I have never been a huge fan of either Family Guy or American Dad, but both are far superior over this, which I dislike with an intense passion. In fact, The Cleveland Show is one of my least favourite shows ever, animated or not. I have nothing against animation whatsoever, some of my favourite films and shows are animated, but this show is awful in my opinion and a disservice to this fine art.
Family Guy and American Dad may not have impressed me that much, but they actually did have moments of solid animation, voice acting and writing, more when they started than now. The Cleveland Show has none of those things and never did. The show is for me not that good animation wise. The characters are poorly drawn, and the backgrounds and colours are so flat it's painful. The voice acting is annoying on the whole, Seth McFarlane is usually terrific but even he sounds bored here.
The stories are also predictable and contrived, with constant moments of lethargic pacing and lazy direction. But what really hurts The Cleveland Show are the humour and characters. The writing is terrible, it is hugely unfunny and borders on offensive, while the jokes rely too much on pop culture which I think will date quite quickly. I also hate the characters, none of them are likable and they are little more than stereotypes(quite insensitive ones at that). Cleveland did have his likable and funny moments on Family Guy, but he isn't a strong enough character to warrant his own show, and that is a big part of the problem.
In conclusion, I love animation but I really hate this show. 1/10 Bethany Cox
Family Guy and American Dad may not have impressed me that much, but they actually did have moments of solid animation, voice acting and writing, more when they started than now. The Cleveland Show has none of those things and never did. The show is for me not that good animation wise. The characters are poorly drawn, and the backgrounds and colours are so flat it's painful. The voice acting is annoying on the whole, Seth McFarlane is usually terrific but even he sounds bored here.
The stories are also predictable and contrived, with constant moments of lethargic pacing and lazy direction. But what really hurts The Cleveland Show are the humour and characters. The writing is terrible, it is hugely unfunny and borders on offensive, while the jokes rely too much on pop culture which I think will date quite quickly. I also hate the characters, none of them are likable and they are little more than stereotypes(quite insensitive ones at that). Cleveland did have his likable and funny moments on Family Guy, but he isn't a strong enough character to warrant his own show, and that is a big part of the problem.
In conclusion, I love animation but I really hate this show. 1/10 Bethany Cox