King of the Hill cancelled...

[#1-norm-fan]

http://www.mediaweek.com/mw/content_display/news/national-broadcast/e3ib356467890c70c66b8b370387a5ffde3

:-\

I was all for the "Cleveland Show" but I'd much rather have an animated comedy on TV that is about as far from Family Guy style as you can get.

[Jeritron]

To be honest I can't believe it made it this long. It's been pretty low profile for the past 8 or 9 years. Basically, I knew it was still on but I didn't really know how much of it was new or not.


But I agree. I hate Family Guy and all that comes with it, so this is a loss for real animation.

[Xero]

Last season was supposed to be the final season, so I'm not surprised.

The Cleavland show is just a retarded concept. I love MacFarlane, but he should get a new IP out there rather than a spin-off of anything. American Dad fared fine, but this... :nono:

[NeanderCarl]

It was still going?? There was a lot of fanfare about it over here in about 1996/97... but I thought it ended after a few seasons.

Never a massive fan, but I was younger then. Never given it a second chance.

[Champion of Europa]

Never liked it. Won't miss it.

[LoDownM]

About time.

[The Mask]

put me down as also suprised it was still going.

[Vietnamese Crippler]

Never liked it. Won't miss it.

About time.

Couldn't agree more.

I hated this show with a passion with no logic to back it up.

[thedamndest]

I'm not a regular viewer of King of the Hill, but when I do watch it I find it funny. I hate American Dad, pretty sure the Cleveland spin-off will suck, and Family Guy has been so full of itself since they brought it back I can't stand it.

[James Steele]

I fucking love this show. This is horrible news for people with taste in animation everywhere.

[Juan]

I fucking love this show. This is horrible news for people with taste in animation everywhere.

Agreed.

[El Fangel]

I fucking love this show. This is horrible news for people with taste in animation everywhere.

[Xerzes]

Always liked King of the Hill. Hasn't had that much to offer in the last few seasons, though. Cleveland Show will tank, fast.

[#1-norm-fan]

The thing I loved about King of the Hill was how it had genuinely good story telling, not relying completely on random jokes but it also had a ton of ridiculousness. Dale is one of the best animated characters ever and one of my favorite tv characters period.

[MCEazy]

I fucking love this show. This is horrible news for people with taste in animation everywhere.

:y: :(

[DrA]

It should have been cancelled five years ago. I'm really surprised it lasted for as long as it did.

[Nowhere Man]

I didn't actually know the show was even on anymore at this point. I was never a particularly big fan, but I enjoyed it whenever I found myself watching it.

As for the Cleveland Show, yeah, there's no way I'm watching that. Seth MacFarlane has gone so far up his own ass that his shows aren't even watchable anymore (especially since nearly all of the jokes now are just references or outright plagiarism)

[BigDaddyCool]

I've been hearing King of the Hill would be cancelled every year for like 4 years. I like the show, but it is time to move on. They need to cancel the simpsons too.

[Kane Knight]

I've been hearing King of the Hill would be cancelled every year for like 4 years. I like the show, but it is time to move on. They need to cancel the simpsons too.

The Simpsons still has a fanbase that gives it massive ratings. As much as it's probably time to move on, as long as it's still big business, it will remain.

King of the Hill, however, is a mystery since it was never that popular to begin with.

[Mike the Metal Ed]

I fucking love this show. This is horrible news for people with taste in animation everywhere.
:'(

[Blue Demon]

Never liked it. Won't miss it.

About time.

I agree with above posts. Cleaveland Show I think is a bit dumb as well.

[Gertner]

Loved King of the Hill.

[Fox]

The Simpsons still has a fanbase that gives it massive ratings. As much as it's probably time to move on, as long as it's still big business, it will remain.

King of the Hill, however, is a mystery since it was never that popular to begin with.

I disagree with your second statement.

The "Mmhm." "Mmhmm." "Mmhm." "Yep." thing is very famous. I think you'd be hard pressed to find anyone who doesn't know that and where it's from.


That being said, I love KOTH, but it should've been cancelled at least 3 years ago. I did watch some of the more recent episodes recently on Hulu, and while it's still a very watchable show (Bobby and Dale Gribble are amazing), it doesn't have the same spark it had in the first 4 seasons.

Mike Judge is quite "the man."

[Kane Knight]

k. Single line is famous so the show was popular.

Can't find any flaw in that logic.

[thedamndest]

I wish they would bring back the Critic instead of doing The Cleveland show.

[UmbrellaCorporation]

I wish they would bring back the Critic instead of doing The Cleveland show.

I love you so much rite now.

That show was amazing.

And off topic...I miss the Tick. :(

[Supreme Olajuwon]

The other new show that Fox is bringing in called Class Dismissed could be decent. It's by the guy who did Arrested Development.

[Mr. Monday Morning]

It was still going?? There was a lot of fanfare about it over here in about 1996/97... but I thought it ended after a few seasons.

Never a massive fan, but I was younger then. Never given it a second chance.

Try watching the first 2-3 seasons. Fantastic stuff, way smarter than it is generally given credit for.

[Skippord]

I wish they would bring back the Critic instead of doing The Cleveland show.
I agree with this

[Jeritron]

Family Guy ripped off The Critic's animation style anyways. Unless the same company does it. No?

[FourFifty]

I always thought King of the Hill was a spin off of Beavis and Butthead. They just renamed "Anderson" to "Hank Hill", made him younger, and gave him a family. There you go, I'll tell ya whut.

[Kane Knight]

I wish they would bring back the Critic instead of doing The Cleveland show.

"On closer inspection...I am wearing loafers."

[NeanderCarl]

When's this Cleveland show starting? Why the hell have a Cleveland spin-off, of ALL the characters?

They should've made a spin off starring Mayor Adam West.

[Fox]

"Adam West! Adam West!

A little lower this time.

Adam West..... Adam West.....

Perfect."

[Juan]

Tonight's episode about MySpace was hilarious.

[Savio]

It was ok but I am not surprised it got canceled.

[mitchables]

His newly introduced family includes his new wife, Donna (Sanaa Lathan (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanaa_Lathan)<SUP class=reference id=cite_ref-autogenerated1_4-0>[5] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Cleveland_Show#cite_note-autogenerated1-4)</SUP>), her 16-year-old daughter, Roberta (Nia Long (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nia_Long)<SUP class=reference id=cite_ref-autogenerated1_4-1>[5] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Cleveland_Show#cite_note-autogenerated1-4)</SUP>) and her 5-year-old son, Rallo.<SUP class=reference id=cite_ref-5>[6] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Cleveland_Show#cite_note-5)</SUP> Cleveland Jr. is also in the family, but he is now fourteen and wearing glasses, and is much fatter and older than in his previous appearances on Family Guy.

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That is a seriously WEAK premise.

[#1-norm-fan]

His newly introduced family includes his new wife, Donna (Sanaa Lathan (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanaa_Lathan)<SUP class=reference id=cite_ref-autogenerated1_4-0>[5] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Cleveland_Show#cite_note-autogenerated1-4)</SUP>), her 16-year-old daughter, Roberta (Nia Long (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nia_Long)<SUP class=reference id=cite_ref-autogenerated1_4-1>[5] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Cleveland_Show#cite_note-autogenerated1-4)</SUP>) and her 5-year-old son, Rallo.<SUP class=reference id=cite_ref-5>[6] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Cleveland_Show#cite_note-5)</SUP> Cleveland Jr. is also in the family, but he is now fourteen and wearing glasses, and is much fatter and older than in his previous appearances on Family Guy.

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That is a seriously WEAK premise.

They also have some sort of talking bears as neighbors. Really doesn't sound all that great.

[mitchables]

The family just looks like the Black Griffins now. There is a 16 year old daughter, a fat 14 year old son and a toddler/child. Sure, not quite a baby, but may as well be.

Not to mention that Cleveland Jr. aged about 7 years and put on a shitload of weight overnight, apparently.

And talking bears? Really?

I'd have preferred a show just about Cleveland and (the old) Junior. That would have been way stronger.

[Xero]

Apparently ABC is looking into picking up King of the Hill.

http://www.thrfeed.com/2008/11/could-king-of-t.html

[NeanderCarl]

So will this new Cleveland family also be popping up in Family Guy...? is it set in the future (knowingly) from the time period occupied by Family Guy...? will Cleveland no longer appear in FG...?

Not that I'd care if he didn't because he's a nothing character whose basic premise for years was how boring he was, and now they think 'let's take the boring black guy and give him his own show'. White middle-class scribes writing black shows featuring black characters does not work.

Anybody who has seen BBC's The Croutches in the UK will vouch for that. Britain's "first black sitcom" (which it wasn't), written by the white, Scottish creator of Rab C. Nesbitt. :roll:

[Jeritron]

Family Guy is oversaturating. It's something The Simpsons never did, despite their much larger popularity. There were never spinoffs (aside fromt he genius spinoff showcase episode mocking stuff like this.)
There wasn't even a "sister" show until over 10 years later when they brough Futurama in. Aside from animation style it wasn't the same at all. Family Guy and American Dad are very similar in almost every aspect. Basically it's a rehash, and has the same style of writing and humor.

Family Guy, and it's spinoffs, don't have much depth to character or humor past the pop culture references and "ballsy" taboo stuff.

It has gotten old fast, and I think soon the fad will die.

[V]

wow of all characters to spin off... cleveland

i had to do a google search to make sure he was the character i was thinking of when i read the name, just because of how ridiculous this choice is.. and i watch family guy a lot ... that's how much of an impression that character leaves on me -.-

[NeanderCarl]

Wasn't The Critic a Simpsons spin-off/sister show?

[thedamndest]

The people that created it were writers for the Simpsons Gracie Films produced it. Jay Sherman was in an episode of the Simpsons, but that was more like a cross-over/guest spot. So no, and sort of.

[Jeritron]

It wasn't. Just because he appeared on the Simpsons doesn't matter. Plus people in animation work all over the place.
It wasn't a spinoff from the animation style, or the actual "universe", nor the overall creator Matt Groening.

The King of the Hill cast made a brief cameo on an episode of the Simpsons. Some of the writers may have bounced around too. Not a spinoff.
By that logic Late Night w/ Conan O'Brien is a spinoff of The Simpsons

[NeanderCarl]

No, an animation from the head writers of The Simpsons, produced by the same studio as The Simpsons, featuring a character who also appeared in The Simpsons, concurrently running alongside The Simpsons... certainly not a spin-off, but a sister show wouldn't be a far out description for it.

[Xero]

On a semi-related note, I never realized how short The Critic's run actually was. Only 23 episodes.

[NeanderCarl]

It had its moments, definitely a precursor to the cut-scene style of humour later "borrowed" by Family Guy, but it was pretty boring overall too. I have all the shows, and enjoy watching them because there are a few good laughs in each episode, but I can't get anybody else into it, because it really is rather boring to just sit and watch.

[thedamndest]

That is what I was getting at. I would call them sister shows in the same sense that Full House and Hangin' with Mr. Cooper were sister shows. They had the same creator and they were paired together on TGIF night. And it is a different scenario for Jay Sherman to appear than Conan O' Brian. One is a guest character, one is a guest star. Now we're talking cross-overs.

[thedamndest]

It had its moments, definitely a precursor to the cut-scene style of humour later "borrowed" by Family Guy, but it was pretty boring overall too. I have all the shows, and enjoy watching them because there are a few good laughs in each episode, but I can't get anybody else into it, because it really is rather boring to just sit and watch.

That is the same problem with Duckman. Sometimes it is really funny, sometimes it is terrible.

[NeanderCarl]

And it is a different scenario for Jay Sherman to appear than Conan O' Brian. One is a guest character, one is a guest star. Now we're talking cross-overs.

I think Conan used to write for the Simpsons. That's what he was getting at.

[thedamndest]

Oh, I thought he meant the time Conan was actually on.

[Jeritron]

No he wrote, and so did some of his writers

[thedamndest]

This I realize, however, I was not thinking on that wavelength.

[Jeritron]

You need to start thinking outside the bun