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A Million Ways to Die in the West (2014)
Not that funny--I'm glad I didn't pay full price
Before we get down to business, let's get this on the table first: I watch "Family Guy" and "American Dad." I "get" what Seth MacFarlane does. With that said, let's break it down.
Seth MacFarlane can't act. He can do the voice work for animated characters, but put him on the screen, as a live, human being, and he falls flat. He didn't make the character spark or relate. His acting was about as two-dimensional as the characters in his animated series.
The script was poorly written and the jokes were not that funny. Maybe if you were still in high school or junior high a steady stream of d*** jokes, fart jokes, and other elements of bathroom humor might make for a dandy picture. I had thought that MacFarlane could aim higher and deliver better: maybe that opinion was incorrect.
The supporting cast of actors--for the most part--did an admirable job. However, they could not overcome the limits of MacFarlane's on screen performance or the poor quality of the script they had to work with.
I'm glad I caught this dog at an afternoon showing and didn't have to pay full price. If that had happened, I'd have felt jobbed.
Allen Gregory (2011)
Worst Fox Animated Series. Ever.
And I thought that "Bob's Burgers" was bad.
There's nothing here to like. The main characters are not likable. The humor isn't "edgy," it's just mean and pointless. The animation itself looks cheesy.
Worse yet, it's just not funny. The pilot and Episode 1 were thoroughly "cringeworthy." This series seems pointless.
Not having any expectations of Jonah Hill prior to this series, I will come to expect nothing of quality from him in future endeavors.
"South Park" was edgy and funny. This dreck? 0-2. Perhaps the only saving grace for this waste of a programming slot is that it might last the remainder of the season tucked into Fox's animation block. I'd pull the plug on it now.