"Ted" or "You guys should give things a chance once in a while maybe."

Ecks · 07-21-2012, 08:47 AM

So I took my girlfriend to see it yesterday. Yes, it's Seth McFarland. Yes, he reuses a shitload of Family Guy material. But a fairly good chunk of the movie was funny as hell, and even made us cry during the climax when Ted dies after the creepy guy rips him in half. All in all, for a first try at film making, I've seen worse out of more talented people.

So stop being edgy and ironic and whatever the hell else makes you hate on Seth crap and actually go watch this. It's going in my dvd collection the moment it's released.

Nique · 07-21-2012, 10:54 AM

Who's hating on Seth MacFarlane? And what does hating on him have to do with being ironic or 'edgy'?

Meister · 07-21-2012, 11:42 AM

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Originally Posted by Nique

And what does hating on him have to do with being ironic or 'edgy'?

No one can possibly genuinely dislike the things I like, they must be doing it for attention.

rpgdemon · 07-21-2012, 11:43 AM

How about if we think he's an unfunny hack? That's not edgy or ironic, that's the fact that he can't write.

Cut-aways are not comedy. They require no setup, no timing, or anything else, they're Seth going, "Hey. Hey, dude. I thought of something HILARIOUS. I dunno how we can use it. Let's just cut straight to it."

The fact that he rehashes Family Guy material just reinforces this view.

Like, I wouldn't have made a big deal about it, but apparently I'm being some hip ironic jerk about it, to dislike something that has no intellectually redeeming qualities.

Osterbaum · 07-21-2012, 12:14 PM

I laugh when I watch Family Guy or American Dad. Especially American Dad.

e: how's that for edgy!??!

Solid Snake · 07-21-2012, 01:34 PM

I loved Family Guy's first two seasons or so, you know, the content before the show was (initially) cancelled.
Then the concept kind of grew old, and newer episodes haven't felt as consistently innovative or fresh.

As for how I feel about MacFarlane these days, I'd personally probably feel less antipathy towards him if he didn't just straight-up copy and paste Family Guy and stick its exact formulas into American Dad and The Cleveland Show. If it was just Family Guy, I'd definitely tolerate it and maybe even watch an occasional episode. Not like regularly or anything, but if I happened to flip the channel to it, I might be inclined to give an episode a chance for old time's sake. If it was just Family Guy and then new shows that MacFarlane took in novel directions, I'd probably be a fan. Instead, it's just a complete over-saturation of Family Guys, and for one reason or another, I just find that annoying.

POS Industries · 07-21-2012, 02:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Osterbaum

I laugh when I watch Family Guy or American Dad. Especially American Dad.

Well, American Dad's actually pretty good, considering it's written by old Futurama writers and all Seth does is provide voicework, which is really the only area in which he excels. It was only bad during the first season when he had more creative influence over it, which was when it was just Family Guy 2.0. It's a completely different show now.

MuMu · 07-21-2012, 03:56 PM

Pretty much what POS said. Family Guy is the bad seed and the Cleveland Show...sometimes I forget that it exists.

Since you thought it was pretty good, can you give us a summary instead of just "It's not that bad, go watch it"?

Karrrrrrrrrrrresche · 07-21-2012, 04:50 PM

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Originally Posted by POS Industries

Well, American Dad's actually pretty good, considering it's written by old Futurama writers and all Seth does is provide voicework, which is really the only area in which he excels. It was only bad during the first season when he had more creative influence over it, which was when it was just Family Guy 2.0. It's a completely different show now.

That kind of explains why I remember seeing one of the earlier episodes and not liking it and then catching a later one and thinking it had gotten a lot better.

Bard The 5th LW · 07-21-2012, 05:02 PM

My feelings towards Family Guy and American Dad tend to be reversed. I liked Family Guy early on, but felt it stagnated later. Didn't care for American Dad at first but felt it picked up later.

07-21-2012, 11:43 AM	#4
rpgdemon Not a Taco Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 3,313	How about if we think he's an unfunny hack? That's not edgy or ironic, that's the fact that he can't write. Cut-aways are not comedy. They require no setup, no timing, or anything else, they're Seth going, "Hey. Hey, dude. I thought of something HILARIOUS. I dunno how we can use it. Let's just cut straight to it." The fact that he rehashes Family Guy material just reinforces this view. Like, I wouldn't have made a big deal about it, but apparently I'm being some hip ironic jerk about it, to dislike something that has no intellectually redeeming qualities. __________________ I did a lot of posting on here as a teenager, and I was pretty awful. Even after I learned, grew up, and came to be on the right side of a lot of important issues, I was still angry, abrasive, and generally increased the amount of hate in the world, in pretty unacceptable ways. On the off chance that someone is taking a trip down memory lane looking through those old threads, I wanted to devote my signature to say directly to you, I'm sorry. Thank you for letting me be better, NPF.

07-21-2012, 12:14 PM	#5
Osterbaum The revolution will be memed! Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: FIN Posts: 5,967	I laugh when I watch Family Guy or American Dad. Especially American Dad. e: how's that for edgy!??! __________________ D is for Dirty Commie!

07-21-2012, 01:34 PM	#6
Solid Snake Erotic Esquire Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 5,563	I loved Family Guy's first two seasons or so, you know, the content before the show was (initially) cancelled. Then the concept kind of grew old, and newer episodes haven't felt as consistently innovative or fresh. As for how I feel about MacFarlane these days, I'd personally probably feel less antipathy towards him if he didn't just straight-up copy and paste Family Guy and stick its exact formulas into American Dad and The Cleveland Show. If it was just Family Guy, I'd definitely tolerate it and maybe even watch an occasional episode. Not like regularly or anything, but if I happened to flip the channel to it, I might be inclined to give an episode a chance for old time's sake. If it was just Family Guy and then new shows that MacFarlane took in novel directions, I'd probably be a fan. Instead, it's just a complete over-saturation of Family Guys, and for one reason or another, I just find that annoying. __________________ *WARNING:* Snek's all up in this thread. Be prepared to read massive walls of text.

07-21-2012, 03:56 PM	#8
MuMu Rocky Wrench Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Rio Posts: 1,197	Pretty much what POS said. Family Guy is the bad seed and the Cleveland Show...sometimes I forget that it exists. Since you thought it was pretty good, can you give us a summary instead of just "It's not that bad, go watch it"?

07-21-2012, 05:02 PM	#10
Bard The 5th LW Feelin' Super! Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 4,191	My feelings towards Family Guy and American Dad tend to be reversed. I liked Family Guy early on, but felt it stagnated later. Didn't care for American Dad at first but felt it picked up later.