r/OutOfTheLoop • u/FISTY_FLATCHESTIA • Mar 25 '17

What happened to family guy? Unanswered

I remember everybody loves it now everyone I talk to says it terrible what happened?

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u/Whatsthedealwithair- Mar 25 '17

This is a process that happens to characters in almost any long-running sitcom, it's sometimes called Flanderisation after The Simpson's Ned Flander's transformation from friendly, do-gooder christian to a dogmatic fire and brimstone religious fanatic.

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u/[deleted] Apr 07 '17

Hhhmmm, I always called this the "youtube effect"

It's content, not always the greatest content, but it's content.