Matt Groening Vs Seth Mcfarlen

The Simpsons, to me satires the average American family to some extent, with its subtle, gentle approach, yet graceful delivery, touching on realistic day to day issues. Personally, I feel like The Simpsons is a prime example of a cartoon who follows Aristotles rules of narrative (having a beginning, middle and an end) and sometimes Propps seven lines of action, making it entertaining and critically acclaimable.



Intertextuality is the notion that nothing is original, therefore, alot of our work is stolen from what came before it (and maybe just remodified in some ways). Well in the case of Seth Mcfarlens family guy, this theory of intertextuality could not be further from the truth. Just when I thought it couldnt get any better than the Simpsons, up pops a rather strange new family. Hoewever, family guy differs from the Simpsons due to the fact that its definitely a SAVAGE attack of the satirical connotations of the Average American family. Yes, one could say it is a rip off of The Simspons, except Seth Mcfarlen has somehow managed to master the art of arbitrary humour, whilst unfortunately comprimising the quality of the storylines.