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May 29, 2023 · According to Parent Previews, Ted isn't appropriate because of extensive drug use, incredibly course language, and crude sexual content. Surprisingly though, Wahlberg...
Why is Ted rated R? Ted is rated R by the MPAA for crude and sexual content, pervasive language, and some drug use.
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By Carlos Morales
Posted: Jan 23, 2024 4:05 pm
Fans of swearing teddy bears with Boston accents rejoice: The Ted TV show is now streaming on Peacock. The seven-episode prequel series (review here) delivers much of the same flavor of vulgar antics that made the original film a surprise smash back in 2012. Even with mixed reviews from critics, audiences have gravitated to the show in large enough numbers that it’s become Peacock’s biggest-ever debut for an original series (aided, no doubt, by the NFL Wild Card game which Peacock also streamed). Ted clips have also been making a splash on social media, indicating that folks interested in R-rated laughs have largely come away from the series satisfied. All well and good, but Ted’s success also highlights just how much the adult comedy space has changed in the past decade.
When Seth MacFarlane’s original Ted film was released in 2012, it grossed nearly $550 million worldwide. That certainly exceeded expectations, but adult comedy films starring famous faces used to be one of the safer bets in theaters. Even though the sequel released three years later only pulled in $215 million, it was still profitable. But now the franchise has found a new home as a streaming show, and the most notable thing about this is how not notable it feels. Not that there’s anything wrong with moving a property to a new medium, but comedy of all stripes has largely shifted away from the theatrical space and become one of the primary staples of at-home viewing. Beyond Ted, other recent high-profile series with an adult comedy spin like The White Lotus, Beef, and even the Harley Quinn animated show have drawn big viewerships and sometimes even major awards.
However, that move came at the cost of most straightforward comedy films no longer being a draw at the box office. As multiplexes moved in on big-scale superhero and sci-fi blockbusters like never before, mid-budget genres like comedies, rom-coms and adult dramas have struggled to keep the same momentum. Horror has held on (when studios bother to release them in theaters), but otherwise, movies with price tags between $20 million and $200 million have found themselves running into a wall. Focusing on R-rated comedy specifically, No Hard Feelings starring Jennifer Lawrence pulled in $87.3 million on a budget of $45 million, meaning it likely didn’t break even if it did get some audience interest. Other 2023 R-rated comedies like Joy Ride and Bottoms did extremely well with critics, but made relatively paltry amounts at the box office.
Looking back at the 2010s, the likes of the Hangover sequels, Bridesmaids or This Is the End making hundreds of millions of dollars like they used to is seemingly impossible in the current marketplace. Major actors who used to be able to sell original comedies on their names alone like Adam Sandler, Melissa McCarthy, Jack Black and Seth Rogen have either fled to streaming or switched gears to franchise fare (the latter two in particular appearing in The Super Mario Bros. Movie). How one feels about the actual quality of any of these performers’ filmographies is immaterial; the point we’re illustrating is that there has been a profound shift in the way audiences at large consume comedic films and television.
This is why comedy is so especially suited to this new paradigm. Comedy functions on one of the easiest artist-audience contracts of any genre: So long as you make the audience laugh, then you’ve done your job. Anything else you accomplish is just gravy. In a world where so many are overworked and underpaid, comedies on streaming have become a quick comfort for many general audience members who want to watch something “dumb and funny” after work and before bed. In this way, shows like Ted serve a vital function as part of a daily routine. Maybe they aren’t the most ambitious of artistic undertakings, but their purpose is clear, and by all accounts, Ted and other shows like it have achieved their goals admirably.
That’s not to say it isn’t a shame that comedy hasn’t been doing well theatrically of late, but all hope is not lost. The R-rated Glen Powell/Sydney Sweeney rom-com Anyone But You has managed a phenomenal run so far, grossing $100 million on a budget of 25. It’s an outlier in this day and age, but the right project at the right time can still clearly make an impact. As for the overall trend, while we certainly hope mid-budget fare will make a theatrical comeback, it looks like comedy, for now at least, has found its new home on the home screen.
Jan 23, 2024 · Ted clips have also been making a splash on social media, indicating that folks interested in R-rated laughs have largely come away from the series satisfied. All well and good, but Ted’s...
Parents need to know that Ted is a TV comedy series about a living teddy bear, and serves as a prequel to the popular movie of the same name—and it has much of the same irreverent humor, albeit dialed down a little. Characters swear, drink, and sell and smoke marijuana. There's also lots of strong innuendo,… Videos and Photos. Ted. TV Review.
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Jul 5, 2012 · The answer: Just about all of ‘em. But here’s what I found really surprising: Nearly all of them went with their mothers. Put simply: Despite its rampant drug use, crude sexual banter and...
Jun 28, 2012 · Directed by Seth MacFarlane. Comedy, Fantasy. R. 1h 46m. By A.O. Scott. June 28, 2012. There is really only one joke in “Ted” — a toy bear comes to life and turns out to have a filthy mouth and...
