The 'Family Guy' creator discussed the need for more hopeful stories in Hollywood. Seth MacFarlane calls for less 'pessimistic' and 'dystopian' stories: 'It's s

The 'Family Guy' creator discussed the need for more hopeful stories in Hollywood.

Seth MacFarlane calls for less 'pessimistic' and 'dystopian' stories: 'It's so one-sided'

The 'Family Guy' creator discussed the need for more hopeful stories in Hollywood.

By Daysia Tolentino

Published on August 10, 2025 05:00PM EDT

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Seth MacFarlane on 'The Orville'. Credit: Michael Becker/FOX

Seth MacFarlane shared the need for more hopeful stories in Hollywood amid a plethora of dark projects released in recent years.

MacFarlane sat down with Ted Danson on the *Where Everybody Knows Your Name* podcast to discuss the importance of optimism and fun. The multi-hyphenate shared that he took on *The Orville* in order to put out something more positive in media.

"The dishes that we are serving up are so dystopian and so pessimistic," MacFarlane said. "And yeah, there's a lot to be pessimistic about, but it's so one-sided."

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MacFarlane said while he enjoys shows like *The Handmaid's Tale,* he's become fatigued with dystopian narratives. The *Family Guy* creator noted that every time he drives down Beverly Boulevard, he only sees billboards for horror films and other "negative" projects.

"They're certainly giving us a lot of cautionary tales, but where are the blueprints that they once gave us for how to do things correctly?" he said. "It can't all be just, 'Here's what's going to happen to you if you f--- up.' You do need, 'Here's what you can achieve if you change your ways and do things right.'"

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Elisabeth Moss on 'The Handmaid's Tale'. Jasper Savage/Hulu

The actor added that Hollywood has become obsessed with anti-heroes "ever since Tony Soprano." This has created good television, he said, but in the case of a show like *The White Lotus*, "no one is someone you'd want to be."

Part of the entertainment industry's job, MacFarlane said, is to create characters that inspire people to be better.

"That's the only thing really that Hollywood can do that's worthwhile because as we all learned from this election, nobody gives a f--- what celebrities think," he said. "We can tweet, we can talk. Like, people don't care. They don't care. What we do do well is tell stories. And we're not doing the best job right now of telling those stories in a way that gives people hope."

Check out the full episode of *Where Everybody Knows Your Name *with Seth MacFarlane below.**

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