Hi, I'm Seth Macfarlane.
And this is the Wired Autocomplete Interview.
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I'm from New England.
We only respond to negative criticism.
If you wanna [beep] me, I'm here.
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Did Seth Macfarlane work on 'Johnny Bravo?'
I did work on Johnny Bravo.
That was actually where I got my start
at Hanna-Barbera/Cartoon Network.
I was a writer and part-time storyboard artist
for Johnny Bravo for Season 1.
And then, they fired us all and got some new guys,
and, you know, that's when the show went south.
Did Seth Macfarlane draw 'Family Guy?'
I did way back when.
My major was Animation in school,
so I designed the characters.
I think it's safe to say they were improved
by other more talented artists,
but the initial designs were mine.
Did Seth Macfarlane leave 'Family guy?'
Stepped away around 2011 or so,
when I started doing Ted
and that was when I kind of handed it off
to the show runners who've been running it ever since.
Yeah, these days, I do voiceover on Family Guy,
but that's really about it.
Did Seth Macfarlane sing in 'Sing?'
Same word, both a verb and a noun.
Actually, yeah, I did.
I sang My Way and a couple of other Sinatra tunes
for the fabulous motion picture, Sing.
Did Seth Macfarlane make 'The Simpsons?'
I f*ckin' wish. No, I did not make The Simpsons.
I have a lot of very good friends at The Simpsons,
Matt Groening is a friend and Al Jean,
and Mike Reiss, and Mike Scully.
And those guys, [clears throat]
that was [clears throat] actually legitimate throat clear.
I wasn't trying to undercut what I just said.
The Simpsons definitely had an influence on my work.
And I think on the work of every animated show
that came afterwards, they rewrote the rule book.
So, no, I did not, but hopefully, you still like me.
What does Seth Macfarlane look like?
What are you a f*ckin' idiot? [laughs]
What blank Seth Macfarlane blank?
This is like I'm on the Match Game here.
Know what that is kids?
Know what the Match Game is?
Gene Rayburn, nothing?
What voices does Seth Macfarlane do?
I know what you're asking
and I'll bark like a seal for you.
I do Peter. I do Stewie.
I do Brian, and I do Quagmire.
So those are the voices that I do
for, and Stan, and Roger.
What is Seth Macfarlane working on now?
I am working on The Orville, which premieres June 2nd.
And I'm also working on Ted,
which is a television series for Peaco*ck based on the films.
The movie, Ted, I don't know if Ted is a film.
It's a movie.
What awards has Seth Macfarlane won?
Softball questions.
Yeah, a handful of Emmys, like the Man-Show awards.
Right, no, the Spike TV awards.
One of those dude channels that used to be around.
I got something from them that had antlers on it.
That's still in my house.
What movies did Seth Macfarlane direct?
Directed three movies, Ted, Ted 2,
and A Million Ways to Die in The West,
which is a very concise title
that if I had to do over again,
I would listen to the executives
and come up with something shorter.
Yeah, that's that's those questions.
Who was Seth Macfarlane on 'Gilmore Girls?'
I think I was a graduating college student.
I was [laughs] literally, just taking,
taking shots at Lorelai Gilmore.
And then. I think my sister and I sang
a rendition of Michael, Row The Boat Ashore.
I think that was the extent of my Gilmore Girls tenure.
I was friends with Amy Palladino and Dan Palladino.
So, it was a little bit of nepotism.
Dan Palladino used to run Family Guy with me,
and so, when he left to go do Gilmore Girls,
he took me with him, I guess.
What college did Seth Macfarlane go to?
Attend, you also could have said.
I went to the Rhode Island School of Design, superb school.
They trained me to make Family Guy,
which I'm sure, you know, they regret at this stage,
but, yeah, loved RISDI, loved my experience.
Great place, highly recommended.
Why does Seth Macfarlane hate Tucson?
It's not Tucson that I hate.
It's it's all [laughs] of Arizona.
Does Seth Macfarlane own Hulu?
I do not own Hulu.
I have a subscription to Hulu.
If things keep going better,
I'm gonna get the one without the commercials.
Has Seth Macfarlane been on Broadway?
I have not been on Broadway.
No, I remember years ago getting offer
to come to Spamalot,
but I was too busy making Family Guy
and as attractive as that offer was,
the timing didn't work out.
But it's not out of the realm of possibility.
I'm certainly open to it.
Why did Seth Macfarlane make 'American Dad?'
Because Family Guy got canceled in 2002, or thereabouts.
Created American Dad and then of course,
Family Guy came back.
It was never my intention to have two animated shows
on the air at the same time.
And I figured, Well, it's all right.
One of them will die, eventually.
And here we are years later [laughs]
and they're both still kickin'.
Is Seth Macfarlane nice?
I guess it depends on the hour of the day.
It's very early right now,
but generally, I try to be kind.
Is Seth Macfarlane vegan?
I'm trying to phase out of meat.
There's a Taco Bell late night now and then,
that kind of disrupts things.
But in general, I'd say that's probably where I'm headed.
Is Seth Macfarlane's friends with Mila Kunis?
We better be because she works for me.
So, [chuckles] this would not be good,
but yeah, no, she's a good egg. We're close.
Is Seth Macfarlane friends with Ryan Reynolds?
Yeah, I'm also friends with Ryan Reynolds.
Yeah, these are like really,
you guys could be digging a lot deeper.
This is the next one.
When did Seth Macfarlane host SNL?
I think it was what? 2013?
Does that sound about right? 2013?
It was before Ted?
No, it was after Ted.
Yeah, after Ted, so 2013.
I think the musical guest was Frank Ocean that night.
When did Seth Macfarlane become famous?
Right now. Like right here, now.
Because of this Wired Autocomplete Interview,
I'm now officially famous.
When did Seth Macfarlane start singing?
I've been singing since I was a little kid.
I was in a church choir if you can believe that.
I think probably, from the age of five years old,
I was singing.
When does, So, we're going to the Present Tense now.
When does 'The Orville' take place?
The Orville takes place in the 25th century.
I think our pilot was 2417, was the date.
So, yeah. There you go.
How is Seth Macfarlane?
Oh, you're asking how I am?
[Staff] Yeah. How are you?
I'm fine, I'm alright.
How did Seth Macfarlane get his start?
I got my start at Hanna-Barbera,
which was the very famous cartoon studio
that did Scooby Doo, The Flintstones,
The Jetsons, did a little bit
of work on the show called, Dexter's Lab,
before I got my real break running
Ace Ventura, The Animated Series.
How did Seth Macfarlane get Charlize Theron to,
Let's just leave this one.
I don't know what's under there.
Oh, to be on 'The Orville?'
Oh, well, that's that puts a different paint job on this.
Charlize and I are very close.
We're very, very good friends.
And it just, I rolled the dice
that maybe she was just as cool
as I thought she was and turned out she was.
How does Seth Macfarlane know Patrick Stewart?
I was a fan of Patrick Stewart for many years,
but I don't remember exactly how I met him.
I had a couple of friends who wrote for Star Trek.
I think I may have met him that way.
I don't remember how it came about, I guess,
I guess we, I dunno,
we have the same accountant or something?
I don't, it doesn't, it's gone.
It's gone.
Alrighty.
Seth Macfarlane, full name.
Seth Woodbury Macfarlane.
Seth Macfarlane, 'William Shatner' impression?
Seth Macfarlane, 'William Shatner' impression.
Seth Macfarlane, favorite movie.
The Sound of Music. Can you believe that?
Who would've thought? The Sound of mother f*ckin' Music.
Seth Macfarlane, shoe size?
11 and a half is probably where it averages out.
You know, there's a couple of brands
where it's been like a 12.
Seth Macfarlane is a genius.
No, no, no, no, no, no, no. [laughs]
Hardly. I'm from New England.
We only respond to negative criticism.
So this is positive, so it does nothing for me.
If you wanna sh*t on me, I'm here.
That's it. Okay.
What do I think about these searches?
I think they're hugely imaginative.
I do wish I owned Hulu.
Yeah, I do wish I owned Hulu.
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