The Official Good Television Thread

[Ender Rises]

Uh... the intro is making fun of All In The Family... the musical parts are making fun of musicals... every little ripped off thing, or at least most of them, are making fun of the thing they ripped it off from. The random ass things like chicken vs. Peter and things like that? Adult Swim fans find things like that funny, and Adult Swim is why Family Guy got put back on the air, so it makes sense that they would cater to that audience.

 

[Satanstoenail]

I haven't watched Family Guy in ages. I didn't realise they were still making it.

 

[Belligerent]

It's still good. Not as funny as before but still worth watching.

 

[cookiecutter]

It's really hit or miss imo

 

[Xorv]

Uh... the intro is making fun of All In The Family... the musical parts are making fun of musicals... every little ripped off thing, or at least most of them, are making fun of the thing they ripped it off from. The random ass things like chicken vs. Peter and things like that? Adult Swim fans find things like that funny, and Adult Swim is why Family Guy got put back on the air, so it makes sense that they would cater to that audience.

You've practically summed up the whole of family guy. Not much skill is needed to do all those things. I'd rather cater to stand up comedy where the comedians actually come up with original material.

If you were to take away all those little random bits and skits, you'd have a pretty boring show with alot of gaps.

That's why robot chicken is so much better. It suits the authors brand of comedy. Short, and to the point.

Family guy has it's moments, but oddly they seem to be in past episodes.

 

[ThisIsACoolName]

Family Guy just pisses me off so much. It goes against a lot of what I stand for in comedy.

Though it has it's moments...

Someone left a baby in that car!
Oh my God! He's going to miss the game!

 

[Vegard Pompey]

All of Family Guy's humour is pretty much a shot in the dark; it's usually quite awkward and uninspired but sometimes they come up with something brilliantly stupid.

Now Futurama, that's a good animated comedy series. In fact, the best. It doesn't have any low points at all; there are a few subpar episodes but each season is generally awesome. The movie was good too, can't wait for the next one.

This Friday, I'll get to see the fourth season finale of Lost. And it's a double epsiode, yay. I just know it's gonna be awesome beyond my wildest imagination. I was really depressed last week when I realized there was a one week break between the previous episode and the season finale for some reason.

 

[cookiecutter]

Futurama is great. I've just recently gotten into it

 

[Vegard Pompey]

There's a lot of hidden depth in that show. There are plenty of jokes that only geeks like me can get.

 

[Xorv]

Aqua Teen Hunger force beats any of those cartoons any day. With a twisted piece of metal, the blood of an aids infected hobo drying on the tip.

 

[The Ozzman]

ATHF got old quickly. Futurama is definitely the best I've seen.

 

[Killbot]

ATHF mever gets old for me, though Sealab 2021 probably just about beats it. Futurama is good too, but give me adultswim over that anyday.

 

[Xorv]

do they still show sealab?

 

[Vossyrus]

I can’t even watch TV anymore. Everytime I turn on the TV, the only show on is CSI. I hate that show. It’s like it’s on 24 hrs a day on more than a few channels. It’s the most overrated and overplayed show on TV. It’s even more overplayed than the Simpsons ever was.

La Femme Nikita was a good show (minus the last season).

 

[The Ozzman]

Law and Order is played more than CSI. I can guarantee that.

 

[rms]

Law and order original is sweet and the CI one, SVU is pretty ghey

 

[Satanstoenail]

Law and order original is sweet and the CI one, SVU is pretty ghey

The Wire blows all of those crappy cop shows away easily.

 

[waif]

Futurama is great. I've just recently gotten into it

It is surprisingly good. It can be really funny. It's generally hit-or-miss, but the misses aren't bad and the hits are good.

The Wire blows all of those crappy cop shows away easily.

The Wire is pretty decent, apart from the way they avoid actually letting anything conclude.

 

[Satanstoenail]

The Wire is pretty decent, apart from the way they avoid actually letting anything conclude.

How much of it have you seen? I thought the seasons all concluded really well, much more realistic than the typical "everything wrapped up in a nice neat little package" endings that lesser shows love to dish out.

 

[Killbot]

do they still show sealab?

I don't know, I watch them online... though it's hard to find working episodes these days.