Family Guy or The Simpsons?

[Scario]

I faced this all over well....every where! And i want to get the answer......Family Guy or The Simpsons? Which is the funniest? I like Family Guy personally. What do you like better?

[Soutona]

1. does this belong in this belong in the NSthread?

2. Simpsons

[Scario]

1. does this belong in this belong in the NSthread?

2. Simpsons

Well it is not a incident so yes it does.

[Myakka]

No, this belongs in General.

[Scario]

Well, I have no clue how to move it and if you can so it is kinda late to say that.

[Myakka]

Ask a moderator, and read the stickies while you're at it.

[Kingsley Bedford]

This needs to be moved to general

[Hoyteca]

Simpsons. When it came out, it was pretty radical. Back then, who ever heard of a fictional television child talking back to their parents? I'll tell you who? Nobody! It's humor, at least during the "golden age", was clever. Family Guy? That show relies mostly on fart and sex jokes and controversy.

Family Guy humor: Fart! Hahaha. Sex! Hahaha. Fart fart sex sex! Hahaha. Show's creator's political beliefs and controversial joke! Hahaha. It's just stupid.

[Barzan]

Family Guy, hands down. Simpsons was funny back in the day, but it never got as many laughs as Family Guy with me. Also, it's not as edgy with its political commentary anymore.

[Gauthier]

Mad Magazine had an issue where they did a virtual episode of Trading Spouses with them.

[DogDoo 7]

The Simpsons used to be SUBTLE. The full humor would only be revealed by multiple viewings. Who gets any thing additional out of a multiple viewing of family guy?

[Norstal]

The Simpsons used to be SUBTLE. The full humor would only be revealed by multiple viewings. Who gets any thing additional out of a multiple viewing of family guy?

I agree. In The Simpsons, the humour are hard to detect and its more intelligible. Family Guy is way funnier, but its just empty. There is no intellectual debate in Family Guy, its just farce and satire, mocking anyone who are not in the current mainstream.

[Humanist Secularism]

The Simpsons used to be SUBTLE. The full humor would only be revealed by multiple viewings. Who gets any thing additional out of a multiple viewing of family guy?

I agree. In The Simpsons, the humour are hard to detect and its more intelligible. Family Guy is way funnier, but its just empty. There is no intellectual debate in Family Guy, its just farce and satire, mocking anyone who are not in the current mainstream.

I wouldn't exactly say that. They've had a view jibes at creationists and the like.

[Bobs Taco Shack]

To me, it's like asking air or water. I'm a big fan of both. Both have some great classics, and both have some that should have been left in the rubbish bin. It is not 'or', it is 'and'.

[Tunizcha]

I could never get into the Simpsons. It's almost like a cultural divide between my generation and the generation before mine, and the generation before that. Family Guy has a couple chuckles here and there, I especially enjoy Stewie and Brian's adventures. I do rather like Seth McFarlane live, though. He was hilarious on Bill Maher.

[Bareback Obama]

The Simpsons by far. Family Guy pisses me off. The jokes have nothing to do with the plot of the episode. They're just random jokes that would have the same effect in any episode. And a lot of the stuff tries too hard to be funny and it's not. Like when Peter makes the same noise over and over again for 6 minutes..... That crap isn't funny. It's annoying and makes me change the channel. And Family Guy steals jokes from The Simpsons. I just wish the Simpsons guys would know when to call it quits....

[JuNii]

it's a quandry.
Simpsons, when it first came out, had Homer choking Bart on many occasions while Family Guy has the whole family putting Meg down.

Simpsons, Homer actually tries his best but fails. Peter Griffin is just... well he is retarded.

Lisa Simpson tries to use her intellect to help the family. Stewie tries to kill his mother.

Simpsons took years to find their niche. Family Guy is still searching.

Both are actually kinda different. Simpsons has matured to a respectable show that at times seems like they arn't trying to be funny While Family Guy is trying to be funny and sometimes fails.

trying to compare the two is like trying to compare Captain Kirk and Captain Picard.

[Norstal]

trying to compare the two is like trying to compare Captain Kirk and Captain Picard.

and this is where the thread changes to a star trek discussion

The Simpsons by far. Family Guy pisses me off. The jokes have nothing to do with the plot of the episode. They're just random jokes that would have the same effect in any episode. And a lot of the stuff tries too hard to be funny and it's not. Like when Peter makes the same noise over and over again for 6 minutes..... That crap isn't funny. It's annoying and makes me change the channel. And Family Guy steals jokes from The Simpsons. I just wish the Simpsons guys would know when to call it quits....

I wouldn't want it to end. They can improve their jokes, they just don't try anymore. They must be thinking "well if Family Guy was that retarded and got more than 10 million viewers, so can we!".

[Weylara]

Simpsons. I too hate when the jokes on Family Guy carry on for too long.

[Hoyteca]

Simpsons. I too hate when the jokes on Family Guy carry on for too long.

I know, especially when Peter falls and hurts his knee. It's not funny, yet they kept on milking it.

[Risottia]

South Park.

(btw, F7)

[Dumb Ideologies]

Family Guy more fits my sense of humour I suppose.

Yet I think if you look at the peak of The Simpsons it was probably better, even though I don't prefer it personally.

[Greater Weedania]

Neither are great, but The Simpsons has made me laugh on occasion.

[Cabra West]

I think they're both shite these days.

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