Family Guy

Family Guy is an American adult animated sitcom created by Seth MacFarlane for the Fox Broadcasting Company. The series centres on the Griffins, a family consisting of parents Peter and Lois; their children Meg, Chris, and Stewie; and their anthropomorphic pet dog Brian.

What is it?

The purpose in this context is purely entertainment however some fans may argue that it also has an educational value.

What is the purpose?

Features

This TV series features a wide variety of camera angles from establishing shots to extreme close ups along with loads of sound effects and computer generated explosions.

Camera Angles and Effects

Length: Around 20 minutesViewing type: 2D only

Other Information

Fitness and Effect

Family Guy is one of the most successful TV sitcoms ever made with 13 seasons and 233 episodes it is one of the most popular TV shows ever made. It fits it’s purpose extremely well. It’s intended purpose is to make people laugh and it clearly does that very well.

Does it work well?

Strengths: High quality, well produced, fits purpose wellWeaknesses: Not available on demand, moral criticisms

The good and bad

Strong and Weak

It fits it’s purpose well; the TV series is one of the most popular in the Sitcom category and it has won multiple awards due to it’s direct audience and thousands of fans.

What are the strengths?

Family guy is well animated however the TV show has been criticised for their use of real life images in their series, in the past this has been considered ‘unprofessional’.

What are the weaknesses?

The Simpsons

The Simpsons is an American adult animated sitcom created by Matt Groening for the Fox Broadcasting Company. The series is a satirical depiction of a middle class American lifestyle epitomized by the Simpson family, which consists of Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa, and Maggie.

What is it?

This TV show was produced for entertainment purposes;It’s main audience is 8 – 18 year olds and it is widely enjoyed across the world.

What is the purpose?

Features

Much like Family Guy, The Simpsons contains lots of sound affects and computer made explosions however camera angles are used to tell the story a lot more in this TV series.

Camera Angles and Effects

Length: Around 22 minutesViewing type: 2D only

Other Information

Fitness and Effect

The Simpsons is widely considered to be one of the greatest television series of all time. Time magazine's December 31, 1999, issue named it the 20th century's best television series. Homer's exclamatory catchphrase "D'oh!" has even been adopted into the English language.

Does it work well?

Strengths: Funny, Family Friendly, Appropriate for all agesWeaknesses: Some moral criticisms

The good and bad

Strong and Weak

The Simpsons is extremely well animated and the content of their TV series flows very well, in the older episodes quality is degraded much to be expected considering the time period they were made in (First episode aired in December 1989!)

What are the strengths?

The audio particularly in the older video can be very distorted and muffled at times, it can render the characters voices unrealistic and I think that the audio is definitely something that needs to be tweaked.

What are the weaknesses?