Perhaps it's not just the comment boards that are all over the place, but the show itself. In any given episode, we can have a serious emotional moment that changes the course of the series forever... immediately followed by pop stars having really weird sex in an unrelated cutaway gag.
The Chrissiest Chris Im a fan of the show, although sometimes I don't find it funny but pointless yet I have the patience to sit through a few bad episodes IMO in order to enjoy the really well done ones but I wouldn't call myself a fan of Seth MacFarlanes if that makes sense? Two main reasons for that are 1. People act like he's some type of comedic genius or pioneer, we wouldn't even know who Seth MacFarlane is if he wasn't so good at putting himself in the center of everything which is why he got so much press coverage which caused many people to become fans and many people to straight up hate his guts because he acts like he's some type of Mike Judge, Trey Parker or Matt Groening when he's clearly not. Seth MacFarlane had one hit Family Guy and Fox milked him and the show for all it was worth which isn't fair to Seth but he needed a paycheck at the end of the day. Plus the effect Family Guy has had on Cartoons that have followed is minimal when compared to Bevis & Butthead, early seasons of The Simpsons and SouthPark. At the end of the day Seth MacFarlane didn't do much for comedy on TV, he's funny don't get me wrong but I feel he's very overrated and #2. Every single movie Seth MacFarlane has made is horrible. I honestly don't know how anyone found Ted, Ted 2 and the worst movie ever made A Million Ways To Die In The West funny at all. Apart of me feels that because Seth MacFarlane is soo good at goading people into the response he wants from his writing that time is the best way to tell if he's as good as some say he is or a hack like some say he is. I believe the truth is somewhere in between these two camps. I mean let's be honest we all know at least one person you can get a reaction out of when you tell him Family Guy sucks and most people enjoy seeing someone spaz out over you not liking what they like I think that plays a role in it as well. I'm definitely guilty of it, simply because I'm a jackass and I don't think you should put anyone's work on a pedestal but that's a different debate for a different time. I hope my explanation of how I'm technically a fan of the show but not a fan of the cult of Seth MacFarlane shed some light on how his fan boys have literally created people that "hate" Family Guy or Seth MacFarlane just to see someone spaz out over it when it's not a big deal at all. It's simply an opinion
It died after the Ted movies came out, I remember because we were all stoked to see the creator of Family Guy make awesome movies, it was a great time. After that we all got our fill.
Now? You mean it's gotten worse? That was one of my major gripes. I find it a lazy substitute for storytelling. Imagine how cheap it would be if every show did that?
Also doesn't help that every member of the family is a completely different person from what they were in the beginning. Meg went from being just simply unpopular and relatable to being straight up hated by her entire family with the weirdest ridiculous issues (tentacles on her body for example). And the episodes around her always go the same way. They start tormenting her for basically no reason. She calls them out. They learn a lesson and suddenly appreciate her and them seem to forget all of it by the next episode. Lois went from being the loving mother to a raging psychopath that despises her family. And that's just two examples.
And Brian turned from a funny, sarcastic character into a self-centred b-hole who basically let children get abused in one episode just so he could date a attractive, unqualified teacher and upon discovering she had a boyfriend, then he found a problem. When Stewie was going to tell Lois that his arm was dislocated by his teacher like he should, Brian was so narcissistic that he forced Stewie’s arm back into its socket, preventing any evidence of abuse. He acts like he’s better than anyone and everyone else. Sometimes I genuinely agree with Quagmire’s thoughts about Brian.
Family Guy handled Brian's death the absolute worst way a show could have. They brought him back immediately when they should have wrote him off for the whole season. The best "death" that they ever wrote was the death of Loretta (Cleveland's Ex-wife).
@@M1lkEnjoyer yeah but every season is written and made in its entirety before it airs, meaning that Seth and Co. knew they were going to be bringing him back that soon, as they had already written it that way. They could have left him out for the whole season to bring him back at the beginning of the next one.
They were gonna lose ratings during that whole season. I'm a Family Guy fanatic and stopped when Brian died. Once I heard he was back right away I started watching again. If they leave him off for the whole season the fans would have known they only brought him back because the ratings took a hit.
Well, they understand that they're not the best so they use that as a bit like they know that they're the Pepsi instead of the Coke of the shows world so they capitalize on it
Family guy used to be edgy, but with great references, obscure or pop culture. Now it is like a meme factory. I usually find one good episode per season, if at all.
Man, I feel like Family Guy died years earlier, when they stopped having the family have a core of actually caring about each other and made it 100% a gag and censor-pushing show.
writers do that all the time. Most of Stephen Kings characters just happen to be writers from Maine because its just easier for him to make a character relatable if he bases them off himself. I do think eventually someone should grow past that though. Problem here is in their attempt to move past it they turned Brian into a douchebag, or at least more so of one than he was
Brian is a more relatable version of Seth. Seth is a good writer, talented singer and script-writer. Brian is a failure in his writing (the majority of the time). It's also obvious Brian doesn't really write so much, he rather drink wine, so it's not strange he isn't going anywhere with his writing.
“Hey Brian! Remember that time someone made a TH-cam video about our show dying?” *Family Guy cuts to this video for 11 minutes before resuming the episode
Family Guy staff: Seth!! We need more ideas for Episodes Seth: okay uhhh... A plot (spins a wheel) Brian and Stewie...(throws dart at board) travel to....(shuffles cards and pulls one out) The Clam because (shoots balloon and pulls card from it) they need a secret ingredient for a (slams fist on keyboard and presses im feeling lucky on Google) pie contest Stewie entered Staff: and B plot? Seth: (sighs) (repeats the process) Peter and pals go to Joe's house to find a letter Peter sent him when he moved in because it contains a rare stamp. Throw in some cutaway gags and some Meg jokes. Staff: and the rest of the family? Seth: Chris laughs like an idiot at everything, and Lois just grunts and sighs
at least seth is still there..imagine the train wreck the show would be without him....seth has control and can fight the censors unlike a random showrunner so he can make a storyline and make it feel natural to his characters that he created...for example brains girlfriend the ditsy blonde played drew barrymore...shes a character I would of hated in this show but you can tell seth wanted her back and a main stay and wrote her to be more interesting than just a ditsy slut...without his tweaking ever so slightly to make her likeable her character would of ruined the show im sure...its why simpsons sucks south park still is funny..and why family guy while not as good is still relatively funny ..the og creator on a comedy as a writer matters ..other people cant write seasons of stories for these characters and make then seem natural
I’m gonna be VERY GENEROUS and say the show died by season 7-8 for memories sake. After that, the characters started to change into the most sociopathic unlikeable characters to the point where MEG was the most tolerable character
I agree. Although season 9 and 10 did have gems like “back to pilot” “road to North Pole” and “and then there were fewer”. Especially “back to pilot” which is pretty much considered to be in the top 5 best family guy episodes of all time. They put a lot of time into that one lol 😂
I would say after season 5 is when the jokes started becoming unfunny and even cringey. Meg was actually a tolerable character before then and now it feels like they try so hard to make her feel "relatable" to teenagers it's hard to watch. That's not to say they haven't had inconic funny episodes since season 5, I would just say that since the new animation style the episodes stop being consistently funny and more politically correct. Seasons 1 & 2 (even 3) were by far the best with in my opinion the very first episode being the funniest by far. I wished they stopped after season 9 because now it's just hard to watch with recycled humor and advertiser friendly jokes.
The series has aged like milk, it's like whats happening with The Simpsons except it's somehow aged worse, Seth has said that he wants the series to end but the ratings are still doing too well for it to end, I feel like they're trying to sabotage the series for it to end but people keep watching so what can they do?
It's the real life version of The Wacky Delly episode of Rocco's Modern Life. The creator of Rocco's favorite cartoon was burnt out on the show and wanted to move on with his career, so he kept trying to sabotage the show, but critics and fans kept calling it genius.
Cartoons aren't meant to last long. You can make exceptions but especially shows like Simpsons or Family Guy which rely on 2-3 plots per episode, eventually it gets impossible to get new ideas without having to sacrifice writing and sadly that's the compromise many do just to make more money. 4 maybe 5 seasons is enough for a cartoon. Even then that's pushing it.
South Park is a gem all it's own. I can't think of any other show that I could compare it to. The show's reliance on current events enables it to stay relevant, and with how crazy the world can get and with all the idiots that exist in it, the show could go on for years more I believe. Granted, it did have it's rough patches, but it's come back from it so far. I am still a little unsure about the Tegrity Farms trend though...
-Forced jokes -Forced mannerisms -Zooming in on characters face so they can tilt their head or close eyes -Speaking in a louder awkward voice -Characters bleed/lose body parts just because -Changing characters personalities
I like to pretend that Family Guy ended with S08E17. "Brian & Stewie" was such a perfect episode and such a departure from Family Guy's standard formula that, in my opinion, it not only stands as the best episode of the entire series but also serves as a satisfying conclusion to Brian and Stewie's character development. If you just pretend that "Brian & Stewie" was the series finale and ignore everything that came after it, then as far as I'm concerned Family Guy ended on a high note.
I have similar thoughts with The Simpsons & "Holidays of Future Passed." It was even intended to be the series finale by the writers before Fox renewed them for a few more seasons.
Greetings from 2119. After the end of the third American Civil War, all of the current actors for "Family Guy" were killed in a nuclear air-strike by the Alaskan Rebellion, now the Alaskan Empire. Seth MacFarlane died in 2037 because he was killed by some hater of the show, so Tom Holland, of all people, took his place. He was still playing the parts of Peter, Stewie, Brian, and Quagmire at the time of his death. I don't know why he would want to live in a crappy country like the United States, but for some reason he decided to take the job and move there. The show was cancelled by the Alaskan Empire's government. However, it was renewed after its 23 cancellation, because "FAMILY GUY" NEVER DIED. IT WILL NEVER DIE, NO MATTER HOW HARD YOU TRY TO KILL IT. I'm not saying I like it, but it has been cancelled *so* *many* times and has always come back, and there is nothing that any rebellion or empire can do to stop it. I also regret to inform you that "The Simpsons" was cancelled in 2037, because the person who killed Seth MacFarlane was the creator of the show, and after the incident, the ratings dropped tremendously.
Seth MacFarlane intentionally killed Brian in the hope of actually ending Family Guy. I don't think he wants the show to continue. And really, it shouldn't. Neither should The Simpsons.
I liked Life of Brian but literally only for one reason: Stewie. They really made the fact that, although he’s a genius, he’s still just a little kid, very apparent. And I felt that they captured how a little kid feels when they’re pet (their best friend) dies. He was in denial, he wanted to go back in time but he couldn’t because he threw away his time machine. That’s a very relatable feeling, wanting to go back in time to save a pet (especially the way Brian died). I know nobody’s going to read this. I guess I’m just typing it to myself because, well, I lost my cat a few months ago when he was hit by a car, so I really know what Stewie is feeling. I just wanted to say this and get it out finally. I just want my cat back.
Exactly, bring back Brian is a mean thing to do basically saying that Stewie is better than you because he can bring his pet back to life and you can't
I honestly feel like you're giving Family Guy much too much credit here. Family Guy's heart was lost years ago, somewhere after the fourth season. Something snapped that made Family Guy's characters all assholes instead of just a select few, like before. You play that clip from Brian and Stewie and it's a nice little scene, but when you think about it compared to all the times Stewie has literally told Brian he's full of shit, where is the weight? Family Guy didn't die on just one day, it was gradual thing where Meg became a punching bag, Peter and Lois began to hate each other, Chris became a background character, Stewie became stuck up and Brian became pretentious. And the writers try really REALLY hard make us care about characters they constantly tell us don't care about each other and learn nothing from their experiences. This is not saying it an't be enjoyable or funny at times, but by the time Brian died, the show was already on zombie mode.
I'm almost 18, I remember me and my dad watching all of the DVD sets for each season when I was a kid (which might not have been the best? But whatever) this show really helped me bond with my dad who was and still is very emotionally distant. Do I like the newer episodes, of course I dont but family guy will still forever hold a special place in my heart.
@@Ben_c-j4u I personally like old family over old simpsons but thats just me idk i think the only reason i hold on to it is because i grew up half my life watching that since i was 12 all the way to now at 23 about to turn 24 in a month
Loved this, I think you're right about Seth's withdrawal. When an artist has lost the will to continue, there's no way the art won't suffer(looking at you Peter Jackson and The Hobbit trilogy). I hope your Patreon gets a lot of traction, I think you really deserve it!
I think BRIAN was more than the voice of reason. At the beginning, he was a completely deadpan character. At some point, he became expressive like anyone else, which kind of ruined his humour.
+Vits Vicente Torres-Also more THAN that :D, he was probably the only individual in the series that was reasonably self-aware. Everyone else just took all the weirdness that came into their lives. ..Brian was really the only one who pointed out just how weird things were, ie. if he ever saw Peter get into a random fight with a giant chicken, he would have casually commented over just how strange. . and. . .random that was. . .because it is. . .and how. .and how these weird things shouldn't make any sense. However, probably in part due to the fact he was a talking dog and no one still listened to. . .a talking dog. . .he might have tried to get everyone to see just weird their lives are but eventually gave up when he knew they didn't want to listen. He probably did let Lois know at some point that Stewie was evil and out to conquer the world but she was willfully oblivious to the fact her baby son could talk-in a British accent no less-and was out to become the world's greatest supervillain. And when Lois didn't listen, he just gave up and took it as it came. That deadpan self-awareness has been largely obliterated at this point as Brian slowly morphed into a condescending, snide, pretentious, and insufferable a-hole endlessly preaching for tolerance and understanding when he became one of the least tolerant and understanding individuals. He even went so far as not only to criticize Meg's newfound religion in one episode because he simply didn't agree with it, but he told Meg there just can't be a God (despite that. . .God and Jesus exist in Family Guy. . .they've. . .appeared. . .several times.. . before. . .) because she is ugly and her family hates her. Just. . .what. . .the. . .flipping. . .hell? That is just awful and MEAN. His flaws became so exaggerated and cartoonish to where all that came to a point where Brian stopped being likable. He was just yet another a-hole in Family Guy, only far more pretentious and condescending that he just wasn't "like them." Spare me.
Beyond the unnecessarily long post, this quote is spot on: _"more THAN that :D, he was probably the only individual in the series that was reasonably self-aware."_ Old Brian's humor was biting, curt, and ironic. This new version, aptly summed up as a "Fraud," alienated me from the series.
That’s what Family Guy is nowadays, an ever rotting fruit bowl that just wants to die in peace. But the writers are constantly spraying it with bug repellant
Spoiler: Family Guy ended when it first got cancelled in the early 2000's. What FOX resurrected was not Family Guy, but in fact a malevolent forest spirit known as the Wendigo, only wearing Family Guy's reanimated corpse as a disguise.
Family Guy died after the writers strike. When it came back in season 4, it seemed like it was never cancelled to begin with, as it immediately hit its stride and rode it out for two more seasons. Then the writers strike happened, and all the episodes after the 100th episode special (which was planned to air as the season 5 finale) had a massive drop in quality. Characters became flanderized, comedic timing was thrown out the window, the show got way more political, and it started being pointlessly edgy and cruel.
Exactly this. The 100th Episode + Stewie Kills Lois mark the end of the show for me, way before Brian's "death". Still this video is an interesting take on it.
I agree with this video. Another time they killed Family Guy is when it simply became nothing but shock humor, trying to garner views and ratings. It just became so soulless and bland.
No matter how many years pass, I will always love family guy. It has a special place in my heart, and in my childhood. I admit now, that it is not as funny as I once remember it, but I will always thank Family Guy for making me happy during hard times, and making my childhood happy.
I'm 2 years late but this is basically me with The Simpsons Ppl say its so horrible now but I dont,,l but that's probably just me The show was exactly the way u explained it, it was a show that made its way into my heart and will never leave until I say so 😊
Bringing back Brian was always a guarantee. Family Guy episodes take a year to make, and his return was two episodes later. It was never a question, their plan was always to bring him back.
I won't lie. I was going into this thinking it was Clickbait of Fanboy bitching.. but That was a very good, well thought out analysis. I haven't decided it I agree or disagree, but It's made me think. And for that, Thank you!
I feel like I read somewhere that he killed Brian because fans were starting to expect too much of the show. Like there was an audience that whined about how bad it had gotten, so he temporarily killed Brian as a way of saying, "hey, we're still in control, not you". While I agree that the show had gotten stale at that point, I can respect that.
Intellectual and intelligent are different things and brian had his moments, there is an episode in later seasons where Brian steals stewie's blueprints and reprograms to his benefit
I don't like what they did with Stewie. I mean being intelligent is something else but why tf does he invent time machines and reverses time and invents these crazy things. Like that's feels to much for me.
Brian is dead. They’ve made very emotional scene, stewie destroyed his time machine and can’t fix, and they introduced a new character to take his place. Brian is NEVER, EVER coming back. (Few episodes later) Brian come back to the show
2Muchpjp Although that episode was hilarious, I can see a case for it. After Petarded, Peter slowly started becoming more mean-spirited and sociopathic, he started losing that “well-intentioned but dumb” charm. By Season 7 it was completely gone.
The first 12 seasons were amazing, featuring great, complex storylines and characters, great animation and well expressed humor and messages. But man, the show has massively decreased in quality in recent years. I would call it mind numbing these days.
Family Guy is either 2 things. It’s either- *hEy LoiS? ReMEmbeR WheN i diEd??? tHaT sUrE waS wAcKY!* Or it’s * Intense violence for absolutely no reason *
The cut away jokes were funny because of the randomness. They made absolutely no sense to the main story. As time when on that concept felt forced into episodes rather than organic like the early seasons.
@Master Drakthorian - What kind of entitled crap is that? You honestly expect someone to give you their life story in a youtube comment? As for your hate boner against Trump maybe you should consider your own advice and do something constructive than tow the same old boring sensationalist crap peddled *constantly* by such joke networks like CNN and MSNBC.
i have to say SP is doing pretty good lately i havent seen the season yet after pc principle punched lesly in the face but i really loved that season because it had a great plot as well as funny jokes
Apparently Seth played the whole song bc FOX didn’t let him use some of the jokes he wanted so he retaliated by using the whole song to take up valuable time that FOX pays for and Seth also made FOX pay for the rights to air the clip, since it’s copyrighted He did the same thing to “dancing in the street” I guess u can say Seth fucks with FOX for not letting him do the things he wants and to us fans... well to some fans it looks like he’s running out of jokes or he’s getting boring and he tries to make up the 29 mins of ep time
Disagree. Family Guy died when Brian ceased to be essentially the voice of Seth Macfarlane, and that was much earlier. Brian was never intended to be an annoying pseudo-intellectual douche... he *became* one because many fans simply don't like intellectuals. I'd say the show died when Brian became such a parody of himself that he actually became "friends" with Rush Limbaugh... give me a break. Clearly at that point, Seth was no longer speaking through Brian, and it was at that time that he wasn't invested in the characters or the success of the show any more. This happened long before the episode in which Brian died -- Brian, as originally conceived, died a long time ago -- in season 9, episode 2. The Brian who died in season 12 episode 6 wasn't Brian at all.
Brian as a mouthpiece for Seth is already pretty stupid as Seth himself is just some psuedo intellectual but at least Brian wasn't in your face about it and at least the Seth treated him with enough respect to make it look like the show thinks he's smart. Now the show just sees him as a psuedo intellectual as well. And this isn't some brilliant writing on self criticism of Seth. He's just a douchebag character.
Tangerine Tech ya man I'm ok with the fact it ended but in all reality i would watch it till I'm 60 good ass fuckn show still rewatchin to this day miss the hell out of it
I think the day that Family Guy died was when all the characters started to change. For instance Peter went from a really funny and goofy dad who loved All of his children and friends, to being a jerk who bullies his friends. He became mean spirited and down right nasty to the point of making me not wanting to watch. The way the whole family treats Meg is sicking. Nobody treated her that way before now he passes gass in her face or just tuns her out. Why change Stewie who was always thinking of ways to kill his mother or take over the world. Lois just became a whore and really bad mother , and Peter's friends are just kind of background noise now. I don't know that is just what I think.
Latoya Herring when I heard Meg call Peter "fatass" is what killed it. First three seasons.were entertaining. First episode back was good, too. After that it was pointless.
Quagmire went from being a funny womanizer and pilot to an annoying opinionated douchebag with a transgender father. I still like Joe. Cleveland is a failure.
Except that Brian is no longer an intellectual character. He was supposed to be the level headed, voice of reason in the family but has devolved into a phony, selfish, pseduo-intellectual douchebag. Still love his interactions with Stewie though. Now Stewie, I believe has grown into a full fledged character over the years. Animations have become better as well. Still love the show. Great pastime.
Is there actually a term for characters with very small characteristics at the beginning slowly becoming more nuanced and interesting? I guess it’s similar to just basic character development, but Stewie seems like he’s gone through reverse Flanderization
IMO the death of Brian would've been a great finale for the series, with some minor changes. Like if the episode had more of a focus on Stewie growing up and moving on, but not forgetting the people who helped him along the way or something
This theory of Seth McFarland dying with Brian was very deep. It is very true that the show lacks the comedy and greatness it once had, heck I found myself watching a episode of family guy today and I turned the tv off because I just couldn't bare to watch anymore! Family Guy has went downhill to the point where I can't watch anymore. A modern family Guy episode that is great happens once in a blue moon, and we shouldn't be expecting for Seth and his crew to write up something fresh anymore because family guy is dead and I believe we should all leave it in the past. From the 1990s to every episode before Life of Brian we've had great comedy and originality but now it's time to let go and let Seth McFarland move on to bigger better things.
Tina Isn't A Mouthbreather "Family Guy" hasn't been good since the switch to HD. The show didn't officially "jump the shark" until they (briefly) killed off Brian.
Part of me takes joy in the idea Macfarlane wrote the death and resurrection of Brian as a twisted metaphor for how he cannot escape his own creation. Because that's exactly what it is if you buy into it as anything more than a shill to anger people who had stopped watching the show years prior, as it takes 9 months to produce an episode of "Family Guy".
listen to the commentary tracks on the original series...seth is the least funny of the whole crew. what he thinks is funny is the most obvious, repettive stuff. and he thinks he needs to spell everything out. he created the show and characters, but frankly didnt know how to keep them going.
Personally stopped watching around Season 9. Most would say Brians a Bad Father was the day it died. I couldn't even make it through episodes like "And then there were fewer" and "Excellence in Broadcasting." Season 9 just felt like they tried to do what South Park does with each season but making it even worse and sloppier.
I'd also agree - the first 3 seasons are the golden years, but after it was brought back it was still pretty good for another 3-4 seasons. It quickly became hit and miss however, and gradually became more misses than hits.
adolson I felt the same way. I was quickly disappointed when the return episode was shit. It felt to me that the A team was busy with American Dad and Family Guy was an afterthought.
@StaticShock117 / KomodoGuy4972 Not quite Family Guy isn't all weird crap. It's fantasy juxtpozed to a realistic setting. In other words the whole point a family Guy is that it's a sterotypical family sitcom gone crazy wild and dark. Once you take away the family sitcom part it's not as fun anymore. Also Stewie does all his shinanigans secretly. To Lois and Peter he is just a baby.
@StaticShock117 / KomodoGuy4972 Also my hero Charles Schultz once said "Characters are like keys on a piano if you hit the same notes over and over it gets boring on days I can't think of anything for Charlie Brown I can think of a million things for Lucy."
I always hated Brian internally. But I guess its natural to hate pretentious people and I absolutely loved how Quagmire destroyed and deconstructed Brian for what he truly is. I don't hate Stewie for his evil ambitions like world domination, although I admit I should, but he is the person who is true to himself and people around. I mean he knows who he is in at the core and does not belie his true self.
They’ve been doing those since the beginning and I don’t think they’re going away anytime soon. But I do agree with you on them being annoying sometimes.
@@liptonicetea1813 I eventually got tired of them overusing those cutaways. Its just boring and repetitive now. Same gag over and over again. They really wrote themselves into a corner with it.
If Seth was done way back then, why didin't he just finish the show? When the story is told the show should end. Imagine if they kept making Star Wars films after the story was told, it would just become a zombie of its former self, rehashing old stories in a vain and cringey attempt to stay relevant! oh wait...
George Lucas said himself the story was told, there was no reason to make episode 7 and so on. Fans demanded more. Disney gave the fans what they wanted.
@@Rao665 they gave us a movie with a star wars skin it isnt what we wanted but you cant really give people what they want if there isnt any thing that we could have wanted from the movie disney should have played it smart and make a spinoff of darth maul or something like that i think the fans would have loved that (look at rogue one that movie was great and adored by fans because it was a huge plothole no one got the answer to) the new trilogy just lacks the whole spark that made star wars what it is
+Something Somewhat original I agree with everything except describing Brian as an intellectual and a writer, he lost both those traits a long time ago. I don’t know why, but the loss of those traits occur around the same time he begins expressing his atheist and liberal traits more openly. Then again, around the same time, almost all the cast members lost good qualities and became asshole or pawns for a lame joke (I.e. Joe is crippled, Mort is Jewish, Meg is ugly, etc.).
I also agree that killing Brian was a cheap ploy but what I found even more infuriating was Brian's revival. I'll admit to liking the episode where Brian died because it was filled with sincerity and earnestness, you believed that he was gone for good and the episode served as an effective eulogy. His resurrection was not only a cheap cop out that showed the utter spinelessness and laziness of the writing staff, but it also makes the genuinely poignant death episode COMPLETELY irrelevant. I know writing a tv show is hard but when you make a decision so drastic as to kill off one of your main characters, you better have a plan for what to do afterwards, you made your bed and now you have to lie in it. I realize this is going on ridiculously long and is descending into a full on rant, but this has been on my mind for a while. Another thing that makes his revival lazy was that the writers established in the death episode that Stewie can't use his time machine to go back and save Brian establishing that Brian's death is permanent and cannot be resolved by a Stewie Griffin sci-fi deus ex machina, meaning they basically ignored and contradicted their OWN FREAKING RULES. And as for the last guy who replied in this thread, there's actually a term for the effect you're describing on character traits, it's called "Flanderization".
Around the newer seasons like 11,12. Is when it got repetitive, lazy, and just bland. The remade episodes like hell. I’ve literally caught myself watching a episode where they start a duo band. And in my head I’m sitting here like... this had been done at least twice.
I would argue even before that. Seasons 1-2 are good, 3-7 are brilliant, 8-9 are decent, and then meh from there. Family Guy is like that old pet you have that you have loved for years but it isn't doing well health wise and is probably best to be put down. American Dad is a better show today than Family Guy.
American Dad has always been trash compared to the original. It's like they were trying to make a CIA-themed Family Guy episode except someone fucked up and now it's several hundred hours long.
I always saw Brian as a complete know-it-all douchebag with a massive holier than thou attitude. I loved his episodes with stewie because that balanced out brians persona but as . stand alone character is always been massively off putting, and especially in later episodes it feels like he just spun out of control
Yup, agreed. He gets way too much credit as some sophisticated guy; he's an obnoxious moron who fakes his intellect by trying to act superior to everyone else. There was a funny bit in one episode where Quagmire completely tore into Brian and basically summed up the reason i hate him. Stewei essentially just calls out his bullshit and it's so funny when he does.
but brian had reason to be superior, until his character wilted away to be like everyone else. i think they ran out of ways for him to be the voice of reason, so they just turned him into a d-bag, because it's a cartoon and they could. in fact, the show becomes like that all around, where shit just happens for no reason and the story loses all its meaning.
Jose S No Quagmire was always a sex depraved asshole. When he gave Brian that tongue lashing, he openly admitted his own short comings and who he was and what he understood himself to be. Quagmire's personality is shown to have two bridges, either he is a sex offender level freak or he is a total pussy whooped tool that is so weak that he is abused and held captive by a woman. Quagmire doesn't respect the women he picks up, but he respects the women that he loves, and so in my opinion he has never been a hypocrite, he knows exactly who he is and the writers have made him more complex since season 5. As a transgender Man, it is not how Quagmire's reaction to his father that is the problem, it is how the show treats the entire issue. Quagmire's reaction is, in my opinion, completely normal and he still hangs out, goes shopping, and spends time with his father despite the entire thing being so weird to him. I've known people who completely disown and never talk to their parents again, at least he puts in that bit of effort because he loves his father. Don't get me wrong, Quagmire is disgusting and should be put in prison, but I believe that you are wrong and it also doesn't make his opinion on Brian incorrect, if anything it is even more accurate because if he can see how fucked up Brian is, that should say something and that is why he is the one that lays into Brian because even the most low life depraved piece of shit can see that Brian is a bad dog.
Jose S you sound like a complete fuckin idiot just stop watching this show if you don’t understand that being a pervert with a sex addiction is what quagmire has stood for all along and it’s what makes his character funny. Get out of here with you liberal white night bullshit
It's funny how there was a petition to bring Brian back, centred around how important he was and how much everyone liked the character, but now everyone bashes on Brian for being a terrible person
Right and Seth MaCFarlane's "The Orville" is airing and it is an absolute success. So what you describe in your video is an accurate description that he's down with Family Guy and what's to continue on to other projects he really loves.
He actually admitted one of the big reasons why they don't just stop making the show is a ton of soldiers overseas write him and tell him that they love getting around with the squadron and watching the show every week when they have spare time.
the fact that you've only just now started a patreon is shocking considering your content is some of the most well written and entertaining on TH-cam. I'll be visiting your patreon with pleasure my friend.
It should had ended in 2008 while it had the chance than become a zombie. Now we have Rick and Morty, Bojack Horseman and more being top adult animation and Simpsons died in 2001 as far as i'm concerned and that zombie should die too
Boom Bap Raw He was less arrogant and more alcoholic etc. for sure, but, pretty much every character was different in so many ways at the beginning of the show
Skart Brimpson It is true. Brian used to be intelligent and actually funny in the first few seasons, but after season 6-ish, Brian became a douche who just lacks any comedic value and just became Stewie's sidekick.
As much I like Family Guy, I have to agree with that. During the earlier seasons he's been the reasonable and intelligent character for the family providing both smart & funny responses but in the later seasons he's becoming more of a pseudo-intellect & just looking to get laid most of the time. I really miss the old seasons since now the writing is just all over the place.
One of my all time favorite shows, but sadly I agree with your points. One show that hasn’t died off though is South Park. That show always seems to push the bar and gets better with age!
Watched this again.... People have 16 seasons of Family Guy to Netflix through from the comfort of your home....and you're here on TH-cam complaining. - Any new writer would DIE to get their name on ONE episode of Family Guy. - Btw where's your successful decade long running TV show, or novel, film, or anything you've risked? Oh right....you don't have one. You're just another internet critic. Even Meg would tell you to go fuck yourself.
It's been a while since I stopped watching weekly, so I can't exactly pinpoint the moment the show died to me personally, but one of its current negative factors is that it relies way too much on shock humor now. It gets old quick and it just becomes aggravating. I can't remember which episode this was, but there was a scene where Peter was saying goodnight to everyone in the house, and after he says it to Meg and closes the door, it shows that she hung herself, and the episode ends. I know Meg is basically a punching bag of a character, but come on, bruh....They expected that to be funny?
Agreed. After a certain point, it seemed like every episode had at least one or two scenes that were unquestionably sick, gory, and/or foul without being in the least bit funny. Characters getting maimed, skinned, killed, etc. It's like they hired a sociopathic writer at some point, and it felt totally out of step with the tone of the first (and best) seasons.
Remember that one episode where Peter and Quagmire became a duet sensation then at the end of the episode, the *very* end, he commited suicide in the band bus for no reason then to (probably) mock how some band members go out? That shit ain't funny, yo.
It's hard to believe that the Brian "death" episode aired ALL they way back in 2013, it feels like just yesterday the controversy started...
Ikr
It weird that this is only 3 days old comment
No you’re lying it CAN’T be that long ago
Hiraeth it feel like that
@@yarg. 6 years ago
I'm still confused how this show can manage to be one of the most universally beloved *and* hated shows of all time.
Totally agree. This comment board is all over the place.
Perhaps it's not just the comment boards that are all over the place, but the show itself. In any given episode, we can have a serious emotional moment that changes the course of the series forever... immediately followed by pop stars having really weird sex in an unrelated cutaway gag.
Family guy is the U2 of tv shows.
The Chrissiest Chris Im a fan of the show, although sometimes I don't find it funny but pointless yet I have the patience to sit through a few bad episodes IMO in order to enjoy the really well done ones but I wouldn't call myself a fan of Seth MacFarlanes if that makes sense? Two main reasons for that are 1. People act like he's some type of comedic genius or pioneer, we wouldn't even know who Seth MacFarlane is if he wasn't so good at putting himself in the center of everything which is why he got so much press coverage which caused many people to become fans and many people to straight up hate his guts because he acts like he's some type of Mike Judge, Trey Parker or Matt Groening when he's clearly not. Seth MacFarlane had one hit Family Guy and Fox milked him and the show for all it was worth which isn't fair to Seth but he needed a paycheck at the end of the day. Plus the effect Family Guy has had on Cartoons that have followed is minimal when compared to Bevis & Butthead, early seasons of The Simpsons and SouthPark. At the end of the day Seth MacFarlane didn't do much for comedy on TV, he's funny don't get me wrong but I feel he's very overrated and #2. Every single movie Seth MacFarlane has made is horrible. I honestly don't know how anyone found Ted, Ted 2 and the worst movie ever made A Million Ways To Die In The West funny at all. Apart of me feels that because Seth MacFarlane is soo good at goading people into the response he wants from his writing that time is the best way to tell if he's as good as some say he is or a hack like some say he is. I believe the truth is somewhere in between these two camps. I mean let's be honest we all know at least one person you can get a reaction out of when you tell him Family Guy sucks and most people enjoy seeing someone spaz out over you not liking what they like I think that plays a role in it as well. I'm definitely guilty of it, simply because I'm a jackass and I don't think you should put anyone's work on a pedestal but that's a different debate for a different time. I hope my explanation of how I'm technically a fan of the show but not a fan of the cult of Seth MacFarlane shed some light on how his fan boys have literally created people that "hate" Family Guy or Seth MacFarlane just to see someone spaz out over it when it's not a big deal at all. It's simply an opinion
sitvisjes they totally are!!
Hold up, there were only 4 chicken fights in the first 10 seasons?
Felt like there were 20 lol
That can't be accurate. Really?
The chicken fights were a (minor) reason why I eventually stopped watching. They were just so pointless and unfunny.
I couldn't agree more, you could have a perfect episode up until half of the episode is taken over by a chicken fight
@@carywiesner769 That’s kinda the point. It’s ridiculousness and pointlessness which is used in an ironic way to create humor for some people
@@matthewjayden4752 I would really like to see some laugh at this. Like would they laugh the first minute, the middle, of the last minute?
It died after the Ted movies came out, I remember because we were all stoked to see the creator of Family Guy make awesome movies, it was a great time. After that we all got our fill.
Ted 2 was garbage and ruined the first one by making Lori and John broke up
@Mom $$$$$$
@Mom Fox won’t let Seth end family guy
@@tizyman7120 thank goodness I’ve never seen Ted 2
@Mom Actually season seven would be better.
90% of family guy jokes now start with “ like that time I”...
That’s the joke!!!
"now start?" That was kinda of always their thing.
Now? You mean it's gotten worse?
That was one of my major gripes. I find it a lazy substitute for storytelling. Imagine how cheap it would be if every show did that?
You're not the real colossal
nytronochrome ya....
Christ the episode where Brian died was from six years ago? Time has been flying
Halcyon Outlander that’s blasphemy
7 years
Jesus Christ I was 6 when that happened and I still remember it
I was 14 then... wow.
i was 8 lol
“Brian and Stewie” the one when they’re locked in the vault, has to be one of my favorite episodes of the entire series
Me too, mostly because the characters are actually funny in the situation and it doesn't rely on cutaway "jokes".
I liked how it covered a very sad/morbid subject, yet was still funny without being distasteful.
I remember when that one aired. Definitely one of the shows best
@@hammskie05 wasn’t hat the reason that episode exists to show they could do an episode without cutaways?
@@zzskyninjazz1821 I think so
Also doesn't help that every member of the family is a completely different person from what they were in the beginning.
Meg went from being just simply unpopular and relatable to being straight up hated by her entire family with the weirdest ridiculous issues (tentacles on her body for example). And the episodes around her always go the same way. They start tormenting her for basically no reason. She calls them out. They learn a lesson and suddenly appreciate her and them seem to forget all of it by the next episode.
Lois went from being the loving mother to a raging psychopath that despises her family.
And that's just two examples.
And Brian turned from a funny, sarcastic character into a self-centred b-hole who basically let children get abused in one episode just so he could date a attractive, unqualified teacher and upon discovering she had a boyfriend, then he found a problem. When Stewie was going to tell Lois that his arm was dislocated by his teacher like he should, Brian was so narcissistic that he forced Stewie’s arm back into its socket, preventing any evidence of abuse. He acts like he’s better than anyone and everyone else. Sometimes I genuinely agree with Quagmire’s thoughts about Brian.
@@crazy922blade he's a talking cartoon dog
Ikr
Edit: irrelevant but, I give the og 91 likes & the above reply 19 likes 😊
That’s what you call flanderization.
@@TyeArtisik who cares you dont have to edit that and say whatever you did
I remember in elementary school everybody thought they were the bees knees if they watched family guy.
spratsprat Same
spratsprat yea
Mine was South Park lol
spratsprat bees knees?
Everyone in my 3rd grade class interrupted class just to sing the theme song. The same teacher of the class class quit a few weeks later.
Brian is Seth's fursona
Congrats on the most underappreciated joke I've ever come across
Wow.
Comment of the day
Seth: Persona! *Uses Mudoon*
*I guess i never saw it coming*
Family Guy handled Brian's death the absolute worst way a show could have. They brought him back immediately when they should have wrote him off for the whole season. The best "death" that they ever wrote was the death of Loretta (Cleveland's Ex-wife).
It annoyed lots of fans and brian is seth McFarlane
@@M1lkEnjoyer yeah but every season is written and made in its entirety before it airs, meaning that Seth and Co. knew they were going to be bringing him back that soon, as they had already written it that way. They could have left him out for the whole season to bring him back at the beginning of the next one.
@@riivulet ok thanks for telling me
similar to kenny in south park lol
They were gonna lose ratings during that whole season. I'm a Family Guy fanatic and stopped when Brian died. Once I heard he was back right away I started watching again. If they leave him off for the whole season the fans would have known they only brought him back because the ratings took a hit.
You know what the problem with Family Guy is? It insists upon itself.
Well, they understand that they're not the best so they use that as a bit like they know that they're the Pepsi instead of the Coke of the shows world so they capitalize on it
@@timothymceachron9127 "it insists upon itself" is a joke from family guy lol
@@cheeseman888 sheesh and I thought I watched them all lol
HAHA! Amazing how this one little misunderstood joke sums up current Family Guy perfectly! Well done, sir. You are today's internet winner.
Lol nice one
Family guy used to be edgy, but with great references, obscure or pop culture. Now it is like a meme factory. I usually find one good episode per season, if at all.
Ikr 😭
peter griffin himself is a meme.
@@Akrenix hey heyyy
Bring back the Cleveland show fox
Rythem Pete # music yeah and make it better 😁
It died when Adam West passed away. Rip Mr. West
That's..... RIGHT.
Nobody messes with Adam We
Eh, he’s not the best
Also not to forget Peters toy factory boss
@@nomad1-450 ahh the old seasons of family guy, nice reference
Man, I feel like Family Guy died years earlier, when they stopped having the family have a core of actually caring about each other and made it 100% a gag and censor-pushing show.
justaguy12345 I’m pretty sure it’s not dead that’s just when you stopped enjoying it. A dead show is completely different then a hated show, local.
They all break up
I mean, the title of the show doesn’t even fit anymore when Peter doesn’t have a close bond with anyone
The family never cared for each other
@@thebrokenrecord3819 Rewatch Seasons 1-6
Ironically the episode of Brian's death could've been a great way to end Family Guy
Peters failing kidney episode woulda been better
Shush
@@SolicitorAP Give your mom's iPad back Lil Timmy
True
The death of Brian was a benefit to us all
Despite how much Family Guy's quality declined, can we just agree that (most of) the songs were amazingly orchestrated and well done?
Yes!
Yeah, the songs are fine
What about bobs burgers there songs are so goof
frank sinatra’s restaurant my guy
Yeah but why the parentheses
"In a sense, Brian is an extension of Seth"
No, he's literally Seth writing himself into the story
I said the same thing lol
writers do that all the time. Most of Stephen Kings characters just happen to be writers from Maine because its just easier for him to make a character relatable if he bases them off himself. I do think eventually someone should grow past that though. Problem here is in their attempt to move past it they turned Brian into a douchebag, or at least more so of one than he was
Geistmeister6 Is Seth a cartoon dog?
Seth is a furry.
That's not true.
If Brian represents Seth, does that mean Seth has herpes?
Terck, If Brian represents Seth, than Seth is a piece of shit
Brian is a more relatable version of Seth. Seth is a good writer, talented singer and script-writer. Brian is a failure in his writing (the majority of the time). It's also obvious Brian doesn't really write so much, he rather drink wine, so it's not strange he isn't going anywhere with his writing.
sooo.. Make america great again?
And gave said herpes to an infant.
Terck Rabies :)
“Hey Brian! Remember that time someone made a TH-cam video about our show dying?”
*Family Guy cuts to this video for 11 minutes before resuming the episode
That would be funny actually
You're not funny f off
Family Guy staff: Seth!! We need more ideas for Episodes
Seth: okay uhhh... A plot (spins a wheel) Brian and Stewie...(throws dart at board) travel to....(shuffles cards and pulls one out) The Clam because (shoots balloon and pulls card from it) they need a secret ingredient for a (slams fist on keyboard and presses im feeling lucky on Google) pie contest Stewie entered
Staff: and B plot?
Seth: (sighs) (repeats the process) Peter and pals go to Joe's house to find a letter Peter sent him when he moved in because it contains a rare stamp. Throw in some cutaway gags and some Meg jokes.
Staff: and the rest of the family?
Seth: Chris laughs like an idiot at everything, and Lois just grunts and sighs
No it`s the manatees lol
Literally everything one needs to know about why family Guy sucks lol
at least seth is still there..imagine the train wreck the show would be without him....seth has control and can fight the censors unlike a random showrunner so he can make a storyline and make it feel natural to his characters that he created...for example brains girlfriend the ditsy blonde played drew barrymore...shes a character I would of hated in this show but you can tell seth wanted her back and a main stay and wrote her to be more interesting than just a ditsy slut...without his tweaking ever so slightly to make her likeable her character would of ruined the show im sure...its why simpsons sucks south park still is funny..and why family guy while not as good is still relatively funny ..the og creator on a comedy as a writer matters ..other people cant write seasons of stories for these characters and make then seem natural
And it works
I'll watch that :')
I’m gonna be VERY GENEROUS and say the show died by season 7-8 for memories sake. After that, the characters started to change into the most sociopathic unlikeable characters to the point where MEG was the most tolerable character
I agree. Although season 9 and 10 did have gems like “back to pilot” “road to North Pole” and “and then there were fewer”. Especially “back to pilot” which is pretty much considered to be in the top 5 best family guy episodes of all time. They put a lot of time into that one lol 😂
Shut up, Meg.✋
I agree.
Though I do adore the stewie brian adventure episodes.
Fair enough. Season 7...
I would say after season 5 is when the jokes started becoming unfunny and even cringey. Meg was actually a tolerable character before then and now it feels like they try so hard to make her feel "relatable" to teenagers it's hard to watch. That's not to say they haven't had inconic funny episodes since season 5, I would just say that since the new animation style the episodes stop being consistently funny and more politically correct. Seasons 1 & 2 (even 3) were by far the best with in my opinion the very first episode being the funniest by far. I wished they stopped after season 9 because now it's just hard to watch with recycled humor and advertiser friendly jokes.
The series has aged like milk, it's like whats happening with The Simpsons except it's somehow aged worse, Seth has said that he wants the series to end but the ratings are still doing too well for it to end, I feel like they're trying to sabotage the series for it to end but people keep watching so what can they do?
you can thank my parents :/ one the mediocre jokes pops up and there *wheeeeezee*ing all over the place
It's the real life version of The Wacky Delly episode of Rocco's Modern Life. The creator of Rocco's favorite cartoon was burnt out on the show and wanted to move on with his career, so he kept trying to sabotage the show, but critics and fans kept calling it genius.
They just need a movie to end it
@@jdroofcleanpw I AM THE CHEESE. I AM THE BEST CHARACTER ON THE SHOW.
@@danatedawg1018 movie would ruin it entirely.....
“7 seasons should be enough for a tv show”
*South Park, The Simpson’s, Sponge bob square pants, and king of the hill has entered the chat*
Cartoons aren't meant to last long. You can make exceptions but especially shows like Simpsons or Family Guy which rely on 2-3 plots per episode, eventually it gets impossible to get new ideas without having to sacrifice writing and sadly that's the compromise many do just to make more money. 4 maybe 5 seasons is enough for a cartoon. Even then that's pushing it.
South Park is a gem all it's own. I can't think of any other show that I could compare it to. The show's reliance on current events enables it to stay relevant, and with how crazy the world can get and with all the idiots that exist in it, the show could go on for years more I believe. Granted, it did have it's rough patches, but it's come back from it so far. I am still a little unsure about the Tegrity Farms trend though...
Brinh back king of the hill
@@steeldriver5338 South Park got boring lol
@@JacobKinsley Eh, you're free to have your own opinions mate
-Forced jokes
-Forced mannerisms
-Zooming in on characters face so they can tilt their head or close eyes
-Speaking in a louder awkward voice
-Characters bleed/lose body parts just because
-Changing characters personalities
Those are all pretty much the same reasons I hate Family Guy now.
Dank Dank and brians death. They tried to hard right there
Oh man, the gore took so much away from the show. Like that stupid scene where Chris forces a nose bleed. That fucking nasty.
Think that was Peter and yes it was nasty indeed.
"Character vomits"
I like to pretend that Family Guy ended with S08E17. "Brian & Stewie" was such a perfect episode and such a departure from Family Guy's standard formula that, in my opinion, it not only stands as the best episode of the entire series but also serves as a satisfying conclusion to Brian and Stewie's character development. If you just pretend that "Brian & Stewie" was the series finale and ignore everything that came after it, then as far as I'm concerned Family Guy ended on a high note.
If they have memes in Hell I'll do that shit tonight fam
Family guys always sucked.
ManiaMac1613 u
I have similar thoughts with The Simpsons & "Holidays of Future Passed." It was even intended to be the series finale by the writers before Fox renewed them for a few more seasons.
choco flavored cookies 56 back at you buddy. Also why the hate?
People who start petitions because a show didnt work out the way they wanted are the worst kind of people
Lt Dan reminds of of the omacronians from futurama when they wanted to see the last episode of sexy female lawyer
Imagine if these people put their efforts and passion into important causes.
bj69fu who says they don’t
@@theboy1625 I said they don't.
I agree. I hate the way lots of shows have ended / went. I just stop watching or don’t rewatch it.
Brian and stewie together was the best dynamic duo on a cartoon ever
Bruh there are many better duos
not true
@@smrt9311 like who
@@San17_ Homer and Bart, Jake and fin, fry and bender etc
Gumball and Darwin would like to know your location
Greetings from 2044, Family Guy just got renewed for another 5 seasons.
Yay
Rasputin stewie wouldn’t be stewie as a grown up person
Greetings from 2119. After the end of the third American Civil War, all of the current actors for "Family Guy" were killed in a nuclear air-strike by the Alaskan Rebellion, now the Alaskan Empire. Seth MacFarlane died in 2037 because he was killed by some hater of the show, so Tom Holland, of all people, took his place. He was still playing the parts of Peter, Stewie, Brian, and Quagmire at the time of his death. I don't know why he would want to live in a crappy country like the United States, but for some reason he decided to take the job and move there.
The show was cancelled by the Alaskan Empire's government. However, it was renewed after its 23 cancellation, because "FAMILY GUY" NEVER DIED. IT WILL NEVER DIE, NO MATTER HOW HARD YOU TRY TO KILL IT. I'm not saying I like it, but it has been cancelled *so* *many* times and has always come back, and there is nothing that any rebellion or empire can do to stop it.
I also regret to inform you that "The Simpsons" was cancelled in 2037, because the person who killed Seth MacFarlane was the creator of the show, and after the incident, the ratings dropped tremendously.
DUD3GUY nah Seth will survive again
So it's going to like The Simpsons
American dads been hitting way harder than family guy has been for a minute now
cap
never that
Cap
American dad speedrunning was the best thing that came from American dad
@Tayeshawn Hadden 🧢
Brian is Seth Macfarlane's Fursona.
av4d I heard a legend that when ever Seth puts on a a dog costume, he turns into Brian.
But that’s just a myth.
av4d ikr
How do I delete someone else’s comment
///////// you cant 😈
Seth's a furry
Seth MacFarlane intentionally killed Brian in the hope of actually ending Family Guy.
I don't think he wants the show to continue.
And really, it shouldn't. Neither should The Simpsons.
I genuinely hate the new simpsons episodes but I dont hate the newer family guy episodes that much
Money
Seth probably hates Family guy as much as everyone else now
@@bobbyshmurdashat3254 he still makes that doe so yeah
@@Chuked yeah but all he does now is voice act, he stopped writing and producing for the snow AGES ago.
I liked Life of Brian but literally only for one reason: Stewie. They really made the fact that, although he’s a genius, he’s still just a little kid, very apparent. And I felt that they captured how a little kid feels when they’re pet (their best friend) dies. He was in denial, he wanted to go back in time but he couldn’t because he threw away his time machine. That’s a very relatable feeling, wanting to go back in time to save a pet (especially the way Brian died). I know nobody’s going to read this. I guess I’m just typing it to myself because, well, I lost my cat a few months ago when he was hit by a car, so I really know what Stewie is feeling. I just wanted to say this and get it out finally. I just want my cat back.
Thanks for your heartfelt comment. And I'm sorry about your cat. The loss of a loved one is never easy. I hope you're finding healthy ways to grieve.
It’s ever hard losing something you love. Much respect to you Scott.
Scott Senecal RIP man. Sorry for your loss.
little insensitive
Exactly, bring back Brian is a mean thing to do basically saying that Stewie is better than you because he can bring his pet back to life and you can't
I honestly feel like you're giving Family Guy much too much credit here. Family Guy's heart was lost years ago, somewhere after the fourth season. Something snapped that made Family Guy's characters all assholes instead of just a select few, like before. You play that clip from Brian and Stewie and it's a nice little scene, but when you think about it compared to all the times Stewie has literally told Brian he's full of shit, where is the weight? Family Guy didn't die on just one day, it was gradual thing where Meg became a punching bag, Peter and Lois began to hate each other, Chris became a background character, Stewie became stuck up and Brian became pretentious. And the writers try really REALLY hard make us care about characters they constantly tell us don't care about each other and learn nothing from their experiences. This is not saying it an't be enjoyable or funny at times, but by the time Brian died, the show was already on zombie mode.
ToonrificTariq I can definitely see that.
ToonrificTariq couldn't agree more
ToonrificTariq agreed
ToonrificTariq Season 4 was the best by far
It definitely died around season 6 or 7, its just not the same today.
Family Guy died for me when all of the character's personalities completely changed. Which was probably after 2005.
Same I missed the blast Stewie 😩😩😩
I mean in 2005 for me when it started to change. They really went down in season 7.
That is why a show just has to last seven seasons
One of my best college memories was when a guy came into the classroom crying because of the Brian death episode.
Seth MacFarlane has been wanting to stop making Family Guy but Fox wants more episodes.
And why he doesn't resign? Seth is a free man and can decide when to stop. He still is the voice of Peter, Stewie, Brian and others.
Phistra probably for the remaining fans
Phistra exactly he agreed 3 months ago to renew the show for 3 more seasons
Source?
I hope Seth makes a movie and kills off FG
8:39 See? Even Seth himself confirmed he stopped caring about the show a loooong time ago.
I'm almost 18, I remember me and my dad watching all of the DVD sets for each season when I was a kid (which might not have been the best? But whatever) this show really helped me bond with my dad who was and still is very emotionally distant. Do I like the newer episodes, of course I dont but family guy will still forever hold a special place in my heart.
F I N N Y this
When I was 8 and was at my dads house, we watched family guy together for a month until my mom found out. It did not end well.
Maxtin Invader ha
F I N N Y I used to watch Family Guy with my Grandfather and brother! My Grandmother hated it! 😆
Your not the only one. That was me and my brothers show to watch with our dad, and King of the Hill.
Even though FG died, I still prefer it over the newer episodes of SpongeBob.
Ya new Simpsons are far worse than new family guy
And this is coming from a guy who prefers the old Simpsons over family guy
@@Ben_c-j4u the Simpsons ran out of ideas they become too predictable and repetitive
@@Ben_c-j4u I personally like old family over old simpsons but thats just me idk i think the only reason i hold on to it is because i grew up half my life watching that since i was 12 all the way to now at 23 about to turn 24 in a month
@COOLSKELETON95 pastalover17 I think modern family guy is worse imo
Also, kinda weird how you prefer family guy over SpongeBob, considering the fact that SpongeBob is a kids show
Loved this, I think you're right about Seth's withdrawal. When an artist has lost the will to continue, there's no way the art won't suffer(looking at you Peter Jackson and The Hobbit trilogy).
I hope your Patreon gets a lot of traction, I think you really deserve it!
Film Radar Thanks buddy! Glad you enjoyed the vid.
Except that MacFarlane lost creative control much before that episode was aired. He's been only doing the voices for years. Pretty key aspect here.
Film Radar not a fan of The Hobbit I understand I love the 2nd one
Film Radar The Hobbit was written first.
CoolStoryBroWhoCares they were over extended
I think BRIAN was more than the voice of reason. At the beginning, he was a completely deadpan character. At some point, he became expressive like anyone else, which kind of ruined his humour.
+Vits Vicente Torres-Also more THAN that :D, he was probably the only individual in the series that was reasonably self-aware. Everyone else just took all the weirdness that came into their lives. ..Brian was really the only one who pointed out just how weird things were, ie. if he ever saw Peter get into a random fight with a giant chicken, he would have casually commented over just how strange. . and. . .random that was. . .because it is. . .and how. .and how these weird things shouldn't make any sense. However, probably in part due to the fact he was a talking dog and no one still listened to. . .a talking dog. . .he might have tried to get everyone to see just weird their lives are but eventually gave up when he knew they didn't want to listen. He probably did let Lois know at some point that Stewie was evil and out to conquer the world but she was willfully oblivious to the fact her baby son could talk-in a British accent no less-and was out to become the world's greatest supervillain. And when Lois didn't listen, he just gave up and took it as it came.
That deadpan self-awareness has been largely obliterated at this point as Brian slowly morphed into a condescending, snide, pretentious, and insufferable a-hole endlessly preaching for tolerance and understanding when he became one of the least tolerant and understanding individuals. He even went so far as not only to criticize Meg's newfound religion in one episode because he simply didn't agree with it, but he told Meg there just can't be a God (despite that. . .God and Jesus exist in Family Guy. . .they've. . .appeared. . .several times.. . before. . .) because she is ugly and her family hates her. Just. . .what. . .the. . .flipping. . .hell? That is just awful and MEAN. His flaws became so exaggerated and cartoonish to where all that came to a point where Brian stopped being likable. He was just yet another a-hole in Family Guy, only far more pretentious and condescending that he just wasn't "like them." Spare me.
Beyond the unnecessarily long post, this quote is spot on: _"more THAN that :D, he was probably the only individual in the series that was reasonably self-aware."_
Old Brian's humor was biting, curt, and ironic. This new version, aptly summed up as a "Fraud," alienated me from the series.
I agree tbh, sorry guys
Vits Vicente Torres
He was ruined when he became the generic liberal
Vits Vicente Torres I hate Brian
The episode where Brian dies is like one of those dumb creepy pastas of a lost episode that never aired. HYPER REALISTIC BRIAN CORPSE
That’s what Family Guy is nowadays, an ever rotting fruit bowl that just wants to die in peace. But the writers are constantly spraying it with bug repellant
I think life support would be a better example for what your saying.
Like someone's old and on life support but there family won't let him die.
Spoiler: Family Guy ended when it first got cancelled in the early 2000's. What FOX resurrected was not Family Guy, but in fact a malevolent forest spirit known as the Wendigo, only wearing Family Guy's reanimated corpse as a disguise.
slightlyoutofreach01 but it didn't die until Life Of Brian happened
Ehh, the show still had some great episodes and charm until “The Juice Is Loose”, that’s when it completely fell off for me.
slightlyoutofreach01 until dawn?
Lmao wut
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Family Guy died after the writers strike. When it came back in season 4, it seemed like it was never cancelled to begin with, as it immediately hit its stride and rode it out for two more seasons. Then the writers strike happened, and all the episodes after the 100th episode special (which was planned to air as the season 5 finale) had a massive drop in quality. Characters became flanderized, comedic timing was thrown out the window, the show got way more political, and it started being pointlessly edgy and cruel.
Exactly this. The 100th Episode + Stewie Kills Lois mark the end of the show for me, way before Brian's "death". Still this video is an interesting take on it.
Great points!
CaptainTinTyrant Hey I liked season 6
you're not alone the patrolman
Stay Sick, I don't know whether to be more shocked that you watch family guy everyday, or that you don't see when the show gets political.
I agree with this video. Another time they killed Family Guy is when it simply became nothing but shock humor, trying to garner views and ratings. It just became so soulless and bland.
Take a joke
They are not racist because they make fun of every race
Stephanie Zimmerman I love dark jokes but it's just blatant shock humour
Random Techpriest are you sure about that
Stephanie Zimmerman Clearly you are since that's the first thing you jumped to defend. He didn't say one thing about race.
No matter how many years pass, I will always love family guy. It has a special place in my heart, and in my childhood. I admit now, that it is not as funny as I once remember it, but I will always thank Family Guy for making me happy during hard times, and making my childhood happy.
I'm 2 years late but this is basically me with The Simpsons
Ppl say its so horrible now but I dont,,l but that's probably just me
The show was exactly the way u explained it, it was a show that made its way into my heart and will never leave until I say so 😊
Bringing back Brian was always a guarantee. Family Guy episodes take a year to make, and his return was two episodes later. It was never a question, their plan was always to bring him back.
Dana Baldus if it took 1 year to make, the show would have like 200 years
The_ PetMaster they work on multiple episodes at a time
Dana Baldus Bullshit
He means it takes a year to make a season of episodes.
If Seth wanted to leave then why bring back Brian and make seth come back to voice him?
I won't lie. I was going into this thinking it was Clickbait of Fanboy bitching.. but That was a very good, well thought out analysis. I haven't decided it I agree or disagree, but It's made me think. And for that, Thank you!
Perfectly said.
Same here !
ur one ugly fucker
I feel like I read somewhere that he killed Brian because fans were starting to expect too much of the show. Like there was an audience that whined about how bad it had gotten, so he temporarily killed Brian as a way of saying, "hey, we're still in control, not you". While I agree that the show had gotten stale at that point, I can respect that.
Alex Bryson I disagree with that
Brian is NOT an intellectual, he's a wannabe. Stewie is the intelligent one and he out of all of them, symbolizes Seth.
No Brian is literally the closest to Seth, he said it himself
Brian is intellectual
Stewie is intelligent
That's the difference @D
@@10thletter40 Exactly. Brian also has Seth's shortcomings, judgy yet venal.
Intellectual and intelligent are different things and brian had his moments, there is an episode in later seasons where Brian steals stewie's blueprints and reprograms to his benefit
I don't like what they did with Stewie. I mean being intelligent is something else but why tf does he invent time machines and reverses time and invents these crazy things. Like that's feels to much for me.
This died when Adam west died we miss you buddy
I like his crazy funny way :)
We wish he was still alive...
Jo Po Adam West was the only good thing left about the show. Now he's gone. The show needs to die. Now.
Jo Po Family Guy died back in '09 following the 40 minute episode with Diane murdering a bunch of the cast off.
We still have Season 16 to look forward to.
that wouldn't make any sense at all because adam West died after the season ended. so there hasn't been a episode of him "not being alive"
Brian is dead. They’ve made very emotional scene, stewie destroyed his time machine and can’t fix, and they introduced a new character to take his place.
Brian is NEVER, EVER coming back.
(Few episodes later) Brian come back to the show
i hate brian, all he does is hit on humans, seth makes jokes about beastialty disgusting.
@Mom if it makes you feel better Brian is technically 8
@@cfruge444 yes its just you thats when i stopped watching
He came back 3 weeks later to be exact
Bc the new dog with the ny accent didn’t fly in New England. 🙄
The Bird is the Word episode is when the show died. It went from making jokes for the audience to making a joke at the expense of the audience.
What ever episode in season 4 when peter was diagnosed as retarted, that was when ut died.
@@2Muchpjp season 4 was the best season ever so was 5
@@optimusprime8609 season 4 was mediocre. The best were 5 and 2
When they first decided to use Conway Twitty, that's when they died.
2Muchpjp Although that episode was hilarious, I can see a case for it. After Petarded, Peter slowly started becoming more mean-spirited and sociopathic, he started losing that “well-intentioned but dumb” charm. By Season 7 it was completely gone.
The first 12 seasons were amazing, featuring great, complex storylines and characters, great animation and well expressed humor and messages. But man, the show has massively decreased in quality in recent years. I would call it mind numbing these days.
That's kind of a stretch, but it had plenty of great moments
In my opinion, seasons 1-5 were great, 6-12 were ok and after that it just went downhill
Season 12 was the worst season of the whole show
@@nintendofan7218 just like how Thomas and Friends
@@nintendofan7218 That's when Steven Universe started airing.
Family Guy is either 2 things.
It’s either-
*hEy LoiS? ReMEmbeR WheN i diEd??? tHaT sUrE waS wAcKY!*
Or it’s
* Intense violence for absolutely no reason *
I had no idea That's true now, but it wasn't always that way.
What do you want it to be like
Sir I.K Elzyy Some variety might be nice.
Road House!
or *shut up meg* jokes
no the day family guy died was when they turned almost all the character into mean spirited jerks
James Machuga when did this happen please tell me because i want to know
quagmire hates Brian peter is almost always nasty to his whole family etc.
Every single character is fucking terrible now, the show completely relies on shock humor. Family guy sucks now.
it really seems like he hates his characters now :(
James Machuga hey. There fucking cartoons
what's the music called at 8:18?
“If ur injured, we can take your case today” by 1-800-LAWYERS
It’s Darude Sandstorm
@@KronoriumKid
Boo
For me, Family Guy died when I wasn't a 13-year-old boy any longer and developed an actual sense of humor.
THIS
''How dare you like something that I don't?!'' this is how you sound. Incel.
yo mom is overused
dud what is an actual sense of humor?? im 20 and my sense of humor hasnt changed for 10 years
An "actual sense of humour" isn't a thing. Nothing is objectively funny.
South park nailed whats wrong with family guy. None of the jokes are related to the plot. its animated one liners.
@BMT no
@BMT That's a damn good metaphor!
The cut away jokes were funny because of the randomness. They made absolutely no sense to the main story. As time when on that concept felt forced into episodes rather than organic like the early seasons.
@Master Drakthorian - What kind of entitled crap is that? You honestly expect someone to give you their life story in a youtube comment? As for your hate boner against Trump maybe you should consider your own advice and do something constructive than tow the same old boring sensationalist crap peddled *constantly* by such joke networks like CNN and MSNBC.
i have to say SP is doing pretty good lately i havent seen the season yet after pc principle punched lesly in the face but i really loved that season because it had a great plot as well as funny jokes
FG died to me when they did the episode where they sank five minutes into the throwaway Conway Twitty gag.
eromitlabhitw that's the only gag that has annoyed me
eromitlabhitw
Don't forget "Dancing in the Street"
eromitlabhitw ikr it’s so fucking annoying
Family Guy has always elongated its joke and that made it so unlikable
Apparently Seth played the whole song bc FOX didn’t let him use some of the jokes he wanted so he retaliated by using the whole song to take up valuable time that FOX pays for and Seth also made FOX pay for the rights to air the clip, since it’s copyrighted
He did the same thing to “dancing in the street” I guess u can say Seth fucks with FOX for not letting him do the things he wants and to us fans... well to some fans it looks like he’s running out of jokes or he’s getting boring and he tries to make up the 29 mins of ep time
Disagree. Family Guy died when Brian ceased to be essentially the voice of Seth Macfarlane, and that was much earlier. Brian was never intended to be an annoying pseudo-intellectual douche... he *became* one because many fans simply don't like intellectuals. I'd say the show died when Brian became such a parody of himself that he actually became "friends" with Rush Limbaugh... give me a break. Clearly at that point, Seth was no longer speaking through Brian, and it was at that time that he wasn't invested in the characters or the success of the show any more. This happened long before the episode in which Brian died -- Brian, as originally conceived, died a long time ago -- in season 9, episode 2. The Brian who died in season 12 episode 6 wasn't Brian at all.
Well put. I concur.
Very well said. Brain was the only sane one to keep a level head and a good guy (or...dog). Without that the family is just chaos
Brian as a mouthpiece for Seth is already pretty stupid as Seth himself is just some psuedo intellectual but at least Brian wasn't in your face about it and at least the Seth treated him with enough respect to make it look like the show thinks he's smart. Now the show just sees him as a psuedo intellectual as well. And this isn't some brilliant writing on self criticism of Seth. He's just a douchebag character.
This 100%
I saw 2 family guy animated parodies that mentions the dog and Brian is dead In both of them.
*_"Family Guy jumped the shark and now it's just 'lol random' wacky unfunny humour"_*
*_"Simpsons did it first."_*
I agree, death of Brian was family guys shark jump.
cfruge444 like "Bambi's mom" cry or a "Futurama: Fry's dog" cry?
Xcapeartist 1111 you don't have a soul if you didn't get a little emotional watching frys dog wait for him at the pizza shop until he died waiting
Tangerine Tech or the luck of the fryrish my favorite episode to date
TMHOutdoorsman tis my favorite too, that and the series finale.
Tangerine Tech ya man I'm ok with the fact it ended but in all reality i would watch it till I'm 60 good ass fuckn show still rewatchin to this day miss the hell out of it
I think the day that Family Guy died was when all the characters started to change. For instance Peter went from a really funny and goofy dad who loved All of his children and friends, to being a jerk who bullies his friends. He became mean spirited and down right nasty to the point of making me not wanting to watch. The way the whole family treats Meg is sicking. Nobody treated her that way before now he passes gass in her face or just tuns her out. Why change Stewie who was always thinking of ways to kill his mother or take over the world. Lois just became a whore and really bad mother , and Peter's friends are just kind of background noise now. I don't know that is just what I think.
Latoya Herring when I heard Meg call Peter "fatass" is what killed it. First three seasons.were entertaining. First episode back was good, too. After that it was pointless.
You clearly haven't watched the show for 5 years.
Tornado1994 Why bother? The show has gotten downhill so bad.
No it, has not.
Its hit or miss, has a couple of mediocre episodes per season, but mostly alot of solid episodes.
Quagmire went from being a funny womanizer and pilot to an annoying opinionated douchebag with a transgender father.
I still like Joe. Cleveland is a failure.
Except that Brian is no longer an intellectual character. He was supposed to be the level headed, voice of reason in the family but has devolved into a phony, selfish, pseduo-intellectual douchebag. Still love his interactions with Stewie though. Now Stewie, I believe has grown into a full fledged character over the years. Animations have become better as well. Still love the show. Great pastime.
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Is there actually a term for characters with very small characteristics at the beginning slowly becoming more nuanced and interesting? I guess it’s similar to just basic character development, but Stewie seems like he’s gone through reverse Flanderization
Deep Lama he's just a liberal sped
The Stewie-Brian dynamic is a perfect concept for a spinoff show
I agree
IMO the death of Brian would've been a great finale for the series, with some minor changes. Like if the episode had more of a focus on Stewie growing up and moving on, but not forgetting the people who helped him along the way or something
Also get rid of all the forced jokes. The headless chicken one though was nice
This theory of Seth McFarland dying with Brian was very deep. It is very true that the show lacks the comedy and greatness it once had, heck I found myself watching a episode of family guy today and I turned the tv off because I just couldn't bare to watch anymore! Family Guy has went downhill to the point where I can't watch anymore. A modern family Guy episode that is great happens once in a blue moon, and we shouldn't be expecting for Seth and his crew to write up something fresh anymore because family guy is dead and I believe we should all leave it in the past. From the 1990s to every episode before Life of Brian we've had great comedy and originality but now it's time to let go and let Seth McFarland move on to bigger better things.
Tina Isn't A Mouthbreather "Family Guy" hasn't been good since the switch to HD. The show didn't officially "jump the shark" until they (briefly) killed off Brian.
*Seth Macfarlane
Part of me takes joy in the idea Macfarlane wrote the death and resurrection of Brian as a twisted metaphor for how he cannot escape his own creation. Because that's exactly what it is if you buy into it as anything more than a shill to anger people who had stopped watching the show years prior, as it takes 9 months to produce an episode of "Family Guy".
listen to the commentary tracks on the original series...seth is the least funny of the whole crew. what he thinks is funny is the most obvious, repettive stuff. and he thinks he needs to spell everything out. he created the show and characters, but frankly didnt know how to keep them going.
Family Guy suffered like most franchises the "simpson syndrome". Sooner or later they will die out.
like south park?
I thought it was the spongebob syndrome
No not like South Park
Like south park
South Park wil never dieeeeeeee. (Jk, eventually everything leaves)
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Having Brian's death being the end of the series would of been the perfect way to end it.
I think it died the day Cleveland left
KaptainKortanis same
Cleveland was never funny. And the Cleveland show was awful.
thats a fact
prof. phantomtheivus nope I also liked the Cleveland show it had a WAY better intro then family guy
@prof. phantomtheivus I liked it to.
I know when it started for me. Two words: Conway Twitty.
Ti My ugh that shit is so annoying
Ti My that's funny though
It wasn't funny to me but annoying as hell
the 4th or 5th time started it for sure
That's who it is. That 5 minute cut away gag wasn't funny. It was a big screw you to the network and the audience.
Wow you're being awfully generous with this one. Life of Brian? That wasn't when the show died that was what put it 12 feet under concrete.
Yeah I think I gave up following new episodes at least a year or two before that
Personally stopped watching around Season 9. Most would say Brians a Bad Father was the day it died. I couldn't even make it through episodes like "And then there were fewer" and "Excellence in Broadcasting." Season 9 just felt like they tried to do what South Park does with each season but making it even worse and sloppier.
I'd also agree - the first 3 seasons are the golden years, but after it was brought back it was still pretty good for another 3-4 seasons. It quickly became hit and miss however, and gradually became more misses than hits.
You forgot to mention the fact that McFarlane isn't really the main writer anymore
The first three seasons of Family Guy are excellently written.
Agreed.
Seasons 1 and 2 for me.
OLD Brian was so identifiable to me. Miss him.
Yea. Stewart was a evil smart genius. But now he is a smart gay baby.
I feel that in the first three seasons the writers understood classic comedy enough to know when and how to play it straight or subvert it.
adolson I felt the same way. I was quickly disappointed when the return episode was shit. It felt to me that the A team was busy with American Dad and Family Guy was an afterthought.
brian and stewie should have got their own spinoff show. Thats was clearly a good idea.
That is a terrible idea 1) Stewie is just a baby 2) Brian is just a dog 3) It's supposed to be fantasy meets reality not weird crap meets weird crap.
Cancel family guy and give them a show
@StaticShock117 / KomodoGuy4972 Not quite Family Guy isn't all weird crap. It's fantasy juxtpozed to a realistic setting. In other words the whole point a family Guy is that it's a sterotypical family sitcom gone crazy wild and dark. Once you take away the family sitcom part it's not as fun anymore. Also Stewie does all his shinanigans secretly. To Lois and Peter he is just a baby.
@StaticShock117 / KomodoGuy4972 Also my hero Charles Schultz once said "Characters are like keys on a piano if you hit the same notes over and over it gets boring on days I can't think of anything for Charlie Brown I can think of a million things for Lucy."
Considering their chemistry and the fact that seth mcfarlane voices both it has potential to be a good series! BUT WE CAN'T HAVE NICE THING'S.
The show is Netflix and chill background noise
not anymore
Paul Huang sadly
We deserve the newer fucking seasons!
hulu and chill
Ur a straight goon if you netflix and chill to family guy
I always hated Brian internally. But I guess its natural to hate pretentious people and I absolutely loved how Quagmire destroyed and deconstructed Brian for what he truly is. I don't hate Stewie for his evil ambitions like world domination, although I admit I should, but he is the person who is true to himself and people around. I mean he knows who he is in at the core and does not belie his true self.
Quagmire is worse than Brian. Nearly everything he accused Brian of doing he has done himself to a worse degree.
@@AkameGaKillfan777 + he’s had s3x with several minors when he’s like 61
Family guy should chill out with the “like that time” jokes and use them self’s
They’ve been doing those since the beginning and I don’t think they’re going away anytime soon. But I do agree with you on them being annoying sometimes.
The first few seasons was a mix of “like that time” and actual funny jokes. Now it’s just “like that time” jokes.
@@liptonicetea1813 I eventually got tired of them overusing those cutaways. Its just boring and repetitive now. Same gag over and over again. They really wrote themselves into a corner with it.
That’s what made the show
@@corvo9406 Okay but I got tired of their repetition. They've been doing it for 18 years now!!!
If Seth was done way back then, why didin't he just finish the show? When the story is told the show should end.
Imagine if they kept making Star Wars films after the story was told, it would just become a zombie of its former self, rehashing old stories in a vain and cringey attempt to stay relevant! oh wait...
Lmao right
George Lucas said himself the story was told, there was no reason to make episode 7 and so on. Fans demanded more. Disney gave the fans what they wanted.
@@Rao665 they gave us a movie with a star wars skin it isnt what we wanted but you cant really give people what they want if there isnt any thing that we could have wanted from the movie disney should have played it smart and make a spinoff of darth maul or something like that i think the fans would have loved that (look at rogue one that movie was great and adored by fans because it was a huge plothole no one got the answer to) the new trilogy just lacks the whole spark that made star wars what it is
Money. The answer is always money.
Money and alot of other people working on the show who would have been withput a job
I support everything you said in this and I completely agree
Something Somewhat original me too
Something Somewhat original iii
Something Somewhat original I think I’ll say the same thing
+Something Somewhat original I agree with everything except describing Brian as an intellectual and a writer, he lost both those traits a long time ago. I don’t know why, but the loss of those traits occur around the same time he begins expressing his atheist and liberal traits more openly. Then again, around the same time, almost all the cast members lost good qualities and became asshole or pawns for a lame joke (I.e. Joe is crippled, Mort is Jewish, Meg is ugly, etc.).
I also agree that killing Brian was a cheap ploy but what I found even more infuriating was Brian's revival. I'll admit to liking the episode where Brian died because it was filled with sincerity and earnestness, you believed that he was gone for good and the episode served as an effective eulogy. His resurrection was not only a cheap cop out that showed the utter spinelessness and laziness of the writing staff, but it also makes the genuinely poignant death episode COMPLETELY irrelevant. I know writing a tv show is hard but when you make a decision so drastic as to kill off one of your main characters, you better have a plan for what to do afterwards, you made your bed and now you have to lie in it. I realize this is going on ridiculously long and is descending into a full on rant, but this has been on my mind for a while. Another thing that makes his revival lazy was that the writers established in the death episode that Stewie can't use his time machine to go back and save Brian establishing that Brian's death is permanent and cannot be resolved by a Stewie Griffin sci-fi deus ex machina, meaning they basically ignored and contradicted their OWN FREAKING RULES. And as for the last guy who replied in this thread, there's actually a term for the effect you're describing on character traits, it's called "Flanderization".
I imagine Seth MacFarlane just dreads coming in to voice the show now.
No he doesn't this video was made in 2017 season are still coming out and it's a great show. You should watch newer interviews
Those bastards copyright claimed your Simpsons video. I love watching that video.
沈威 Ugh I know. I'm disputing the claim right now. Hopefully I can get it back on my channel.
Why do you have an American flag as a profile pic but your username is Aussie?
ATalkingSpud
Because "Pussie" was already taken :D
TheKenjiStream so pussy = Australia?
You said it, not me !
Around the newer seasons like 11,12. Is when it got repetitive, lazy, and just bland. The remade episodes like hell. I’ve literally caught myself watching a episode where they start a duo band. And in my head I’m sitting here like... this had been done at least twice.
Something Somewhat original
Seasons 9-15 are great
I would argue even before that. Seasons 1-2 are good, 3-7 are brilliant, 8-9 are decent, and then meh from there. Family Guy is like that old pet you have that you have loved for years but it isn't doing well health wise and is probably best to be put down. American Dad is a better show today than Family Guy.
American Dad has always been trash compared to the original. It's like they were trying to make a CIA-themed Family Guy episode except someone fucked up and now it's several hundred hours long.
toastyghost American Dad is nothing like family guy, other than the first couple of episodes. It has a completely different tone.
Lataco Grande same. I think Family Guy is funnier and has more jokes but I think American Dad is a better show as a whole
I always saw Brian as a complete know-it-all douchebag with a massive holier than thou attitude.
I loved his episodes with stewie because that balanced out brians persona but as . stand alone character is always been massively off putting, and especially in later episodes it feels like he just spun out of control
Yup, agreed. He gets way too much credit as some sophisticated guy; he's an obnoxious moron who fakes his intellect by trying to act superior to everyone else. There was a funny bit in one episode where Quagmire completely tore into Brian and basically summed up the reason i hate him.
Stewei essentially just calls out his bullshit and it's so funny when he does.
but brian had reason to be superior, until his character wilted away to be like everyone else. i think they ran out of ways for him to be the voice of reason, so they just turned him into a d-bag, because it's a cartoon and they could. in fact, the show becomes like that all around, where shit just happens for no reason and the story loses all its meaning.
Some could even argue he was a parody of Dogbert.
Jose S No Quagmire was always a sex depraved asshole. When he gave Brian that tongue lashing, he openly admitted his own short comings and who he was and what he understood himself to be. Quagmire's personality is shown to have two bridges, either he is a sex offender level freak or he is a total pussy whooped tool that is so weak that he is abused and held captive by a woman. Quagmire doesn't respect the women he picks up, but he respects the women that he loves, and so in my opinion he has never been a hypocrite, he knows exactly who he is and the writers have made him more complex since season 5.
As a transgender Man, it is not how Quagmire's reaction to his father that is the problem, it is how the show treats the entire issue. Quagmire's reaction is, in my opinion, completely normal and he still hangs out, goes shopping, and spends time with his father despite the entire thing being so weird to him. I've known people who completely disown and never talk to their parents again, at least he puts in that bit of effort because he loves his father. Don't get me wrong, Quagmire is disgusting and should be put in prison, but I believe that you are wrong and it also doesn't make his opinion on Brian incorrect, if anything it is even more accurate because if he can see how fucked up Brian is, that should say something and that is why he is the one that lays into Brian because even the most low life depraved piece of shit can see that Brian is a bad dog.
Jose S you sound like a complete fuckin idiot just stop watching this show if you don’t understand that being a pervert with a sex addiction is what quagmire has stood for all along and it’s what makes his character funny. Get out of here with you liberal white night bullshit
It's funny how there was a petition to bring Brian back, centred around how important he was and how much everyone liked the character, but now everyone bashes on Brian for being a terrible person
Right and Seth MaCFarlane's "The Orville" is airing and it is an absolute success. So what you describe in your video is an accurate description that he's down with Family Guy and what's to continue on to other projects he really loves.
True, it's actually a good show
He actually admitted one of the big reasons why they don't just stop making the show is a ton of soldiers overseas write him and tell him that they love getting around with the squadron and watching the show every week when they have spare time.
Never even heard of that show nor was I aware of it. I'm not alone in that either.
Infinity Jay you think he will just abandon his cash cow and corner stone when it takes so little for him to continue it?
cory greene
he actually wants Family Guy to end, FOX(I think is where it airs, haven't seen it in a long while) keep renewing it
the fact that you've only just now started a patreon is shocking considering your content is some of the most well written and entertaining on TH-cam. I'll be visiting your patreon with pleasure my friend.
Awesome! And thank you. I wanted to build up my foundation and prove that I could do this before hitting up people for money. But now I need help!
The new seasons are hit or miss, but once in a while there’s a legit hilarious episode. Still watch every episode
The only seasons i like are
Seasons 1-9
I still watch, it's the best show on Sunday night. Stop analyzing family guy, it's just a cartoon after all
PPEEEEEETTTAAAAAAAAAHHHH
A long long time ago, I can still remember how Family Guy used to make me smile.
It should had ended in 2008 while it had the chance than become a zombie.
Now we have Rick and Morty, Bojack Horseman and more being top adult animation and Simpsons died in 2001 as far as i'm concerned and that zombie should die too
Johnlindsey289 the simpons has and never will die.
bojack isnt funny tho. and rick and morty is just annoying to listen to
Rick and Morty sucks. It's just a futurama rip off
Johnlindsey289 Rick and Morty isn’t worth the hype
@@Top10Dylan true Rick is basically a combination of Professor Farnsworth and Bender
Brian is clearly a pseudo-intellectual, so that probably goes for Seth as well.
that is just so true that its scary
in the first seasons tho' he was quite smart and respectable'
Boom Bap Raw He was less arrogant and more alcoholic etc. for sure, but, pretty much every character was different in so many ways at the beginning of the show
I love her fat ass so is the dude reviewing this shit
no
If you watch the recent episodes, you will know Brian is now the stupidest of the family guy cast. He fails in comedy and he loses all intelligence.
Instant.Michael That's not fucking true, Dumbass.
It is coming from a big family guy fan, I still watch it but Brian is quite lacking what he used to have
Skart Brimpson It is true. Brian used to be intelligent and actually funny in the first few seasons, but after season 6-ish, Brian became a douche who just lacks any comedic value and just became Stewie's sidekick.
As much I like Family Guy, I have to agree with that. During the earlier seasons he's been the reasonable and intelligent character for the family providing both smart & funny responses but in the later seasons he's becoming more of a pseudo-intellect & just looking to get laid most of the time. I really miss the old seasons since now the writing is just all over the place.
Kascaded yeah Brian was witty and cool. Now he's just a liberal douche
One of my all time favorite shows, but sadly I agree with your points. One show that hasn’t died off though is South Park. That show always seems to push the bar and gets better with age!
Seth has said publicly he stopped writing for the show and started just doing voice acting in 2011.
Neekolas Cage that makes sense
And it really shows
He said in 2011 the show should have ended years ago, I only see him credited with four episodes though.
I never knew that. Lol no wonder it was bad.
Watched this again....
People have 16 seasons of Family Guy to Netflix through from the comfort of your home....and you're here on TH-cam complaining.
- Any new writer would DIE to get their name on ONE episode of Family Guy.
- Btw where's your successful decade long running TV show, or novel, film, or anything you've risked?
Oh right....you don't have one. You're just another internet critic.
Even Meg would tell you to go fuck yourself.
*_Brian is Seth’s fursona CHANGE MY MIND_*
because Seth speaks his opinions through him, Brian is more of a youtube rantsona to Seth
It's been a while since I stopped watching weekly, so I can't exactly pinpoint the moment the show died to me personally, but one of its current negative factors is that it relies way too much on shock humor now. It gets old quick and it just becomes aggravating.
I can't remember which episode this was, but there was a scene where Peter was saying goodnight to everyone in the house, and after he says it to Meg and closes the door, it shows that she hung herself, and the episode ends. I know Meg is basically a punching bag of a character, but come on, bruh....They expected that to be funny?
CDiddy404 I know the one you're taking about. It's the one where they were making fairy tale spoofs. I saw that too and just felt nothing.
Agreed. After a certain point, it seemed like every episode had at least one or two scenes that were unquestionably sick, gory, and/or foul without being in the least bit funny. Characters getting maimed, skinned, killed, etc. It's like they hired a sociopathic writer at some point, and it felt totally out of step with the tone of the first (and best) seasons.
The show died when stewie started acting Gay.
Remember that one episode where Peter and Quagmire became a duet sensation then at the end of the episode, the *very* end, he commited suicide in the band bus for no reason then to (probably) mock how some band members go out?
That shit ain't funny, yo.
Lucid Cactus - Started acting gay?! 😒 Stewie has always had homosexual undertones. What show have you been watching?!
This is worse than the time family guy died...