My contempt for Seth MacFarlane has reached new depths. The latest Family Guy that I've seen concerns Quagmire being threatened with jail due to his having had underage sex with a school girl, but he gets out of it when his mother sleeps with the judge. Great life lesson there, Seth!
But the nadir, the very biggest turd in the toilet that won't go down no matter how many times you flush has to be the American Dad episode I watched last night. Roger and Klaus fall in love - no explanation how, apart from the fact that both are male, a fish makes love to an alien, or how Klaus stays alive outside of water. The sideplot, such as it is, concerns Steve (who I hate with a passion anyway and would cheerfully dismember) who avoids a mandatory school fitness test by - wait for it - crapping his pants. AND he gets a medal for doing so.
There could not be a more appropriate metaphor for MacFarlane's lack of respect for his shows. I mean, yes, they're cartoons and not to be taken seriously, but Christ man: take some ****ing pride in what you do, or alternatively, call time on it. Actually, do that. We'd all be better off.
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