'Napoleon': Ridley Scott's dazzling, bizarre biopic is a 'triomphe' To improve the cohesion between the physical and the inanimate, MacFarlane’s production company, Fuzzy Door, recently developed ViewScreen, a software that enables camera operators to see visual effects - such as Ted the teddy bear - while they are shooting.īehind the scenes of the psychological thriller 'EILEEN'

Historically, visual effects in film and TV are incorporated late in the production process, often weeks or months after actors record their scenes. The animation of Ted’s character is a milestone in cinematic innovation. “The audience wants Ted as Ted, so we did our best to deliver,” MacFarlane said. A comedy with this level of mature content cannot live on broadcast television, but Peacock allows for more freedom to lean into the original films' characteristic R-rated humor. In the age of streaming services, now is the perfect time for the “Ted” prequel. And those plotlines go hand-in-hand with the vulgar language used throughout the series. As John and Ted make it through high school, the duo approaches a lot of firsts: watching porn, getting fake IDs, smoking weed and having sex. The series boasts its TV-MA rating for a valid reason. …and they didn't hold back with the R-rated jokes.