with Orville: New Horizons Go strong in Hulu, and a Introduction to an emerging world of features Ted Taking place in Peacock (among other projects), Seth MacFarlane has distanced himself significantly from his former home Fox, except for his work in powerful animated comedies. A man who loves family life. Having exited his overall deal with the network in 2020, MacFarlane signed a new deal with NBCUniversal, but he also apparently maintained a relationship with Fox Disney’s parent company during Expanded production of Orvillethird season. Given how frank and vocal the multi-hyphenated artist has been in the past, it should come as no surprise that he has opinions on how work at Fox and Disney compares and contrasts.
As part of the thirteenth annual produced by conference (via Limit), Seth MacFarlane has spoken candidly about how things are going with both Fox and Disney, while still refraining from Submit controlled profanity Or go to roasting mode (like did through OrvilleSeason 3 premiere). Instead, he offered a more realistic explanation of how he felt about both companies.
What Seth MacFarlane said about working with Fox
While Seth MacFarlane has always been shooting at Fox for the past 23 years, sometimes with his own animated series, things have gotten noticeably precarious in recent years thanks to the opinions of Fox News creators, and cable channel adoption. Growing on opinion-driven. Programming. Here’s how he first explained things:
It’s an incredibly complicated relationship between me and that company. There are people with whom I have great personal relationships. There are people I like very much. But it’s a different company than it was when it started. It is very difficult for me to reconcile exactly my relationship with this company at the moment. I, like many people, have a lot of issues and a lot of objections to their practices. Sure, the news department and the entertainment department operate relatively independently of each other, and that’s something that has allowed many of us to sleep a little better.
The disconnect between Fox News and other sectors of the Fox brand has been an intriguing and confusing topic in recent years, particularly in cases where those worlds remain intertwined, such as when former Donald Trump attorney Rudy Giuliani appeared as a contestant in disguised singerWhich He especially provoked Ken Jeong to vacate the studio at the time of detection. Referring to this example as “sad”, MacFarlane gave the network credit for allowing it A man who loves family lifeAnd the Cleveland Show And the American Dad (when he was still on Fox) to tell their stories without censorship or politically motivated suggestions from above. In his words:
I talk about Fox a lot, but I will say the entire time I was there, no one ever tried to censor the show politically. There is a laissez-faire attitude that has been very successful for us… I have never been censored and I have never been pressured to present a different political viewpoint.
Seth MacFarlane also shared that he believes there is a legitimate need for a “rational” conservative news outlet, which he believes Fox News started as it did before moving to a “completely different place”.
What Seth MacFarlane said about working with Disney
On the other side of things, Seth MacFarlane had almost totally positive and glowing things to say about his relationship working with Disney, whether it was through Fox or through Hulu with Orville. Without being too specific about anything overtly partisan, he shared his thoughts on the company’s outlook, and what it was like for him from a creative perspective.
The company as a whole has been, for the most part, impressive – not always, but mostly. They are trying to be culturally aware. They try to be morally responsible. And creatively, my relationship with them has been wonderful. . . . [Bringing The Orville to Hulu was] One of the best creative experiences of my career, and the support I’ve had from Disney and from Hulu in terms of giving us the resources to do this and competing with some of TV’s most visually ambitious shows has been truly satisfying. I cannot say enough good things. I really enjoyed there.
If the warning bells just went off, you’re probably not alone, as Seth MacFarlane’s use of the past tense indicates that He won’t be back for season 4., which is already speculated, given the amount of cumbersome and costly production that has been achieved through all things COVID. Not to mention everything else going on in his career. But MacFarlane makes it seem like the powers that be are just as willing to give whatever it takes to revive Season 3, so the show can still go on, provided it leads to some huge viewership for Hulu of course.
Seth MacFarlane also shared some sweet words about his long-term relationship with Dana Walden, a former Fox TV CEO who is currently the head of general entertainment content for Disney. Here’s how to put it:
it was amazing. She’s a great friend and a great CEO, and it’s just an absolute joy to work for her. She’s one of those people that you can see that you follow throughout the industry, only to work with her over and over again.
While it is unclear whether the file A man who loves family life The star will continue to work with Dana Walden and other directors of Disney and Hulu at once Orville: New Horizons Finishing his season, fans can be sure we’ll have more news on that front by the end of the summer.
Orville Drops new episodes every Thursday for those who have Hulu . subscriptionsSo be sure to check out the emotional fun of spaceflight!
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