Seth MacFarlane on ‘Ted’ Season 2’s Abortion Episode, Using AI to Play Bill Clinton and That Final Scene

The Peacock series' creator and voice star tells The Hollywood Reporter why a surprise cameo impacts the chances for season three: "The book is sort of closed."

The Hollywood Reporter

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Not sure this is as germane as I think it to be, but this brought #ArchieBunker to mind. Also #NormanLear & #MelBrooks

Performed &/or wrote racist lines, & some were snickered at by racists while others *got* the point of the satire.

To me it matters not only that they said/wrote these things, but also why. And did they have a net positive effect?

"You Don't Bring Me Flowers" is a song written by #NeilDiamond with #AlanAndMarilynBergman for the daily TV sitcom #AllThatGlitters. The song was intended to be the theme song, but #NormanLear, the show's creator, changed the concept of the show and the song was no longer appropriate. Diamond then expanded the track from 45 seconds to 3:17, adding instrumental sections and an additional verse. The Bergmans contributed to the song's lyrics.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zm4XAwNoR-A
You Don't Bring Me Flowers

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Nessa Hyams, Casting Director and ‘Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman’ Helmer, Dies at 84

She started out with Marion Dougherty, found actors for ‘What's Up, Doc?’ and ‘The Exorcist’ at Warner Bros. and was a high-ranking exec at Columbia Pictures.

The Hollywood Reporter

"It’s funny to think about finding an answer to antisemitism in a half-century-old (oof!) #sitcom about the nation’s biggest lovable bigot.

And yet, back in 1971, the same year #RichardNixon made his infamous “#Jew Count” — demoting #Jewish employees at the Bureau of Labor Statistics whom he accused of being part of a “Jewish cabal” out to get him — #NormanLear’s “#AllintheFamily” gave us a perfect clapback to #antisemitism.

If that wasn’t enough, it also offered a bit of wonderfully accurate #Orthodox Jewish representation.

It all happened in one scene in episode 11 of the hit sitcom’s second season, titled “The Man in the Street.”

https://www.kveller.com/when-all-in-the-family-tackled-antisemitism-with-the-best-yiddish-curse/

When 'All In the Family' Tackled Antisemitism with the Best Yiddish Curse – Kveller

It’s funny to think about finding an answer to antisemitism in a half-century-old (oof!) sitcom about the nation’s biggest lovable bigot. And yet, back in 1971, the same year Richard Nixon made his infamous “Jew Count” — demoting Jewish employees at the Bureau of Labor Statistics whom he accused of being part of a “Jewish […]

Kveller

Boots, il produttore svela cosa sarebbe successo nella stagione 2 e spera in un rilancio

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.galaxyaddicted.it/2025/12/boots-stagione-2-cancellata-netflix-rilancio/

Movie TV Tech Geeks #TVNews #Boots #NormanLear #MilesHeizer Producer of the Series the U.S. Government Called "Woke Garbage" Addresses Netflix Cancellation http://dlvr.it/TPv4qj

‘Boots’ EP Brent Miller Shares Season 2 Story Plans and Hopes Norman Lear’s Final Show Finds a New Home After Netflix Cancelation

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://variety.com/2025/tv/news/boots-canceled-what-season-2-wouldve-been-about-1236610896/

‘Boots’ EP Brent Miller Shares Season 2 Story Plans and Hopes Norman Lear’s Final Show Finds a New Home After Netflix Cancelation
#Variety #News #Boots #BrentMiller #NormanLear

https://variety.com/2025/tv/news/boots-canceled-what-season-2-wouldve-been-about-1236610896/

'Boots' Canceled: What Season 2 Would've Been About

Now that Netflix has canceled 'Boots' after one season, EP Brent Miller shares what Season 2 would've been about, and hopes for a new home.

Variety