Seth McFarlane is a brilliant and talented man, who chooses to use his God-given gifts to produce raunchy, trashy shows. He can be downright hilarious, but like the blue comedians who think they can’t be funny without being obscene, he insists on pushing the envelope far beyond human decency. I’m thankful he wasn’t around when my kids were growing up, but my grandkids do not have such a blessing. Like other obscene programming, his kind of tripe is available 24/7, on tv, computers and cellphones, and there are few kids who are not exposed to it. Even if parents are vigilant, kids are sneaky. This is the type of stuff that is causing the decay of our society. There’s no good answer; nobody wants censorship. Well, there is one good remedy. Revival. And it’s coming, thank God. The question is, how bad does it have to get, before it comes?
Seth McFarlane made his name by ripping off The Simpsons and South Park and by counting on a large contingency of geeks fawning over his rotoscopish humor (see his Star Wars episodes).