{"id":332326,"date":"2026-03-16T13:24:09","date_gmt":"2026-03-16T13:24:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/332326\/"},"modified":"2026-03-16T13:24:09","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T13:24:09","slug":"seth-macfarlane-says-hit-tv-show-could-last-20-seasons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/332326\/","title":{"rendered":"Seth MacFarlane Says Hit TV Show Could Last 20 Seasons"},"content":{"rendered":"

Seth MacFarlane<\/a> believes his hit comedy series Ted<\/a> has the staying power to run for two decade-long seasons. As the prequel series recently launched its Season 2 on Peacock, the creator and voice of the infamous talking bear shared optimistic but disappointing views about the show\u2019s future.<\/p>\n

Seth MacFarlane says Ted could have 20 seasons<\/p>\n

While there are no plans<\/a> for live-action Ted Season 3 for now due to the show\u2019s high cost, Seth MacFarlane sees no creative roadblocks preventing the show from continuing for years. In a conversation with Collider<\/a>, MacFarlane explained why the series has such long-term potential.<\/p>\n

\u201cI will not out any particular streaming series \u2014 you can do that math in your head \u2014 but there are certain series that are premise-based and other series that are character-based, which is how television operated for decades,\u201d MacFarlane said. <\/p>\n

\u201cYou watch Friends, you watch The Office, those are character-based shows. If something is character-based, it can go indefinitely because it\u2019s whatever situation you choose to put these people into, because it\u2019s the people that your audience is showing up for,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

Despite Ted Season 3\u2019s disappointing update, the creator\u2019s comments seem to offer hope for a potential continuation. MacFarlane emphasized that the show\u2019s foundation rests on its characters, not just its high-concept premise of a living teddy bear. \u201cThat\u2019s the simplest answer I can give. Ted is a character-based show,\u201d MacFarlane continued.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe only thing that hinders us is the expense. To create the bear is a lot of money. But you have these fantastic actors, you have this fantastic writing crew.\u201d Further adding, he stated, \u201cYou can do as many as you want. I mean, you could do 20 seasons of this thing, and it would work. But you have the CGI element that makes it challenging. But story-wise, to answer your question, it can be indefinite. There\u2019s no limit to the number of stories you can tell with characters that people want to visit week after week.\u201d<\/p>\n

For now, we are getting a follow-up show<\/a> to the Ted movies in an animated format. While there won\u2019t be any more live-action seasons of the prequel show, the sequel series could certainly continue for a long time in an animated format, if the cost could be kept in check and if the viewers accept the new medium. <\/p>\n

Ted Season 2 picks up with the duo\u2019s final year of high school underway. John remains as awkward as ever, while Ted continues his foul-mouthed, unruly ways. The family still has plenty of adventures to pack into the semester. It\u2019s currently streaming on Peacock.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Seth MacFarlane believes his hit comedy series Ted has the staying power to run for two decade-long seasons.…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":332327,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[156,1016,111,139,69,139127,139128,437],"class_list":["post-332326","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tv","tag-entertainment","tag-entertainment-news","tag-new-zealand","tag-newzealand","tag-nz","tag-seth-macfarlane","tag-ted","tag-tv"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/332326","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=332326"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/332326\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/332327"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=332326"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=332326"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=332326"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}