In the elevator lobby at work, it's pretty much every man for himself. No formal lines are formed, no courtesy is given to whom waits the longest or looks the least like they should be standing up for long. The only rule, however unspoken, is that you don't break through the waiting crowd before one of the six elevators dock. It's tough to explain why this is so annoying, but picture it...it is. Rulebreakers are always present, in all walks. Here is no different. We call them "button fakers," or at least I do. They're the fools who march through the waiting crowd -- a big no-no -- and hit the already pressed-and-lit-up button as if they didn't realize everyone was standing around waiting for am elevator. Pressing an already pressed button does not give you the right to be up at front. I hate the button fakers. I will kill them all.
I didn't see American Dad. I'd love to hear what you thought of it, though.
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In the elevator lobby at work, it's pretty much every man for himself. No formal lines are formed, no courtesy is given to who waits the longest or looks the least like they should be standing up for long. The only rule, however unspoken, is that you don't break through the waiting crowd before one of the six elevator doors open. It's tough to explain why this is so annoying, but picture it...it is. Rulebreakers are always present, in all walks. Here is no different. We call them "button fakers," or at least I do. They're the fools who march through the waiting crowd -- a big no-no -- and hit the already pressed-and-lit-up button as if they didn't realize everyone was standing around waiting for am elevator. Pressing an already pressed button does not give you the right to be up at front. I hate the button fakers. I will kill them all.
I didn't see American Dad. I'd love to hear what you thought of it, though.
What would they *put* in a Family Guy arcade game?
Arcade games these days are too complicated. I liked arcade games from the era when I was a teenager (October 2nd, 1987 to October 1st, 1994) much better. During the middle of those years, it was the peak of the Final Fight-clone era, where, no matter what the licensed property is you’re trying to milk, the proper way to do it was to make the game exactly like Final Fight. I think the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles arcade game started that trend, but, to name just a few more licensed character games like that I’ve played, there was also The Simpsons, Aliens, Batman Returns (on the SNES), and several different Sailor Moon games (both arcade and Japanese console formats), the weirdest one being The Simpsons, since it took place in a city that was drawn in the same general style as early Simpsons, but it seemed to have been done by Japanese artists who had never seen an episode of the actual show as almost nothing in the city resembled Springfield (why was Moe’s underground?).
I think the only way to do a Family Guy arcade game would be to go retro and give it the 1991 Konami Final Fight clone treatment. (Yes, Final Fight itself was a Capcom game, but most of the clones featuring licensed characters were from Konami.)
Chestnuts roasted by Steve Brandon @ 02/11/2005 1:21 PM
Happy Belated Birthday Matt!
I didn’t like American Dad. I fell asleep in the middle of it, so maybe it ended strongly. I’m not a fan of Family Guy either. The Simpsons was just amazing though. The last two weeks have been some of the best stuff I’ve seen from that show.
Chestnuts roasted by G4L @ 02/11/2005 2:10 PM
I think my elevator woes beat all….at my school here in Korea, there is a Korean lady whose job is to push children into the elevator- cram it SO full, that the "This elevator is too full" message blinks in big red Korean writing at the top…yup, those are the kind of elevators I have to deal with. CRAMMED FULL of scary children.
Chestnuts roasted by Muppet Baby @ 02/11/2005 2:16 PM
I thought "eh."
Chestnuts roasted by MJ @ 02/11/2005 3:24 PM
AD sucked but it was only the pilot.
Replacing the real AD to show more American Dad is a travesty.
Paul Lynde alien rules though but the show is still Family Guy lite and FG was never as good as The Simpsons or South Park to begin with.
Anyone who didn’t like The post Bowl Simpsons is a maroon.
Chestnuts roasted by Paul @ 02/11/2005 10:11 PM
For all those saying "American Dad reminds me too much of Family Guy"…….That’s the whole point.
At the time the pilot was being made, Seth was unaware that Family Guy would be coming back, so he decided to create new show just like it to remind us all how great FG was.
And I loved the pilot ep. Especially the quote by Roger The Alien "There’s a bear claw up my ass."
And I think that the most brilliant joke of that whole episode was "I’m having my Steve." (people who didn’t see it yet…see the ep to truly get this joke)
Chestnuts roasted by Invader Norbert @ 02/12/2005 1:58 AM
You guys make me want to watch American Dad all the more just so I can see for myself. But alas, being in a college dorm, I do not have TV.
Chestnuts roasted by Nate @ 02/12/2005 4:59 AM
I was ticked about the A Dev/A Dad news; thanks for posting it here, Mars. (And thanks to Norbert for posting that other info too, cause it puts things in another perspective.) http://www.theonionavclub.com/">The Onion AV Club has an interview this week with Mitchell Hurwitz, the creator of Arrested. I feel kinda dumb, but I had no idea until now that he had been involved with Golden Girls. Or that he’s emulating The Sopranos with AD.
Happy Val weekend, everybody. Hope your days are filled with chocolate hearts and romance.
Chestnuts roasted by squee4242 @ 02/12/2005 11:32 PM
I was only one of 15 to get the Chocodile reference. I just about shit myself.
Chestnuts roasted by George F @ 02/13/2005 4:30 AM
The whole point of making American Dad really was to try and get Family Guy back out there….im sure American Dad isnt going to last that much longer…personally i think it was made less funnier to make all us F.G lovers out there miss Peter Griffen and the gang that much more…good work Seth!!!!
American Dad was ok…subpar at best…than again i wasnt much a fan of the first Family Guy neither…so maybe thats Seth Macfarlenes plan….
I was more dissapointed at the Simpsons….i love that show but….maybe im growing up? Who knows…it was just bad. I did like the Donkey Kong joke….very random…Simpsons need to be more like that.
The Simpsons issue is they arent ageing…Homer has played Baseball with Don Mattingly, and helped teach (i think Lebron James) how to dance?? Maybe we should see Bart and the gang…age a little!!!!! maybe just me…who knows. X-enetertainmenst main page is making me miss Christmas……….
Chestnuts roasted by Ralph @ 02/13/2005 12:51 PM
X-Entertainment’s main page is making me hate Christmas. I’ll try to get that fixed up as soon as possible — just want it done right.
Chestnuts roasted by Matt @ 02/13/2005 1:34 PM
Hey, it’s just like some of the houses in my neighborhood, keeping their lights up until mid-July!
The Simpsons this year could be my favorite season yet. Yes, I’ve seen every episode many times. I’ve laughed out loud and longer more times than ever. You can’t beat Quimby’s negative newspaper clippings framed on the wall behind his desk, "Commissioner says: Quimby Sucks!" Also, how Quimby made up the ‘Coverup 2005′ jackets with his, Homer’s, Bart’s, and Milhouse’s dad’s smiling faces on them. You can’t beat this material. "Love the lie," shaking fist.
P.S. Will there ever be a movie made about America’s favorite cartoon family, the Simpsons?
"We’ve just started — nine writers from our staff, along with [executive producer] Jim Brooks and [show creator] Matt Groening," says "Simpsons" exec producer Al Jean. They’re working toward a 2007 release. All the original vocal talent are committed. Now in its 16th season, the show is the longest-running cartoon in American TV history.
Chestnuts roasted by G4L @ 02/14/2005 4:49 PM
G4L, how current is that news? Last I heard there were contracting issues.
Finally saw American Dad on Adult Swim. Definitely not that great and too similar to FG but hopefully it will improve further down the line. Outside of the alien all the characters were pretty forgettable and they definitely should have worked harder to differentiate the look of the show from FG. Every character looks like a background player from Quahog. No great jokes or obscure references either (Chocodiles excepted).
Chestnuts roasted by squee4242 @ 02/15/2005 2:44 AM
Squee, the news was in a special section in the Boston Sunday Herald. You can check it out at usaweekend.com though.
American Dad was great. I was a little wary for a while… then Stan blew away the toaster and I lost it. The episode seemed much better after that event.
american dad is nothing more than a right wing fest of utter b.s.
Chestnuts roasted by matty g @ 02/17/2005 3:14 PM
I will admit to being a tad disappointed with AD, but I think most people here are overreacting. Give it some time to come into its own, like FG did. Besides – it had some really great lines, such as that generic TV mother who’d only said two lines previously suddenly coming out with a story of how she caused her teacher to kill himself. Classic McFarlane.
Just give it time.
Chestnuts roasted by Random Guy @ 02/28/2005 5:09 AM
I HAVE TO AGREE WITH RANDOM GUY HERE!! IT SEEMS TO ME THAT MOST OF THESE CRITICS HAVE OVER REACTED!! FROM AN AUSSIES POINT OF VIEW I THINK AD IS UNREAL!! DON’T GET ME WRONG, FAMILY GUY IS GREAT TOO!! I JUST FEEL TOO MANY PPL ARE TRYING TO COMPARE IT WITH FAMILY GUY, WHEN IT ACTUALLY STANDS OUT BY ITSELF!! I JUST WANT MORE EPISODES TO BE RELEASED SO I CAN WATCH MORE OF THE CORRUPT, INSANE, PARANOID AN OVER PROTECTIVE WAYS OF STAN SMITH!! KEEP IT UP SETH!!!!
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I’ll try to get that fixed up as soon as possible — just want it done right. 
What would they *put* in a Family Guy arcade game?
Arcade games these days are too complicated. I liked arcade games from the era when I was a teenager (October 2nd, 1987 to October 1st, 1994) much better. During the middle of those years, it was the peak of the Final Fight-clone era, where, no matter what the licensed property is you’re trying to milk, the proper way to do it was to make the game exactly like Final Fight. I think the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles arcade game started that trend, but, to name just a few more licensed character games like that I’ve played, there was also The Simpsons, Aliens, Batman Returns (on the SNES), and several different Sailor Moon games (both arcade and Japanese console formats), the weirdest one being The Simpsons, since it took place in a city that was drawn in the same general style as early Simpsons, but it seemed to have been done by Japanese artists who had never seen an episode of the actual show as almost nothing in the city resembled Springfield (why was Moe’s underground?).
I think the only way to do a Family Guy arcade game would be to go retro and give it the 1991 Konami Final Fight clone treatment. (Yes, Final Fight itself was a Capcom game, but most of the clones featuring licensed characters were from Konami.)