«Getting better and better»
The farther along American Dad gets, the funnier it becomes. By season three, the show's central characters have been established and their personality quirks have been tweaked to best appeal to the audience. The show leaps into the bizarre and hilarious with abandon, yielding some of the best comedy on modern television.
For those just coming to the show, all you need to know is that it follows the life of Stan Smith, a father of two who works for the CIA. Imagine Archie Bunker, but with access to high levels of government clearance and insane technologies. This season features Stan meeting his idol, George W. Bush (in one of the funniest depictions of Bush in modern media), luring his family into stasis tubes to get out of going on vacation with them, and ruining his best friend's life in a twisted but well-meaning attempt to prove that God exists.
While Stan remains the center of the show, the rest of the cast has their moments as well. Klaus becomes even more pathetic as he whiles away life from the inside of a fish bowl, Steve and his friends usually supply a solid B-plot, and Roger's obsession with disguises becomes even more emphasized here. Even Haley's hippie boyfriend Jeff gets his moment to shine as Stan finds that he and Jeff have similar father issues. The show is punctuated by sharp comedy and ridiculous situations, and there isn't an episode in the series so far that isn't good for some solid laughs.
On the slight down side, Fox has become increasingly lazy with these DVDs, so you're paying for half a season here, as has become their practice. It's not a huge hurdle now, but when the show starts to wane the price point will make it far too easy to drop. One episode, "The 42-Year Old Virgin," also has a major continuity glitch, as it assumes that Stan has never killed anyone, despite him having racked up a body count throughout the first few seasons. However, even that criticism is a minor one - I'm now nitpicking about continuity in a show that features Stan running through the Hereafter with a "Heaven gun" and fighting archangels during the Christmas special. The show is wacky, over the top, but still has heart and charm thanks to a sympathetic but dim-witted protagonist. It's well worth the money, and easily the best animated show on TV.
[Wednesday, February 17, 2010]
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«American Dad!»
I love American Dad. Like many people I wish they'd stop packaging American Dad (and Family Guy) the way they do, but I don't think they are going to switch to packaging entire seasons in a set. Either you want the dvd's anyway (as I do) or not.
[Sunday, December 06, 2009]
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«If Your a fan you must get .»
This season is one you have to have if you like the show . this i had to have since i enjoyed the last season , so if your a fan and care for a good laugh must have .
[Friday, September 11, 2009]
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