Oh Family Guy how do you manage to do it?
But you know what, honestly, after watching that South Park episode making fun of FG, it just wasn't the same anymore. It's like they peeled away the layer of joke and revealed a fairly unsubtle way of inserting humor. I still enjoyed FG, but it didn't have the same appeal. That said, their style fits my sense of humor to a tee - this is probably why I still find them funny. But they didn't seamlessly blend them into the story the way South Park or The Simpsons did.
As for Christian Bale, poor guy. I don't think he's naturally an asshole, despite what it sounded like on the clip. I don't blow up at people, but I know plenty of good guys who do blow up. That doesn't mean they're not good guys, just that they're stressed. On the other side of the coin, he did play Bateman in American Psycho so I'd not leave him around any kittens or ATMs that I was particularly attached to.
~DD