I missed the pilot episode after the Superbowl, so my first encounter with this show was in a five minute promo that aired before Fever Pitch in theaters a few months ago. And the thing was, I thought it was great. Everything was hilarious, and it ended on just the right note.
And then I started to watch the show.
My heading says that I'm sick of trying to convince myself I like this. I emphasize that, because it wasn't an instant dislike. It took a while to realize that American Dad! isn't as funny as Family Guy.
Or King of the Hill.
Or Price is Right reruns from the 1970s.
Or public access.
I've heard a lot about how Family Guy, Seth McFarlane's cult TV favorite may or may not be a ripoff of The Simpsons, and I never felt it was. But I can't shake the feeling that American Dad! was an attempted modification of the Family Guy theme - not a ripoff, just a modification - and it just doesn't work for me.
The characters in this show each have one gimmick (attractive mom/CIA right-wing nut case/German fish/alien/nerd/hippie) , which is why I found them so endearing in the five minute promo. Five minutes was about how long their gimmicks were funny. And I'm sick of trying to convince myself I like this show.
I'm not bitter or anything. I'm just not going to watch this anymore. I'll stick to My Kind of Town, the ABC game show that airs in the same time slot and is destined for cancellation at the end of the season, I just know it. I'm not sure how much longer American Dad! will run... but I hope that an extended time frame improves quality.
And then I started to watch the show.
My heading says that I'm sick of trying to convince myself I like this. I emphasize that, because it wasn't an instant dislike. It took a while to realize that American Dad! isn't as funny as Family Guy.
Or King of the Hill.
Or Price is Right reruns from the 1970s.
Or public access.
I've heard a lot about how Family Guy, Seth McFarlane's cult TV favorite may or may not be a ripoff of The Simpsons, and I never felt it was. But I can't shake the feeling that American Dad! was an attempted modification of the Family Guy theme - not a ripoff, just a modification - and it just doesn't work for me.
The characters in this show each have one gimmick (attractive mom/CIA right-wing nut case/German fish/alien/nerd/hippie) , which is why I found them so endearing in the five minute promo. Five minutes was about how long their gimmicks were funny. And I'm sick of trying to convince myself I like this show.
I'm not bitter or anything. I'm just not going to watch this anymore. I'll stick to My Kind of Town, the ABC game show that airs in the same time slot and is destined for cancellation at the end of the season, I just know it. I'm not sure how much longer American Dad! will run... but I hope that an extended time frame improves quality.