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I will have to disagree. While I'm not a huge fan of The Simpsons, I can recognize that the comedic landscape is forever changed as a result of The Simpsons an

by chops 17y ago

I will have to disagree. While I'm not a huge fan of The Simpsons, I can recognize that the comedic landscape is forever changed as a result of The Simpsons and Monty Python. In dismissing those that implemented the idea first, you're minimizing the genius involved. Things like humor just become dated, that doesn't mean that it isn't genius for its time. It just becomes so integrated into society that we become immune to it. It'd be like suggesting Newton wasn't a genius because a 12-year-old can understand Newtonian mechanics. There are those gems that survive the test of time and remain funny (for me: "Who's on First", "Caddyshack", "Office Space", "Dumb and Dumber"), but that doesn't minimize the landscape altering humor of such stuff as Austin Powers, South Park, Napoleon Dynamite, even if you're sick of hearing "Yeah Baby, Yeah!" And yes, Arrested Development is bloody amazing.

zimbabwe 17y ago
But that's exactly what I said. The Simpsons implemented an idea, then, as other people implemented as well, their original triumph became dated. That doesn't always happen, because if the end result is really labored away on, then it lasts the test of time, at least to some degree. South Park is actually a good example, where even as it's no longer the most offensive thing out there, you can still get a big kick out of Season 3 because they were putting in some genuinely brilliant jokes.
- chops 17y ago
  Meta-comment: I think people are being excessively harsh in downvoting you. Your comments are contributing to the topic at hand. People shouldn't be downvoting you simply for disagreeing. Back on Topic: But as you said, I don't think we disagree all that much, though I do feel that brilliance or genius can be attributed to something that is extremely funny at first, but may diminish in strength over time. Indeed, I have a feeling that perhaps the funniest stuff (laughing out loud and peeing your pants funny) is the stuff that eventually gets old, because it becomes overused.

by chops 17y ago

zimbabwe 17y ago

But that's exactly what I said. The Simpsons implemented an idea, then, as other people implemented as well, their original triumph became dated. That doesn't always happen, because if the end result is really labored away on, then it lasts the test of time, at least to some degree. South Park is actually a good example, where even as it's no longer the most offensive thing out there, you can still get a big kick out of Season 3 because they were putting in some genuinely brilliant jokes.

chops 17y ago
Meta-comment: I think people are being excessively harsh in downvoting you. Your comments are contributing to the topic at hand. People shouldn't be downvoting you simply for disagreeing. Back on Topic: But as you said, I don't think we disagree all that much, though I do feel that brilliance or genius can be attributed to something that is extremely funny at first, but may diminish in strength over time. Indeed, I have a feeling that perhaps the funniest stuff (laughing out loud and peeing your pants funny) is the stuff that eventually gets old, because it becomes overused.