Family Guy Slamming Fox News

[Patranus]

The entire plot of the most recent episode revolved around the premise that Fox News makes up news and has not credibility.

Thoughts?

Remember, these are the same people who put a McCain/Palin in on a Nazi.

[alexz2317]

McFarlane is a flaming lib. From calling McCain/Palin Nazi's to them making fun of Rush, Hannity and Coulter. They have a funny show but don't turn into the Simpsons and get real world politics into it.

[sgtmac_46]

McFarlane's a hack......South Park nailed Family Guy on that point.......

"Don't you ever, ever compare me to Family Guy, you hear me Kyle? Compare me to Family Guy again, and, so help me, I will kill you where you stand! Do you have any idea what it's like? Everywhere I go: "Hey Cartman you must like Family Guy, right?" "Hey, your sense of humor reminds me of Family Guy, Cartman!" I am nothing like Family Guy! When I make jokes, they are inherent to a story! Deep situational and emotional jokes based on what is relevant and has a point, not just one random interchangeable joke after another!"
—Eric Cartman

[Vaard]

republicans are like issac hayes.........


its always funny till its their beliefs being mocked, then it is just inexcusable..........

[angelicmadrigal]

Family guy makes fun of a lot of stuff: retarded people, people with disabilities, bestiality, etc.....so where's the outrage over that? Oh that's right it....partisian hacks can't be bothered until it makes fun of something like their beloved media outlet. Seriously, if you can't get upset about all the other inappropriate jokes on Family Guy, you have no credibility with this complaint with me.

[angelicmadrigal]

I was also under the impression that Family Guy was on FOX network. Or maybe that's the Simpsons.

[Nevarwinter]

I liked Family Guy until I saw them do a skit on "The John McCain Experience". Peter locked himself inside of a bamboo cage and said "I want to be president" while crying.

Political humor I can deal with. I don't begrudge them on that. This went way out of the realm of tastelessness. That was outright insulting to John McCain and every other American POW who has ever been brutalized by their captors. Haven't watched it since.

South Park did rip them a new one though.

[angelicmadrigal]

Political humor I can deal with. I don't begrudge them on that. This went way out of the realm of tastelessness. That was outright insulting to John McCain and every other American POW who has ever been brutalized by their captors. Haven't watched it since.



That was the first tasteless thing you were able to find on Family Guy? That's amazing.

South Park also has a lot of tasteless humor.

So again, you can't say you dont' watch it because it's has BECOME tasteless, it's been tasteless for some time now, it just happend something you saw actually OFFENDED you.

[noose4]

The entire plot of the most recent episode revolved around the premise that Fox News makes up news and has not credibility.

Thoughts?

Remember, these are the same people who put a McCain/Palin in on a Nazi.

there is truth in satire.

[Patranus]

there is truth in satire.

Considering a poll done by various news organizations found that Fox News was the least bias in the last presidential election, I don't buy that argument.

[noose4]

Considering a poll done by various news organizations found that Fox News was the least bias in the last presidential election, I don't buy that argument.

got a link? show the poll

[Dr. Funkenstein]

I was also under the impression that Family Guy was on FOX network. Or maybe that's the Simpsons.

Both

[Dr. Funkenstein]

The entire plot of the most recent episode revolved around the premise that Fox News makes up news and has not credibility.

Thoughts?

Remember, these are the same people who put a McCain/Palin in on a Nazi.

You're surprised?

Really?

Have you not been watching Family Guy much?

[Nevarwinter]

That was the first tasteless thing you were able to find on Family Guy? That's amazing.

South Park also has a lot of tasteless humor.

So again, you can't say you dont' watch it because it's has BECOME tasteless, it's been tasteless for some time now, it just happend something you saw actually OFFENDED you.

I have a sense of humor about certain things. Are you outraged because I wasn't outraged before now? No, some things don't warrant a thread on a forum. That was what cut the cord for me. Sure, i've turned it off a few times (because I have that choice) but that's my choice to do so.

The thing is that I "got it" long ago. It's just another copy cat show trying to emulate South Park, but with a leftie bias. It tried to "push the limits" but since the creator is less than half as intelligent as the guys running South Park, it failed. All they can hope to do is offend enough to stir up controversy. It really isn't worth the words we're typing, to be honest.

[Vaard]

Considering a poll done by various news organizations found that Fox News was the least bias in the last presidential election, I don't buy that argument.

was that the same poll that found daily show viewers more politicially informed than fox news watchers?

[RickRhetoric]

The entire plot of the most recent episode revolved around the premise that Fox News makes up news and has not credibility.

Thoughts?

Remember, these are the same people who put a McCain/Palin in on a Nazi.

Oh lighten up. Family Guy, like Obama, is just another comedian and entertainer.

"Laugh and the whole world laughs with you." Barack Obama.

[slick_trip]

The entire plot of the most recent episode revolved around the premise that Fox News makes up news and has not credibility.

Thoughts?

Remember, these are the same people who put a McCain/Palin in on a Nazi.

do we applaud fox for airing a show that slams them as being 'blind' to the content and allowing for the creativity of their artists

or

see them as money grubbing capitalists who'd put aside their own 'brand' for the sake of a dollar?

[MrShotShot]

Family Guy disses everything - it's a cartoon.

[sgdp]

I can't wait to see the episode. I do enjoy Family Guy, South Park, King of the Hill, etc. They're all very different kinds of comedy.

Really, I don't look to far into it. FG is always mocking its own network, anyways. Maybe McFarlane got a hold of "Outfoxed", or maybe he just has a sense of humor. :think:

I can't begrudge him.

[Patranus]

http://www.journalism.org/node/13436#fn1

[King Cantona]

republicans are like issac hayes.........


its always funny till its their beliefs being mocked, then it is just inexcusable..........

Yeah, I seem to remember The Simpsons doing the same thing more than once, I think the medical term is 'sense of humour bypass'.....

[angelicmadrigal]

I have a sense of humor about certain things. Are you outraged because I wasn't outraged before now?

Actually I'm amused by it.

[angelicmadrigal]

The thing is that I "got it" long ago. It's just another copy cat show trying to emulate South Park, but with a leftie bias. It tried to "push the limits" but since the creator is less than half as intelligent as the guys running South Park, it failed. All they can hope to do is offend enough to stir up controversy. It really isn't worth the words we're typing, to be honest.

South Park isn't all that great either to be honest.

[Dr. Funkenstein]

I can't wait to see the episode. I do enjoy Family Guy, South Park, King of the Hill, etc. They're all very different kinds of comedy.

Really, I don't look to far into it. FG is always mocking its own network, anyways. Maybe McFarlane got a hold of "Outfoxed", or maybe he just has a sense of humor. :think:

I can't begrudge him.

Precisely

In the episode that aired 3/15, Peter entered a horse into a race. Every horse in the race was named after a cancelled Fox show (Standoff and Firefly were two of them), until they got to Peter's horse, which was named "'Til Death"...leading to this exchange.


Lois- You named your horse "'til Death"?

Peter- Because I'm going to shove it down America's throat

McFarlane's been doing this for years. He knows he can get away with trashing Fox because he DRAWS VIEWERS.

Get over it, people!

[Marleysdaddy]

I was also under the impression that Family Guy was on FOX network. Or maybe that's the Simpsons.

Family Guy is on FOX

[angelicmadrigal]

Family Guy is on FOX

So it's owned by the same people that own FOX news?

[sgdp]

So it's owned by the same people that own FOX news?

Yes, they're both owned by parent company News Corp., which owns everything from MySpace to the Wall Street Journal and, yes, FOX (with Family Guy) and FOX News...and FOX Business Channel!

But wait! There's more!

It owns Harper Collins Books, 20th Century Fox Studios (movies), the NY Post, and the channel FX.

And that's just the beginning...

Rupert Murdoch is the CEO of News Corp., and quite a successful, self-made man. Worth $5 billion, last I saw.

[angelicmadrigal]

Yes, they're both owned by parent company News Corp., which owns everything from MySpace to the Wall Street Journal and, yes, FOX (with Family Guy) and FOX News...and FOX Business Channel!
.

Sooooo dont' you think if FOX had a problem with F.G. making fun of Fox news, they'd do something about it? Oh wait...evidently the execs over there have a sense of humor.

[sgdp]

Sooooo dont' you think if FOX had a problem with F.G. making fun of Fox news, they'd do something about it? Oh wait...evidently the execs over there have a sense of humor.

Precisely!! :clap:

[Rich R.]

Yeah, I seem to remember The Simpsons doing the same thing more than once, I think the medical term is 'sense of humour bypass'.....

I'm sure many people here also thought Family Guy was funny when Rush did his vocal cameo in a previous episode. But not now.

[snowfighter]

Yes there is truth in satire. However there is also other content involved such as political opinions, agendas,religious convictions and in Family Guys case the shows creator continually tries to portray his own views in a good light. Does the show go over the line? Perhaps but its a comedy show. If it offends you----Change the channel. Leave the 1st amendment alone!

[ImNewHere]

PeterGriffin is my role model.

[BasicGreatGuy]

The horror of a fictional cartoon making fun of Fox News or anyone else. /sarcasm off

[Safiel]

Leno constantly trashes NBC. There is a tradition of trashing your own network. :)

[TheFallGuy]

I thought Family Guy was a worthless show to begin with.

There's only so many shows you can handle with the father figure being a complete idiot.

It's a stupid show to begin with and why anybody would take it seriously is beyond me. My life doesn't revolve around stupid TV shows.

[KyanWan]

I'm sure many people here also thought Family Guy was funny when Rush did his vocal cameo in a previous episode. But not now.

In Family Guy's own style - Remember that time when Family Guy was funny?

( I guess you did there. )

That show died for a reason. Why it was raised from the dead ... I have no clue - was funny for a while, but it died quick for me. Real quick.

[Rich R.]

In Family Guy's own style - Remember that time when Family Guy was funny?

( I guess you did there. )

That show died for a reason. Why it was raised from the dead ... I have no clue - was funny for a while, but it died quick for me. Real quick.

It was raised from the dead for its popularity and for the large amount of money it made for Fox from DVD sales.

[soulhunter59]

It was raised from the dead for its popularity and for the large amount of money it made for Fox from DVD sales.

ADULT SWIM brought it back. It's better to watch it on cartoon network anyway because they don't cut anything out.

[ImNewHere]

Remember the one from a few weeks ago when Bonnie had her baby and she had to change the baby's and Joe's diaper?

:))

That was just classic!

That's just funny. I don't care who you are.

[captusa]

I was also under the impression that Family Guy was on FOX network. Or maybe that's the Simpsons.

They both are FOX productions and poke fun at Fox news.

[enki]

Family Guy has the same boss as Fox News... dum, dum, dummmmmmm...

[JeffR]

It was a great episode.

[DRS]

Was it the episode where we find out Rush is Michael Moore and both of them are Fred Savage?

[uncledoom]

I guess to be fair and balanced they should poke fun at air america...no wait....you need to be relevant before you're made fun of.

[Rich R.]

Hannity always talks about how liberals have no sense of humor. Well this is a cartoon that pokes fun at everybody so its a chance for Hannity fans to show they have a sense of humor. I mean you have to laugh at their depiction of Ann Coulter and what she's used for.

[CaptainPike]

Hannity always talks about how liberals have no sense of humor. Well this is a cartoon that pokes fun at everybody so its a chance for Hannity fans to show they have a sense of humor. I mean you have to laugh at their depiction of Ann Coulter and what she's used for.

I haven't really seen them make fun of liberals or democrats that much.

[CaptainPike]

Family Guy has the same boss as Fox News... dum, dum, dummmmmmm...

I guess that means Fox is more balanced than people thought.

[alexz2317]

Hannity always talks about how liberals have no sense of humor. Well this is a cartoon that pokes fun at everybody so its a chance for Hannity fans to show they have a sense of humor. I mean you have to laugh at their depiction of Ann Coulter and what she's used for.
Not when they don't make fun of flaming libs like the ones on CNN and MSNBC.

[gb2004]

The entire plot of the most recent episode revolved around the premise that Fox News makes up news and has not credibility.

Thoughts?

Remember, these are the same people who put a McCain/Palin in on a Nazi.

I don't watch cartoons. Unless my daughter happens to have a Disney tape on.

[Rich R.]

I haven't really seen them make fun of liberals or democrats that much.

I'm assuming you didn't see the episode where Bill Clinton gets high with Peter and has sex with Lois. That entire episode is poking fun at Clinton. Or Clinton walking naked to the mailbox to get his mail singing a song in a different episode. Those are two just off the top of my head. Or making fun of Richard Gere, or Sharon Stone or any of the crazy leftists in Hollywood. I'm assuming you don't actually watch the show.

[CaptainPike]

I'm assuming you didn't see the episode where Bill Clinton gets high with Peter and has sex with Lois. That entire episode is poking fun at Clinton. Or Clinton walking naked to the mailbox to get his mail singing a song in a different episode. Those are two just off the top of my head. Or making fun of Richard Gere, or Sharon Stone or any of the crazy leftists in Hollywood. I'm assuming you don't actually watch the show.

I've watched it plenty of times. And I think Seth McFarlane is a leftist.

[Imperialparadox]

I'm assuming you didn't see the episode where Bill Clinton gets high with Peter and has sex with Lois. That entire episode is poking fun at Clinton. Or Clinton walking naked to the mailbox to get his mail singing a song in a different episode. Those are two just off the top of my head. Or making fun of Richard Gere, or Sharon Stone or any of the crazy leftists in Hollywood. I'm assuming you don't actually watch the show.

But, but...those examples don't count!

[Rich R.]

I've watched it plenty of times. And I think Seth McFarlane is a leftist.

Just so I'm clear on this. You say you watch the show yet you don't remember them making fun of Democrats or leftists very much. I give you some examples off the top of my head. Now you say that you watch the show and you think Seth McFarlane is a leftist. Well one, he is a liberal guy. If you ever watch any of his interviews or director's commentaries you would know that. So that isn't exactly a surprise. But he makes fun of both sides. He makes fun of both sides because righties and lefties leave themselves open to parody and ridicule. That's why the show is so freakin funny. So once again I go back to you not really watching the show all that much. Otherwise you would know that.

[CaptainPike]

Just so I'm clear on this. You say you watch the show yet you don't remember them making fun of Democrats or leftists very much. I give you some examples off the top of my head. Now you say that you watch the show and you think Seth McFarlane is a leftist. Well one, he is a liberal guy. If you ever watch any of his interviews or director's commentaries you would know that. So that isn't exactly a surprise. But he makes fun of both sides. He makes fun of both sides because righties and lefties leave themselves open to parody and ridicule. That's why the show is so freakin funny. So once again I go back to you not really watching the show all that much. Otherwise you would know that.

He doesn't make fun of democrats or liberals that much. Since you're full of examples, I'm sure you can produce many, many more examples of Family Guy ripping on Christians and Republicans.

[freemind]

McFarlane is a flaming lib. From calling McCain/Palin Nazi's to them making fun of Rush, Hannity and Coulter. They have a funny show but don't turn into the Simpsons and get real world politics into it.

Rush appeared on an episode of Family Guy. It was the Star Wars episode.

http://www.rushlimbaugh.com/home/daily/site_092407/content/01125112.guest.html

[freemind]

OK, I love Family Guy. There was an episode about Bill Clinton that completely skewered him. Peter goes off with Bill and they get high and chase women.

At the end Peter says, "Well, Well. I learned something today. Apparently there's the side of Bill Clinton the world knows, and then there's the dark, sex-crazed side only I know!"

[LoneStarHero]

How dare Fox defame Fox News in such a manner!

I think that Rupert Murdoch would have a nice defamation case against that lying weasel Rupert Murdoch.

[rubicon]

I'm assuming you didn't see the episode where Bill Clinton gets high with Peter and has sex with Lois. That entire episode is poking fun at Clinton. Or Clinton walking naked to the mailbox to get his mail singing a song in a different episode. Those are two just off the top of my head. Or making fun of Richard Gere, or Sharon Stone or any of the crazy leftists in Hollywood. I'm assuming you don't actually watch the show.
He also ended up sleeping with Peter at the end.

I love Family Guy. It is an over the top comedy. There are times I groan but it is to be expected.

[sgdp]

Just so I'm clear on this. You say you watch the show yet you don't remember them making fun of Democrats or leftists very much. I give you some examples off the top of my head. Now you say that you watch the show and you think Seth McFarlane is a leftist. Well one, he is a liberal guy. If you ever watch any of his interviews or director's commentaries you would know that. So that isn't exactly a surprise. But he makes fun of both sides. He makes fun of both sides because righties and lefties leave themselves open to parody and ridicule. That's why the show is so freakin funny. So once again I go back to you not really watching the show all that much. Otherwise you would know that.

"Oh, this is one fine day to be nude!
Yes, this is one fine day to be nude!
The birds are singing 'Clinton have a wonderful spring,'
And people walking by can stop and look at my thing."

[byzantine catholic]

The entire plot of the most recent episode revolved around the premise that Fox News makes up news and has not credibility.

Thoughts?

Remember, these are the same people who put a McCain/Palin in on a Nazi.Family Guy is your basic show where liberal nerds laugh at 40 years old their tails off at their mom's house.:rolleyes: