The simpsons/family guy episode was pretty much running through every old running gaga from each franchise and mashing them together. From the koolaid gag, to the neighbors "no no no no" thing to the extended chicken versus peter fight with Homer instead of the chicken, to Stewie ball gagging Jimbo.
There was nothing new or exciting or creative.
I thought in a epic concept like this I would have at least a few lol surprise moments, but there were a few internal chuckles but thats about all.
I've been saying for a long time that Family Guy should have pretty much ended the show with the Meg goes to prison episode, that was the last truly funny Family Guy episode if you find incest shower rape funny. Its gotten to the point where Brian and Stewie have been changed so far from their original concepts that they're unrecognizable stumbling idiots, and they thought it would be funny to up the Peter is a ###### personality. Even their clips which used to be the best part of the show are worn out.
The Simpsons ran out of gas a long time ago, and should have ended after the two hour movie where they expended the last of their gags. Even their characters aren't lovable any more, Homer lost his redeemable qualities years ago, Marge is an annoying shrew, Lisa is a annoying vegetable eating over inflated ego, Bart has been redeemed so many times that there is no rebel left in him.
When you look at the other quality animated shows out there like an Archer or a Robot Chicken or a fuggit about it or some of the others, these two mega franchises are more then frayed around the edges.
Its time to retire them to the Smithsonian
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