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yeah it's dawning on me that i haven't watched a new episode of it since college 10+ years ago and it was already a legacy show at that point

actually i haven't watched this in nearly TWO decades holy shit i got old

You should go watch 'You're Getting Old'

Screw this, I've got to go watch some Postgate to wash this rancid taste out of my mouth.

when stone and parker put their all into an episode, it still kicks ass. but you can usually tell these days which episodes were mostly made at 2am the day before airing.

the show has def had it's moments ("Awesome-o" is a good example) but it's all buried under a bunch of hideous bullshit.

In a weird way the show is the logical extension of the Simpsons freed from the strictures of broadcast television and James L. Brooks' sacharrine instincts - it just ramped up that approach and then mashed it up with the 4chan-curdled politics of its creators

last episode i remember was the manatees that write family guy.
btw if family guy places, i am going to burn this website down.

Comedy Central eventually aired the episode with a black title card during the Muhammad sequence, censoring the depiction. While the episode's censorship did attract headlines, it received more attention for its lampooning of Family Guy.

if family guy places

come on

i chose a screen grab from the Fishsticks episode because i thought it was one of the goddamn funniest things i'd seen in a long time.

the 4chan-curdled politics of its creators

maybe 4chan is south park-curdled?

sure, I just wanted to draw the connection

I have never seen the next one but I'm willing to stake my life that it's a nice aperitif compared to #20.

https://i.imgur.com/rMPP8Vs.jpg

19. Steven Universe
124 points, 6 votes, 2 firsts

btw if family guy places, i am going to burn this website down.

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it is also probably responsible for me purchasing disintegration

Only good thing to ever have come out of it (and nothing to sneeze at, I admit)

steven universe is great

i've only watched about 15 episodes of steven universe which i didn't think was enough to really vote for it but it is fantastic

The Tom Scharpling connection pretty much guarantees that I will become a fan whenever I finally get to see the show.

Oh going back to Paranoia Agent -- I'm only two episodes in, but I can confidently say that the opening credits is great. Hope that the rest of the series lives up to them!

for those who don't know, the late Satoshi Kon (creator on Paranoia Agent) is also responsible for the outrageously good manga films Millennium Actress, Paprika, Tokyo Godfathers and Perfect Blue.

Steven Universe is wonderful I want everyone to watch it

Steven Universe was my #1 vote. It's amazing how far we've come in that a mainstream US kids' channel can produce such a wonderfully queer, colourful, innovative show that's at the same time a gripping sci-fi yarn, a goofy small-town comedy and a heartfelt musical! I understand the critique towards its über-pacifist stance, where any bad guy can be made to understand the flaws in her actions, and conflicts can be solved by talking, but they're pretty good at setting up those redemption arcs, so it feels earned. And since it still is a kids' show too, IMO that's a pretty good message all in all.

One of my favorite things about it is it is literally set on the Delaware shore, where I went for beach trips many many times.

https://i.imgur.com/LGkfzJM.jpg

18. Animaniacs
124 points, 9 votes, 0 firsts

great show that didn't diminish at all any time i've revisited it

being rebooted this year i think!

every single song from this show is lodged in my brain forever

classic stuff

voted for it very highly!

Come join the Warner brothers
And the Warner sister, Dot!
Just for fun we run around the Warner movie lot
They lock us in the tower
Whenever we get caught
But we break loose and then vamoose
and now you know the plot

pinky & the brain was the best, prob too late for it to place at this point.

wow can't believe we're down to 18 and so much of my ballot still has yet to place

loved animanaics - highest rated show from my youth on my ballot (if you don't include daria which also i'd have to think places??? but maybe i don't know ilx as well as i think i do????)

i watched maybe 10 Steven Universe episodes when this poll first started and i just could not get into it. i didn't connect with any characters, didn't give a shit about any of the emergency d'jours, the writing kind of annoyed me. it felt like a cheap knock off of Adventure Time (i know it was some of the same people). seems to be widely loved here and with some of my irl friends, but i just can't get into it.

many xposts

the emergency of the day/monster of the week gives way in…relatively short order to the overarching plot of the series, which is Good

if you didn't connect to any of the characters idk I guess you might be straight, which isn't your fault, some people are just straight

cookie cat!
HE LEFT HIS FAMILY BEHIND ;_;

^^^ when this happened in the first episode of steven universe i knew it was for me. also when lion appeared

Steven Universe is kinda hard to sell in that the big, series-defining story arc only kicks in the middle of the first season. I loved it right from the start, but I can understand how the first bunch of episodes might feel flimsy to some people. Unless you really hate its style, I would recommend trying to stick it to the season 1 finale. At that point you're either hooked, or if you're not, SU is not for you.

some of the topical stuff holds up in memory (they took our jobs) but fuck if i'm going back

I dropped back in the South Park for the first time in 15+ years for the anti-Amazon 2-parter last year, and they seem to be weathering their senescence 900,232x better than The Simpsons

That's not exactly a ringing endorsement though.

i wanted to say about steven universe that while it is a very queer identity positive show w/ great messaging about not bullying and stuff like that - i normally find that kind of wholesome messaging stuff allergic and the show is still beloved to me. so don't let that turn you off.

It kind of blows my mind that they've coexisted for the majority of the time The Simpsons have been on, but that's probably due to my having viewed the first eight seasons and then catching progressively fewer episodes until I got to the point I've seen one new one in maybe.. fifteen years?

Simpsons is very likely to win and I voted for it very high, but it's true that I am much more likely to dip in to South Park in 2019.

Think I will check out Steven Universe even though I am boringly straight.

great world building, love the setting (the beach town, and the whole crystal mythology) the characters are so sweet and their struggles are generally v relatable, and when the show starts getting weird it's done in a really compelling and consistent way that develops the ideas of the show in a bright + clear way. we finished the last few episodes last week (we haven't seen the movie yet) and it gave me a lot to think about. i do agree that sometimes the "anyone even the prime antagonist can be talked out of being evil" to be a little optimistic and with the final antagonist (WD) i do feel it was rushed and not totally earned. but in general it's such a winsome earnest i do love it. keep beach city weird!

we're going to really tip the hand and show our demographic if the depressed horse show ranks highly

ha wait till the other show ilxors are disgusted by places <3

I am ashamed to admit I enjoy the depressed horse show and would gladly watch another season

we're going to really tip the hand and show our demographic if the depressed horse show ranks highly

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mostly zebras here, tho i spot the occasional jackass

Family Guy is either much higher or much lower than I expected

My guess is family guy didn’t placr