The Fox network cannot risk pissing off Seth MacFarlane. If they do, they run a good chance of suddenly finding most of their entire Sunday night line-up sucking eggs. At least, that's one possible reason for the renewal of American Dad for a sixth season. That pickup gives MacFarlane the renewal trifecta for Sunday nights.Actually, of MacFarlane's three series, American Dad is the best one (although I'm finding The Cleveland Show inching closer to first place). As opposed to Family Guy, the storytelling is more linear than the other two and the jokes actually have some relevance to the plot or characters (I'm on Team South Park regarding that "feud").
The Cleveland Show is also better at linear storytelling and jokes than its predecessor, but it's still not up to the standards of American Dad. Sadly, American Dad will likely live in the shadow of Family Guy and The Cleveland Show for years to come. At least MacFarlane has three chances with Fox to keep on working.
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10-30-2009 @ 10:33AM
Drex said...
Good, American Dad is one of my favorite shows.. Roger IMO is the best charter of any MacFarlane show..
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10-30-2009 @ 12:37PM
beanspants said...
I find Roger incredibly annoying, and Stan's kid and his Revenge of the Nerds friends are shticky as well.
When those guys are involved, the comedy is as generic as 3.5 Men.
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10-30-2009 @ 1:10PM
Adam said...
I have to disagree, I think the Cleveland Show is better than American Dad (of the episodes so far at least). I was always a fan of black sitcoms from the 70's and 80's and the Cleaveland Show just enhance this formula. I hope it stays around for a while. It also seems to follow a progression that isn't seen on Family Guy and American Dad.
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