The Family Guy vs. Futurama Thread

[The Landstander]

Y'Know, though we once had a which is "funnier" thread awhile back, I don't think we ever had a general poll (at least none I found). Which I found rather odd. So here it is.

Basic question: Which show do you prefer?

Personally, I'd pick Family Guy by a bit. Futurama would probably win in all aspects with the exception of being funny, but FG manages to be funny enough that I would pick FG.

BUT HEY WHAT DO YOU GUYZ THINK

[bluedeucedodge]

Personally, I'd pick Family Guy by a bit. Futurama would probably win in all aspects with the exception of being funny, but FG manages to be funny enough that I would pick FG.

Yeah that is how I feel. Futurama is great, but Family Guy is just too damn funny.

[Kurtman]

Family Guy all the way!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Riza Hawkeye]

Family Guy. Futurama is good and all, but Family Guy is...well...Family Guy.

[maximumzero]

Like I posted in the other thread...

Family Guy is funny, okay. But Futurama is funny AND it has plotlines, character development, and loads of other things other than just...humor.

[Mog]

A while back I would have said Family Guy hands down. But now, after so many reruns, FG has grown somewhat stale while Futurama still seems somewhat fresh. I watch both, but I tend to enjoy Futurama more now that I've memorized every funny joke in FG.

[Artimus Gigan]

Futurama, anybody who doesn't think otherwise are a bunch of badly spelled slang cuse words with a bunch of numbers in them that also double as letters!



I like futurama's quasi-ongoing plot.....it's not as episodic...

[Gruntling]

This is one of those tough questions, but I'll answer it as best as I can. See with me, I go through cycles. Every now and then one show will outweigh the other and I'll watch that more often. I'll go back and forth because Family Guy and Futurama are those shows that can keep you laughing over and over no matter how many times you see them. In the long run though, Futurama is more tolerable just because of its nature. It has complete stories with in-depth characters and deep plots. On the other hand, Family Guy is better for those who like spur-of-the-moment jokes. It's more so a slapstick comedy versus Futurama's type. But in the end I voted for Family Guy because it's the first TV series I bought on DVD. When I first watched it, it was that good so it kind of holds a special place.

[SSJPabs]

Well I love this topic so time to fire up the Pundit-o-Tron.

I hate Family Guy, I always have. I didn't like the art style, I found the irreverence more offensive than not, and after about 5 seconds the jokes I didn't find offensive just weren't very funny. Plus the flash-edits annoyed me to no end, and when I watch it, I date the show by its jokes which really doesn't work for me.

Futurama though... Wow. Never has a TV show actually made me fall out of my chair while laughing so hard when I first saw it so many years ago. I like the more coherent storylines, the way they deliver punchlines, that they can make a touching moment work. Last night was the Iron Chef spoof and you knew it was coming half the show and when they did it... it still worked! Plus the clover episode about Fry's nephew! Futurama's humor is richer to me than Family Guy's cheap thrills and if I see an episode I haven't seen for a while it's still funny. I wish Futurama had continued for decades instead of the Simpsons.

Just my opinion.

[Fone Bone]

Well I love this topic so time to fire up the Pundit-o-Tron.

I hate Family Guy, I always have. I didn't like the art style, I found the irreverence more offensive than not, and after about 5 seconds the jokes I didn't find offensive just weren't very funny. Plus the flash-edits annoyed me to no end, and when I watch it, I date the show by its jokes which really doesn't work for me.

Futurama though... Wow. Never has a TV show actually made me fall out of my chair while laughing so hard when I first saw it so many years ago. I like the more coherent storylines, the way they deliver punchlines, that they can make a touching moment work. Last night was the Iron Chef spoof and you knew it was coming half the show and when they did it... it still worked! Plus the clover episode about Fry's nephew! Futurama's humor is richer to me than Family Guy's cheap thrills and if I see an episode I haven't seen for a while it's still funny. I wish Futurama had continued for decades instead of the Simpsons.

Just my opinion.

Pretty much. In case anyone doesn't know by me concurring here: Futurama, silly.

[anime fan]

futurama i always get bored with family guy.

[Bubblegum Girl]

Where's the both option on the poll? It's so hard to choose between two great shows.

[Luna]

Futurama for me as well....I've always considered it to be the best of Fox's prime-time cartoons....It's very funny,even on repeated viewings,has ongoing storylines and some character development,and some touching moments as well(The Sting,Luck of the Fryish,and Leela's Homeworld particularly)...I wish they'd been able to make more episodes(esp since the Simpsons seems a little less funny every season)...

Don't get me wrong,I like Family Guy,it's just that I like shows that have more than just comedy to them....

[Jave]

I vote Futurama, even though I like them both almost equally. Futurama wins because of better plots and character development.

[Tak Mazé]

Family Guy is definately the funniest of the 2, yet there's something about Futurama's concept which makes me like it more. Maybe because the characters have more feeling and the plot is usually better.
Or maybe it's because Family Guy is like a Simpsons clone?

[ryeck]

Family Guy is definately the funniest of the 2, yet there's something about Futurama's concept which makes me like it more. Maybe because the characters have more feeling and the plot is usually better.
Or maybe it's because Family Guy is like a Simpsons clone?

Actually, I always thought Futurama was more like a Simpsons clone, just with it being done by Matt Groening and such. Anyway, while I like Futurama, I prefer Family Guy by a wide margin. I laugh out loud with FG, and I don't for Futurama.

[Kury Wagner]

Is it a case of which is better or funnier? If it's which is better, Futurama. If it's funnier, Family Guy. I love Futurama a lot, but I don't think it's that funny. When I watch FG I laugh a lot.

[Master Moron]

I really don't think Futurama is particularly funny, and I think it's too dark sometimes. I'm going with Family Guy. Easily the funniest show on TV.

[Punisher]

I easily chose futurama. Family Guy's jokes are funny...the first ten times you see them. Futurama made me fall out of my seat laughing sometimes, which is something Family Guy hasn't been able to do. Besides that, Futuram has a plot, and it looks so much better. I swear Peter has only to expressions for his face:laughing and not laughing. I may sound like a Family Guy hater but I'm not.

P.S. A simpsons clone can only remain funny for so long before it gets stale.

[Deadman]

family guy all the way!! its just to freakin funny!!!