Why does Family Guy have so many flashbacks and cutaways

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I don't watch it that often, but every time I catch an episode it's just full of cutaways and flashbacks. Is that basically all the show is?


 
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That is literally all the show is. It had context in the older seasons (sort of), but after season 3 or 4, it just got insanely random.


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Jacob Potila was actually a Jacob Flotilla of lies.- WarTurkey
That is literally all the show is. It had context in the older seasons (sort of), but after season 3 or 4, it just got insanely random.

I guess people for some reason find it haha lol xd so random.


 
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in the commentary for one of the episodes on the freakin sweet collection dvd, i think seth mentioned that they'd often use a cutaway gag if they backed themselves into a corner on a given scene and didnt know where to go from there.


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in the commentary for one of the episodes on the freakin sweet collection dvd, i think seth mentioned that they'd often use a cutaway gag if they backed themselves into a corner on a given scene and didnt know where to go from there.
i couldn't help but laugh at this

breaking bad this is not


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I like the random Conway Twitty cutaways


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Yeah, but I still think a lot of the jokes are really funny.

The first few seasons didn't have nearly as many cutaways, though.


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in the commentary for one of the episodes on the freakin sweet collection dvd, i think seth mentioned that they'd often use a cutaway gag if they backed themselves into a corner on a given scene and didnt know where to go from there.
i couldn't help but laugh at this

breaking bad this is not
this may seem only tangentially related but the breaking bad worship on the internet is reaching religious levels of fanaticism smdh


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in the commentary for one of the episodes on the freakin sweet collection dvd, i think seth mentioned that they'd often use a cutaway gag if they backed themselves into a corner on a given scene and didnt know where to go from there.
Isn't Seth apparently like really sick of making Family Guy?


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in the commentary for one of the episodes on the freakin sweet collection dvd, i think seth mentioned that they'd often use a cutaway gag if they backed themselves into a corner on a given scene and didnt know where to go from there.
Isn't Seth apparently like really sick of making Family Guy?
i dont know, all i really know is what i learned from the commentary on that dvd pack. but i wouldnt be surprised if he was. i think fox has him locked into a contract for his eternal soul or something.


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Wait, they're still making it?


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Wait, they're still making it?


for comparison's sake, here's the same chart for the big bang theory.


family guy's ratings may seem bad in comparison, and that dropoff is very telling. the series has been hemorrhaging viewers for a while now but its still able to pull in >2mil viewers per episode, which isn't quite in cancellation territory.
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in the commentary for one of the episodes on the freakin sweet collection dvd, i think seth mentioned that they'd often use a cutaway gag if they backed themselves into a corner on a given scene and didnt know where to go from there.
Isn't Seth apparently like really sick of making Family Guy?
i dont know, all i really know is what i learned from the commentary on that dvd pack. but i wouldnt be surprised if he was. i think fox has him locked into a contract for his eternal soul or something.
He's wanted it to end for a long time now. His last appearance on the Daily Show when Jon Stewart was still hosting, he asked the audience "Family Guy has gone on long enough, right?" and they all boo'd "nooooo".

And you just kinda saw him give a sad laugh and look down. He's absolutely sick of it and probably hates that people buy into such mindless banter.


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for more comparison, here are some toonami ratings from just before the block got cut. these are the kinds of numbers a show has to pull in order to be culled.











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in the commentary for one of the episodes on the freakin sweet collection dvd, i think seth mentioned that they'd often use a cutaway gag if they backed themselves into a corner on a given scene and didnt know where to go from there.
Isn't Seth apparently like really sick of making Family Guy?
i dont know, all i really know is what i learned from the commentary on that dvd pack. but i wouldnt be surprised if he was. i think fox has him locked into a contract for his eternal soul or something.
He's wanted it to end for a long time now. His last appearance on the Daily Show when Jon Stewart was still hosting, he asked the audience "Family Guy has gone on long enough, right?" and they all boo'd "nooooo".

And you just kinda saw him give a sad laugh and look down. He's absolutely sick of it and probably hates that people buy into such mindless banter.
i remember that episode. i feel for the guy, but i mean, it seems like a pretty sweet gig all things said and done. he's been able to give some of his favorite writers consistent work with FamGuy and he's making a boatload of money. id take that scenario 99/100 times tbh


 
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in the commentary for one of the episodes on the freakin sweet collection dvd, i think seth mentioned that they'd often use a cutaway gag if they backed themselves into a corner on a given scene and didnt know where to go from there.
Isn't Seth apparently like really sick of making Family Guy?
i dont know, all i really know is what i learned from the commentary on that dvd pack. but i wouldnt be surprised if he was. i think fox has him locked into a contract for his eternal soul or something.
He's wanted it to end for a long time now. His last appearance on the Daily Show when Jon Stewart was still hosting, he asked the audience "Family Guy has gone on long enough, right?" and they all boo'd "nooooo".

And you just kinda saw him give a sad laugh and look down. He's absolutely sick of it and probably hates that people buy into such mindless banter.
i remember that episode. i feel for the guy, but i mean, it seems like a pretty sweet gig all things said and done. he's been able to give some of his favorite writers consistent work with FamGuy and he's making a boatload of money. id take that scenario 99/100 times tbh
Yeah but he even made a message for himself in a Bryan episode (like he always does) where his original and great concept of a show, was butchered and made into this mindless crap that people bought in and the directors only cared about for money.

He's probably sick of it because the show he once felt passionate about, drew characters with, made voices for, and then brought to people, sloooowly became a shadow of its former self. Any creativity he originally had and felt with it is gone.

And even if it is a sweet gig, integrity still comes into play, and he has plenty of other things he can do in his career field.


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It's just a way to tell jokes, like how comedians are making low-budget comedies (Louis, Master of None, etc.) to deliver standup jokes that they can stage in a TV show. It's overdone but it's still an iconic feature of the show.


 
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The London Gentlemen's Club is my favorite cutaway.


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in the commentary for one of the episodes on the freakin sweet collection dvd, i think seth mentioned that they'd often use a cutaway gag if they backed themselves into a corner on a given scene and didnt know where to go from there.
i couldn't help but laugh at this

breaking bad this is not
this may seem only tangentially related but the breaking bad worship on the internet is reaching religious levels of fanaticism smdh
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Why are people still even watching it to begin with?


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