American Dad: Gonna be honking a lot of horn corn ITT

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Zero One: Dec 30, 2004; HAIL TO THE VICTORS!

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Hahaha.... Hans Jr.

# ? Mar 10, 2015 02:30

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# ? Apr 19, 2024 02:12

boom boom boom: Jun 28, 2012; by Shine

Another really perfunctory B-plot, just like last night's Family Guy

# ? Mar 10, 2015 03:16

My Q-Face: Jul 8, 2002; A dumb racist who need to kill themselves

YeahTubaMike posted:

This is insane. Sometimes characters don't show up in episodes, and that's okay. Is every episode without Principal Lewis disrespectful to Kevin Michael Richardson?

He did show up. And he had half a line and not even a joke or a punchline. There was an Avery Bullock joke in there (A chair without an erection), but it wasn't Stewart making it. It's not disrespectful to an actor if he's not in the episode at all, it's kind of lovely to have him in for what equates to nothing. And it's not a matter of scheduling, they schedule voice actors for blocks so they can do multiple readings, so it's not like he popped down to the studio but he could only read one line that day. The only other reason to pull something like that was to assure us as the audience that yes, Patrick Stewart is still on board with American Dad on TBS.

Anyway, this week was a much better episode. I hate to say because it was more formulaic, so maybe just because it's a Roger/Klaus/Hayley episode? It built up so well from slight to over the top.

The B plot was thin but it did had some great lines.

# ? Mar 10, 2015 09:26

I Am Fowl: Mar 8, 2008; nononononono

Sometimes it's nice when the B Plot knows it's thin and bows out to the A Plot.

# ? Mar 10, 2015 10:33

TheFattestPat: Dec 28, 2012; Santa Cat Says: Good deeds are the things to always do, just make sure someone is watching you

Goddamn it, Roger is too freaking great. I should have seen that coming and yet I didn't. Claus had a great little story. That side of the Olympics never seems to get mentioned.

Also, **** Andrew.

# ? Mar 10, 2015 16:20

Mans: Sep 14, 2011; by Jeffrey of YOSPOS

This was a great return to form. Up until now this season has been kinda bland but this one was great.

# ? Mar 11, 2015 14:25

FlamingLiberal: Jan 18, 2009; Would you like to play a game?

'That's the fourth time this month a drug dealer has called me a loser!'

# ? Mar 12, 2015 13:47

Grin and Tonic: Oct 20, 2008; having a blast online

So I just binged through all the new TBS episodes. I think an issue I'm seeing is they're trying to focus on every single character, especially Roger, in an episode instead of giving us solid A/B plots. Also does anyone else feel like Klaus is getting a bizarre amount of screen time now (not complaining).

# ? Mar 12, 2015 16:57

FlamingLiberal: Jan 18, 2009; Would you like to play a game?

Klaus has always been my least favorite character, but I liked how they used him in this latest one.

# ? Mar 12, 2015 17:03

Mister Kingdom: Dec 14, 2005; And the tears that fall
On the city wall
Will fade away
With the rays of morning light

A Star Is Reborn

While on vacation in Los Angeles, Stan joins the world of old Hollywood.

Meanwhile, Roger kennel-trains Steve and Hayley.

# ? Mar 14, 2015 21:03

ShadowCatboy: Jan 22, 2006; by FactsAreUseless

Mister Kingdom posted:

Meanwhile, Roger kennel-trains Steve and Hayley.

This... this is sure to be something.

# ? Mar 14, 2015 21:22

Beeb: Jun 29, 2003; Good hunter, free us from this waking nightmare

Mister Kingdom posted:

Meanwhile, Roger kennel-trains Steve and Hayley.

We're having another kink episode?

# ? Mar 14, 2015 21:46

The_Doctor: Mar 29, 2007; "The entire history of this incarnation is one of temporal orbits, retcons, paradoxes, parallel time lines, reiterations, and divergences. How anyone can make head or tail of all this chaos, I don't know."

TheFattestPat posted:

That side of the Olympics never seems to get mentioned.

Wouldn't you want to hook up with other people in peak physical condition? Gay app Grindr crashed during the London Olympics.

# ? Mar 15, 2015 04:39

afterhours: Jul 1, 2007

Capn Beeb posted:

We're having another kink episode?

Christ, it feels like a whole bunch of cartoon writers are trying to win a bet.

# ? Mar 15, 2015 12:18

DarklyDreaming: Apr 4, 2009; Fun scary

Brown spider-man's pelvis :stonk:

# ? Mar 17, 2015 02:03

muscles like this!: Jan 17, 2005

I mean, Steve's not wrong there.

# ? Mar 17, 2015 02:05

Mister Kingdom: Dec 14, 2005; And the tears that fall
On the city wall
Will fade away
With the rays of morning light

Nuts. Had a DVR malfunction. I'll have to watch this one next week on AS.

# ? Mar 17, 2015 02:17

DarklyDreaming: Apr 4, 2009; Fun scary

She was old, probably died before we hit her

# ? Mar 17, 2015 02:30

TheFattestPat: Dec 28, 2012; Santa Cat Says: Good deeds are the things to always do, just make sure someone is watching you

This show gives me a huge, throbbing smile.

# ? Mar 17, 2015 05:35

limp_cheese: Sep 10, 2007; Nothing to see here. Move along.

Mister Kingdom posted:

Nuts. Had a DVR malfunction. I'll have to watch this one next week on AS.

I'm hoping this is a really clever joke.

# ? Mar 17, 2015 06:15

Nichael: Mar 30, 2011

That subplot was classic American Dad. Roger's wordless shock at the episode being deleted was great, and then I loved that the only bit of dialogue from Bones we heard was "And I am Dr. Brennan, the guardian of all bones everywhere."

DarklyDreaming posted:

She was old, probably died before we hit her

Yet another grisly death on the show. In a lot of shows, I don't really find graphic violence that funny, but American Dad always does it well. I even laughed at the incredibly grotesque skinless Jeff in the bathtub from a few years back.

Nichael fucked around with this message at 07:03 on Mar 17, 2015

# ? Mar 17, 2015 07:01

FuriousxGeorge: Aug 8, 2007; We've been the best team all year.

They're just finding out.

Nichael posted:

That subplot was classic American Dad. Roger's wordless shock at the episode being deleted was great, and then I loved that the only bit of dialogue from Bones we heard was "And I am Dr. Brennan, the guardian of all bones everywhere."

Yet another grisly death on the show. In a lot of shows, I don't really find graphic violence that funny, but American Dad always does it well. I even laughed at the incredibly grotesque skinless Jeff in the bathtub from a few years back.

I can take all of it but acid burned Francine.

# ? Mar 17, 2015 07:31

Nichael: Mar 30, 2011

FuriousxGeorge posted:

I can take all of it but acid burned Francine.

That was pretty awful, but I think the only thing I couldn't tolerate on this show was Stan's Frankenstein of a dog after it was smashed by the pirate cats.

# ? Mar 17, 2015 07:35

Beeb: Jun 29, 2003; Good hunter, free us from this waking nightmare

ME-YARR. :3:

# ? Mar 17, 2015 09:01

FuriousxGeorge: Aug 8, 2007; We've been the best team all year.

They're just finding out.

Nichael posted:

That was pretty awful, but I think the only thing I couldn't tolerate on this show was Stan's Frankenstein of a dog after it was smashed by the pirate cats.

Okay, yeah that too. I skip past that episode in rewatch after laughing my rear end off at the pirate cats.

# ? Mar 17, 2015 09:20

Mister Kingdom: Dec 14, 2005; And the tears that fall
On the city wall
Will fade away
With the rays of morning light

limp_cheese posted:

I'm hoping this is a really clever joke.

No, my DVR did not record the show.

# ? Mar 17, 2015 12:32

FlamingLiberal: Jan 18, 2009; Would you like to play a game?

So many voice cameos. Kate Mulgrew, Stan Lee, Carl Reiner (for like the 100th time on a McFarlane show), Adrienne Barbeau, and somehow Mickey Rooney.

# ? Mar 17, 2015 14:29

DrBouvenstein: Feb 28, 2007; I think I'm a doctor, but that doesn't make me a doctor. This fancy avatar does.

DarklyDreaming posted:

Come to think of it every time I check Belize is always in a different location than where I pictured it in my head

I wasn't too far off...I always think it's further south than it is.

But as far as countries that are not at ALL where I thought they were, see Bermuda.

I mean...if you aren't already familiar with it, you probably have an idea, but if you're anything like me, you were off by a decent amount.

Seriously,it's that far north AND east? Up until like two years ago I thought it was part of the Caribbean.

FlamingLiberal posted:

Adrienne Barbeau

Don't you mean Adrienne Barbuea-bot?!

Though I gotta say, for a 100 year-old dinosaur, that lady was surprisingly strong.

# ? Mar 17, 2015 15:59

TheWevel: Apr 14, 2002; Send Help; Trapped in Stupid Factory

FlamingLiberal posted:

So many voice cameos. Kate Mulgrew, Stan Lee, Carl Reiner (for like the 100th time on a McFarlane show), Adrienne Barbeau, and somehow Mickey Rooney.

I've always liked how they never make a big deal about it. I know The Simpsons used to promote the guest stars all the time but they were always awful. At least with American Dad they make you think "Wait, is that Carl Reiner?!" I don't know how the producers are able to get so many of them.

# ? Mar 17, 2015 16:36

FlamingLiberal: Jan 18, 2009; Would you like to play a game?

I really loved the Stan Lee voiceover out of the blue.

# ? Mar 17, 2015 16:47

I Am Fowl: Mar 8, 2008; nononononono

DrBouvenstein posted:

I wasn't too far off...I always think it's further south than it is.

But as far as countries that are not at ALL where I thought they were, see Bermuda.

I mean...if you aren't already familiar with it, you probably have an idea, but if you're anything like me, you were off by a decent amount.

Seriously,it's that far north AND east? Up until like two years ago I thought it was part of the Caribbean.

Don't you mean Adrienne Barbuea-bot?!

Though I gotta say, for a 100 year-old dinosaur, that lady was surprisingly strong.

Imagine that the Yucatan is a scrotum. Belize is in the taint of the Yucatan.

# ? Mar 17, 2015 17:03

Grin and Tonic: Oct 20, 2008; having a blast online

That was a good episode, felt like classic AD.

# ? Mar 17, 2015 19:47

smashpro1: Mar 1, 2009; Shirley, these things happen in video games. We can't get hung up on real-world morality.

Tonight's episode has a couple of characters I'm sure everyone is excited to see, Wheels and the Leg Man!

# ? Mar 23, 2015 21:02

DarklyDreaming: Apr 4, 2009; Fun scary

They made love, not once, not twice, but two-and-a-half times.

# ? Mar 24, 2015 02:01

Kwyndig: Sep 23, 2006; Heeeeeey

I can't change as fast as you.

# ? Mar 24, 2015 02:06

Zero One: Dec 30, 2004; HAIL TO THE VICTORS!

All their names are just first names.

# ? Mar 24, 2015 02:07

Kwyndig: Sep 23, 2006; Heeeeeey

Right, when people talk you can't see their words.

# ? Mar 24, 2015 02:09

Von Sloneker: Jul 6, 2009; as if all this was something more
than another footnote on a postcard from nowhere,
another chapter in the handbook for exercises in futility

I feel like ever since the switch to TBS they've been writing Stan more like Peter Griffin. I miss the grim, sordid narratives about CIA murders and the deep-seated childhood issues (mom, dad, dog). Now he's just the dumb guy annoyed by his wife.

# ? Mar 24, 2015 02:09

DarklyDreaming: Apr 4, 2009; Fun scary

The way you write dialog reminds readers it's really hard to write dialog.

# ? Mar 24, 2015 02:10

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Mister Kingdom: Dec 14, 2005; And the tears that fall
On the city wall
Will fade away
With the rays of morning light

OH MY GOD, YOU SUCK!

# ? Mar 24, 2015 02:11

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