The first episode of this show I watched was #4 ("Interracial McAdams"), and I was immediately intrigued. I'm a fan of South Park, particularly older episodes, and found the humor in Allen Gregory to be similar but more subtle. I also loved Allen's artistic direction and style, which is more aesthetically pleasing than that of many new cartoons.
After watching 2 episodes of the show I Googled Allen Gregory, expecting to find praise and good reviews, and was surprised with the opposite. Maybe the screaming haters are just a very vocal minority and any cancellation of the show is ultimately due to low viewership, not necessarily hate, but it's too bad; I was looking forward to seeing more of this.
From skimming a few of the message board posts and reviews, I can see that one of the most common complaints was not being able to connect with any of the characters. Personally I never like or dislike a show solely on the basis of connecting with any of the characters. If what they say or do is something I'm keen to observe, and it's done in a manner that I am drawn to, then it's watchable in my book. And despite many viewers' aversions to Allen Gregory's character, I found him to be cute, in an Eric Cartman-esque "extremely politically incorrect kid" sort of way, but with a very different yet equally unique personality. I generally find the ruder and more outlandish characters to be the more interesting.
Another common complaint seems to be regarding the political incorrectness around themes such as pedophilia, homosexuality, racism, etc. Some people find humor revolving around these themes to be funny, whereas others would be offended. It looks like this show may have picked up the wrong viewers. I think Allen Gregory would have hit a beat with a significant portion of South Park fans, as the humor is similar, as stated previously.
However, for a comedy, the humor IS, admittedly, pretty subtle. And on that subject, yet another complaint I've come across is the perception that the show is just not funny, even to some who don't have issues with the rampant political incorrectness. Personally, I don't laugh very much watching this show. I don't find the show outrageously funny, and I might not even find it very funny. However, I rarely laugh at anything on TV. Furthermore, a comedy show doesn't have to be persistently funny to be appealing. I watch comedies ultimately if I find them appealing, not because I want to laugh for hours on end.
Maybe it's the combination of the show's atmosphere, humor that I'm comfortable with, and the artistic direction that is striking a chord with me; if any of these facets were compromised then my opinion could differ. But so far, I'm thinking that this is the sort of show that I would like to see more of, and efforts should be made to attract the right viewers before cancelling it for good.
After watching 2 episodes of the show I Googled Allen Gregory, expecting to find praise and good reviews, and was surprised with the opposite. Maybe the screaming haters are just a very vocal minority and any cancellation of the show is ultimately due to low viewership, not necessarily hate, but it's too bad; I was looking forward to seeing more of this.
From skimming a few of the message board posts and reviews, I can see that one of the most common complaints was not being able to connect with any of the characters. Personally I never like or dislike a show solely on the basis of connecting with any of the characters. If what they say or do is something I'm keen to observe, and it's done in a manner that I am drawn to, then it's watchable in my book. And despite many viewers' aversions to Allen Gregory's character, I found him to be cute, in an Eric Cartman-esque "extremely politically incorrect kid" sort of way, but with a very different yet equally unique personality. I generally find the ruder and more outlandish characters to be the more interesting.
Another common complaint seems to be regarding the political incorrectness around themes such as pedophilia, homosexuality, racism, etc. Some people find humor revolving around these themes to be funny, whereas others would be offended. It looks like this show may have picked up the wrong viewers. I think Allen Gregory would have hit a beat with a significant portion of South Park fans, as the humor is similar, as stated previously.
However, for a comedy, the humor IS, admittedly, pretty subtle. And on that subject, yet another complaint I've come across is the perception that the show is just not funny, even to some who don't have issues with the rampant political incorrectness. Personally, I don't laugh very much watching this show. I don't find the show outrageously funny, and I might not even find it very funny. However, I rarely laugh at anything on TV. Furthermore, a comedy show doesn't have to be persistently funny to be appealing. I watch comedies ultimately if I find them appealing, not because I want to laugh for hours on end.
Maybe it's the combination of the show's atmosphere, humor that I'm comfortable with, and the artistic direction that is striking a chord with me; if any of these facets were compromised then my opinion could differ. But so far, I'm thinking that this is the sort of show that I would like to see more of, and efforts should be made to attract the right viewers before cancelling it for good.