What did you think of the ...
Question: What did you think of the hour-long
Star Wars-themed episode of
Family Guy? I thought it was absolutely hilarious, and one of the best parodies I have seen in a long time. I know everyone is waiting for all the live-action comedy premeries this week, but don't you think that the best comedy period is Fox's Sunday-night animated shows? You may think that
Family Guy can get crude and nonsensical from time to time, but you must admit that it's hysterical. Especially since I know you get all the old TV references they often do.
Answer: I got a kick out of parts of it, but as usual when it comes to TV comedies, I think supersizing it wasn't the best idea. Too much of a hit-or-miss thing. In fact, sitting through the first Sunday night of Fox's animated comedies, I wondered if I'd lost my ability to laugh out loud. I was amused here and there, but it didn't blow me away. The ratings were strong, though, and the idea was solid, so it was without doubt a good opening week for
Family Guy. (For me, the funniest comedy program of last week was the second episode of Fox's
Back to You,
with very broad farcical humor that actually reminded me of
Frasier at times, though not yet quite on that rarefied level. I have nothing against goldfish, but every time one died, I had to laugh. And the taser gag: a scream.)
