Have you Noticed?

PsychicHeart · Sat 05/08/2006 02:30:50

So i was watching American Dad the other day and it got me thinking. A lot of people classify AD as a derivative of Family Guy. Now, some people classify family guy as a derivative of Futurama, which is classified as a derivative of The Simpsons, which is classified as a derivative of The Flintstones, WHICH is classified as a derivative of the Honeymooners!
Anyone noticed this!?
Please comment!
Cheers,
Fluke.

Domino · Sat 05/08/2006 02:46:11

Sorry, but no. All i know is American Dad and Family Guy are made from the same people. (Seth McFarlane?? is that correct)

But the father in AD is a real dick though.

PsychicHeart · Sat 05/08/2006 03:05:44

Yes, Family Guy and American Dad are made by the same person, Seth MacFarlane.

monkey0506 · Sat 05/08/2006 03:16:27

Yeah...but I don't think that FG is really "a derivative" of Futurama or the Simpsons. Seeing as Futurama and the Simpsons are both made by Matt Groening (sp?) I can see how the one could be said to be "a derivative" of the other...but I don't see the FG-Futurama connection. Unless you really just watch that much [adult swim].

But I haven't seen FG on AS that much of late. The reason I brought it up is because at various points in AS history the show times have switched from:

10:00 - Family Guy
10:30 - Futurama

To:

10:00 - Futurama
10:30 - Family Guy

That's about the only connection I see there. And I definitely don't see the connection between the Simpsons and the Flintstones. In fact I refuse to see it. They are absolutely not at all alike. And I'm not familiar with this "Honeymooners" of which you speak.

Steel Drummer · Sat 05/08/2006 04:23:52

The Honeymooners was an old sitcom, you twit!

monkey0506 · Sat 05/08/2006 04:29:15

That clears up a lot.

I definitely didn't get anything about it being a T.V. show from the fact that everything else was a T.V. show. Thank you for the amazingly stunning new and helpful INFORMATION.

Radiant · Sat 05/08/2006 10:45:22

Which goes to show that we haven't seen anything original on TV since the days Shakespeare lived.

Andail · Sat 05/08/2006 11:20:58

But boy, did I enjoy sitcoms back in the 16:th century.

Nacho · Sat 05/08/2006 11:25:44

Is family man is a derivated from Futurama I must say that it has lost a lot during the process of converssion... Futurama is my favourite show in TV and I never EVER even smiled with family man... And I've tried!

Then, dissapointment after dissapointment, I simply got sick of it and now I just avoid it.

ildu · Sat 05/08/2006 14:28:41

Quote from: Nacho on Sat 05/08/2006 11:25:44I never EVER even smiled with family man... And I've tried!

That's because you've been watching the wrong show. It's Family Guy, silly you

. You must have been watching Family Doctor with Nacho, Pedro PeÃ±a and such

. Now that is a great show.

monkey0506 · Sun 06/08/2006 03:29:40

Quote from: Radiant on Sat 05/08/2006 10:45:22
Which goes to show that we haven't seen anything original on TV since the days Shakespeare lived.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but wasn't it Shakespeare that came up with the idea of people riding around on invisible horses? That was a brilliant idea, and the addition of coconuts by Monty Python was just incredible.