Donnerstag, 16. Oktober 2014

The Simpsons Guy - Crossover Episode

The media buzz was huge, the fans were counting the seconds, and now it's finally there: The long awaited cross-over episode from The Simpsons and Family Guy!
I have to admit, that I have always preferred Family Guy to The Simpsons (not only because of their Star Wars paradies and tougher humor), but I frequently watched The Simpsons on TV and I was actually quite curious about how they would get those two very successful franchises together.
I was surprised that I didn't really like it and here's why:

It seems like, even though the two shows get compared so much, they are not very alike and don't fit together very well. While the Simpsons tackle social questions in a more sensitive way, Family Guy knows no bounds when it comes to dirty jokes and crass scenes, so this cross-over episode felt like a toned down version of Family Guy and a hopped up version of The Simpsons.
There isn't much story, except that Homer helps Peter finding his stolen car, so they can leave Springfield, while the rest of the families bond with each other.
There are a few VERY funny scenes here and there, but mostly I just didn't really like it.

I can't even point my finger on what it was exactly, but this episode kind of made me like Family Guy more and The Simpsons even less... My 10 cents...


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