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Any time anyone says Hollywood is stuck in a loop of regurgitating ideas and playing it safe, it’s your duty to point the accuser towards Ted 2 and Seth MacFarlane. Not in terms of him making a film about a puerile, weed-loving teddy bear, but more specifically in terms of the gags he pulls off. Every time there’s a joke in there that leaves you slack-jawed and every time an A-lister takes a verbal beating, it’s MacFarlane pushing his luck and getting away with it.
The "Family Guy" creator had been at Fox since 1999. Reportedly, none of his projects for NBCUniversal so far are animated.
The Orville, what's it about and is it worth watching. Boxsetter reviews the first season of The Orville and runs through some of the subjects that are covered in the sci-fi comedy series form Seth Macfarlane.
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Seth MacFarlane’s upcoming Fox drama The Orville looks a lot like Star Trek. It’s pretty clearly a Trek spoof to some degree (the show plays more like a dramedy than you might expect), with MacFarlane playing a starship captain. The series even shares some credits with Trek, with a veteran Trek producer (Brannon Braga) on board and a few directors with Trek credits.