Family Guy Versus the Simpsons

I think at least once a month I bear witness to the debate of what cartoon is better, Family Guy or the Simpsons. I propose an answer that will quell the argument forever.




Who the fuck cares?

Both are different styles of humor and both are good for laugh's, so why does there have to be a "better". The Simpsons has been on for ten seasons, and there is no denying the great quality of episodes that have come out of that show. Those who say its gone downhill over the last couple of years really havent watched it consistantly, or are just nostalgic over the classic episodes. The humor behind it is both simplistic and "under the radar" so to speak; hell theres even a "The simpsons and philosophy" book released, giving an in depth analysis of each character.



Family guy? Spontanious humor, one dimensional characters. Nothing more, nothing less. There is no intelligent subtle humor involved. The show revolves around a consistant shock value that probably lasts longer than other comedy venues that have used the same style. Where the simpsons have constant parodies on our society, family guy is more or less a synopsis of every wacky idea the human intelligence has ever concieved while on drugs. In fact the closest thing to "real" about this show lies
in a poor boy who draws a striking resemblence to Peter Griffin. Picture above..