Seth MacFarlane is either liked or disliked by Simpsons fans

[lovebug]

Here's a short that Seth made for Cartoon Network in 1997.

I don't have my sound on right now but the animation looks a bit better then his current shows.

[kupomog]

It actually looks like it has animation and not just stiff gestures and sterile camera movements made frame to frame. it kind of reminds me of the whole old Marge vs new Marge in the market from the Simpsons intro.

[Snaked]

I like the man. Sure, he may seem like a bit of a high-strung douchebag, but overall, he seems like a nice guy all around who can willingly take a jab or 2 at himself (the ending of "It's a Trap", for example), is obviously extremely talented in many things such as Voice Acting, Singing, and whatnot and, well, I think we can all agree that he's a preety cute guy, as well.

[Bleedin' Gums Murphy]

I concur

[Edit not about the cute part and also I'm aware that this is a shameful thread bump to give new NHCers and whoever the chance for more discussion on this fascinating subject]

[christmas_ape]

I couldn't possibly judge how he is as a person, but I think all the hate you see levelled at his shows is a bit overblown. Family Guy has its moments, and I don't think it plagiarises the simpsons at all, besides featuring a nuclear family with an idiot father figure. Its humour always has Family Guy is notorious forhad far more of a surreal bent. The show I think Family Guy is actually closest to is The Young Ones, which even had random cutaway sketches.

American Dad is the best of his shows, being more tightly focused, and it's rare for it to misfire too badly. The Cleveland show's just unwatchable crap, though. I'd take any of them over current Simpsons.

[iambobdole1]

I'm kind of on the fence. The shows are hit and miss for me. As a person, he seems like the sort of guy who'd be fun at a party, but at the same time, he probably wouldn't have a problem with hitting on your girlfriend.

[Food Blog]

^ Ahahha too right. As a woman I can say I'd love to have him as a buddy but I wouldn't trust or tolerate him as a boyfriend.

christmas_ape, The Young Ones is a really interesting comparison. I agree - the shows are similarly subversive and include a hell load of random cutaways that equally fall completely flat if you don't get the humour. Could even say FG reminds of this because the "dysfunctional family" behaves exactly as thrown together as a group of teenage housemates and they lack emotional attachments to each other accordingly. Spot on!

[cinco]

He has a great singing voice.

[The Spruce Moose]

I love American Dad, dislike Family Guy and hate The Cleveland Show, where does that put me?

[Bleedin' Gums Murphy]

You'd accept an invite for a party at his house but wouldn't think twice about taking a shite in his kettle.

[Jesse Pinkman]

you're neutral.

[Unckie Herb]

What neutral mean in this way you say Joe?

[Jesse Pinkman]

he loves one show, dislikes another, hates another. no similarities; he doesn't 'love' two of the shows or dislike two; he 'loves' one of the shows, he dislikes another and he outright hates the last. so he doesn't have a strong opinion on seth because his shows are hit-and-miss

[Prune Tracy]

I'd say slight dislike if we're being precise here.

[Handsome B. Wonderful]

He's okay. He comes off as an arrogant douche-bag sometimes, though he doesn't actually seem to be.

Oh, here's a previous version of Larry and Steve, made in 95. Many scenes from here made it into the pilot of Family Guy.

[500Channels-NothingButCats]

I love all three of his shows.
Explain my decision? I find them funny...That is all.

[Unckie Herb]

You find the Clevland show funny?

[zach]

family guy was great up to and (for the most part) including season 4. the first three seasons were pretty hilarious to my brain. american dad and the clevland show, don't like them at all. so i guess i don't mind seth.

[500Channels-NothingButCats]

You find the Clevland show funny?

Someone's had to keep it going for three seasons.

[Jesse Pinkman]

i mentioned this before, but one of my friends on facebook made a list of his top 25 favorite tv shows, and cleveland show was somewhere in the top 5

[Handsome B. Wonderful]

You find the Clevland show funny?

To each his own. He can like whatever he wants to like.

[Homer Defined]

Someone's had to keep it going for three seasons.

I'm actually a little surprised they have lasted this long. Their ratings haven't been that great to begin with and they have gotten worse since they moved out of their 8:30 timeslot.

[500Channels-NothingButCats]

I'm actually a little surprised they have lasted this long. Their ratings haven't been that great to begin with and they have gotten worse since they moved out of their 8:30 timeslot.

My viewership probably didn't matter.
I'm not the US. I wouldn't have a clue about their timeslot.

[tristar]

Family Guy has grown on me over the last couple years. While it's nothing outstanding, it can actually be very funny in a dumb, sophomoric kind of way. However, MacFarlane's other shows (American Dad, The Cleveland Show, and those shitty webtoons) are complete garbage.

[Handsome B. Wonderful]

Funny that you say that, because I think Family Guy is complete shit and American Dad is utter brilliance.

[TheOttoThe]

I am on meh terms with family guy, sometimes its enjoyable, other times its just irritating.
Cleveland show, by all means is a waste of airtime and production values, on occasion I have laughed at it though.

American Dad is like, my 3rd favourite show of all time behind Beavis and Butthead and The Simpsons, I really like Roger, just how selfish and effeminate he can be is hilarious.
"I just want you to know, when you die I will visit your grave every year and leave a rose...I will once...Il think of you...I wont.."

American Dad just gets a bad rep

[laurso99]

He's much better at voice acting than making cartoons.

Really? People forget he worked on Dexter's lab and Johnny Bravo as well.

[ThankYouComeAgain]

I liked some of the episodes he wrote for Johnny Bravo.That's about it

[The Spruce Moose]

Really? People forget he worked on Dexter's lab and Johnny Bravo as well.

Al Jean did some decent work in the 90's, are we still saying he's good?

[Homer I Am]

This is just like saying you're either gay or with America (by the way, that's just trying to prove a point and not a hateful comment against gay people). You just don't either like or hate him, you could like American Dad and hate Family Guy. Seriously this thread!

He's okay. He comes off as an arrogant douche-bag sometimes, though he doesn't actually seem to be.

Oh, here's a previous version of Larry and Steve, made in 95. Many scenes from here made it into the pilot of Family Guy.

Holy shit, a 1995 pilot! I prefer Larry and Steve though. Lots of jokes and cutaways made it into the first season of Family Guy it seems. Chris looks almost identical to the Family Guy version. Wonder what it would be like if Family Guy turned out like that! Also I think he acts like a douche on purpose and isn't personally one, I'd act like a douche if it would piss people off.