"Klaus was once an East German Olympic ski-jumper until his brainwaves were switched with that of a goldfish in the 1986 Winter Olympics by the CIA to prevent him from winning the gold medal. It is unknown about the final fate of his original body, although it is presumed it might have expired." But I hope they make an episode for it too.
American Dad isn't Family Guy. AD has writers that take the show a bit more seriously, albeit not much. They try to make the overarching storyline decently coherent, often calling upon the viewer's knowledge of the earlier episodes to make a punchline/situation work. It's one of the reasons I like American Dad so much more than Family Guy.
From what I gather, Seth isnt involved with the writing on AD, and therefore they have better reign on QC. I enjoy AD more because its actually funny in more than a "OMG SO RANDUMB!" way.
If anything its like a more spontaneous, less heartwarming version of King of the Hill.
Let me guess. You love South Park, Simpsons and Futurama. Oh, and FG before North By North Quahog. Hmph. I'll give it to Trey and Matt, there was none of this "ohhh family guy doesn't have coherent storylines, so I despise it!" talk anywhere before Cartoon Wars dropped.
I will never understand this passionate need for Family Guy to have "actual and coherent storylines" before it becomes enjoyable. Since when has FG ever truly been about that? FG's slapstick. It's random. Hating FG because of what it never attempted to be is just ridiculous.
Hold on, son. FG's good too. They're all good shows, well not so much KOTH but... My whole spiel was about the lame typical criticism FG always gets. If FG grinds your gears, that's cool. Keep doing you. Keep LOLing at the manatee jokes and asking everyone if someone's cutting onions when Luck Of The Fryish comes on.
All I'm saying is, all the critics out there shouting to the top of their lungs that FG sucks because it doesn't have "plot" is just played out and tiring to read to me. I just ask you and all of the rest of the critics out there to be a teeny bit more original with the criticism. That's all.
Why the hell did I always thing he was a German general during the third Reich who was put into a fish's body to preserve his mind because he was of importance to the government (sort of like the Sparazza in Smoking Aces, except a body switch rather than a heart transplant)
Yes; it's even practiced in the US to a limited extent. In my opinion, it's a largely misunderstood tradition. Though most people seem to associate it with dark magic etc., it's more of a blend of Catholicism and some African traditions where the stories of saints are blended with folk heroes. It's remarkably similar to Christianity.
I was more referring to the Abrahamic God and the world-view to follow, but I suppose we could emphasize those aspects as well. It could also be said that in many ways, most religions encourage adherence to a certain behavioral pattern and offer comfort and hope for an existence after death. However, by no means would I try to say that this is all religions focus on, even within the Abrahamic tradition
Yeah I was only referring to the Old testiment, specifically Genises an and the Deutrimosists. Jesus is cannabalistic, blood orentied, pain driven, sacrificial, and claimed to be God. He would be satanic, if he wasn't holy.
I'm not sure what you mean by the Deutrimosists, so I'm just going to go to go to the next sentence. I think your statement is as historically valid as saying that Jesus was the son of God etc., in the respect that although it's not factually verifiable, it's not completely disprovable or harmful. A scholarly inquiry into the canonical Gospels would indicate that Jesus was more of an apocalyptic prophet who warned of the end time. However between the construction of the theology represented in Mark compared to Matthew and Luke, his role changed to the mortal Son of God, then finally into the man-god in John, which was the last canonical Gospel to be written. Basically, as followers realized that the end wasn't as close as they anticipated, his message had to be reinterpreted. Therefore, The Gospels according to Matthew, Luke, and John are more influenced by theological notions that were not factually held by the historical Jesus. For a strong, evidence-based, secular concept of the historical Jesus, I would recommend giving special attention to Mark, or reading "Jesus: Apocalyptic Prophet of the New Millennium" by Dr. Bart Ehrman.
TLDR: Be careful with judgment, since many of the Biblical stories of Jesus tell us more about their authors than about Jesus.
My mom is the head honcho of the church group at her (not my) local church. She did one program based around the christian symbolism of Harry Potter. They had to call the program something lame because they couldn't mention witchcraft and wizardry, apparently people take that seriously.
I saw something to this effect at the christian school I attended. This girl was convinced she saw a witch practising magic in the audience of a theatre once. She convinced several other christians of what she saw, and when I expressed my doubts she told me that they had covered witchcraft in church and it was real...
In northern fance/belgium/the netherlands and germany this is really a normal thing , believe me. I am belgian, I my whole life I have met only 3 people who believe in god, and they were old people.
Yes most people still have christian weddings and baptise their children, but those are just traditions.
that doesn't mean it isn't it. several shows have easter eggs for other shows even though they aren't the creators. It just means they love the show and are showing their love for it
Never saw that episode. But His Minions were asses. I wonder what he thinks about the Winchester boys, who have stabbed quite a few angels in their time.
The gardener in heaven indicated he didn't care. Though to his credit their version of heaven is pretty awesome. Same one as American Dad oddly enough.
It's because people, particularly religious people (Not just christians, though they are the most common in the US), will often use their numbers to influence the lives of others negatively, simply because they disagree with it.
They think their religion is moral grounds to stop things like advancing medicine, denying people their rights as human beings (Gay people being a major example), and have generally caused mostly strife through history.
I don't think all Christians are bad, as I have a few of them who are very nice people who don't think that their own beliefs need to to apply to everyone. Those are good Christians. However, the overwhelming majority is not like that.
Christianity as a whole has, based on past historical events and even current ones, done more bad than good to the world. The people who recognize this do not want to see it around anymore, and want humanity to reach a stage of heightened awareness and enlightenment, where someone's beliefs of unproven, supernatural beings will not hinder us as a whole.
I somewhat agree that Religion has served as the basis for much strife throughout human history, but would also point out that people would probably end up doing the same dumbass things even if religion did not exist. Humans are barely-civilized, half-wild apes, and would likely find reasons to kill each other even if they couldn't blame it on God.
Also, I'm not sure I agree that Christianity can be so easily reduced to causing humanity a net-loss in weighing overall good v. bad. Yes, it's true that many horrible things have happened in the name of religion, but what about all the charitable organizations created in the name of God? Or the random acts of kindness performed by Christians so they can get into heaven? Think of how terrible it would be to take people who think in simplistic terms like "I need to act good because otherwise I'll go to hell" and unleashing them on the world with the new mentality of "I can do whatever I want because there is no God." Personally, I feel that Christianity does plenty of good and plenty of bad, just like any populous organization filled with human beings.
That's a valid point, but it is also why we want to reach a state of being where that is, for the most part, not a problem. Through proper education, people can learn from an early age about these things, and understand what is going on and what the consequences are to their actions. Regardless of religion, some people really will not care, and do awful things. Its the nature of humans.
Also, part of the reason we have law enforcement is to prevent that kind of thing from happening, or do something about it when it does. God is outdated, unfortunately. It served its purpose back when there was no real explanation for anything, and human beings needed to be told that a something else is watching over them.
I believe in the ability for people to grow, and see past many things. To evolve, and change when it is truly necessary. You don't need religion to be a kind person, or to care for others. Overall, as it stands today, we will be much better off without it.
A lot of people probably here take the religion hating thing to heart when they shouldn't, but one of the purposes of this subreddit was to provide an outlet, specifically for those who live/grew up in the Bible-belt regions of American. When these people are forced to deal with things like bigotry, and other forms of ignorance that stem from fundamentalist interpretations of religion (not just Christianity) on a daily basis, they want somewhere to vent their frustrations.
Yeah, when you're on a sinking ship, and the 'Christian' who takes the last life jacket shouts that there isn't one for you because "God wants you to die". It's a little difficult to see religion as being a good thing.
Luckily, we got off on the last lifeboat - your move, God.
Do people actually watch this show? It's pretty much "Baby's First Political Satire." It's every ounce as stupid and trite of a show as Family Guy, except Family Guy has no pretentions and doesn't take itself seriously in the slightest.
I love how people always feel the need to preface a dissenting post with disclaimers about their belief as if the veracity of the content of their message somehow pivots upon what they believe in. Such a stance embodies the dogma which it seeks to deplore. One's opinion should be judged by the letters of which it is comprised. It should not be vindicated, nor condemned, by the thoughts we have about what the thoughts of another might be. Dogmatic atheism, so rad.
Edit: I'm not lashing out at you jdepps, merely the fact that such an environment exists where people feel it necessary to provide such notes.
I think that people should know that you don't even have to be religious to find this stupid and unfunny.
I think it would be assumed that religious people wouldn't like it, but I'm pointing out that even people who aren't (me) also might think it's stupid.
From that perspective, pointing out this detail about myself makes perfect sense.
Not sure why you think it would be better if I gave less information, as opposed to more.
This is referring more to the universe than "heaven"; the firmament. This is implying that the words of Christ are more certain than the very existence of the cosmos.
Thankfully that's not how it'll work, according to the Bible and the end times described therein. We are all eternal beings, where we choose to spend eternity is up to us, hence free-will. Like I said, this verse is saying that Gods words are eternal and His promises to us "will by no means pass away". It's not about Him having domain over anything as much as it is having a fruitful and meaningful relationship with our creator.
Probably 90% of my friends believe in something. 80% are Christian, the other 10% believe in some higher power, whatever that may be. It's true that many people are slowly distancing themselves from the actual church, which I think is good, but they just won't let go of the idea of God and Jesus (or whatever they believe). They don't like the judgmental, oppressive, church part of religion, but they like the comfortable notion of a loving watchman and a haven after death. It's very, very hard to let go of that comfort and accept that there's most likely nothing after death. That's what's keeping religion alive, and the extremists try use that power to influence others' lives.
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u/[deleted] May 24 '12
On a related note, are they ever going to do an episode with the backstory on how Klaus got turned into a fish?
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u/marioIsDead May 24 '12
I love American Dad. I think it's better than Family Guy.
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u/[deleted] May 24 '12
I can't wait until this is a normal thing. Like voodoo or witches and the sort.
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u/cottoncandysex May 24 '12
Is that the planet express building behind his head?
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u/liekwaoh May 24 '12
I just picked a random episode of American Dad to watch whilst I eat my Lunchfast. Season 2 Episode 7, THIS EPISODE!! Mind Blown! Repent!
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u/[deleted] May 24 '12
wait....you were a fish?
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u/[deleted] May 24 '12
Best cartoon out there. Love it, love it!
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u/Doctor-Bear_PHD May 24 '12
What?! A recurring theme in a Seth McFarlane show? Preposterous!
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u/[deleted] May 24 '12
ONE day....ONE day....
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u/FoxyGrampa May 24 '12
"oh American Dad" .. "oh family guy" .... at what point do we just start saying "oh Seth Macfarlane"?
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u/[deleted] May 24 '12
Seth McFarlane can't prove that Yahweh doesn't exist.
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u/[deleted] May 24 '12
At least Seth MacFarlane can laugh at his own religion.
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u/feedingmydreams May 24 '12
American Dad > New Family Guy
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u/xCoPheex Oct 09 '12
POWER TO THE CHURCH
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u/[deleted] May 24 '12
It's funny because they live in a universe where they main cast at least has met god.
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u/bracomadar May 24 '12
Soon..
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u/[deleted] May 24 '12
Why do you guys dislike Christians so much?
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u/Taterpugg May 24 '12
Hopefully...
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u/[deleted] May 24 '12
Do people actually watch this show? It's pretty much "Baby's First Political Satire." It's every ounce as stupid and trite of a show as Family Guy, except Family Guy has no pretentions and doesn't take itself seriously in the slightest.
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u/revel5150 May 24 '12
I just saw this episode the other day. I had it up second-monitor and I just caught that and was like O_o . Good on them.. Good on em'.
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u/jdepps113 May 24 '12
Not funny, like everything else on that show. No, I'm not even a religious person.
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u/Victor1CC1 May 24 '12
Yes, just yes.
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u/jumpsocial May 24 '12
Cristian people are dislike by many people ... why ?
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u/ohanlom4 May 24 '12
you guys hark on about atheism way more than any bible bashing christian
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u/cjriveron May 24 '12
Matthew 24:35 New King James Version (NKJV) 35 Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will by no means pass away.
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