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Family Guy shouldn't work at all. Even by the witless standards of modern television, it is breathtakingly derivative: does an animated series about the travails of a boorish, suburban yob with a saintly wife, a hopeless son, a clever daughter and a baby sound familiar at all? Even the house in Family Guy looks like it was built by the same architects who sketched the residence of The Simpsons.
However, Family Guy does work, transcending its (occasionally annoyingly) obvious influences with reliably crisp writing and the glorious sight gags contained in the surreal flashbacks which punctuate the episodes. Most importantly, the show's brilliance comes from two absolutely superb characters: Stewie, the baby whose extravagant dreams of tyrannising the world are perpetually thwarted by the prosaic limitations of infanthood, and the urbane family dog Brian--Snoopy after attendance at an obedience class run by Frank Sinatra. Family Guy does not possess the cultural or satirical depth of The Simpsons--very little art in any field does. But it is a genuinely funny and clever programme. --Andrew Mueller
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Dysfunction has never been so funny!,
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This review is from: Family Guy - Season 1 [1999] [DVD] (DVD)
I was introduced to family guy through a friend, who kept telling me how funny it was. I went out and brought this boxset and fell in love with the characters instantly.
There is Peter Griffin - who works in a toy factory and falls asleep on duty and "only drank so the statue of liberty would take her clothes off..." and whose daily rituals of TV watching take priority over everything else. There is Lois Griffin - devoted wife and mother who dreams of becoming a star entertainer, and juggles housework and motherhood with piano lessons (she teaches) and avoiding being killed by her murderous infant - Stewie Griffin. Stewie Griffin - Youngest of the Griffin clan, but certainly the most intelligent. His plans of world domination are hindered by his infancy - but he isn't about to let that stop him! Meg Griffin - the daughter of the family, and disliked by everyone who think she is so ugly they refuse to acknowlege her. Meg dreans of being popular, passing her driving test and of another family. Chris Griffin - the elder son of the family who loves food but has roughly the IQ of a cheeto. He's loveable though. Brian Griffin - A talking dog who offers the family advice - not that they take it - and who loves a martini or several, a smoke and outwits Stewie. There are classic episodes here, worth repeated viewings and for me, this first series was the best! Stewie is more evil here than in any other series (his character seems to have been watered down to centre more on questioning his sexual orientation) and the show bristles with humour, verbal and sight gags which are still funny despite the fact that some of the gags are lost on us british as some gags are from american culture - but we get the meaning behind it anyway. Buy it - watch it. Then watch it again. Then go and buy the rest!
20 of 22 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Hilarious, Witty & Politically Incorrect.,
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This review is from: Family Guy - Season 1 [1999] [DVD] (DVD)
This was the first DVD that I ever purchased, owing to the fact that it was cheap, and that I'd seen the TV series, but not much. It was a spur of the moment purchase, and what a purchase it was.Whilst showing no special features, this DVD has managed to become the most watched in my collection. The outrageous and controversial humour will literally have you holding on to your sides, and at the same time, you'll cringe in disbelief and question whether or not they're allowed to do this. The two discs hold 14 episodes, none which are disappointing, and some, including the pilot, which are truly classic Television. What's more, these episodes are uncensored and uncut, meaning the parts they didn't - no, couldn't - show on Television are all here, and each one is as beautifully offensive as the last. If you don't own this DVD, get it, right now. If you do, run a search for Season 2 and pick that up too. You'll be quoting all the best lines in no time.
27 of 30 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
There is no one-liner that can describe Family Guy...,
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This review is from: Family Guy - Season 1 [1999] [DVD] (DVD)
Any comparison with other shows of the genre (Simpsons, South Park, Futurama) are unfair. This show has a unique type of humour - almost to the point of surrealism. The gags can be read on so many levels and I can honestly say I've never managed to watch an episode without laughing out loud.I'd be suprised if anyone were to mistake the names of the characters for those of the lesser cartoons. Peter Griffon could never be pictured as a 'Hank'. If you enjoy Simpsons, but want a little more intelligent humour... If you like South Park, but want your humour in a more subtle way... If you enjoy King of the Hill, but would prefer to be entertained... Family Guy is the show to see.
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