Seth MacFarlane Applauds the ‘Incredible’ Timeliness of ‘South Park’ – Despite Years-Long Feud With Its Creators
Seth MacFarlane Applauds the ‘Incredible’ Timeliness of ‘South Park’ – Despite Years-Long Feud With Its Creators
Seth MacFarlane gets crap for his writing style, but I’m totally a sucker for it. I especially enjoy when he’s on screen. 1000 Ways to Die in the West and The Orville are amazing works from him that I thoroughly enjoy. I really wish he did more live action work.
I felt like Orville succeeded despite him. I think he's okay but I’ve seen him play himself a thousand times before and idc anymore. If he's writing for it, it’s still good and I really think the rest of the cast is what kept me coming back. #teamgordon
i mean the show would literally not exist without him.
The Orville felt like he wanted to actually make a star trek the next generation clone, and Fox wanted the family guy in space. Because I feel like season 2 really got it. And then fox canned it.
Yeah… I’ve watched all of his stuff but his like… stammering to get a joke out that’s super characteristic of his is particularly grating now. Love everything he’s done but that particular quirk I could do without.
I've never really enjoyed his style of humor, but his dramatic writing is great. The Orville is at its best in its more serious moments and I usually feel like I have to tolerate the comedic elements to get to the good parts.
The Orville is legit just a good sci fi show, but then it's also funny and endearing on top of that. Love it.
i like the Orville but 1000 ways to die is among the worst theatrical comedies of the past decade
Does he get crap fornhis writing style in general? I thought it was jut Family Guy, with stories that keep getting interrupted by cutaway gags all the time
Imo, orvile was the best star trek series since DS9 and only "strange new worlds" which they only did due to the success of Orvile has surpassed it. I'm genuinely staggered by how well he did with it.
Is it worth checking out the South Park episodes?
They had some really funny episodes in the 2000s. Don't think I've seen anything more recent except for one or two episodes.
Outside of that, a lot of their political commentary felt like word salad from regressive provincial Americans.
They basically revived their early 2000s style with this in my opinion, I'd say it's worth watching just to see if you like it
Might have to do it. Their episodes are pretty short, so no big loss if it's shit.
I would recommend them unless you are likely to be offended by your beliefs being ridiculed. South Park really loves to make fun of EVERYONE for whom have a good enough premise. Some people really don't have beliefs strong enough for scrutiny and get upset. If you can laugh at yourself in general, you will probably enjoy Southpark.
I've watched South Park before, mostly stuff from the 90s and 2000s. Some episodes are really funny and well made. It's rare that I remember an episode name for series, but "Scott Tenorman Must Die" is an all time classic.
I eventually tuned out (other than occasional episodes) and as it got a bit samey and IMO they always had a lot of filler/badly made episodes (even in the 90s/2000s). Trying too hard to be edgy.
I was just curious about their most recent output. I am going to check it out. Another user mentioned that if they felt their recent output was closer to earlier stuff from the 90s and 2000s.
The article claims that S8e3 was a response to South Park Manatees but I just rewatched the scene and it's nothing of the sort.
The author claimed that Peter's Family guy humour got more laughs than Quagmire's South Park humor during a Stand Up comic scene.
But that didn't happen! Quagmire introduced the improv show and Peter got laughs with his typical stupidity.
I suspect AI fuckery in the article.
I love Trey and Matt but the feud is so enormously stupid.
Family guys stupid gags are dumb and lazy writing, but also quite often fucking hilarious. I'm a guy sitting on my couch watching adult cartoons, I'm not exploring the depth of good writing I'm covered in Dorito crumbs and looking for a good laugh.
I'm not even sure it's a real feud. It's two comedy shows making fun of each other. That's hardly a fight.
I hope they all get baked together and laugh at the flame wars.
Oh at one point it definitely had some real feelings behind it.
When they put a Starbucks across the street from a Dunkin Donuts, they both perform better
Stealing this for my Tinder profile.
90% of the stuff on South Park is also dumb and stupid. It's just they occasionally get a chance to make political commentary that their audience won't hate them for, so they go whole hog on it.
Occasionally? I'd argue they've been making social and political commentary since the shows inception tbh.