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09-10-2017, 08:19 PM | #2 | |
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Non-OTA-network shows don't have the same FCC restrictions, so it really isn't a fair fight. |
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09-10-2017, 08:33 PM | #3 | |
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I didn't say South Park was better because it was raunchier. I said Family Guy was often lazy in it's structure. It's popular, and often funny, because it picked a structure that is amusing in a light, fluffy, way. If you want to credit 16 years of longevity to that structural decision, go ahead, but it's reference machine, like the Manatees with beach balls lampooned. |
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09-10-2017, 08:44 PM | #4 | |
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It's a very small sandbox, so it stands to reason that it can't replicate shows with less restrictions. |
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09-10-2017, 08:49 PM | #5 | |
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Nothing about network mandates FG's structure. If it did, it wouldn't be the only network show that has it. |
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09-10-2017, 08:51 PM | #6 |
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I've never seen it but I've only heard nothing but raves about it
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09-11-2017, 09:41 AM | #7 | ||
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On one hand, I wouldn't recommend it for a first-time watcher, just on the basis of dropping into the narrative. But as an example of how creative 21 minutes can be . . . Again, HOLY SHIT. You could spend a good 2+ hours just explaining the interconnection of references, tropes, allegories, philosophies, etc. that were contained therein. And it didn't even feel overstuffed. It gave you just enough of a reference to get the narrative, in the only setting where it all made sense together. There are things to quibble, but the quibbling is part of the experience as well. Talented Mother****ers, that lot. Last edited by Baby Lee; 09-11-2017 at 09:47 AM.. |
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