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I Think 'family Guy' And 'american Dad' Have Definitely Staked Out Their Own Style And Territory, And Now The Accusations Are Coming That 'the Simpsons' Is Taking Jokes From 'family Guy.' And I Can Tell You, That Ain't The Case.

I Loved Literary Science Fiction. In Fact, As A Kid, When I Was Reading Science Fiction, I Thought 'i Can't Wait For The Future When The Special Effects Are Good' To Represent What Was In These Books By Arthur C. Clarke, Alfred Bester, Philip K. Dick, J.g. Ballard, Jack Vance.

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'the Simpsons' Basically - And 'futurama' - Are Really Smart Shows. They're Kind Of Disguised As These Goofy Animated Sitcoms, But The References Within The Shows, If You're Paying Attention, Are Pretty Smart And Pretty Sophisticated.

Nihilism In American Comedy Came Along Way Before 'the Simpsons.' There Was A Fairly Nihilistic Point Of View To 'saturday Night Live,' For Instance, Back In The Beginning, And A Lot Of Really Dark Comedy Had A Really Anti-sentimental Take On Life.