Why I Hate Family Guy

Before I begin, I want to say that I respect the opinion and choice of Family Guy fans and viewers, but that I do NOT agree with them. Family Guy is successful and popular, and it has a lot of supporters. I know some people will say, "if you hate it, don't watch it!" To those who say that, I want you to know I don't watch it and I never will. I also want you to know that I'm not trying to be disrespectful. I'm only doing this in hopes of finding some people who hate it as well. To those who are nastily thinking, "if you hate it, don't watch it!", here's what I have to say to you: "If you like Family Guy, then don't read this." ;) 

Here's one reason I hate the show. It's disgusting with no good humor or jokes. I don't blame them for having a show about a messed-up family. Not even the Simpsons were the first of those. Although I find it a pathetic and unoriginal plot, there are TV shows about families all the time on TV and I think the Simpsons were just the inspiration for those shows. So I'll admit Family Guy did not steal that idea. And even if they did, they can't really be blamed. Shows about families are popular these days. I don't think that any of them could top the Simpsons, though. Especially not Family Guy. 

My biggest problem with Family Guy is really the characters. They're all ugly. Even people who like the characters have admit that the characters aren't attractive. The boys are all fat and the girls look the same. If they have two girls in the family, couldn't at least one of them have long, pretty hair, or wear a dress or something? It's really a waste I think. I almost feel the creator purposely made them ugly, to be funny for something stupid like that. 

The characters look and act the same and they're all reused. They're emotionless and forgettable, except for the characters who are so obnoxious you can't forget them, like Lois. She's a bitch. She has an annoying voice and ugly hair. 

I know people try to compare the Griffins to the Simpsons, but Homer and Peter are the only ones with any similarities, and they aren't big ones. If Family Guy is trying to be like the Simpsons, it's been disguised well with bad humor, crappy drawings, recycled characters and jokes, and vulgarity. 

I respect the voice actors and the work they put into this. They probably enjoy the show and the characters they voice, and I'm glad for that. I just think that the creator who voices some of the characters can't make a lot of original voices for different characters and he's a pretty crappy voice actor. Trey Parker and Matt Stone, the creators of South Park, are much better at voice acting. 

I know South Park has crappy art and crude humor, but it's good humor and the show is known for being vulgar and of poor-quality. Because Family Guy is on the same Network as the Simpsons, I'd expect better quality and less crudeness from them. But because it looks like a good quality show and isn't, it's more disappointing and irritating. 

In conclusion, the plot isn't original (although I can't really use that against Family Guy), the characters are ugly, and the art is poor in quality. The show annoys me to Hell and the obnoxious commercials would definitely turn me off the show if I wasn't already turned off. If they're using their best jokes for the commercials, then the show is worse than I thought. 

I appreciate the work that the creator, writers, and voice actors put into it and I'm glad the show found success, but in my opinion, the show is disgusting, crude, poorly-drawn, and above all, annoying. 

-Lilly J.