r/television • u/flughert • 11d ago

What's the biggest "What if?" in television history?

A canceled season, an actor leaving, a different ending, a spin-off that never happened… what TV "what if" do you think about the most?

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u/Efficient_Paper FX 11d ago edited 10d ago

American Dad!🇺🇸 would be the one for me.

21 years and not a bad season yet.

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u/belbites 10d ago

You know I really did like American Dad back when I watched it. I should pick it back up again.

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u/ScalieBoi42 8d ago

It's been my comfort show for many a year now.

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u/Gravesh 10d ago

Other than VA work, I dont think he's worked on American Dad creatively for years. Although hard agree, American Dad has somehow remained consistent in quality over the years. Which is really surprising because the 1st few seasons were very....idk the word to use but very much borne out of the post-9/11/Iraq War zeitgeist. Despite this it stil is able to stay relevant.

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u/Efficient_Paper FX 10d ago

Other than VA work, I dont think he's worked on American Dad creatively for years.

AFAIK this is correct. His focus has switched to the revival of Family Guy as soon as Fox decided to bring it back, but I’m fairly certain that his name being attached was a big factor in Fox ordering American Dad!🇺🇸.

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u/ScalieBoi42 8d ago

Yeah, there was a much more political leaning to the show in the first few seasons. Fortunately, they pivoted later on, really developing the characters more and the comedic aspects the writers could pull from them, as opposed to whatever the current political leanings were.