The golden era of Family Guy is long gone - as is that of The Simpsons. That is the general consensus. Why both series are still running will probably remain a mystery forever, because neither of them is funny anymore nor do they have the original charm.
At this point I don't know whether it's the viewers who are becoming more and more stupid or the authors who can't think of anything new and lack the courage to write socially critical or just over-the-top humorous episodes. Since the cancel culture today creates shitstorms for any behavior that is not socially desirable (e.g. When Indian CARTOON characters are not spoken by Indians), the jokes today are mostly shallow and unfunny.
In Family Guy, every seemingly funny scene now has to be explained. Like in this episode. The singer interrupts her show to check her social media feeds on her smartphone. But of course it's no longer enough to simply show that, no, she also has to comment that she interrupts her show to check her social media feeds on her smartphone. Or Stewie's sermon that young people today blindly follow their idols and no longer have their own opinions. Yes, you saw that after the whole fan mob bullied Stewie on social media. Is it too much to ask today that the viewer understands the social criticism when he sees these scenes? Why does this have to be explained in detail?
Family Guy has really gotten to the point where an unfunny joke is shown and then explained in detail once or even several times. So that everyone understands that it was just a joke. Basically, this is a continuation of the clapping and cheering tape recordings that are played in sitcoms so that even the stupidest viewer can tell that a joke has just been told.
The whole plot, which revolves around Peter's gastric band operation, is just ONE joke that drags on forever. Yes, we get it, his excess skin now hangs off him like an oversized piece of clothing. It's pretty cheap to fill half a show with it and then turn it into a kite punch line at the end.
At this point I don't know whether it's the viewers who are becoming more and more stupid or the authors who can't think of anything new and lack the courage to write socially critical or just over-the-top humorous episodes. Since the cancel culture today creates shitstorms for any behavior that is not socially desirable (e.g. When Indian CARTOON characters are not spoken by Indians), the jokes today are mostly shallow and unfunny.
In Family Guy, every seemingly funny scene now has to be explained. Like in this episode. The singer interrupts her show to check her social media feeds on her smartphone. But of course it's no longer enough to simply show that, no, she also has to comment that she interrupts her show to check her social media feeds on her smartphone. Or Stewie's sermon that young people today blindly follow their idols and no longer have their own opinions. Yes, you saw that after the whole fan mob bullied Stewie on social media. Is it too much to ask today that the viewer understands the social criticism when he sees these scenes? Why does this have to be explained in detail?
Family Guy has really gotten to the point where an unfunny joke is shown and then explained in detail once or even several times. So that everyone understands that it was just a joke. Basically, this is a continuation of the clapping and cheering tape recordings that are played in sitcoms so that even the stupidest viewer can tell that a joke has just been told.
The whole plot, which revolves around Peter's gastric band operation, is just ONE joke that drags on forever. Yes, we get it, his excess skin now hangs off him like an oversized piece of clothing. It's pretty cheap to fill half a show with it and then turn it into a kite punch line at the end.