Ok this has been a topic of debate, ever since the conception of family guy. It has been accused of plagiarism, corruption, vulgarity and a plethora of other indictments have been levied upon it. There are two factions of the internet community, one supporting each of the shows....
There are also a certain Section of the community that support both and those that don't give a damn about these shows. But what is it that makes these shows tick? Why do these shows have a special place in our heart?
Lets Look at a break down of these shows
1 . The Dads : Peter vs Homer
Well Homer and Peter are pretty much the same person, they are fat drunk blokes with the intelligence of a sea weed. What makes them lovable are their antiques. Homer is a much older essential fat bloke,Older in the sense that he came almost 10 years prior to Peter. However in my personal opinion, Homer is intolerable, his voice is very rusty and not to my taste..... However Homer's many fans are thus, only because of his voice. Peter's voice is more high pitched and more tolerable, Enjoyable even. Peter has the upper hand given that he had a plethora of famous fore fathers like George Washington Griffin (Lol....). But to choose between Homer and Peter is futile as more loyal fans outrightly refute Peter and progressionists favor Peter.
Result : Tie (although i personally prefer Peter)
2. The Moms : Lois vs Marge
Marge and lois on the other hand, are totally opposite characters. Marge is the ideal housewife, with an excruciating voice. Her voice is like a carrot grater rubbing against pumice stone. An absolutely horrid voice. She has that unbearably comical long hair and stupid idealistic point of view. Lois on the other hand is portrayed as an object of sexual desire... for both Peter and Brain and strangely also for Quagmire (Actually not strange). Lois has almost a sweet voice and is constantly the centre of attention and sexual tension. Many of my friends mentioned to me that Marge was on the cover of playboy, i say, who the hell cares, I mean come on Lois and Marge.... Theres No Battle. Lois is a more enjoyable character and Marge is insufferable.
Sexual Promiscuity vs Constant nagging house wife.
Result : Lois
3. The Sons : Chris vs Bart
Well it's pretty much a closed match here. Chris is a dumb , fat blob. Bart is the central character of simpsons ...... Many people don't know this, Homer was not intended to be the lead in the series. The show was originally meant to revolve around Bart, seeing how that didn't turn out so well, its not looking so well for Bart now. But its undeniable that he is better than Chris. Sadly this time, Chris has a insufferable voice and Seth Green made a huge mistake picking that voice. Bart is a persona in himself, he owns most of Simpsons. But he is a rowdy and his attitude frankly doesn't impress me, but we can't deny Bart's superiority over Chris.
Result : Bart
4. The Daughters : Meg vs Lisa
God, this is a tough one. Theres no story that centers around Meg, Lisa on the other hand is centre of many story lines. But lisa is annoying brilliant. She doesn't provide comic relief. She represents the flawlessness and logical intellect in the show. Seeing how the Genre of the show is comedy, I don't see how Lisa helps the show grow. Meg on the other hand is built for comic relief. She is the butt of all jokes. Everybody hates her... which provides unusually humorous situation. This adds to the humour of the show... So i guess Meg is sorta better than Lisa
Result : Meg
5. The Babys : Stewie vs that girl whose name i don't know
Is this even a fight. The diabolical matricidal boy genius, against a stupid little kid whose name i don't know, and who sucks on a pacifier all day. To top it off, Stewie is British. Come on a british matricidal super villain, Do u really want to think for another moment about that nameless kid. Stewie provides comic relief in more than way, Stewie is a closet homosexual, and his relationship with Brain is exemplary. That nameless chick has no chance here does she?
Result: Stewie hands down
6. The Dogs : Brain vs The skinny dog
Brain, whose voice is the natural voice of Seth MacFarlen, is an absolutely brilliant literate, with a college degree. Family Guy revolves around the interpersonal dynamics of Brain with everyone else. Brain is sort of a central character. That skinny boneless dog, what was its name again? It doesn't even provide comic relief. What is its purpose. Seriously the dog might as well be dead. Brian is suave and sophisticated, He has a charming elegance , a subtle grace and irrefutable panache. Brian just might be my favorite.
Result : Brian
7. The mayors : Adam west vs Mayor Quimby
Now, a perverted mayor who is always found with hookers and a paranoid mayor with weird traits.... Its a closed fight here too. Adam West is clearly the higher man ( literally, ha ha). Quimby doesn't provide many comical situation. In fact I don't even remember seeing quimby much... As a result Quimby is not a big asset in favour of the simpsons. Adam West on the other hand is a weird character. His antiquities are unbelievably hilarious. West is always high, he looks at the world in a strange view almost like a child... which makes him an interesting mayor. West is multi layered, he is complex human who is not short of using guile and deciet as seen during elections when lois stands against him. So I guess we all know, who is the better mayor.
Result : Adam West
8. Side charaters : Lists vs lists
Family guy is at a bit of disadvantage in this one, as it is not equipped with as many well developed side characters as the simpsons. The Simpsons boast of almost an ensemble cast of : Carl, Officer Wiggum, Mr.Burns, Snake, Cleatus, Comic book guy, Krusty, Sideshow Bob, Sideshow Mel, Ned Flanders, Crazy Cat Lady..... Each with an interesting back story.... But Simpson has been on so long that they could afford giving each of their cast rich back stories. Family guy on the other hand boasts a humble cast consisting of : Joe, Cleavland, the nutty Quagmire, Carter Pewterschmidt and most notably death..... These characters are not as well developed as the Simpson ensemble but thats expected, seeing how they are relatively young.
This one i have to give to the simpsons.
Result : The Simpsons
So far its not looking good for the simpsons, with a mere 2 points against family guy's 5. But there are still people who have a difference of opinion on many groups. But, it's like ive always said... "To each his own".
People seem to have a lot of respect for the Simpsons, is what they are getting at... But let me put it this way, Simpson and Family Guy is like Windows and Mac respectively, There are windows Loyalists and Mac Loyalists, but all kinds of people know which is the Better OS... Family Guy is the OS that the cool guys choose, Simpson is the OS that loyalists choose... So in the end it all boils down to taste.
I welcome comments, but i implore that no one out rightly insult either of the shows, make it more along the lines of constructive Criticism.
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