29th September 2005, 7:47 PM
I didn't think it was all that bad, but it's certainly nothing to be psyched about. I agree about the throwback gags though. Throughout Seasons 4 and 5, they've been rewashing old jokes from the first three seasons, especially the Greased Up Deaf Guy. I mean, they really took a moderately amusing joke and drilled it into the ground so that not only is it not funny anymore, it's just plain annoying. They've also been doing way too many Evil Monkey jokes lately. The fourth season had more Evil Monkey jokes than Seasons 2 and 3 combined. (I don't think the monkey appeared in Season 1 at all.) Then there's the old man, the golf course owner, the giant chicken, the pirate with the peg legs and peg arms, and some other throwback characters that they've brought back just to drill into the ground until they're not funny anymore.
Don't get me wrong, the new episodes have brought me lots of laughs, but some episodes have been real disappointments. The movie was also subpar by Family Guy standards. I just don't understand what happened. I guess those three years off caused Seth to lose his focus. Maybe he'll get it back... let's hope so.
Don't get me wrong, the new episodes have brought me lots of laughs, but some episodes have been real disappointments. The movie was also subpar by Family Guy standards. I just don't understand what happened. I guess those three years off caused Seth to lose his focus. Maybe he'll get it back... let's hope so.