Family Guy is like a nostalgia thing for me. I remember watching reruns of it on TBS when I was in middle school and there was nothing else to do.
The early seasons have a lot of clever moments and the characters hadn't been beaten into the ground yet. It was nice to have on in the background and chuckle at when the funnier scenes would come on. But I think it was pretty clear to everyone that virtually all Family Guy humor could be described by: "Do you remember that thing from the 1980s?" That and the extreme flanderization of all the characters was what made Family Guy overstay its welcome.
I think I ended up preferring South Park in the end because South Park is ridiculous and over-the-top in a way that doesn't talk down to the viewer. And it has much better writing and direction on average.
Family Guy is like a nostalgia thing for me. I remember watching reruns of it on TBS when I was in middle school and there was nothing else to do.
The early seasons have a lot of clever moments and the characters hadn't been beaten into the ground yet. It was nice to have on in the background and chuckle at when the funnier scenes would come on. But I think it was pretty clear to everyone that virtually all Family Guy humor could be described by: "Do you remember that thing from the 1980s?" That and the extreme flanderization of all the characters was what made Family Guy overstay its welcome.
I think I ended up preferring South Park in the end because South Park is ridiculous and over-the-top in a way that doesn't talk down to the viewer. And it has much better writing and direction on average.