#sethmcfarlane

Discovered this scan of a page from my AARP (American Association of Retired Persons) Magazine on my computer's hard drive from March 2018.

Some of the proposed TV series included: Final Space (aired in 2018); a reboot of Lost in Space (2018-2021); Nightflyers (2018); and a live action The Jetsons (didn't lift off) - and the new seasons of The Orville (2017-2022) and Star Trek: Discovery (2017-2024); and a new Star Wars series, Star Wars: Resistance (2018-2020).

A Galaxy Quest TV series was also mentioned, created by Paul Scheer, which hasn't lifted off so far... in doing some research for this post, I discovered that as of May 30, 2025; discussions were still ongoing with a new producer, Mark Johnson, and Paramount Studios.

Here's the link to the article.

The “Ted” series coming to Peacock has set its premiere date. Ted the bear’s (Seth MacFarlane) moment of fame has passed. He’s now living back home in Framingham, Massachusetts with his best friend, 16-year-old John Bennett (Max Burkholder), along with John’s parents, Matty and Susan (Scott Grimes and Alanna Ubach) and cousin Blaire (Giorgia Whigham). Ted may be a lousy influence on John, but at the end of the day, he’s a loyal pal who’s always willing to go out on a limb for friendship. The seven-episode event series, which serves as a prequel to the two “Ted” films, will debut on Peacock on Jan. 11. Peacock has also released the first teaser trailer and first look images for the series, which can be seen below. The first episode is described as “supersized,” while the remaining six are 30 minutes each. Set in 1993, the series begins as “Ted the bear’s (Seth MacFarlane) moment of fame has passed,” per the official description. “He’s now living back home in Framingham, Massachusetts with his best friend, 16-year-old John Bennett (Max Burkholder), along with John’s parents, Matty and Susan (Scott Grimes and Alanna Ubach) and cousin Blaire (Giorgia Whigham). Ted may be a lousy influence on John, but at the end of the day, he’s a loyal pal who’s always willing to go out on a limb for friendship.” MacFarlane serves as writer, executive producer, co-showrunner, and director on the series in addition to starring. Paul Corrigan and Brad Walsh also serve as co-showrunners and executive producers. Erica Huggins, Alana Kleiman, Jason Clark, and Aimee Carlson of Fuzzy Door Productions also executive produce. The series is produced by UCP, Fuzzy Door, and MRC.