There are episodes of this show that are truly hilarious. This is true often enough to make this show very entertaining. The comedy tends to be very very blue, but in general, the show is so bizarre that it's difficult to get too offended by most of it.
Story lines that involve Brian and Stewie are really the most interesting characters on the show. Because these two characters are the smarter characters on the show, and because they're very existence forces the viewer to suspend disbelief, they tend to end up with the strangest and most humorous plots and subplots, as well as the smarter jokes.
However, there are times where it is less than inspired, and times where the jokes really are just offensive. . I think some racial and religion jokes can be very funny, and are often funny as presented on the show, but they are overused and therefore get very old very fast. Just a heads up: Anne Frank jokes are not funny
The other characters are good sometimes, and at times aren't very interesting. Peter being stupid and bigoted can be very funny, but is a little overdone. It is very difficult to believe that Lois would actually stay with him, regardless of her implied moral ambiguity. The way he treats Meg has it's moments of twisted humor, but is often uncomfortable to watch. Is it really that funny to watch someone be verbally and at times physically abused by her family and her peers to the point where she becomes mentally ill? Meg's character is a giant question mark, because she's really not very sympathetic, which I'm sure is intentional, but she's not very well written. At some point, Meg's semi-psychotic behavior and her social isolation needs to give way to some other character traits Chris? Well, Chris's character is secondary at most. Even plots that center around something going on in Chris's life tend to be more about Peter's reaction to them than Chris. Perhaps it's better this way.
This show is inconsistently very funny. It is funny often enough to make it worth recommending, but there are certainly episodes worth skipping.
Story lines that involve Brian and Stewie are really the most interesting characters on the show. Because these two characters are the smarter characters on the show, and because they're very existence forces the viewer to suspend disbelief, they tend to end up with the strangest and most humorous plots and subplots, as well as the smarter jokes.
However, there are times where it is less than inspired, and times where the jokes really are just offensive. . I think some racial and religion jokes can be very funny, and are often funny as presented on the show, but they are overused and therefore get very old very fast. Just a heads up: Anne Frank jokes are not funny
The other characters are good sometimes, and at times aren't very interesting. Peter being stupid and bigoted can be very funny, but is a little overdone. It is very difficult to believe that Lois would actually stay with him, regardless of her implied moral ambiguity. The way he treats Meg has it's moments of twisted humor, but is often uncomfortable to watch. Is it really that funny to watch someone be verbally and at times physically abused by her family and her peers to the point where she becomes mentally ill? Meg's character is a giant question mark, because she's really not very sympathetic, which I'm sure is intentional, but she's not very well written. At some point, Meg's semi-psychotic behavior and her social isolation needs to give way to some other character traits Chris? Well, Chris's character is secondary at most. Even plots that center around something going on in Chris's life tend to be more about Peter's reaction to them than Chris. Perhaps it's better this way.
This show is inconsistently very funny. It is funny often enough to make it worth recommending, but there are certainly episodes worth skipping.