Seth McFarlane's Ted (2012)

Basq · 02-04-2012 11:19am #1

Hey Seth McFarlane, the creators of 'Wilfred' want their idea back! :pac:

Will be released in the US in July..

Directed and written by Family Guy / American Dad creator Seth McFarlane and stars Mark Wahlberg, Mila Kunis and Joel McHale.

I did like the standard chick flick beginning of the trailer being turned on it's head.. but yeah, can't help but think of 'Wilfred' throughout it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VxKfC77XAp8

Mickeroo · 02-04-2012 11:35am

Hopefully all the funny bits aren't just in the trailer, I laughed my ass off at that.

Colmo52 · 02-04-2012 12:03pm

Ted is basically his Peter Griffin voice.

Basq · 02-04-2012 12:13pm

Colmo52 wrote: »

Ted is basically his Peter Griffin voice.

Closer to Brian IMO..

Mickeroo · 02-04-2012 12:27pm

Basq wrote: »

Closer to Brian IMO..

Nah Brian is a much more lower tone, i think Brian is just Set Macfarlane's normal voice: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gc-yl_8ywiU

baalthor · 02-04-2012 12:41pm

It's more a harder version of the standard Peter voice; although Peter has a number of different voices.

The movie looks funny enough from the clip and it has a lot of Mila Kunis which is a good thing

Skinfull · 02-04-2012 12:55pm

Looks good and infinitely better than Wilfred. Didn't rate that show at all.
I just hope we havent seen all the best bits.

Basq · 02-04-2012 12:56pm

Mickeroo wrote: »

Nah Brian is a much more lower tone, i think Brian is just Set Macfarlane's normal voice: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gc-yl_8ywiU

It does seem to vary in the trailer IMO..

When Ted first runs into the room = Peter.
On the couch smoking = Brian

Squelchy · 02-04-2012 3:06pm

Because it was almost entirely unamusing.

Wahlberg trying to guess the name was really good though.

Melion · 02-04-2012 3:51pm

Wow, that looks horrendous

ziedth · 02-04-2012 4:42pm

I like the look of it but then i like Family Guy\American Dad. Guessing the name clip did make me laugh.

02-04-2012 4:47pm

Not a fan of McFarlane's work to date, it's all been far to similiar for my liking but I do like Wahlberg and the idea so I'll most likely give this a go. Kind of film I can go to with no expectations at all.

Duggy747 · 02-04-2012 4:56pm

McFarlane sure does like to get mileage with his pot jokes.

Hurr, hurr, a teddy bear smoking pot, hurr, hurr.

Not a fan of McFarlane at all but I'll probably give this a shot.

johnny_ultimate · 02-04-2012 5:01pm

I hate Seth McFarlane and what he's done to comedy.

So colour me uninterested.

MisterAnarchy · 02-04-2012 6:13pm

I was actually looking forward to this film until Mark the plank Wahlberg was cast in it.
How this man gets work is truly baffling especially comedy work ,he is dreadful .
Trailer was very underwhelming .

pixelburp · 02-04-2012 7:02pm

Swearing is FUNNY! :rolleyes: Remember when comedy writers actually had to use some wit?

Looks a pretty weak film to be honest, with precisely one gag / premise. To be expected with Seth McFarlane these days though ... first contender for next year's Razzies perchance?

I still tune in to McFarlane's work if it's on the TV, but I lost admiration for his shows years ago - possibly because around then he ran out of unique or funny ideas. And maybe it's just me, but it feels like what was once funny in a risqué sort of fashion, the Family Guy jokes now seem to be actually racist.

Mickeroo · 02-04-2012 7:09pm

pixelburp wrote: »

I still tune in to McFarlane's work if it's on the TV, but I lost admiration for his shows years ago - possibly because around then he ran out of unique or funny ideas. And maybe it's just me, but it feels like what was once funny in a risqué sort of fashion, the Family Guy jokes now seem to be actually racist.

If taken out of context maybe, but you could say the same about the majority of South Park (far superior show to Family Guy imo) and even the Simpsons in some cases.

WatchWolf · 02-04-2012 7:49pm

Does this sort of remind anyone of "Paul"?

Skerries · 02-04-2012 10:51pm

Todd Unctious

Skerries · 02-04-2012 10:51pm

WatchWolf wrote: »

Does this sort of remind anyone of "Paul"?

no because Ted isn't real!

pixelburp · 02-04-2012 11:01pm

Mickeroo wrote: »

If taken out of context maybe, but you could say the same about the majority of South Park (far superior show to Family Guy imo) and even the Simpsons in some cases.

Ah no, it's within context that I'm speaking of: as fond of nonsequiturs as McFarlane is, these days he seems too keen to throw in a lot of jibes at jews / african-americans that feel a bit past the point of ironic-mocking. Dunno, maybe I've just grown out of his style of humour. Trailer still sucks though

krudler · 02-04-2012 11:24pm

MisterAnarchy wrote: »

I was actually looking forward to this film until Mark the plank Wahlberg was cast in it.
How this man gets work is truly baffling especially comedy work ,he is dreadful .
Trailer was very underwhelming .

he fantastic in The Other Guys though

JP Liz V1 · 02-04-2012 11:29pm

MisterAnarchy wrote: »

I was actually looking forward to this film until Mark the plank Wahlberg was cast in it.
How this man gets work is truly baffling especially comedy work ,he is dreadful .
Trailer was very underwhelming .

I thought he did well in The Other Guys much better than comedy veteran Will Ferrell

Shryke · 02-04-2012 11:33pm

This looks so bad! Where's the funny side of this? Seth could at least do a voice that's a bit further away from Peter Griffin. He sounds way too much like Peter. God I hate Family Guy these days! Yet still like American Dad... hmmm. A bit like Futurama and The Simpsons me thinks.
I can't see this being much funnier than Garfield but I would obviously like to be wrong.

MisterAnarchy · 02-04-2012 11:37pm

JP Liz V1 wrote: »

I thought he did well in The Other Guys much better than comedy veteran Will Ferrell

I thought he did well in The Other Guys much better than comedy veteran Will Ferrell

I didnt like him in it,he was his usual mono expression self.
The film would have been alot better with a better actor.
The ironic thing is that he showed promise earlier in his career in "The Basketball Diaries" but he has been on a downward slide ever since.
You'd get better acting skills out of a door.

abouttobebanned · 02-04-2012 11:37pm

Lot of hate in this thread.

Mickeroo · 02-04-2012 11:45pm

Skerries wrote: »

no because Ted isn't real!

I think he is, it looks like they're going for that Family Guy style situation where Brian is a dog, does dog things yet still walks around talking and acting like a human.

Tallon · 03-04-2012 9:31am

This is going to be unreal

Long time since I laughed my ass off at a trailer

Welsh Megaman · 03-04-2012 10:57am

YOU THINK THAT'S BEEEEEED?!

REMEMBER THE TIME MY TEDDY BEAR STARTED TALKING TO ME?

happyman81 · 03-04-2012 11:00am

JP Liz V1 wrote: »

MisterAnarchy wrote: »

I was actually looking forward to this film until Mark the plank Wahlberg was cast in it.
How this man gets work is truly baffling especially comedy work ,he is dreadful .
Trailer was very underwhelming .

I thought he did well in The Other Guys much better than comedy veteran Will Ferrell

Gator's biatches best be wearing jimmys!

tony1kenobi · 03-04-2012 5:05pm

Why didn't he just go ahead and call Marky Marks character Stewie and the bear Rupert?

Seth McFarlane's Ted (2012)

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