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Post by ohiofan1 on Jul 23, 2011 15:59:02 GMT -5
I feel so wrong for laughing at this joke as I love and respect Michael J. Fox. This was one of the jokes where I think Family Guy went too far with as it didn't need to go that long.
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Post by forgottensinpwf on Jul 23, 2011 16:07:40 GMT -5
Yeah, kinda.
Though I personally think the parkinsons jokes fall into my dethroning moment of fail when it comes to this show.
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Post by The Summer of Muskrat XVII on Jul 23, 2011 16:07:46 GMT -5
Didn't care for this one, or the Zorro joke, but I will admit I laughed pretty hard at the Stewie/BttF one. It's the one where they're spoofing the end of BttF and Marty yells "Stewie! I have to tell you about the future!!!" and Stewie goes "No Michael, I have to tell you about your future"
I understand the whole 'If anything is fair, everything is fair" mentality, so they can feel free to make the jokes because it's their right to make them, but I just didn't find them funny.
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Post by Malcolm on Jul 23, 2011 16:11:05 GMT -5
What the hell is up with all the Micheal J Fox jokes lately?
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Post by Yami Daimao on Jul 23, 2011 16:12:34 GMT -5
Yeah that was a bit "far", but not too far. I think the best "middle ground" was this one:
I laughed at that one. I mean yeah I felt a bit ashamed, but it was subtle enough.
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Post by The Summer of Muskrat XVII on Jul 23, 2011 16:17:26 GMT -5
Yeah that was a bit "far", but not too far. I think the best "middle ground" was this one: I laughed at that one. I mean yeah I felt a bit ashamed, but it was subtle enough. Yup, that's the one I was referring to. I didn't seem nearly as mean spirited as the other 2, and it was actually kinda cleaver and funny |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 23, 2011 16:44:47 GMT -5
I can agree with you guys on the BttF joke. I did chuckle at that.
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Post by Krazee on Jul 23, 2011 16:48:21 GMT -5
i gave a little chuckle
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Post by Beav on Jul 23, 2011 19:27:03 GMT -5
I don't think it's that bad. However, it would have been a lot less offensive if they just went with the explanation and didn't show it.
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Post by Red Lion on Jul 23, 2011 20:39:53 GMT -5
My favourite kind of comedy is black comedy, any and all forms, so yeah, I lol'd
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Post by Citizen Zero on Jul 23, 2011 20:43:26 GMT -5
I think that joke just gave me AIDs.
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Post by Bob Schlapowitz on Jul 23, 2011 20:46:48 GMT -5
I feel so wrong for laughing at this joke as I love and respect Michael J. Fox. This was one of the jokes where I think Family Guy went too far with as it didn't need to go that long. The only offensive thing about that was how unfunny it was. |
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Post by Ghostorm on Jul 23, 2011 20:52:40 GMT -5
I only laughed at the written check part, the rest was very meh!
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Post by Yami Daimao on Jul 23, 2011 23:43:55 GMT -5
I only laughed at the written check part, the rest was very meh! Yeah, that was the only part that made me laugh. |
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Post by Fern on Jul 23, 2011 23:47:25 GMT -5
No.
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Post by Hit Girl on Jul 24, 2011 0:07:14 GMT -5
It's of questionable taste, but I think if a show is open about the fact that anyone is fair game, then so be it.
I do think the way they presented the joke was original at least.
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Post by Mozenrath on Jul 24, 2011 0:40:29 GMT -5
I don't think it's that bad. However, it would have been a lot less offensive if they just went with the explanation and didn't show it. I wasn't offended, but it would have been funnier if they ended it at the check and the "I don't think I can cash this." Yeah, it's mean, but he's a public figure and it's realistically going to be something that comes his way. |
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Post by bob on Jul 24, 2011 0:54:52 GMT -5
it's unfunny stuff like that which made me stop watching it
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Post by Deleted on Jul 24, 2011 0:58:47 GMT -5
I only laughed at the written check part, the rest was very meh! ^ Classic example of trying too hard. Leaving the viewer to mentally picture MJF Parkinsons-ing out a check and the hereafter is quite enough. The joke could've trailed off there and been just fine. The joke; it insists upon itself. |
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Post by Mozenrath on Jul 24, 2011 1:08:47 GMT -5
I only laughed at the written check part, the rest was very meh! ^ Classic example of trying too hard. Leaving the viewer to mentally picture MJF Parkinsons-ing out a check and the hereafter is quite enough. The joke could've trailed off there and been just fine. The joke; it insists upon itself. Usually, it's better to "show, not tell" but they had already done a decent enough job with the joke. They should have either just gone with the joke, which would have been weak, or do up until the check, which was admittedly amusing. |
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