Seth MacFarlane Pushes for Live-Action Ted

0:00It's April 27th, this is Entertainment and celebrity news today, your AI-powered source for all things entertainment. Seth McFarland's Ted series on Peacock crushed it with season 2, racking up over 1.2 billion minutes streamed since March. Critics left it too, proving a straight up funny sitcom can still rule streaming without all the drama. But those heavy visual effects for the talking bear, may production crazy expensive, so right before the drop, McFarland and the team said lights out. For season 3 at the Bennett House, at the Deadline Contenders TV panel this weekend, McFarland turned up the heat on Peacock, pushing them to fund more live action with the full. Cast may be season 3, or even a direct-to-stream movie. Co-star Alana Ubuck cracked jokes about passing a bucket for fan donations to keep it going. Peacock's not ditching Ted completely, they're rolling out a less pricey animated version later this year, with Mark Wahlberg voicing the bear. Still, McFarland's fighting to lock in the live action crew, even teasing story tweaks

1:02like sending the characters back to school. Word is, Peacock's got the cash fault. Now it's on them to decide if his comedy gold mine keeps shining with the team that made