2.14.2005
TV Review: American Dad
Hey, does anyone want some reviews of Seth MacFarlane's new show American Dad? No? Here's some anyway, presented in metacritic style!
American Dad
Created by Seth MacFarlane
FOX
Consensus Score: 22
Stuff Magazine: 75
“It's not going to win any points for originality, but you know what? Family Guy was very funny. So is this. Suck it up, creativity Nazis”
Entertainment Central.com: 50
“For longevity, American Dad will need to be as smart with its characters as it is with its jokes.”
New York Times: 25
“Seth MacFarlane's American Dad has amusing moments and engaging characters, but when compared to The Simpsons, is crude and cheaply drawn.”
U-Wire.com: 25
“From the cheesy intro song ("The sun in the sky has a smile on his face! And he's shinin' a salute to the American race!") to the uncanny Family Guy -like characters, MacFarlane seems to have ripped off his own hit series. But everyone knows a rip-off, legal or not, almost always fails where the original succeeded.”
USA Today: 25
“If [MacFarlane] he has to copy from himself, fine. Just copy better material.”
Baltimore Sun: 0
“Me? I can't believe Fox would insult The Simpsons - its greatest contribution to popular culture and satirical art - by pairing it with a show that doesn't have a third of its wit or originality.”
Boston Globe: 0
“The Simpsons is a model of the great potential of the form. But American Dad, which won't return to prime time until May 1, doesn't promise to provide much of anything, except a haven for a family of stick figures.”
Detroit Free Press: 0
“Instead, McFarlane seeks laughs from paint-by-numbers satirical setups, leering, silly sex jokes, an overflow of toilet humor and freak show characters like the dirty, flirty pet goldfish named Klaus.... Fox may have the last laugh with American Dad. But I'm still waiting for my first.”
Pop Matters.com: 0
“I just wish he had done it with more unique characters, stronger story construction, and a better class of dialogue. But he didn't, causing American Dad's post-Super Bowl debut to feel like a lame halftime show designed to keep us busy until the main event on 1 May. If he doesn't come up with better material by then, America might respond to his series the way it does to most halftime shows: by turning it off.”
American Dad
Created by Seth MacFarlane
FOX
Consensus Score: 22
Stuff Magazine: 75
“It's not going to win any points for originality, but you know what? Family Guy was very funny. So is this. Suck it up, creativity Nazis”
Entertainment Central.com: 50
“For longevity, American Dad will need to be as smart with its characters as it is with its jokes.”
New York Times: 25
“Seth MacFarlane's American Dad has amusing moments and engaging characters, but when compared to The Simpsons, is crude and cheaply drawn.”
U-Wire.com: 25
“From the cheesy intro song ("The sun in the sky has a smile on his face! And he's shinin' a salute to the American race!") to the uncanny Family Guy -like characters, MacFarlane seems to have ripped off his own hit series. But everyone knows a rip-off, legal or not, almost always fails where the original succeeded.”
USA Today: 25
“If [MacFarlane] he has to copy from himself, fine. Just copy better material.”
Baltimore Sun: 0
“Me? I can't believe Fox would insult The Simpsons - its greatest contribution to popular culture and satirical art - by pairing it with a show that doesn't have a third of its wit or originality.”
Boston Globe: 0
“The Simpsons is a model of the great potential of the form. But American Dad, which won't return to prime time until May 1, doesn't promise to provide much of anything, except a haven for a family of stick figures.”
Detroit Free Press: 0
“Instead, McFarlane seeks laughs from paint-by-numbers satirical setups, leering, silly sex jokes, an overflow of toilet humor and freak show characters like the dirty, flirty pet goldfish named Klaus.... Fox may have the last laugh with American Dad. But I'm still waiting for my first.”
Pop Matters.com: 0
“I just wish he had done it with more unique characters, stronger story construction, and a better class of dialogue. But he didn't, causing American Dad's post-Super Bowl debut to feel like a lame halftime show designed to keep us busy until the main event on 1 May. If he doesn't come up with better material by then, America might respond to his series the way it does to most halftime shows: by turning it off.”
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