Bad Glacier

Is it just me, or was American Dad better than Family Guy tonight? I know I started off disliking American Dad, but it’s turning around. It looks like Seth is starting to figure out what’s working and what’s not. The alien seems less annoying now, if nothing else. [1]

Or maybe Family Guy was just disappointing. The new episodes have all been at least decent, and there are a couple hilarious moments in each of them, but the spaces in between feel somewhat forced. I can’t really figure out what it is. The overly long pauses aren’t as well-timed now, or the flashbacks aren’t as funny. It seems like the transition into them isn’t as smooth as it was before. It seems like Peter always says, “…like that time I…” and explains the whole situation beforehand, whereas before they’d let the joke surprise you. Sort of. I don’t know.

The show is still good, and it gets me to laugh out loud several times each episode, but it’s not up to the standards of the third season. Maybe Seth is focusing too much on American Dad. Maybe they have new writers or something. Maybe you think my expectations are too high, or that I’m just imagining things, or that I should just stop obsessing over an animated TV show.

Well, maybe you should shut the hell up.

[1] I reserve the right to delete this post and/or pretend I never wrote it if the show starts sucking again.

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