Bob's Burgers: general discussion

[cinco]

As the animation style of the show is closer to the stuff from Seth's production line,
the tone of the series certainly reminds of early Simpsons-seasons.
But when The Simpsons appeared for the first time, they were the only fish in the pound.
20 years later that ain't the case anymore.
So for Bob's Burgers to succeed, it has to really stick out and create a fanbase rather quickly,
because networks are not keen anymore to let their unpopular children roam around very long.
The tried and tested formula of the animated sitcom is present.
(father, mother, three children, mediocre animation, witty lines)
Now it's just waiting for an audience that stays and supports.

[Joe]

The difference between this animated family sitcom and sethtoons and the current Simpsons is that the father is the straight guy. There is no overwhelmingly stupid character really. The kids are just kids. The adults are just adults. There is no REAL exageration. Yet at the same time it chucks in loads of little wacky bits and manages to feel fresh despite some pretty cliche plots so far. Early Simpsons did this to some extent aswell. Homer wasn't really that stupid in the early years and Lisa wasn't really crazy smart. And when they were, you still felt that they were real.

This show isn't quite as good as classic Simpsons. But barely anything is. It's still really enjoyable and has the potential to be as good as classic Simpsons. That's just potential at the moment despite it being really enjoyable already. I really hope that it develops a fanbase and survives. This deserves to last.

[dinamet7]

"The kids are just kids. The adults are just adults."

That's one of my favorite aspects of this show - the humor is all in the conversations... weird, crazy conversations, but totally hilarious. I've known kids as weird as Gene and they're hilarious as long as they aren't my kids.