Comedy is not a great line, but a reference to and an articulation of what has come before.

This may be lost if you have not shared his prior experience and will be added to if you have.

An unexpected reference to something one has thought forgetten by time is really satisfying and a bond therefore formed.

These comedic shows exist on double entredres.

The literal jokes appeal to the kids, the references appeal to their parents.

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So you consider Seth McFarlane a genius, cool.

It's a word I tend to use more sparingly.

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Originally Posted by JPaul

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Originally Posted by hobbes

I don't watch the show, but the old hack is that comedy comes full circle.

Comedy is not a great line, but a reference to and an articulation of what has come before.

This may be lost if you have not shared his prior experience and will be added to if you have.

An unexpected reference to something one has thought forgetten by time is really satisfying and a bond therefore formed.

These comedic shows exist on double entredres.

The literal jokes appeal to the kids, the references appeal to their parents.

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So you consider Seth McFarlane a genius, cool.

It's a word I tend to use more sparingly.

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Why would I consider him a genius? When I said that I don't " watch the show" was that too vague, at all?

I've never watched the show.

What a ridiculous statement, I was talking about the principles of comedy.

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Originally Posted by JPaul

So you consider Seth McFarlane a genius, cool.

It's a word I tend to use more sparingly.

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Why would I consider him a genius? When I said that I don't " watch the show" was that too vague, at all?

I've never watched the show.

What a ridiculous statement, I was talking about the principles of comedy.

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Here's a start.....Osama

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Originally Posted by hobbes

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Originally Posted by JPaul

So you consider Seth McFarlane a genius, cool.

It's a word I tend to use more sparingly.

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Why would I consider him a genius? When I said that I don't " watch the show" was that too vague, at all?

I've never watched the show.

What a ridiculous statement, I was talking about the principles of comedy.

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PWN3D.

The Sesame Street part caught me way off guard. Funny as hell!

The Bill Lumberg (cameo?) reference was hysterical too. :lol:

Family Guy does seem to reference back too often, I kind of roll my eyes at times. The Sesame Street gag was certainly one of those moments. I still laugh at the show mind, and find it funnier than the stale-as-hell Simpsons. The only reference I didn't get from this weekend's show was "The View" (?). Which was referenced on American Dad as well.

I'd say Seth MacFarlane is a genius in the sense that he has found something that works and he'll keep using it. There is also a certain amount of genius in the fact that he (they really) don't even have to try very hard to write an episode either.

Anyone got a copy of "How To Write Cartoons by Seth McFarlane"?*

*Oh, I ended with my own pop culture reference.

I prefer this kind of pop
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Originally Posted by Busyman

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Originally Posted by hobbes

Why would I consider him a genius? When I said that I don't " watch the show" was that too vague, at all?

I've never watched the show.

What a ridiculous statement, I was talking about the principles of comedy.

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PWN3D.

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:lol: :lol: :lol:

The World need more people like you, it really does.

It makes the rest of us feel all warm and cuddly inside.

south park -> American Dad -> Family Guy :snooty:

south parks just as funny as it's ever been imo, the last ep "Bloody Mary" was brilliant :snooty:


Also really like King Of The Hill because it doesn't have to rely on extreme situations to be funny :)

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Originally Posted by Mr. Mulder

south park -> American Dad -> Family Guy :snooty:

south parks just as funny as it's ever been imo, the last ep "Bloody Mary" was brilliant :snooty:


Also really like King Of The Hill because it doesn't have to rely on extreme situations to be funny :)

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I'm loosing intrested in South Park. American Dad is growing on me, I hated it to begin with. Family Guy is always great. I feel the same about King of the Hill. The Simpsons was gay, but this season has been great.

The Simpsons can be ok, its nothing brilliant (or funny for the most part) but it's something to watch lyke :ermm:


Futurama > simpsons though :dabs:

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Originally Posted by Cheese

I'd say Seth MacFarlane is a genius in the sense that he has found something that works and he'll keep using it. There is also a certain amount of genius in the fact that he (they really) don't even have to try very hard to write an episode either.

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Yeah but you think poetry is not pish, so your opinion re what constitutes genius is about as valid as an American's.

Using your argument The Sun is a work of genius, it works so they keep doing it. Oh and they don't have to try very hard to write it.