On Thursday, November 1, 2012 2:36:14 AM UTC-4, Wiseguy wrote:   
   > M Wicks  wrote in news:415d0664-9d54-4e9f-9179-   
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   > 856fcfc4b22e@y8g2000yqy.googlegroups.com:   
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   > > I hate to say it, but that's what I think. I still avidly watch each   
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   > > new episode ASAP, but it's not the same anymore, and I must admit I   
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   > > usually prefer the new Family Guy episode.   
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   > > Well over half the Season 20 episodes were good. Maybe a third of the   
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   > > Season 21 episodes were. Since then good episodes have been few and   
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   > > far between.   
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   > > It gives me no joy to point this out. For a long time, I disagreed   
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   > > with people claiming the show had declined in any meaningful way. I   
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   > > don't go along with "Season 10 onwards was rubbish". I think many of   
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   > > the Scully episodes were great...it's a cartoon, so if it's sometimes   
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   > > "unrealistic" (within reason) in order to help the story along then   
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   > > who cares? I think Season 16 was very strong (I rewatch episodes from   
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   > > that season quite often), and the intervening seasons were great as   
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   > > well. There was probably a slight decline between 16 and 20, but   
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   > > nothing too bad...still plenty of decent, memorable episodes which are   
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   > > fun to watch with people. Then as I say, Season 21 was significantly   
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   > > worse, and 22 worse still, and since then it's usually been a desert.   
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   > > Clearly YMMV. But does anyone else think (roughly) the same as me? Is   
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   > > there any realistic hope that there will ever be an improvement? Who   
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   > > should be brought back? When will (new episodes of) this show make me   
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   > > laugh out loud again? I want answers now or I want them eventually!   
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   > Who actually says "your mileage may vary" in a real conversation?   
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   > No one.   
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   > So why do people use abbreviations for it?   
      
   "Unless you are speaking Spanish, do not start a conversation with 'Hola'." -   
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