Is The Simpsons the most over-rated show on TV?

**jebus** · 29/08/2006, 1:05 PM

Maybe I should have refrained the title to 'most over-rated at the moment', although you wouldn't think so with some of the posts on these threads. I was mor referring to people and award ceremonies still gushing about how great the Simpsons still are, added to the fact that I have never once heard a TV critic, or a magazine, or anything criticise the show as being stale.

Personally I think Futurama Series 3 and 4 rank up there with the Simpsons best, as do Family Guy Series 2 and 3, and the last four South Park series

**ccfcman** · 29/08/2006, 1:13 PM

The reason I think the Simpsons is so constantly good is, its cool to watch re runs of it, but watching family guy a second time, tis pure ****e :/

**tetsujin1979** · 29/08/2006, 1:16 PM

There's a 2 part episode of South Park where they rip Family Guy to shreds, the point being that it's just one inserted joke after another just to show or do something funny, whereas the Simpsons (and South Park) have jokes as part of story development. On the other hand Family Guy is just funny for the sake of being funny and not up its own ass about politics and current events.

**jebus** · 29/08/2006, 1:27 PM

Originally Posted by tetsujin1979

There's a 2 part episode of South Park where they rip Family Guy to shreds, the point being that it's just one inserted joke after another just to show or do something funny, whereas the Simpsons (and South Park) have jokes as part of story development. On the other hand Family Guy is just funny for the sake of being funny and not up its own ass about politics and current events.

Have you seen the episode of South Park where they rip the **** out of the Simpsons? Butters is dressed up as his evil alter-ego, and everytime he thinks up a plan to do something for the day his mate tells him the Simpsons have already done it, no matter how ridiculous the suggestions were. It really showed how stupid some of the Simpsons storylines have become, but the icing on the cake was at the end when Butters comes up with a weird plan to go to Mars and build a death ray and blow up some country, to which his mate confirms that the Simpsons have never done that. Butters starts celebrating but as he is an ad for this week's Simpsons comes on and the episode is about Bart going to Mars to build a death ray to blow up the same country, with Homer at the end shouting 'The Simpsons are going to Mars'....absolute quality parody of how lame the Simpsons have become

**tetsujin1979** · 29/08/2006, 1:31 PM

Originally Posted by jebus

Have you seen the episode of South Park where they rip the **** out of the Simpsons? Butters is dressed up as his evil alter-ego, and everytime he thinks up a plan to do something for the day his mate tells him the Simpsons have already done it, no matter how ridiculous the suggestions were. It really showed how stupid some of the Simpsons storylines have become, but the icing on the cake was at the end when Butters comes up with a weird plan to go to Mars and build a death ray and blow up some country, to which his mate confirms that the Simpsons have never done that. Butters starts celebrating but as he is an ad for this week's Simpsons comes on and the episode is about Bart going to Mars to build a death ray to blow up the same country, with Homer at the end shouting 'The Simpsons are going to Mars'....absolute quality parody of how lame the Simpsons have become

Err, sorry to disappoint you but you missed the point completely on that one. According to Trey and Matt themselves, the point of this episode was that everything they came up with, the simpsons had already done it, so there was no point in making an episode about it. So they made an episode about how hard it is to make an episode because the Simpsons have already done it!
Both are confirmed hardcore Simpson's fans, and neither have any great love for Family Guy, hence the 2 parter

**jebus** · 29/08/2006, 1:35 PM

To be honest I saw the interview with Trey and Matt talking about that episode and just assumed they were lying. In my eyes its still an almighty **** take of the Simpsons, whether in good nature ot not

**BohsPartisan** · 29/08/2006, 3:01 PM

Originally Posted by tetsujin1979

There's a 2 part episode of South Park where they rip Family Guy to shreds, the point being that it's just one inserted joke after another just to show or do something funny, whereas the Simpsons (and South Park) have jokes as part of story development. On the other hand Family Guy is just funny for the sake of being funny and not up its own ass about politics and current events.

If you think that I think you are missing the whole point of Family Guy. Its just far more surreal than the simpsons. It also focus's far more on cultural parody where the Simpsons is more satirical. Agree that series 2 and 3 are the best. I love the episode where the kid (midget) is stuck down the well and the only guy with arms long enough to save her is busy tickling a midget up a tree.

**tetsujin1979** · 29/08/2006, 3:17 PM

Originally Posted by BohsPartisan

If you think that I think you are missing the whole point of Family Guy.

Cartman actually stated that was the point in the episode, I was just saying what he said

When I make jokes they are inherent to a story! Deep situational and emotional jokes based on what is relevant and has a point, not just one random interchangeable joke after another!

**finlma** · 29/08/2006, 3:30 PM

The Simpsons is definitely not over-rated even if people, like me, are tired of it. It spawned new phrases, changed culture and invented a whole genre of adult cartoons. It is the longest running sit-com of all time. So certainly not over-rated. I still prefer Family Guy myself.

The most over-rated TV show is Lost - what a pile of rubbish that is. Prison Break follows in a close 2nd place for crapness.

**The Stars** · 29/08/2006, 10:44 PM

as the Simpsons have got less and less funny,you can still appreciate Homers humour....without him the show wouldnt be worth watching, the same as Cartman in Southpark.

**Red&White Rover** · 29/08/2006, 10:53 PM

Originally Posted by The Stars

as the Simpsons have got less and less funny,you can still appreciate Homers humour....without him the show wouldnt be worth watching, the same as Cartman in Southpark.

yeaj i heard one of homers funniest quotes ever in a new episode!

how ironic, after years of being able to see, he's now blind

**Lionel Ritchie** · 31/08/2006, 2:07 PM

Was watching Family Guy the other night and Peter ended up going to his daughters prom with a 17 year old.

When she came down the stairs in her outfit he was heard exclaim "sweet statutory!!!!"

I was then heard falling off the couch.

Simpsons still rocks and if they cancelled it ye'd be pussin' to have it back in weeks.

**pete** · 04/02/2007, 5:02 PM

Originally Posted by tetsujin1979

There's a 2 part episode of South Park where they rip Family Guy to shreds, the point being that it's just one inserted joke after another just to show or do something funny, whereas the Simpsons (and South Park) have jokes as part of story development. On the other hand Family Guy is just funny for the sake of being funny and not up its own ass about politics and current events.

That was on this week. Very funny.

Originally Posted by jebus

Have you seen the episode of South Park where they rip the **** out of the Simpsons? Butters is dressed up as his evil alter-ego, and everytime he thinks up a plan to do something for the day his mate tells him the Simpsons have already done it, no matter how ridiculous the suggestions were.

Shows the quality in SouthPark these days.

Cartman is greatest ever tv character.

**anto1208** · 04/02/2007, 9:58 PM

i agree that the new ones arent great but a world with no new simpsons is a world i dont want to live in

the simpsons over for ever NNOOOOOO!!!!

South park is miles better now the one with the ginger kids and family guy gets better and better season 6 is the best and american dad is really growing .

but futurama is the best over all i cant think of a bad episode .

**superfrank** · 05/02/2007, 3:30 PM

I liked the Simpsons alot when I was younger. I used to watch them at 7pm on Sky everynight but now the shows just shown too much. Sky alone show about 4 episodes a day. Give me Futurama, Family Guy or South Park anyday.

It's a pity cos it used to be a good show but now there are just too many episodes on telly. The new ones aren't as good and the old ones are played to death.