tv shows that have jumped the shark - Page 2

afterthefact · 06.22.2006, 12:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Alex's Trip

Yeah South Park and Family Guy can go die. That American Dad one too, if it hasn't already.

On a different note, why did Futurama get cancelled so quickly? Only 4 seasons?! Lame.

I like Family Guy, and as far as South Park goes, well, I don't have cable anymore, so I don't know. But yes, American Dad is the worst cartoon I've seen, it's just NOT FUNNY.

But the reason I quoted this is cause of Futurama... Fox has already had Matt start making more episodes for a comeback, PLUS, ALSO, IN ADDITION TO THAT, there is talk of straight-to-DVD movies, which would be just, well, fantastic.

atari 2600 · 06.22.2006, 12:20 PM

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Originally Posted by fishmonkey

i love Futurama, i hate the way it was cancelled.

Futurama is being revived. Comedy Central just bought 18 new episodes to be produced. The tentavive air date of the completed episodes isn't until sometime in 2008.

finding nobody · 06.22.2006, 12:25 PM

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Originally Posted by atari 2600

Futurama is being revived. Comedy Central just bought 18 new episodes to be produced. The tentavive air date of the completed episodes isn't until sometime in 2008.

wonderful!

afterthefact · 06.22.2006, 12:26 PM

oh, it was Comedy Central? oh well, still, can't wait for those movies...

fishmonkey · 06.22.2006, 12:27 PM

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Originally Posted by atari 2600

Futurama is being revived. Comedy Central just bought 18 new episodes to be produced. The tentavive air date of the completed episodes isn't until sometime in 2008.

aww sweet! Atari you are giving me loads of good news for some reason today!

static-harmony · 06.22.2006, 12:55 PM

fuck yeah thank god they are bringing futurama i love that show its better than the simpsons.

qprogeny79 · 06.22.2006, 01:21 PM

i know i'm going to catch hell for this . . . but i actually like south park. it's become quite an amusing form of social commentary. though i have to admit i'm not fond of all the scatology.

i'll agree with most of you that the simpsons should go. it ceased being amusing years upon years upon years ago.

LittlePuppetBoy · 06.22.2006, 01:30 PM

almost everyone has sais this, but the simpsons should really die

I stopped watching the newer episodes a looong time ago. and I'm not going to see the movie

SolidZach · 06.22.2006, 01:39 PM

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Originally Posted by afterthefact

I like Family Guy, and as far as South Park goes, well, I don't have cable anymore, so I don't know. But yes, American Dad is the worst cartoon I've seen, it's just NOT FUNNY.

But the reason I quoted this is cause of Futurama... Fox has already had Matt start making more episodes for a comeback, PLUS, ALSO, IN ADDITION TO THAT, there is talk of straight-to-DVD movies, which would be just, well, fantastic.

WOW, nice avatar! Bruce

atari 2600 · 06.22.2006, 01:43 PM

from "Gump Roast" (aired 2002)

You'll never stop the Simpsons
Ullman shorts
Christmas show,
Marge's fling
Homer's bro,
Bart in well
Flanders fails,
Whacking snakes
Monorail,
Mr. Plow
Homer in space
Sideshow Bob steps on rakes,
Lisa's future
Selma's hubby,
Marge not proud
Homer chubby,
Homer worries Bart is gay,
Poochie
U2
NRA,
Hippies
Vegas
and Japan,
Octuplets
and Bart's boy band,
Marge murmurs
Maude croaks,
Lisa Buddhas
Homer tokes,
Maggie blows
Burns away,
What else do I have to say?!?

You'll never stop The Simpsons
Have no fears,
we've got stories for years like...
Marge becomes a robot
Maybe Moe gets a cell phone
Has Bart ever owned a bear or...
How about a crazy wedding?
Where something happens,
and do-do do-do-do
Sorry for the clip show
Have no fears,
we've got stories for years!

Alex's Trip · 06.22.2006, 01:48 PM

Haha, funny song...

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Originally Posted by atari 2600

Futurama is being revived. Comedy Central just bought 18 new episodes to be produced. The tentavive air date of the completed episodes isn't until sometime in 2008.

Finally. Is this something official? There were so many rumors going on about it coming back to Fox, and then it wasn't and it was going to be a straight to dvd movie, etc. Where did you hear this from?

h8kurdt · 06.22.2006, 01:49 PM

Please tell me god that that's a piss take.

atari 2600 · 06.22.2006, 01:51 PM

That's what was being discussed as of late last year which reported that CC actually purchased the 18 shows. I suppose there are breach of contract loopholes, but I have heard nothing that this was officially dead since then. There are also rumors now that Fox may get the series back & that TBS/Cartoon Network is interested as well. The latest rumor actually (as I search around) is from Billy West (who does many of the voices) who says that there are to be 26 new shows (2 new seasons) & it's still up in the air as to which network is airing the new shows, so my bad.

jon boy · 06.22.2006, 02:07 PM

all shows should stop after a few series maybe three. its such a shame to watch things go on and get less and less funny like the simpsons etc.

its just the studios making money and re hashing the same shit over and over again because they know they can make money out of it.

acousticrock87 · 06.22.2006, 02:12 PM

As much as I like Futurama, I don't want more of it.

I used to love Family Guy and was completely stoked about the new season. And don't get me wrong, it was still just as funny. But after 3 episodes I just stopped liking it. Something clicked. It's like a CD where every single song has the same riff and tempo with different lyrics and licks. You can listen for all the nice differences, but in the end it will only make you nauseous.

Alex's Trip · 06.22.2006, 02:49 PM

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Originally Posted by atari 2600

That's what was being discussed as of late last year which reported that CC actually purchased the 18 shows. I suppose there are breach of contract loopholes, but I have heard nothing that this was officially dead since then. There are also rumors now that Fox may get the series back & that TBS/Cartoon Network is interested as well. The latest rumor actually (as I search around) is from Billy West (who does many of the voices) who says that there are to be 26 new shows (2 new seasons) & it's still up in the air as to which network is airing the new shows, so my bad.

That is essentially what I had been reading too.

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Originally Posted by acousticrock87

As much as I like Futurama, I don't want more of it.

I used to love Family Guy and was completely stoked about the new season. And don't get me wrong, it was still just as funny. But after 3 episodes I just stopped liking it. Something clicked. It's like a CD where every single song has the same riff and tempo with different lyrics and licks. You can listen for all the nice differences, but in the end it will only make you nauseous.

I feared that that may happen. I thought Family Guy was okay, and then the new seasons just sucked. But I can't see that really happening with Futurama unless Futurama really gets changed.

jon boy · 06.22.2006, 02:51 PM

It's like a CD where every single song has the same riff and tempo with different lyrics and licks. You can listen for all the nice differences, but in the end it will only make you nauseous.[/quote]

every shellac album ever.

afterthefact · 06.22.2006, 03:33 PM

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Originally Posted by SolidZach

WOW, nice avatar! Bruce

why thank you... NOW FEEL THE WRATH OF MY BOOMSTICK!!!

afterthefact · 06.22.2006, 03:38 PM

What about SNL? Not that I want to see it go, I actually like it... again. It REALLY started to suck in the early 2000's, but I think they figured out the problem and started bringing on people with actual experience in sketch comedy, and not just stand up comedians, and now it's pretty good. But my original point (I tend to lose focus quickly), how much longer do you see it staying on the air? It's been on FOREVER, but has it become a staple, like the Tonight Show?

Rob Instigator · 06.22.2006, 03:39 PM

I FUCKING HATE FAMILY GUY, and I have hated it since the beggining and it is the single stupidest cartoon on television. worse even than the ones about the mummies from egypt that fight mummy crime.

the worst simpson's episode is ten times better than anything the stupid fucking shit sucking Family Guy ever put out. it is just NOT funny. The Fami.ly guy is like watching Robin Williams in his latest movies. you know exactly waht joke they will tell, you know exactly what the punchline will be, you even know exactly how it will be delivered. it is the most basic bullshit easy-joke nonsense around.
I FUCKING HATE IT LIKE I HATE U2

Futurama was the greatest. I love watching it on DVD. I hope they bring it back and they get all the same voice talent. remember that it was cancelled after being moved around on the schedule 6 times in 4 years. that is sabotage from the network.

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afterthefact invito al cielo Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Lexington, KY Posts: 3,886	oh, it was Comedy Central? oh well, still, can't wait for those movies... __________________ "She hated people who thought too much. At that moment, she struck me as an appropriate representative for almost all mankind." - Kurt Vonnegut Cat's Cradle
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static-harmony invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: outside L.A Posts: 5,156	fuck yeah thank god they are bringing futurama i love that show its better than the simpsons. __________________
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qprogeny79 stalker Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: newport news/charlottesville, va, usa. Posts: 508	i know i'm going to catch hell for this . . . but i actually like south park. it's become quite an amusing form of social commentary. though i have to admit i'm not fond of all the scatology. i'll agree with most of you that the simpsons should go. it ceased being amusing years upon years upon years ago. __________________ obligatory intellectual quote: "all men by nature desire to know." --aristotle obligatory myspace page link. obligatory myspace band page link.
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06.22.2006, 01:30 PM	#28
LittlePuppetBoy expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Aylmer(now Gatineau), Quebec Posts: 1,756	almost everyone has sais this, but the simpsons should really die I stopped watching the newer episodes a looong time ago. and I'm not going to see the movie
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atari 2600 invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 8,212	from "Gump Roast" (aired 2002) You'll never stop the Simpsons Ullman shorts Christmas show, Marge's fling Homer's bro, Bart in well Flanders fails, Whacking snakes Monorail, Mr. Plow Homer in space Sideshow Bob steps on rakes, Lisa's future Selma's hubby, Marge not proud Homer chubby, Homer worries Bart is gay, Poochie U2 NRA, Hippies Vegas and Japan, Octuplets and Bart's boy band, Marge murmurs Maude croaks, Lisa Buddhas Homer tokes, Maggie blows Burns away, What else do I have to say?!? You'll never stop The Simpsons Have no fears, we've got stories for years like... Marge becomes a robot Maybe Moe gets a cell phone Has Bart ever owned a bear or... How about a crazy wedding? Where something happens, and do-do do-do-do Sorry for the clip show Have no fears, we've got stories for years!
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h8kurdt invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: In Mulder's Basement room Posts: 5,459	Please tell me god that that's a piss take. __________________ Down with this sort of thing.
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06.22.2006, 01:51 PM	#33
atari 2600 invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 8,212	That's what was being discussed as of late last year which reported that CC actually purchased the 18 shows. I suppose there are breach of contract loopholes, but I have heard nothing that this was officially dead since then. There are also rumors now that Fox may get the series back & that TBS/Cartoon Network is interested as well. The latest rumor actually (as I search around) is from Billy West (who does many of the voices) who says that there are to be 26 new shows (2 new seasons) & it's still up in the air as to which network is airing the new shows, so my bad.
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06.22.2006, 02:07 PM	#34
jon boy invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: psycho battery Posts: 12,161	all shows should stop after a few series maybe three. its such a shame to watch things go on and get less and less funny like the simpsons etc. its just the studios making money and re hashing the same shit over and over again because they know they can make money out of it.
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06.22.2006, 02:12 PM	#35
acousticrock87 invito al cielo Join Date: May 2006 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 5,515	As much as I like Futurama, I don't want more of it. I used to love Family Guy and was completely stoked about the new season. And don't get me wrong, it was still just as funny. But after 3 episodes I just stopped liking it. Something clicked. It's like a CD where every single song has the same riff and tempo with different lyrics and licks. You can listen for all the nice differences, but in the end it will only make you nauseous.
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06.22.2006, 02:51 PM	#37
jon boy invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: psycho battery Posts: 12,161	It's like a CD where every single song has the same riff and tempo with different lyrics and licks. You can listen for all the nice differences, but in the end it will only make you nauseous.[/quote] every shellac album ever.
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06.22.2006, 03:38 PM	#39
afterthefact invito al cielo Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Lexington, KY Posts: 3,886	What about SNL? Not that I want to see it go, I actually like it... again. It REALLY started to suck in the early 2000's, but I think they figured out the problem and started bringing on people with actual experience in sketch comedy, and not just stand up comedians, and now it's pretty good. But my original point (I tend to lose focus quickly), how much longer do you see it staying on the air? It's been on FOREVER, but has it become a staple, like the Tonight Show? __________________ "She hated people who thought too much. At that moment, she struck me as an appropriate representative for almost all mankind." - Kurt Vonnegut Cat's Cradle
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06.22.2006, 03:39 PM	#40
Rob Instigator invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: In the land of the Instigator Posts: 27,976	I FUCKING HATE FAMILY GUY, and I have hated it since the beggining and it is the single stupidest cartoon on television. worse even than the ones about the mummies from egypt that fight mummy crime. the worst simpson's episode is ten times better than anything the stupid fucking shit sucking Family Guy ever put out. it is just NOT funny. The Fami.ly guy is like watching Robin Williams in his latest movies. you know exactly waht joke they will tell, you know exactly what the punchline will be, you even know exactly how it will be delivered. it is the most basic bullshit easy-joke nonsense around. I FUCKING HATE IT LIKE I HATE U2 Futurama was the greatest. I love watching it on DVD. I hope they bring it back and they get all the same voice talent. remember that it was cancelled after being moved around on the schedule 6 times in 4 years. that is sabotage from the network. __________________ RXTT's Intellectual Journey - my new blog where I talk about all the books I read.
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