Ted — Series Review: Better Than the Movies
by KJ Proulx
The first Ted movie is a very enjoyable one and I even liked the sequel, but I found the idea of a prequel sit-com television series to be odd. Still, I liked the movies enough to give it a shot and I found it to be superior. Like the movies, Seth MacFarlane also wrote and directed this series and he basically made a merger of Ted and Family Guy. It’s done in the style of Family Guy, with humour that falls in line with the Ted films, and also has its own new flare. This raunchy and risky series is more than worth a watch and here’s why.
Taking place in the 1990s, young John Bennett (Max Burkholder) is in his high school years and his old friend is a Teddy bear named Ted (Seth MacFarlane) who came to life during his childhood. Ted follows John everywhere, even having all of the same classes. They learn about sexuality, smoking marijuana, finding their love for the movie Flash Gordon, and just about anything that fans of the movies could ask for. It’s not just about references though, thankfully. The family dynamic is also just as good as the humour between the two main characters.
John’s mother Susan (Alanna Ubach) is a housewife who sees the most precious sides of people, making for some great moments. John’s cousin Blaire (Giorgia Whigham) is probably focused on as the largest secondary role in the series…
