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Watching it so far reminds me ever so much of Family Guy..its crazy but then again it comes from the same guy who made Family Guy so what can I expect :p

I think the fish can relate to Stewie and the Alien relates to Brian (dog). Freaky :eyes: :p

But I dont expect this show to get very far, honestly. Fox needs to get Family Guy and Futurama back with new episodes (I watched them before they hit Cartoon Network and never understand to this day why they cancelled them except ratings but meh, Fox is kicking themselves over and over by now :p )

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Wasnt the Pilot already posted here?


Or was that on another forum that I'm thinking of? :confused:

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naw, i watched the pilot months ago.. so i didn't bother seeing tonights episode....


I'd rather have the family guy.

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Was it? I dont remember a thread but I could be wrong. If there was yet a thread started before (I made this one about commenting in the pilot that was shown after Simpsons/Superbowl)\

*edit*
I forgot about the pilot shown months ago >_<

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It is Family Guy II.

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Yeah someone posted the pilot here a while ago. I also didnt bother watching it tonight.

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Ya Dylflon posted the pilot here awhile ago. The one they showed tonight was basically the pilot but the added more to it, and Carmen Electra guest starred.

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I don't understand why the creator just doesn't stick with Family Guy. If he's going to do an additional show, he needs to change the character design. The characters in American Dad are identical to the characters in Family Guy. At least change the eyes. Futurama did the same thing and I think that can be attributed to its lack of success. Although Futurama had a much different setting whereas American Dad is in the same time period and location. But both Futurama and American Dad are just variations of their predecessors. Their needs to be more change in the design style and genre for each show to successfully coexist with its relative show. Otherwise, Futurama and American shouldn't be introduced until after The Simpsons and Family guy have both ended.

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I just kind of felt like it was an insult to Family Guy. But maybe that's just me.

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Well new Family Guy episodes start up May 1st, so at least we'll have a good summer!!

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When Futurama came out, I enjoyed it. The characters were original. American Dad IS Family guy... with poor characters.

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I watched the trailer. I lowered my expectations and was able to enjoy it.

The german skier scene cracked me up.

The show isn't THAT bad. Just give it a chance.

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You can't be expecting Family Guy level stuff, because that just goes above and beyond. This show may have its moments. I love the dog trying to pee, but it ends up being just dust.

And, its ok, because new Family Guy is coming to Fox May 1st :)

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I left my TV on Fox after the Super Bowl was on, and I half-watched the Simpsons episode. Then, American Dad was on. It barely grabbed my attention and I just turned it off about halfway. It's an ok show but I wouldn't sit down to watch it all the time.

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What the hell? No one liked it? I thought it was great.

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it got better as it went along. have to wait and see how it goes.

As for the others. Simpsons is long past its prime, they need to end it. Futurama was never very good. family guy thankfully is coming back.

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That new simpsons was total crap. They made an attempt at random humor.....and failed. The simpsons were past their prime 3 seasons ago...some one needs to tell them to end the god damn show and stop milking it.

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To be honest, I thought it was actually one of the better Simpsons that I've seen in the last few years. I agree that the show in general has gotten more absurd and ridiculous over the years, but last night's wasn't terrible.

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I agree.


I mean, I actually laughed during The Simpsons last night.

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I agree on everything except Futurama, which is one of the most underrated shows ever.

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well while i admit its become better in syndication then it ever was when it first came out. And you may be right about it was underrated, but now i feel its almost overrated the way people talk of it now.

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I couldnt agree more. Ive seen all the new episodes this season, some have been decent, some not so decent, but I think the Super Bowl one was probably the best so far, had some really funny gags and seemed to flow really well. That part where Mario showed up in the italian bus was halarious. With homer throwing the barrels at him...what a funny and excellent knock on Donkey Kong.

Anywho, I'll be the first to admit the Simpsons isnt as good as it once was back in its heyday. That being said, Id still rather watch it than almost any other cartoon on television, because its still BETTER than almost any other cartoon on television. You dont take a show off the air just because its not quite as good as it once was.

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Family Guy is superior to the new Simpsons. And so is South Park.

Arrested Developement is so much funnier then the new Simpsons. I don't know how you people can stand the new episodes......especially if you have been fans of the Simpsons from way back. I've been watching the show for like 10+ years.

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I'll agree with almost everything you said... Family Guy is better, Arrested Development is better, and South Park is much better than the new Simpsons...Let's say there a good deal of shows better than these recent episodes. Most new Simpsons episodes aren't very good, and it's sad to see that kind of decline, but I was just saying that last night's episode was one of the better new one's I've seen in a while.

Though I also watched it at 3:30 in the AM and I was trying to have something to cheer me up after the Philadelphia Eagles broke my heart again, so maybe my point of view was a bit skewed.

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South Park is phenominal. I used to love it when I was a kid.. then didn't really watch too much of it until I came to University.. Now I watch it every night. :)

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By the way...


The reason Simpsons sucks now.

It's lost every hint of subtilty

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Agreed entirely. I don't watch much Simpsons anymore, but I did see the episode following the superbowl. I believe that that is the first episode of the Simpsons in which I did not crack a laugh at all through its entirety. This includes viewings of episodes I have seen several times before.

And American Dad was just lame. It seemed like it was created to be a second try at Family Guy. The original was much better and I'm glad that it's back. Hopefully this means that American Dad's days are numbered.

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I thought the Donkey Kong reference was contrived.....which made it not funny. To be honest, I turned it off and went to *bed* for *sleep* after about 15 painful minutes of it.

The Simpsons continue to reuse plot ideas by the way.

Apparently the show is supposed to run for a few more years. By then, hopefully FOX goes bankrupt.

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I hope that American Dad can be original, but deep down I don't feel that it can. There is so much similarity to Family Guy. I mean, even the names have similarity...

But, I will not close it out just yet. I will just have an open mind to the show and not try to compare it to Family Guy.

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It IS decent for humor. I would rather watch it than many other shows. And keep in mind, it is a pilot episode as well.

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True.

If I remember right, Family Guy's pilot wasn't the greatest either. At least, it didn't compare to the greatness that it is now.

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"Due to the high ratings of American Dad,(approx. 15 million, an 8 million drop off from The Simpsons) fox is changing its time slot from 9:30 P.M. to 8:30 P.M. This move will force Arrested Development to end in late April, which trims its number to 18 episodes. This does not bode well for the critically acclaimed comedy, which has been averaging 6 million viewers a week."

Link

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*Shoots all the people in charge of Fox in the face for shortening Arrested Development*

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That is awful. Arrested Development is an established emmy award winning show. Of course there will be high ratings for American Dad, it's the first dang show and it came on right after the super bowl. I like Fox, but this is lame.

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Hopefully American Dad gets better then the pilot. But as most pilots are..they aren't the best but over time get better.

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I thought this show was funny, but reminded me alot of family guy

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Yeah, it reminded me way too much of Family Guy. If Family Guy wasn't coming back, which it is, then I could see how it would be ok to be so similar but...

Like how Futurama was from Matt Groening yet didn't resemble the Simpsons at all except for slightly similar character designs. Separated itself well.

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Yeah, Futurama was a little like the Simpsons but watching the shows never made me think of Simpsons which was nice.

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Yeah, futurama is kind of original unlike this, reminds me too much of family guy

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Screw that. I hope Fox burns in hell. We don't need two Family Guys. I'd rather watch Family Guy and Arrested Development.

*misses Titus