First, before we go any further, let's take "Blazing Saddles" out of this conversation, okay? It's not even worth bringing it in. "Blazing Saddles" is one of the finest comedies ever made. "A Million Ways To Die In The West" belongs in the same conversation as movies like "The Villain" or "Rustler's Rhapsody," a conversation about innocuous and uneven Western comedies. That's a fair conversation. That's a weight class where you can make comparisons and contrasts and there's some sort of common ground. But "Blazing Saddles"? Don't be silly. "Ted" was a surprise to many people who bet against the idea of Seth MacFarlane making the jump to a successful big-screen movie. I think he set himself a much more difficult task this time out, but it seems like it was inevitable. After all, he is one of the primary performers on "Family Guy" and he's the voice of "Ted...
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