American Dad = GOAT

[Mike the Executioner]

I'm a big fan of the show, but it's been hit and miss since it went to TBS. One week, it's good, another week, it's okay, and then the next week, it's trash. When it was on Fox, it rarely ever had an okay or trash episode.

Mike Barker leaving really hurt the show.

 

[CarolinaKing]

I'm a big fan of the show, but it's been hit and miss since it went to TBS. One week, it's good, another week, it's okay, and then the next week, it's trash. When it was on Fox, it rarely ever had an okay or trash episode.

Mike Barker leaving really hurt the show.

It’s 1st season on TBS was awful, but they improved a lot on their 2nd season. Since then it’s been hit or miss like you said. The shows been on for so long it was bound to happen though. Still love it but it’s definitely not the same.

 

[Hugs]

New season has major FOX vibes

The Smiths turning Italian because of Franny's pasta sauce

 

[Hugs]

Mike Barker leaving really hurt the show.

Did he ever say why he left the show? Money? Creative Control?

Spoiler

I feel like TBS wanted them to make the show more marketable since it was really dark and surreal on FOX

 

[Hugs]

Anybody got a link to tonights episode?
Seems like Mcfarlene ain't even trying with Family Guy anymore

fun fact: he stopped writing for the show before Season 9

 

[Mike the Executioner]

Did he ever say why he left the show? Money? Creative Control?

Spoiler

I feel like TBS wanted them to make the show more marketable since it was really dark and surreal on FOX

All I heard was he left due to creative differences after they started production of the TBS episodes. I think you're right in that they wanted him to make changes to the show and have it be more "edgy," even though it was a lot edgier on network television with more people in their ears. I think Seth's clout there kept Fox from interfering with AD, but once the show moved to TBS, people were probably telling Mike how to do the same job he had been doing for eight years so he left.

He hasn't said anything about it since then. I think he was interviewed at his college about American Dad but why he left the show was never brought up at all.

 

[Rell84shots]

American Dad is still killing it

 

[Blankthawtz]

Yesterday ep was probably the funniest ep in a while... The whole "spin off" Parody had me dyin....

 

[Rell84shots]

The switch to TBS has actually been for the better, and since they can get away with more stuff it's actually helped bring new ideas to the show. I've said that American Dad had passed Family Guy years ago and that ain't changing anytime soon.

 

[Jack Skellington]

That 2009-2012 run was brazy

Great episodes during those years. Haven’t checked for it since though.

 

[Geek Nasty]

Show seems like the version of Family guy seth whatever wanted to make in the first place.

 

[Blankthawtz]

this has to be the funniest recurring character on this show....

 

[Dolla$]

Just got hipped to this show. Haven’t had my stomach hurt from laughing so hard in a long ass time

 

[Blankthawtz]

Hilarious ep tonight....... Roger.....

 

[feelosofer]

This current season has been hilarious.