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timb89
02/08/10, 09:05 PM
Just to settle a drunken bet with my friend. Personally i think South Park is hands down the more intelligent show.
eraserhead
02/08/10, 09:13 PM
Is this a question? South Park is an occasionally brilliant satire. Family Guy is occasionally funny pop culture references.
WakingTheMisery
02/08/10, 09:14 PM
Family Guy has never been smart.
spevin
02/08/10, 09:15 PM
south park hands down.
gilatron5000
02/08/10, 09:15 PM
South Park. Definitely
seraph1214
02/08/10, 09:17 PM
South Park is miles ahead of Family Guy and is consistently funnier.
SlappedActor
02/08/10, 09:24 PM
I probably watch Family Guy more often, but South Park is definitely smarter.
Mibabalou
02/08/10, 09:25 PM
blowout
jwicklun
02/08/10, 09:59 PM
Yeah I got into this debate intoxicated as well. South Park still makes sense.
spevin
02/08/10, 10:10 PM
well dude... i think you got your answer.
NateFoundGlory
02/08/10, 10:14 PM
Seems a bit one sided, ey?
spevin
02/08/10, 10:18 PM
Seems a bit one sided, ey?

just a wee bit. im a little surprised actually....that some retards didnt come in and start spitting out that family guy is the greatest thing ever..bla bla.
thesollopsist
02/08/10, 10:23 PM
South Park hands down.
Scrandon
02/08/10, 10:35 PM
South Park actually has good parodies

Family guy has randomness
jwicklun
02/08/10, 10:41 PM
person who said family guy was smarter, explain yourself.
Cuddleworthy
02/08/10, 10:48 PM
person who said family guy was smarter, explain yourself.

you mean, kill yourself
timb89
02/08/10, 10:51 PM
haha i cant believe how one sided this is. wait... yes i can.
dissident
02/08/10, 11:06 PM
this question is so simple it doesn't even need a poll.
Vincewithouthee
02/08/10, 11:08 PM
Yeah....this isn't even close.
jwicklun
02/08/10, 11:17 PM
i love the fact the people who voted family guy are not providing an explanation.
domotime2
02/08/10, 11:20 PM
listen...i like family guy, im one of the few people here that actually still thinks the show has enough quality jokes that it's deserved to be watched pretty frequently...

but like EVERYONE has said so far..

Family Guy is not really meant to be "smart"...you dont really have to "get it" to understand Family Guy.

Now I propose the test of which show is smarter... Simpsons or South Park...well I can get into a pretty good debate on that one. Because Simpsons is DEFINITELY a show where you need to "get it" in order to find the humor in most things.

South Park isn't as overly intelligent as many people would like to pretend it is...occasionaly they make their pretty smart points...but a 12 year old can get their blantant references as well.
jwicklun
02/08/10, 11:23 PM
comparing family guy to south park is like comparing two and a half men to arrested development.
fishguts182
02/08/10, 11:24 PM
south park
SkyHeldUpByStar
02/08/10, 11:27 PM
listen...i like family guy, im one of the few people here that actually still thinks the show has enough quality jokes that it's deserved to be watched pretty frequently...

but like EVERYONE has said so far..

Family Guy is not really meant to be "smart"...you dont really have to "get it" to understand Family Guy.

Now I propose the test of which show is smarter... Simpsons or South Park...well I can get into a pretty good debate on that one. Because Simpsons is DEFINITELY a show where you need to "get it" in order to find the humor in most things.

South Park isn't as overly intelligent as many people would like to pretend it is...occasionaly they make their pretty smart points...but a 12 year old can get their blantant references as well.
This would be a much better debate.
Star Slight
02/08/10, 11:43 PM
What were your friend's reasons for thinking Family Guy is more intelligent?


As for Simpsons/South Park....I'd have to go with the Simpsons
jwicklun
02/08/10, 11:52 PM
What were your friend's reasons for thinking Family Guy is more intelligent?


As for Simpsons/South Park....I'd have to go with the Simpsons
old simpsons had very subtle humor. i discovered a lot of jokes after re-watching.
timb89
02/09/10, 12:14 AM
comparing family guy to south park is like comparing two and a half men to arrested development.

haha nice one.
Sherrice
02/09/10, 12:18 AM
person who said family guy was smarter, go jump off a bridge.

fixed.
introduction
02/09/10, 01:19 AM
neither hits me as a show that raises your I.Q, but out of the two, it's definitely south park.
FueledByRock
02/09/10, 03:24 AM
comparing family guy to south park is like comparing two and a half men to arrested development.
I cringed upon reading that. Good point.
Auals
02/09/10, 04:21 AM
Just to settle a drunken bet with my friend. Personally i think South Park is hands down the more intelligent show.
South Park contains rather witty metaphors of social events in almost every episode (poop/vomit/sex jokes aside) and so that wins hands down.
yellowhouse
02/09/10, 05:26 AM
This shouldn't even have to be debated. South Park, definitely.
atticus18244fss
02/09/10, 06:55 AM
Both are actually are really smart.
wall e
02/09/10, 07:09 AM
There are a lot of South Park fanboys in here.
Sloth7
02/09/10, 07:53 AM
Anyone who says Family Guy should be banned from this site for life.
EvilZeppelin
02/09/10, 07:59 AM
The thing that really bothers me with Family Guy is the randomness and dragging jokes on for more then 4-5 mins (chicken fight)
eraserhead
02/09/10, 08:02 AM
lol, I remember when I was a sophomore in high school and thought Family Guy was better than South Park. Got into a whole argument with a friend about it. I think I'll apologize to him on facebook right now.
Smeee
02/09/10, 08:28 AM
South Park is smarter but I still far prefer Family Guy.

The thing that really bothers me with Family Guy is the randomness and dragging jokes on for more then 4-5 mins (chicken fight)

I think that's why I like it haha. It's just so stupid.
Chris Fallon
02/09/10, 09:10 AM
Really? Someone is going to try to debate that Family Guy is "intelligent"? Come on.
songydarko
02/09/10, 09:22 AM
Both shows are incredibly stupid.
FBTMOPenguins
02/09/10, 09:47 AM
I fucking hate Family Guy.
FBTMOPenguins
02/09/10, 09:49 AM
lol, I remember when I was a sophomore in high school and thought Family Guy was better than South Park. Got into a whole argument with a friend about it. I think I'll apologize to him on facebook right now.

Conformist.
MyNameIsRoss
02/09/10, 09:55 AM
pretty obvious that it's sp
bard
02/09/10, 10:03 AM
can't stand either show, but i would say that south park is "smarter" than family guy, but it doesn't mean that south park is a "smart" show at all.

simpsons is definitely smarter than south park though. no contest.
demondays524
02/09/10, 10:12 AM
South Park, by a longshot. Family Guy is not remotely intelligent in any way.
cshadows2887
02/09/10, 10:18 AM
The correct answer is: The Simpsons
golferpunk1
02/09/10, 10:22 AM
comparing family guy to south park is like comparing two and a half men to arrested development.
not really considering two and a half men is in its 7th season and arrested development was cancelled after 3.
bard
02/09/10, 10:30 AM
not really considering two and a half men is in its 7th season and arrested development was cancelled after 3.
are you serious? what exactly are you trying to say? that two and a half men must be better because arrested development was cancelled?
cshadows2887
02/09/10, 10:31 AM
not really considering two and a half men is in its 7th season and arrested development was cancelled after 3.

And most soap operas have been on since before your grandma lost her virginity. Your point?
golferpunk1
02/09/10, 10:33 AM
are you serious? what exactly are you trying to say? that two and a half men must be better because arrested development was cancelled?
My point was it was a stupid analogy. Thats it
dpatrickguy
02/09/10, 10:36 AM
I enjoy Family Guy. But South Park is better in nearly every way.
jwicklun
02/09/10, 10:45 AM
not really considering two and a half men is in its 7th season and arrested development was cancelled after 3.
I was talking about intelligence of the shows. not it's longevity.
golferpunk1
02/09/10, 12:26 PM
I was talking about intelligence of the shows. not it's longevity.
well then arrested development and two and a half men shouldn't have been mentioned in the first place right? Neither are even close to being considered intelligent.
jwicklun
02/09/10, 12:28 PM
well then arrested development and two and a half men shouldn't have been mentioned in the first place right? Neither are even close to being considered intelligent.
....you think arrested development is not an intelligent series? I guess thats why you did not get that analogy.
cshadows2887
02/09/10, 12:32 PM
well then arrested development and two and a half men shouldn't have been mentioned in the first place right? Neither are even close to being considered intelligent.

Whoo-boy.
Debut_Fin
02/09/10, 12:36 PM
I think Trey Parker & Matt Stone deserve so much more credit than they get. South Park is brilliant.
"With Apologies to Jesse Jackson" is probably one of the best examples of this
deadkidsean
02/09/10, 12:37 PM
well then arrested development and two and a half men shouldn't have been mentioned in the first place right? Neither are even close to being considered intelligent.
Hahah.
golferpunk1
02/09/10, 12:40 PM
....you think arrested development is not an intelligent series? I guess thats why you did not get that analogy.
Mayby you're confused about the definition of intelligent? How can Arrested Development be cosidered intelligent at all??
Just for the record I love the show, I'm just wondering why you would consider it intelligent.
jwicklun
02/09/10, 12:44 PM
Mayby you're confused about the definition of intelligent? How can Arrested Development be cosidered intelligent at all??
Just for the record I love the show, I'm just wondering why you would consider it intelligent.
because of the little jokes, motifs, and dialogue which makes the show so exceptional. It's a show where even if you watch it twice, there will be a ton of jokes that you will miss out on. It's a series where it requires multiple viewings. Thats what makes it so genius. Unlike Two and half men, where Charlie Sheen makes a joke about his brother's awkwardness and thats it, wait for laugh track. The whole reason Arrested Development was cancelled was because it was too intelligent for network tv.
drawndead
02/09/10, 12:46 PM
i definitely watch south park way more
rockitmarty
02/09/10, 01:50 PM
south park by far... family guy has its moments, but southpark has the coherence within its comedy
TJ Wells
02/09/10, 01:54 PM
Hahaha. Not even CLOSE.
TJ Wells
02/09/10, 01:54 PM
South Park isn't just the smartest cartoons on tv, it's one of the smartest shows PERIOD on tv.
Star Slight
02/09/10, 01:59 PM
Mayby you're confused about the definition of intelligent? How can Arrested Development be cosidered intelligent at all??
Just for the record I love the show, I'm just wondering why you would consider it intelligent.

OH COME ON
http://www.moviespoiler.co.il/AuthorsPics/-8589714803891667370gob-bluth-12498.jpg
bard
02/09/10, 02:15 PM
South Park isn't just the smartest cartoons on tv, it's one of the smartest shows PERIOD on tv.
come on, this is just untrue.
a speedo model
02/09/10, 02:21 PM
well then arrested development and two and a half men shouldn't have been mentioned in the first place right? Neither are even close to being considered intelligent.
Now this thread is worth reading.
TJ Wells
02/09/10, 02:46 PM
The fact that not one of my friends finds A.D. intelligent is enough to convince me of the show's brilliance.
golferpunk1
02/09/10, 03:06 PM
because of the little jokes, motifs, and dialogue which makes the show so exceptional. It's a show where even if you watch it twice, there will be a ton of jokes that you will miss out on. It's a series where it requires multiple viewings. Thats what makes it so genius. Unlike Two and half men, where Charlie Sheen makes a joke about his brother's awkwardness and thats it, wait for laugh track. The whole reason Arrested Development was cancelled was because it was too intelligent for network tv.
I agree wth you that the show is genius and very funny. And I also agree that 2 and a half men is stupid. I guess that's not really my definition of intelligent humor though since I think a lot of Arrested Development is silly/slapstick type humor. Oh well
DejaNew
02/09/10, 03:57 PM
haha wow.
Chemical Love
02/09/10, 04:24 PM
South Park by a long shot. One of the best shows on TV.
Sheldon
02/09/10, 04:25 PM
What makes one piece of entertainment more intelligent than another?
Sheldon
02/09/10, 04:33 PM
What makes one piece of entertainment more intelligent than another?
CaryGrant
02/09/10, 05:27 PM
Arrested Development.
CaryGrant
02/09/10, 05:28 PM
Arrested Development.

Haha, said this before actually noticing plenty of people already went there.
Star Slight
02/09/10, 08:00 PM
What makes one piece of entertainment more intelligent than another?

South Park focuses on parodying certain cultural events per episode, usually not that many (and if a good amount, they do it seemlessly). Family Guy spends their time parodying a bunch of little pop culture events throughout the episode, strewn together with a very loose plot most of the time.

Most of the Family Guy jokes are set up in a "Just like the time (Random event)" or "Hey Lois, remember that time (random event). That's not to say that its not funny, but South Park seems to have a better writing style where the jokes they make fit into the storyline.
dissident
02/09/10, 08:30 PM
for me it's all in how they treat their audience. smacking you over the head with something and treating them like they're just as ADD and stupid as most of the gags like family guy, or requiring more of a brain to get at least half the jokes in an episode like south park. south park isn't high brow or anything, but it requires more out of its viewers than family guy. as for arrested development, that show is highly intelligent with its writing and humor. everyone i've met who doesn't like it isn't very smart and doesn't think it's funny because they admittedly don't understand 3/4 of it and why it's supposed to be funny.
brokendogleg
02/09/10, 10:55 PM
King of the Hill.