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Get Mike Judge on the line! I bet he has something cooking up if they just give him a shot. Or better yet bring Futurma back to Fox and away from Comedy Central.
 
Fuzz Rez said:
Or better yet bring Futurma back to Fox and away from Comedy Central.
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That'd be a horrible idea. The only reason Futurama still exists today is because Cable Channels don't rely on the Ratings as much as Network Channels. Futurama gets lower ratings then the Cleveland Show, for example.
 
Sad to see Cleveland go. The show took a while to find its groove but got pretty good. This season had been a bit too dumb, like a parody of itself so maybe they knew the end was near. I wonder if Cleveland will return to family guy. Would be nice.

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Get Mike Judge on the line! I bet he has something cooking up if they just give him a shot. Or better yet bring Futurma back to Fox and away from Comedy Central.
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Shows that get tossed in front of Simpsons always get their shit pushed in. When bobs burgers was In that spot it had lower ratings than Cleveland.

Something like Simpsons, bobs, futurama, famguy1, American might work but tossing a new show in the lead is a death sentence.

As for mile judge word is he's been shopping Beavis and butthead around. A new show from him would be welcome too.
 
big_z said:
Shows that get tossed in front of Simpsons always get their shit pushed in. When bobs burgers was In that spot it had lower ratings than Cleveland.

Something like Simpsons, bobs, futurama, famguy1, American might work but tossing a new show in the lead is a death sentence.

As for mile judge word is he's been shopping Beavis and butthead around. A new show from him would be welcome too.
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I don't know about its ratings, but that sounds like the reason napoleon dynamite got slaughtered. It was pretty good too.
 
AlimNassor said:
The Cleveland Show has been cancelled.

http://www.avclub.com/articles/fox-...g&utm_campaign=standard-post:headline:default
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Erik Adams @ avclub said:
TBS and Adult Swim will still afford you the regular opportunity to hear the cartoon’s insanely catchy theme song before changing the channel to something you actually want to watch.
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Perfectly sums up my feelings. I've watched every episode of the Cleveland Show -- I do not value my time -- and have maaaaaybe laughed once ("Balls Deep in Love"). As long as American Dad keeps chugging I'm golden. Hell, let's get another Loren Bouchard show on there, or better yet Brendon Small! orsomegarbagethatwontlastaseason

EDIT: Ugh, posts above reminded me how great the B&B revival was and how angry I am it's dead, or in limbo, or whatever's going on with it. Sigh.
 
big_z said:
Sad to see Cleveland go. The show took a while to find its groove but got pretty good. This season had been a bit too dumb, like a parody of itself so maybe they knew the end was near. I wonder if Cleveland will return to family guy. Would be nice.



Shows that get tossed in front of Simpsons always get their shit pushed in. When bobs burgers was In that spot it had lower ratings than Cleveland.

Something like Simpsons, bobs, futurama, famguy1, American might work but tossing a new show in the lead is a death sentence.

As for mile judge word is he's been shopping Beavis and butthead around. A new show from him would be welcome too.
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New season of Beavis and butthead would be great. I don't get how MTV didn't pick it up for another season since the ratings were actually great. Maybe there were some Square like stellar expectations from MTV's part? I loved the latest season. It still felt like original show even with the added stuff like reality TV bits.
 
I never much liked the Cleveland Show. It had a real Amos & Andy feel to it. The only MacFarlane show I think is worth watching anymore is American Dad, and even then just barely.
 
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Squirt's Honor

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Donna forces Rallo to sign up for Stoolbend's version of the Boy Scouts, the "Freedom Squirts." But Rallo warms up to the idea when he realizes that he can make some extra cash selling candy bars to benefit a non-existent youth orchestra. Meanwhile, Cleveland and Donna win a romantic hotel getaway in a raffle, but are forced to work off their bill when they charge too many "incidentals".
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[URL="http://www.avclub.com/articles/fox-cancels-the-cleveland-show-finally-giving-seth,96611/?utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=SocialMarketing&utm_campaign=standard-post:headline:default"]RIP Cleveland Show[/URL]

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The Kids Run The Restaurant

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After Bob cuts his finger and faints at the sight of his own blood, Linda brings him to the hospital and leaves the kids home alone. Not ones to waste a golden opportunity, Tina, Gene and Louise transform the basement of the restaurant into a makeshift casino. But they get more than they gamble for when landlord Mr. Fischoeder stops by and catches them in action.
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The Boring Identity

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Francine tries to mold Stan into her ideal husband when he gets amnesia after falling off an arcade game during a CIA operation to capture the "real" Osama bin Laden (who, apparently, has been managing a "Dave and Buster's" restaurant in Florida). Meanwhile, Roger lets Steve join his paper route to earn some extra money, but Steve is drawn into the corrupt side of the business.
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The premise of every single episode left in American Dad's current season sounds like 100% comedy.

The potential for fuckery is off the charts!
 
abundant said:
That'd be a horrible idea. The only reason Futurama still exists today is because Cable Channels don't rely on the Ratings as much as Network Channels. Futurama gets lower ratings then the Cleveland Show, for example.
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Fox has an option in their contract with Comedy Central to air the new episodes of Futurama after they air on Comedy Central, but they've never done it.
 
I have been slacking off on watching The Simpsons this season, I'm about ten episodes behind or so now, but I just started catching up. Am I crazy, or is the quality this season a bit improved from the past number of seasons? It's certainly not what it once was, but it seems more focused in on plot and truer to what the show used to be than it has lately. I just got to the episode from December about Homer's dog and I thought that was one of the best episodes of the last decade. It actually had a great deal of heart, unlike most any Simpsons episodes lately. I even really enjoyed the one right after it, the one about the preppers and all of that.

Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying the show is at all how it used to be - just, better than it has been in a long, long time in my opinion. It actually shocked me a great deal.
 
Lord British said:
Prediction: In five years The Cleveland Show will be considered a cult classic killed before its time.
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They'll always get a tiny stitch of respect from me for their Mystery Science Theater reference during the Comic-Con episode, but I seriously doubt it. It didn't really do anything unique in terms of comedy or storytelling.
 
morningbus said:
They'll always get a tiny stitch of respect from me for their Mystery Science Theater reference during the Comic-Con episode, but I seriously doubt it. It didn't really do anything unique in terms of comedy or storytelling.
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I've started rewatching it from season 1 since the cancellation news, and honestly, I think the McFarlane hate (which is egregious anyway) really blinded a lot of people to a funny little show. There are a lot of great little moments scattered through every episode, some really solid characterisation and sudden touches of surrealism without descending in Family Guy-level cutaways (though they are present in the first few episodes, when it's finding its feet). I'll miss it. The last season has been a treat. I mean, it's no Bob's Burgers, but at this point I'd put it second to that show in the Animation Domination lineup. Family Guy's been shit lately and American Dad is struggling a bit. Every week Cleveland was reliably funny and occasionally quite sweet.

But then, I also loved Allen Gregory! So, you know.
 
Lord British said:
I've started rewatching it from season 1 since the cancellation news, and honestly, I think the McFarlane hate (which is egregious anyway) really blinded a lot of people to a funny little show. There are a lot of great little moments scattered through every episode, some really solid characterisation and sudden touches of surrealism without descending in Family Guy-level cutaways (though they are present in the first few episodes, when it's finding its feet). I'll miss it. The last season has been a treat. I mean, it's no Bob's Burgers, but at this point I'd put it second to that show in the Animation Domination lineup. Family Guy's been shit lately and American Dad is struggling a bit. Every week Cleveland was reliably funny and occasionally quite sweet.

But then, I also loved Allen Gregory! So, you know.
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I'll definitely agree that the MacFarlane hate is a little extreme and that, for me personally, the Cleveland Show was significantly better than contemporary Simpsons and as of lately had been doing much better than Family Guy. There were some definitely some fun gags, but I'm hard pressed to think of a single episode that really impressed me in some way.

Take that and combine it with the fact that they'll probably reintroduce Cleveland and some part of the family (probably Rallo) and the show will just be more of a side-note than anything else.

Also, I hated Allen Gregory so I think that means we have to have a stupidly drawn out fight like a Family Guy episode padding its length.
 
The Cleveland Show was capable of being funny (the Comiccon episode was gold) but it was mostly boring.

The first season showed steady improvement and then it fell off a cliff.

And I don't really like when it white guys voice black characters. Or the equally distatsteful finding a black man to voice a black woman.

And there was this weird tendency to keep showing the wife as this ugly grey haired saggy tit having slob that wasn't there with Francine or Lois.
 
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Grave Reward

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Rallo heads to East Stoolbend to stay at Robert's apartment for the weekend. But when Robert abandons him for a trip to Baltimore, he's forced to make friends with the tough neighborhood kids. Meanwhile, Cleveland and his friends discover the joys of hanging out at the beautiful, lush Stoolbend Cemetery.
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Pulpit Friction

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The Simpsons get more than they bargained for when they replace their old couch. The most likable minister in the world puts Rev. Lovejoy's life in a crisis. The town is infested with bedbugs, and Lovejoy can’t cope, as he's so boring, nobody will listen to him during the panic. So a new minister is brought in (similar to Bing Crosby in the Going My Way) to try to calm the people down. Lovejoy discovers a new profession, realizing that he's actually really good at selling hot tubs and he doesn't want to quit that. The only people that are unhappy with the new minister are Bart and Flanders, and they try to figure out how to get Lovejoy back. Marge finds out her dry cleaners mistakenly swapped her wedding dress with one of Krusty’s costumes.
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Boyz 4 Now

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While accompanying Tina to a "Boyz 4 Now" concert, Louise develops a crush on one of the lead singers, Boo Boo - and is in disbelief that she actually likes a boy! Meanwhile, Gene gets creative - and slightly offensive - in a table-setting competition.
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Total Recall

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After teddy bear Rupert gets recalled, Stewie stops at nothing to get back his beloved best friend. Meanwhile, Peter falls ill and can't compete in his bowling tournament. So Lois fills in for him. But when she gets a little too close to Peter's teammates, he gets jealous.
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The Full Cognitive Redaction of Avery Bullock by the Coward Stan Smith

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Stan is shocked when Agent Crisp from CIA Internal Affairs tells him that Deputy Director Bullock is showing early signs of dementia and must have his memory erased. Meanwhile, Steve runs into a bully at school, so Roger hires an old friend - alter-ego Stelio Kontos - to take care of the problem.
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