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Question of the Week

Question for the week of October 12, 2009:

Have you sampled any of the new fall season's animated shows? Do you like any of the new toons or do you think the best work is still done by classic favorites such as The Simpsons, Family Guy and South Park?

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Reader responses:

penny :
Monday, October 19, 2009
I do NOT like The Cleveland Show. It\\\'s no offense against Seth or any of them. I just think it\\\'s another show set out to do the \\\"shock affect\\\" with their words and attitudes against EVERYONE. And it\\\'s not that it offends me, because I actually like Family Guy and that show is crazy, but the Cleveland Show needs to go away.

Rex Hindrichs : Artist : Tengu Entertainment
Monday, October 19, 2009
Quality, creative animation is not dead, but the mainstream is getting very cluttered with dysfunctional family shows. I can totally understand the recent contempt towards McFarlane.

William CB :
Thursday, October 15, 2009
Yeah it alright but if the lights went out the music would stop.

Parnell :
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
The new Cleveland show kind of sucks. I love Family Guy and American Dad but this show just doesn\'t have it. Looking forward to the next season of the Venture Bros. and If you want to check out something funny, watch The Haunted World of El Superbeasto (that\'s funny).

Julius Hill : cartoonist : FU Productions
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
IMHO.......these new shows are some of the best cartoons I\'ve ever seen in a long time: 1. The Penguins of Madagasgar 2. Back to the Barnyard 3. The Mighty B 4. Ben 10: Alien Force 5. Marval Super Hero Super Squad 6. Iron Man

anon :
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
I haven\'t seen very much of anything new besides The Cleveland Show. The show does not \"pop out\" at me; it has nothing new that I haven\'t seen before, just recycled mess.

James T :
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
This new season is just product and nothing more.

Andrew R : Animator :
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
I know a lot of people have been bad-mouthing The Cleveland Show, but I really don\'t think it\'s that bad. My guess is that most of these people just don\'t like Seth MacFarlane.

James Vander Peek : Animator : Peach Tree Studio
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
Is it just me or does everything look the same? Besides Chowder and Flapjack on Cartoon Network, everything else is depressing the HELL out of me. What happened to the promise of all these talented young animators? Maybe Adventure Time will save the day?

Tony Rand : Color Shader : Toon Ploom
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
I can\'t get enough of WONDER PETS, I think Little Airplane does fantastic work and Josh Selig is a friggin GENIUS>

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