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Jan 11, 2024 · By Brennan Klein. Published Jan 11, 2024. Share. Link copied to clipboard. Ted (2024) Summary. Critics praise the Ted prequel for its humorous portrayal of 90s sitcom tropes, though some reviews say it doesn't bring anything new to the franchise.
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Jan 11, 2024 · Published Jan. 11, 2024, 2:30 p.m. ET. Seth MacFarlane’s film Ted was a hit in 2012 because, well, who wouldn’t want to watch a CGI cursing, bigoted teddy bear? But it also had a good story,...
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Posted: Jan 11, 2024 8:00 am
Ted is now streaming on Peacock.
Comedy has changed a lot since Ted debuted in cinemas 12 years ago. Beyond the shifting tides of culture and taste, the once-dominant genre’s theatrical fortunes have nosedived, with only a handful of celebrity-led projects making the cut each year. With big names like Adam Sandler, Melissa McCarthy, and Kevin Hart retreating to streaming, it’s easy to see how a prequel to one of the biggest comedy hits of all time would end up on Peacock. But that may be the only sign of Ted’s ability to change with the times. This throwback to the school days of John Bennett (Max Burkholder, inheriting the role originated by Mark Wahlberg) and his stuffed BFF (voiced by Seth MacFarlane) leans heavily on a tired premise: Yes, the cute teddy bear still says rude things.
Unfortunately not making the leap from film to series: Patrick Stewart. Thankfully, the Star Trek legend has handed the role of narrator-preoccupied-with-Apache-helicopters to his friend and X-Men nemesis, Ian McKellen. McKellen is vastly underused, only showing up in a handful of episodes – but when he’s around, he delivers some real zingers.
The jokes in Ted are much of what we’ve seen and heard before – outrage is the name of the game, and a lot of the humor is derived from the worn-out gag of a cute, cuddly teddy bear saying some truly awful stuff. There are punchlines about Jewish people, cannibalism, John Belushi, and even one joke you’ve definitely heard before in the Paul Rudd-Seann William Scott vehicle Role Models. Again, if you’ve watched Family Guy, you know what to expect, and that’s the biggest problem.
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Ted is a welcome return to everyone’s favorite trash-talking teddy bear. A new ‘90s setting gives Seth MacFarlane room to take a satirical swing at our recent past. Unfortunately, it doesn’t bring much new to the table, and at just seven episodes, Ted falls short of mustering up the longevity of the kind of ‘90s sitcoms it’s clearly lampooning. Uns...
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Jan 11, 2024 · TV Reviews. Jan 11, 2024 7:15am PT. Talking Bear ‘Ted’ Makes Unwelcome Return as a Half-Hearted Spin on the Family Sitcom: TV Review. By Alison Herman. Courtesy of Peacock. “ Ted ” is not the...
Jan 8, 2024 · Seth MacFarlane, who voiced Ted in the 2012 film and its 2015 sequel, is one of the masterminds behind the seven-episode prequel series of the same name that premieres on Peacock Jan. 11. In...
72% Avg. Tomatometer 39 Reviews 90% Avg. Audience Score 500+ Ratings In this comedic prequel event series to the Ted films, it's 1993, and Ted the bear’s moment of fame has passed. He’s now ...
Jan 11, 2024 · “Ted” is an uneven middle ground for the writing staff, composed of half MacFarlane vets and half “Modern Family” alums, who can't decide whether to play the series as a farce or sincere.
