| mooghead 31.03.2016 14:45 |
I watched a random episode tonight on Showbox from last season (season 7124) and it was tragic. It was great but it isn't any more. Is it carrying on far longer than it should? * for UK audiences only... like Only Fools and Horses.... :-( |
| Oscar J 31.03.2016 15:22 |
It definitely is. A mere shadow of its former self. |
| The Fairy King 31.03.2016 16:01 |
Still better than Family Guy. No idea why that's still on the air. |
| ITSM 31.03.2016 17:32 |
I think the best seasons are 16 - 18, especially season 17. The newer seasons have too big plots, I think ... and are no fun. |
| matt z 31.03.2016 23:50 |
I forget what season they're on but I stopped watching once the story elements gave away and it simply became a series of one off jokes per panel. To ME that was around season 12 (started going bad) and I stopped watching altogether around 14-15. I recently returned to it last season which had a great episode with Kang and Kodos, another great episode which was a futurama crossover and the Simpson's guy as well as the Halloween episode. But the other stuff was dismal. Absolutely bland. ESPECIALLY the crap by Paul Rudd. I've watched most of this season and think it's gotten back to scenarios and less jump the shark bullshit. I attribute that to David Mirkin returning (though I couldn't tell you when he'd returned since I don't care that much about the shows new episodes anymore) I think it's been a solid season considering the crap I'd left it on years ago. They're less preposterous ideas lately. More universal. I've enjoyed most of the first 6 episodes Maybe I should watch the whole season on demand and comeback with ratings. |
| Mr.Jingles 01.04.2016 06:50 |
The Fairy King wrote: Still better than Family Guy. No idea why that's still on the air.Family Guy started to get really lame when they overloaded the show with flashbacks and pop culture references. For the past seasons they cut down a bit on it, though. As far as 'The Simpsons' go, I have no clue how they still get enough ratings to be in the air. The writing is just lame and godawful, and every season since about 2000 has only gotten worse and worse. Every time there's a promo all they do is announce who the celebrity guest will be, but it seems like that's the only way they feel they can get ratings. That whole Lady GaGa episode was just an embarrassing pile of junk that came across as a lecture on political correctness. On top of that, the new writers and producers absolutely ruined Homer's character by just running out of ways to make him dumb, when the whole appeal of Homer was that he was an idiot that made an effort to be a good dad, husband, neighbor, and overall good person, but in many cases he just failed miserably. |
| Mr.Jingles 01.04.2016 06:53 |
...and while we are in the subject, fuck FXX for re-broadcasting those 90s classics on widescreen format. No need to stretch the picture. Just keep it a standard 4:3, the way it was intended to be seen. |
| Thistle 01.04.2016 09:17 |
Family Guy has had it's share of lame moments, but there's always something per episode to make it enjoyable. The earlier ones were hilarious, and they push their luck an awful lot with the sick humour (which I like!). The Simpsons has not been funny for about 15 years, maybe more. It's shit, and should be axed - the very fact they don't make the box sets any more is an indication... |
| matt z 01.04.2016 14:45 |
They don't make the box sets anymore? Really? I hate this streamed media age |
| Thistle 01.04.2016 18:52 |
So I was told anyway...it was by someone who collected them, so he's pretty pissed off about it. I don't even think it's to do with streaming - it's more about poor sales! I'll find out how he knows about it, I think he's either read it or been told it at at the local HMV.... |
| pittrek 02.04.2016 05:42 |
Yesterday I have seen the first 6 episodes of season 27. I didn't laugh once. Most of the time I was thinking "WTF am I watching?" |
| thomasquinn 32989 02.04.2016 06:22 |
Bring back Futurama!!! |
| pittrek 02.04.2016 06:31 |
thomasquinn 32989 wrote: Bring back Futurama!!!Well the Comedy Central episodes sucked too |
| Hangman_96 02.04.2016 11:22 |
Family Guy is far better than The Simpsons is nowadays. The latter has sunk so low it isn't funny to even watch it anymore. But I still do just out of respect for the previous seasons and simply because I've almost nothing else to watch given my schedule. And yes, Futurama would be much better than these two time and again. |
| matt z 03.04.2016 22:43 |
On the subject of. There have been some Simpsons defectors who did RICK and MORTY on adult swim. That show is irreverent, bizarre, philosophical and offensive as well as funny. Recommend you watch THE LAWNMOWER DOG. |
| thomasquinn 32989 04.04.2016 07:15 |
pittrek wrote:I respectfully disagree. There were a number of lesser episodes, definitely, but I think season 6s "The Late Philip J. Fry" is the best overall episode in the entire series, to give but one example of a Comedy Central-era masterpiece.thomasquinn 32989 wrote: Bring back Futurama!!!Well the Comedy Central episodes sucked too |
| MadTheSwine73 04.04.2016 12:39 |
matt z wrote: On the subject of. There have been some Simpsons defectors who did RICK and MORTY on adult swim. That show is irreverent, bizarre, philosophical and offensive as well as funny. Recommend you watch THE LAWNMOWER DOG.Rick and Morty is great. A good friend of mine was bugging me for over a year to watch it- can't believe I hadn't seen it sooner. Absolutely brilliant. |
| Rick 06.04.2016 13:27 |
I really dig Bob's Burgers. |
| Thistle 07.04.2016 17:22 |
^ how does one dig Bob's burgers, when Bob's burgers do not grow from the ground? |
| pittrek 08.04.2016 14:52 |
thomasquinn 32989 wrote:Which one was it? The one when Fry has the time machine button thing and stops time? That one was great, it reminded me on the great season 4 (or 5 depending how you count it) episodes, like The Sting or the one with the dog. The other episode I liked from the new seasons was the Thing / Alien parody.pittrek wrote:I respectfully disagree. There were a number of lesser episodes, definitely, but I think season 6s "The Late Philip J. Fry" is the best overall episode in the entire series, to give but one example of a Comedy Central-era masterpiece.thomasquinn 32989 wrote: Bring back Futurama!!!Well the Comedy Central episodes sucked too |
| thomasquinn 32989 10.04.2016 06:38 |
pittrek wrote:The one where professor Farnsworth built a forward-only time-machine, he, Farnsworth and Bender overshoot their one-minute mark by several centuries and travel on through the future, find out it's cyclical, kill Hitler, overshoot their mark again, take it around again, kill Eleanor Roosevelt by mistake, etc.thomasquinn 32989 wrote:Which one was it? The one when Fry has the time machine button thing and stops time? That one was great, it reminded me on the great season 4 (or 5 depending how you count it) episodes, like The Sting or the one with the dog. The other episode I liked from the new seasons was the Thing / Alien parody.pittrek wrote:I respectfully disagree. There were a number of lesser episodes, definitely, but I think season 6s "The Late Philip J. Fry" is the best overall episode in the entire series, to give but one example of a Comedy Central-era masterpiece.thomasquinn 32989 wrote: Bring back Futurama!!!Well the Comedy Central episodes sucked too |
| pittrek 10.04.2016 08:00 |
Oh, OK, another great episode. I think I have to re-watch the last 2 seasons. |
| BETA215 19.04.2016 22:53 |
Yup. And don't ask me why, just fucking stop making new episodes. The new chapters/seasons are the answer to this question. |
| brENsKi 23.04.2016 04:27 |
there's clearly still an audience - so, no it shouldn't be dumped. - or are we now into a realm of "i don't think t's any good, so dump it" ? if so, there wouldn't be much of anything on TV - as most people think most things are crap can you imagine how dull the world would be if we ALL liked Breaking Bad & Walking Dead? |
| mooghead 24.04.2016 11:45 |
Well its not a particularly massive focus group but look at the previous posts in this thread and I am seeing the same responses in other boards I have posted the question in. If Matt Groening was to keel over tomorrow (which he might just do seeing how 2016 is working out!) no one on his tribute programme will be talking about the triumphant latter years of The Simpsons. Look at Seinfeld (amongst others) that finished at the top... they remain held in such high esteem for being brilliant from beginning to end. |
| brENsKi 25.04.2016 08:39 |
personally, i think it's worth both Simpsons and Family Guy continuing while the creators want to do so. why? because the handful of genuinely funny/brilliant moments per season are still worth watching |