Animated Comedy

As the title says animated comedy. It's more than a bit popular these days, you can barely move for the Simpsons and South Park on the telly. For some reason they also seem to have more bite, maybe it's the relative cheapness to make and cast members are only a voice but they tend to make the average sitcom even more anodyne and bland than they are.

As good as the Simpsons is and as delightfully shocking as South Park was when it first aired my personal favourites have to be Family Guy and American Dad. The Simpsons at it's peak was excellent but it rarely seems to be fresh and exciting these days, hardly suprising after 17 series. I know there is a movie soon, i don't know how long the series has left but if they make a really good movie i'd hope they ended it with that on a high. Certainly the South Park movie seemed to be the high point of that show, although i can still enjoy an episode now and again i don't feel much compulsion to watch it regularly. It's being going for 10 series now which is quite amazing and a bit worrying.

I not sure why i prefer Family Guy and American Dad, a bit more bite than the Simpsons without the sheer delight in trying to shock that the South Park trys. Thats as good an explanation as anything, American Dad in particular i'm quite keen on just now. It is the newest one so need to see how it stands the test of time.