Image Credit: Jason LaVeris/FilmMagicFamily Guy has a talking dog. America Dad has a talking fish. And The Cleveland Show has a talking bear. And now it looks like Seth MacFarlane might add a talking Teddy bear to his roster of speaking non-humans. Yes, it appears the animation king is at work on an R-rated feature film called Ted about a man who must choose between his girlfriend and his magical Teddy, who he wished could talk when he was a child. (The wish apparently comes true.)
I’ve spoken about my fear of bears with human qualities before here on PopWatch (see here), but I’m not gonna lie: I’m into this idea, which seems like a bizarre mixture of Child’s Play, Lars and the Real Girl, and Toy Story. And this could be a great opportunity for MacFarlane to sway detractors who reduce his shtick to inappropriate offensive-for-the-sake-of-being-offensive fare about dim-witted men with hot wives and obnoxious kids. That’s assuming, of course, that MacFarlane will add more layers to this feature and not just center it on a dim-witted dude with a hot girlfriend and an obnoxious Teddy bear. Seeing as hot girl Mila Kunis is reportedly being considered for the female lead, perhaps I should worry…
Nah, I’m not going to. If only because one of the script writers is Family Guy‘s Wellesley Wild, a name that kind of sounds like Wesley Willis.
Tell me, PopWatchers: Are you eager to see Seth MacFarlane’s first film? Or are you tired of him making animals talk?
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No more please.
it funny
Seth MacFarlane is directing a movie… this reminds me of the time (insert flashback and rape joke)!
I don’t know, I like Family Guy, just watched Something, Something, Something dark side last night and laughed out loud….but in person Seth comes off like an overeager do*che.
Some of the things the cartoon characters get away with they get away with cause they are cartoons, I just don’t feel like it will translate well.
Th Clevelnad Show has two talking bears. American Dad also has a recurring talking koala bear in addition to the fish. Seth MacFarlane is an example of diminishing returns. The Cleveland Show is virtually unwatchable (I assume it’s still the same as I gave up on it several months ago).
It’s gotten better than Family Guy lately. It has plot. I still think American Dad is the best of the three.
Well, it’s high time somebody took a chance on this guy, who surely hasn’t saturated the market.
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Wait, he has HOW many shows? Oh, dear…
A talking animal sidekick in a Seth MacFarlane vehicle? I can’t believe it!
Can’t wait . . . Seth is HILARIOUS!
Ugh. We get it, you’re cool because you’re offensive. Geez.
Giggity!
i have some funny #$@^ for quagmires character, if only i could talk to seth and get my written episodes on air. great ideas just waitin to be found
Hahahahahaha!!!! What a loser, you write Fam Guy fan fiction?
Family Guy always pushed the wrong buttons, but they never needed to. They used many opportunities to be legitimately funny by making obscure references and using the animation style to its strength (the best examples are the “Raod to…” episodes starring Stewie and Brian). However, I got disappointed and finally drew the line with the recent “Terry Shiavo: The Musical” that opened one episode.
Don’t forget “Harvey” as a comparison point. I’m kind of hoping that Seth uses his encyclopedic knowledge of pop-culture to push this in more of a Frank Capra kind of direction. Seriously, couldn’t you see Jimmy Stewart in a movie like this if it were the ’50s?
seth macfarland i think is so great, he will be awesome. Not to mention he’s so hot. I love behind the scenes guys, that have looks good enough to be on camera
yowsa
seth macfarlane is such a genious , his work on familyguy is outstanding. and the way he pokes funny lil. puns at all the different people, and organizations around the world is hilarious!!! i would do just about anything to meet him.
Ugh, please, someone shut this guy up. He is such an annoying do*che! No, I am not looking forward to his debut, he is not a creative person, but someone who had one idea – ONE IDEA, and recycled it and keeps on recycling it. Isn’t the idea for the movie basically Stewie and Rupert?
Seth, please go die.
F*** you, Seth is awesome!
Wow…Mila kunis and seth macfarlane together in a romantic comedy. Can’t wait. They make a fab couple