Comments on: Grievance Department http://blog.iblamethepatriarchy.com/2007/03/03/grievance-department/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 08:19:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Fiona http://blog.iblamethepatriarchy.com/2007/03/03/grievance-department/#comment-41118 Fiona Tue, 13 Mar 2007 01:54:23 +0000 http://blog.iblamethepatriarchy.com/2007/03/03/grievance-department/#comment-41118 <i>Moreover, The Family Guy seems to hate and despise its characters, while The Simpsons loves all of them.</i> Good point. That's why I love <i>Futurama</i>; Matt Groening et al really do seem to love their characters, no matter how wacky. Hey, you're not named after the monorail possum, are you? Moreover, The Family Guy seems to hate and despise its characters, while The Simpsons loves all of them.

Good point. That’s why I love Futurama; Matt Groening et al really do seem to love their characters, no matter how wacky.

Hey, you’re not named after the monorail possum, are you?

]]> By: Bitey http://blog.iblamethepatriarchy.com/2007/03/03/grievance-department/#comment-40458 Bitey Fri, 09 Mar 2007 00:59:28 +0000 http://blog.iblamethepatriarchy.com/2007/03/03/grievance-department/#comment-40458 I don't know if anyone is still reading this thread (I'd hate to be anything like our friend Solex), but I, too, am a fan of <i>The Simpsons</i> and a hater on <i>The Family Guy</i>. Here's how I see it: <i>The Simpsons</i> is peopled by well-rounded, well-developed characters with whom the audience can identify. (I have this theory that everyone can find themselves in one or another Simpsons character. I myself am <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moe_Szyslak" rel="nofollow">Moe Szyslak</a>. My husband is <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milhouse_Van_Houten" rel="nofollow">Milhouse</a>. Y'all know way too much about us now.) Also, its episodes, for the most part, feature actual plots. This is opposed to <i>The Family Guy</i>, which is just a series of sight gags and fart jokes, held together by plots so flimsy they don't deserve the name. Moreover, <i>The Family Guy</i> seems to hate and despise its characters, while <i>The Simpsons</i> loves all of them. I'm gonna quit now, before I really geek out. I don’t know if anyone is still reading this thread (I’d hate to be anything like our friend Solex), but I, too, am a fan of The Simpsons and a hater on The Family Guy. Here’s how I see it: The Simpsons is peopled by well-rounded, well-developed characters with whom the audience can identify. (I have this theory that everyone can find themselves in one or another Simpsons character. I myself am Moe Szyslak. My husband is Milhouse. Y’all know way too much about us now.) Also, its episodes, for the most part, feature actual plots. This is opposed to The Family Guy, which is just a series of sight gags and fart jokes, held together by plots so flimsy they don’t deserve the name. Moreover, The Family Guy seems to hate and despise its characters, while The Simpsons loves all of them.

I’m gonna quit now, before I really geek out.

]]> By: SusanM http://blog.iblamethepatriarchy.com/2007/03/03/grievance-department/#comment-39591 SusanM Mon, 05 Mar 2007 18:34:20 +0000 http://blog.iblamethepatriarchy.com/2007/03/03/grievance-department/#comment-39591 Sylvanite: <i>I’ve never been able to put my finger on why, but for some reason I dislike Family Guy even though I have always enjoyed The Simpsons. My brother swears if I like one, I should like both. Is it because I don’t have a penis?</i> I've had this same problem. I despise "Family Guy" and love "The Simpsons." A blogger explained one possible reason for me once. His blog seems to be down, but I saved the explanation: <blockquote>If I See Another Reference To A "Family Guy" Reference, I Will Scream For the umpteenth time, I spy this sort of thing: "Taro Gomi’s children’s book, <i>Everyone Poops</i>, was referenced in ‘Family Guy’." -from Wikipedia --- Folks, I’ve seen the show. Not that funny. To be perfectly honest, not at all funny. So they go crazy with the ever-popular pop culture references? So what? "A ‘reference’," a great newspaperman once advised me, "is not a ‘joke’." A joke involves saying something <i>funny</i> about the thing referenced. By that standard, "Family Guy," contrary to popular belief, CONTAINS NO JOKES. The newspaperman further noted that people will laugh merely at the fact that they have "gotten" a reference, even if no joke is attached. The ethical choice for a writer is to always make sure that a joke is actually being made, not just a reference.</blockquote> Sylvanite: I’ve never been able to put my finger on why, but for some reason I dislike Family Guy even though I have always enjoyed The Simpsons. My brother swears if I like one, I should like both. Is it because I don’t have a penis?

I’ve had this same problem. I despise “Family Guy” and love “The Simpsons.” A blogger explained one possible reason for me once. His blog seems to be down, but I saved the explanation:

If I See Another Reference To A “Family Guy” Reference, I Will Scream

For the umpteenth time, I spy this sort of thing:
“Taro Gomi’s children’s book, Everyone Poops, was referenced in ‘Family Guy’.”
-from Wikipedia
—
Folks, I’ve seen the show. Not that funny. To be perfectly honest, not at all funny. So they go crazy with the ever-popular pop culture references? So what? “A ‘reference’,” a great newspaperman once advised me, “is not a ‘joke’.” A joke involves saying something funny about the thing referenced. By that standard, “Family Guy,” contrary to popular belief, CONTAINS NO JOKES.

The newspaperman further noted that people will laugh merely at the fact that they have “gotten” a reference, even if no joke is attached. The ethical choice for a writer is to always make sure that a joke is actually being made, not just a reference.

]]> By: hedonistic http://blog.iblamethepatriarchy.com/2007/03/03/grievance-department/#comment-39575 hedonistic Mon, 05 Mar 2007 17:16:53 +0000 http://blog.iblamethepatriarchy.com/2007/03/03/grievance-department/#comment-39575 Sometimes I come here just to remind myself why I don't watch TV at all. I'd rather be cleaning the grout behind my toilets with my fingernails. Seriously. Sometimes I come here just to remind myself why I don’t watch TV at all. I’d rather be cleaning the grout behind my toilets with my fingernails. Seriously.

]]> By: elektrodot http://blog.iblamethepatriarchy.com/2007/03/03/grievance-department/#comment-39571 elektrodot Mon, 05 Mar 2007 16:58:19 +0000 http://blog.iblamethepatriarchy.com/2007/03/03/grievance-department/#comment-39571 hah! i did like family guy. but then someone gave me season 1 for christmas. if you watch...id say at least 3 or 4 episodes in a row youll see the same joke at least twice...and that gets worse the more episodes you watch. its like they seriously cant come up with anything else or they really just dont give a shit. hah! i did like family guy. but then someone gave me season 1 for christmas. if you watch…id say at least 3 or 4 episodes in a row youll see the same joke at least twice…and that gets worse the more episodes you watch. its like they seriously cant come up with anything else or they really just dont give a shit.

]]> By: Sylvanite http://blog.iblamethepatriarchy.com/2007/03/03/grievance-department/#comment-39565 Sylvanite Mon, 05 Mar 2007 15:41:24 +0000 http://blog.iblamethepatriarchy.com/2007/03/03/grievance-department/#comment-39565 Well, I guess that 'splains it. I don't recall seeing anything that appalling, but <i>Family Guy</i> always felt wrong somehow. I guess because it really is wrong. Wrong, wrong, wrong. Well, I guess that ’splains it. I don’t recall seeing anything that appalling, but Family Guy always felt wrong somehow. I guess because it really is wrong. Wrong, wrong, wrong.

]]> By: Sara http://blog.iblamethepatriarchy.com/2007/03/03/grievance-department/#comment-39564 Sara Mon, 05 Mar 2007 15:38:07 +0000 http://blog.iblamethepatriarchy.com/2007/03/03/grievance-department/#comment-39564 Oh, and I like one and not the other, too, same as Sylvanite, same as my boyfriend. Oh, and I really need a cup of coffee. Oh, and I like one and not the other, too, same as Sylvanite, same as my boyfriend.

Oh, and I really need a cup of coffee.

]]> By: Sara http://blog.iblamethepatriarchy.com/2007/03/03/grievance-department/#comment-39563 Sara Mon, 05 Mar 2007 15:35:46 +0000 http://blog.iblamethepatriarchy.com/2007/03/03/grievance-department/#comment-39563 <i>American Dad</i> has the Paul Lynde alien. <i>Family Guy</i> has the football-headed baby. American Dad has the Paul Lynde alien. Family Guy has the football-headed baby.

]]> By: Twisty http://blog.iblamethepatriarchy.com/2007/03/03/grievance-department/#comment-39558 Twisty Mon, 05 Mar 2007 14:25:21 +0000 http://blog.iblamethepatriarchy.com/2007/03/03/grievance-department/#comment-39558 I once saw an episode of <em>American Dad</em> in which the baby with the football head sexually assaults a cheerleader who has been ducktaped, beaten, and left in a public washroom. You won't see <em>that</em> on <em>The Simpsons</em>. No wait, that was that show just like <em>American Dad</em>. What's it called? Wait. Which one has the Paul Lynde alien? I once saw an episode of American Dad in which the baby with the football head sexually assaults a cheerleader who has been ducktaped, beaten, and left in a public washroom. You won’t see that on The Simpsons.

No wait, that was that show just like American Dad. What’s it called? Wait. Which one has the Paul Lynde alien?

]]> By: Sylvanite http://blog.iblamethepatriarchy.com/2007/03/03/grievance-department/#comment-39556 Sylvanite Mon, 05 Mar 2007 13:52:32 +0000 http://blog.iblamethepatriarchy.com/2007/03/03/grievance-department/#comment-39556 Just the same as any <i>American Dad</i> script? Sounds like good, possibly even objective reasons, to avoid them both. I've never been able to put my finger on why, but for some reason I dislike <i>Family Guy</i> even though I have always enjoyed <i>The Simpsons</i>. My brother swears if I like one, I should like both. Is it because I don't have a penis? Also, I hate to be told to settle down. It's a sure sign that how I'm behaving is completely valid, but the person telling me to "settle down" just can't deal with it Just the same as any American Dad script? Sounds like good, possibly even objective reasons, to avoid them both.

I’ve never been able to put my finger on why, but for some reason I dislike Family Guy even though I have always enjoyed The Simpsons. My brother swears if I like one, I should like both. Is it because I don’t have a penis?

Also, I hate to be told to settle down. It’s a sure sign that how I’m behaving is completely valid, but the person telling me to “settle down” just can’t deal with it

]]>