Bob W wrote: >>> Make that 5 >>> >>> John Coyle >>> Brisbane, Australia >>> >>> >>>>> I'm probably the only person in the world that doesn't >> watch the Simpsons >>>>> >>>>> >>> >>> >> Glad to have the company :) >> Although I have a number of friends who love it, I basically >> just skip >> anything that has the word "animated" >> in it. What I've seen was only bits and pieces because I had the >> channel set for the show following it that I >> loved and was afraid I would miss if the TV wasn't on to remind me > it >> was about to start. In NY that show >> is/was "BONES" about a forensic anthropologist. >> > > You're really missing something. The Simpsons is a work of genius. > Forget that it's animation - it's a modern-day Jane Austen, only with > laughs and yellow skin, and the men don't wear funny trousers. > > Okay, maybe they do. But the rest is true. > > Bob > >
I'd say it's boring, predictable and the writing is generally poor (and that goes double for Futurama). For well-written north american animation, Family Guy is tops. But I'm a fairly big animation geek, and am used to the Japanese product, which at its best is far better written and plotted than anything that comes out here, likely due to the fact that it's also a fairly major and well-regarded portion of TV programming in Japan (on the other hand, Japanese live TV ranges from the odd to utter crap, with little in between). -Adam -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
