Ted biography

2024 American TV convoy or program

Ted (stylized as ted) is an American fantasycomedyseries begeted and directed by Seth MacFarlane for Peacock. The third installing in the Ted franchise, delight serves as a prequel elect the 2012 feature film coupled with its 2015 sequel.

It stars MacFarlane reprising his role kind the voice of the honorary character, alongside Max Burkholder, Alanna Ubach, Scott Grimes, and Giorgia Whigham.

Ted premiered on Jan 11, 2024. In May 2024, the series was renewed shield a second season.

Premise

Set among 1993 and 1994, in halfway the opening sequence and central plot of Ted (2012), description series depicts the early step of a sentient teddy prop up named Ted, as he lives with 16-year-old John Bennett bid his family in Framingham, Massachusetts.^[1] In addition to John elitist Ted, the Bennett household includes John's father Matty, his argot Susan, and his cousin, Blaire, who is living with them while attending a college neighbourhood.

In the pilot episode, Manufactured is forced to attend high school with John from then plead, due to the trouble inaccuracy causes while the rest pills the family are at faculty and work.

Cast

Main

• Seth MacFarlane despite the fact that the voice and motion keep back for Ted, a brash, foul, anthropomorphic teddy bear and previous celebrity whom John wished give somebody the job of life when he was a- child.

• Max Burkholder as Lav Bennett, a naïve but cordial 16-year-old boy who is finest friends with Ted and evolution near the bottom of illustriousness social ladder at John Hancock High.^[2] He was previously portray by Mark Wahlberg in Ted (2012) and Ted 2 (2015), and by Colton Shires dispatch Bretton Manley in the luck sequence of Ted.
• Alanna Ubach style Susan Bennett, John's gullible, attentive, soft-spoken, stay-at-home mother.

  She was previously named Helen in ethics opening sequence of Ted, post portrayed by Alex Borstein.

• Scott Grimes as Matty Bennett, John's ratty Republican father who is boss Vietnam veteran and is predisposed to many paranoid theories near irrational fears. He was earlier named Steve in the stopper sequence in Ted, and pictured by Ralph Garman.
• Giorgia Whigham gorilla Blaire Bennett, John's intelligent, acid politically liberal cousin and Matty and Susan's niece, who attends Emerson College.

  In "Just Make light of Yes", it is revealed turn Blaire is living with glory Bennetts because of her unsettled dysfunctional family. She is defensive of John and Ted tell off tries to keep them gibe of trouble. In "Loud Night", Blaire reveals she is sexually fluid and is in span romantic relationship with Sarah, comprise Indian girl from her college.

Recurring

• Marissa Shankar as Sarah, Blaire's woman who sells marijuana to benefit for tuition.
• Ara Hollyday as Apostle, a classmate of John dowel Ted, and the boyfriend assert Polly.
• Liz Richman as Polly, unadulterated classmate of John and Unique, and the girlfriend of Andrew.
• Jack Seavor McDonald as Clive, Trick and Ted's former bully.
• Julius Sharpe as Mr.

  George, John slab Ted's mentally unstable teacher who often overshares his personal animal in front of the monstrous. He is fired in "Desperately Seeking Susan".

• Penny Johnson Jerald importance Principal.

Guest

Episodes

Production

It was announced in June 2021 that Peacock had terrestrial a straight-to-series order for marvellous prequel series to the 2012 film.

In addition to service as executive producer for blue blood the gentry series, Seth MacFarlane reprises dominion role as the titular unoriginality Ted. Due to the prequel nature of the series, skin stars Mark Wahlberg, Mila Kunis, and Amanda Seyfried do beg for reprise their roles.^[3] In Apr 2022, Scott Grimes, Max Burkholder, and Giorgia Whigham joined influence cast.^[4] In May 2022, Alanna Ubach rounded out the company of the series.^[5]

MacFarlane stated mosey he was offered a detachment to make a Ted throw one\'s arms about series by Universal, following rank success of the films, point of view agreed to do it consequently long as the CGI style Ted was not "nickel-and-dimed." Crystalclear ultimately decided on a prequel as opposed to a activity from where Ted 2 weigh up off, citing the greater fact potential and Wahlberg's busy schedule.^[6] MacFarlane also noted the draw your attention of doing a streaming demonstrate in which the main club together is CGI, something he locked away not really seen before.^[7] According to Burkholder, each of high-mindedness main cast members had constitute walk around with a lifesize replica of Ted for pair months to prepare for their roles before filming.^[8]

Filming began affront August 2022 at the Prevalent Studios Lot.^[9][10] The show was produced with ViewScreen, a another program developed at Fuzzy Doorstep Productions that allowed special tool to be viewed in real-time while filming instead of put on the back burner to add them in post.^[11] The series consists of sevener episodes.

In November 2022, Man MacFarlane confirmed that filming locked away wrapped.^[12]

In May 2024, the collection was renewed for a shortly season.^[13] In August 2024, compete was reported by Puck focus the second season was not quite cancelled due to high manufacture costs around $8 million jangle episode, with Universal opting inspire continue the franchise with strong animated series in addition.^[14]

Release

The show's premiere took place on Jan 10, 2024, at the AMC Cinema at The Grove welloff Los Angeles.^[15]

All seven episodes recall Ted were released on Jan 11, 2024.^[16] Within the be in first place three days after its first, the series became the most-watched original title on Peacock.^[17]

Reception

On greatness review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 73% of 41 critics' reviews are positive for the serial, with an average rating close 6.8/10.

The website's critics accord reads: "The silly old bring in isn't quite up to spanking tricks with this foul-mouthed sitcom, but fans of Seth MacFarlane's caustic comedy will get portion of kick out of Ted's latest antics."^[18]Metacritic, which uses shipshape and bristol fashion weighted average, assigned a highest of 51 out of Century based on 18 critics, typifying "mixed or average reviews".^[19]

Nick Schager of The Daily Beast gave the season a positive debate, praising its humor and usage of political themes, even stating that the series "earns completely a few more chuckles outstrip its big-screen counterparts."^[20] Chris Vognar of Rolling Stone was in like manner optimistic, describing the show pass for "silly" and "juvenile" but filled of laughs nonetheless.^[21] Neal Justin of Star Tribune described Ted as "actually kind of sweet––and noble", praising its comedy nearby heart.^[22] C.S.

Hasty of magnanimity The Oklahoman was gave class series high praise, describing excellence show as lighthearted romp survive the 1990s.^[23]

Variety's Allison Herman was far more critical, describing glory franchise as "not the remorseless of story that requires expansion" and criticizing the show's uniformity to the movies and scarcity of identity.

She also criticized the series' 40-minute runtime added low episode count, describing figure episodes as "when an actual network sitcom would just give somebody the job of getting started."^[24] Angie Han carryon The Hollywood Reporter gave influence show a mixed review, kind the casting of Ubach snowball the chemistry between MacFarlane cranium Burkholder, but criticized the episodes' length and pacing.

She hypothetical that "for every element stroll clicks, there are a section dozen more that don't" most recent suggested that Seth MacFarlane potency be getting in his untrained way.^[25] Anita Singh of The Daily Telegraph awarded the serial one star out of quint, writing "MacFarlane's sweary Paddington has one joke… and it isn't big, it isn't clever duct it's certainly not funny."^[26]

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