tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6786565.post3689478718879293295..comments2023-12-17T16:13:06.670-05:00Comments on In a Godward direction: Enough Oscar, Bring Back FelixTobias Stanislas Haller BSGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08047429477181560685noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6786565.post-56781062770434484542013-02-26T10:57:58.856-05:002013-02-26T10:57:58.856-05:00Thanks Mam, Bob, W...
C., I'm not sure what m...Thanks Mam, Bob, W...<br /><br />C., I'm not sure what motive the planners had -- I assume they were making the error of two Oscars back when they thought a "younger" and more "trendy" host (or in that case a pair) would draw a younger and trendier demographic. I wonder how many of the "powers" even really knew SMcF's work from personal experience. Surely the whole model of Family Guy is rapid fire, shock and awe, offensive to all, and so edgy it falls off -- and to call it sophomoric is an insult to sophomores, some of whom at least go on to graduate. The "I can't believe he said that" -- which is in fact an element in humor -- only gets you so far, and the quickness of a comeback or a smart remark is only part of its worth as wit. I'd say only about 1% of SMcF's work contained a spark of that sort of intelligence, the rest relying almost solely on speed and shock -- of limited value in a three-hour+ variety show. (There's a reason stand up comics work in smaller time frames...)<br /><br />But as to the Emperor's garments -- I think in a way we saw the reverse here -- an empty suit parading around with no emperor inside!Tobias Stanislas Haller BSGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08047429477181560685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6786565.post-15354779445741010992013-02-26T10:46:13.184-05:002013-02-26T10:46:13.184-05:00I would contend that the vast fast food empire doe...I would contend that the vast fast food empire does not go out of its way to make its products deliberately repugnant to more refined tastes, though there was KFC's <a href="http://dinersjournal.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/04/12/on-ingesting-kfcs-new-product-the-double-down/" rel="nofollow">Double Down</a>, which I had the misfortune to accidentally order once. Perhaps a better image would be as something of a perversion of "The Emperor's New Clothes".<br />C. Wingatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13335513246185768918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6786565.post-80555159577117407402013-02-26T10:11:55.209-05:002013-02-26T10:11:55.209-05:00Oh, come on, Tobias! Tell us what you REALLY thin...Oh, come on, Tobias! Tell us what you REALLY think!WSJMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09712152737422347034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6786565.post-1884276205076317672013-02-26T09:24:23.596-05:002013-02-26T09:24:23.596-05:00In these days, Tobias, "beautiful and famous&...In these days, Tobias, "beautiful and famous" do mean "witty and wise," sadly.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07828020126844029463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6786565.post-88071250007798183322013-02-26T09:22:44.146-05:002013-02-26T09:22:44.146-05:00I'm glad I'm not the only person who think...I'm glad I'm not the only person who thinks that Seth MacFarlane is supremely unfunny. Watching "Family Guy" fills me with loathing and horror, and no one seems to understand why.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6786565.post-20250909426032388162013-02-26T08:52:28.571-05:002013-02-26T08:52:28.571-05:00Please, please, good souls. I bid you stay and con...Please, please, good souls. I bid you stay and consider. Far be it from me to speak any ill of the splendid Mac and Cheese -- a truly monumental presence in the gustatorial delights of my heart, and a comfort to many. I was referring to that commodity produced in massive quantities by Ronald MacDonald and his minions.Tobias Stanislas Haller BSGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08047429477181560685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6786565.post-14953836489522160872013-02-26T00:09:10.988-05:002013-02-26T00:09:10.988-05:00I'm shocked, shocked . . . that you would insu...I'm shocked, shocked . . . that you would insult the supreme COMFORT FOOD which is Mac&Cheese!JCFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14516376500318551838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6786565.post-82744589486427037382013-02-25T20:37:48.446-05:002013-02-25T20:37:48.446-05:00My daughter filled up all but six spots on her &qu...My daughter filled up all but six spots on her "Seth McFarlane Oscar Bingo" card, and the only reason she didn't get to fill in another was that "weed" was the only drug he <i>didn't</i> mention. The various shots of audience reactions to the boobs song were, um, classic pictures of people in deep social discomfort.<br /><br />Also, I must take offense at your denigration of mac and cheese. McFarlane is more like fried Twinkies.C. Wingatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13335513246185768918noreply@blogger.com