TV shows that fare better as reruns

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Originally Posted by BrudLee

The Family Guy thread, and an included criticism of the Simpsons, got me thinking. For me, Family Guy is must-view, and the Simpsons is not. However, the Simpsons repeats kill me - even ones from this season. Can anyone explain this phenomenon?

As I sit here watching the Simpsons I started thinking about your thread. I think the Simpsons repeats are so funny because there are so many levels to the humor on the show, so many little historical, political or pop-cultural references that often go unnoticed the first time around.

On the surface Simpsons can be funny to anybody but if you keep up with what's going on in the world and you know your history (no matter how trivial) then the show is even funnier.

It will be interesting to see how long Family Guy can stay as funny as it is now. It's showing no signs of slowing down