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Our favourite bear’s recent
nuptials descend into a nightmare
when Ted wants a kid, only to
find out he’s not classified as a
real person in the eyes of the
law, but rather property. Only a
dope-smoking lawyer (Amanda
Seyfried) and a civil rights attorney
(Morgan Freeman) can help him
now. Mark Wahlberg is back (but
Mila Kunis isn’t) as the long-
suffering buddy of this ursine
protagonist, offering his services as a sperm donor! The
genius of Ted was Seth MacFarlane simply waxing lyrical
via a fluffy, porn-obsessed stoner child’s toy. This, when
on fire, can be gut-wrenchingly funny, and for much of
its running time this sequel is a full steam ahead laugh-
athon, with predictably bad taste shenanigans (including
fart, boob, porn, Bill Cosby and Robin Williams gags)
peppering a plot involving numerous lawyers, celebrity
cameos, Roger from Mad Men, the return of the Tiffany-
loving Donnie, and a trip to New York’s Comic-Con.
MacFarlane’s brand of humour is a love-it-or-hate-it affair,
and in Ted 2 it actually serves the story rather than the
other way around. • See page 42
The ultimate swear-bear returns.
TED 2
“I’m the Doctor, and I save
people!” Following some
questionable behaviour in
Series 8, Peter Capaldi’s Time
Lord has finally discovered his
calling, mellowing into a more
likeable regeneration who
isn’t adverse to jamming with
a guitar and donning a pair of
sonic shades (replacing his
ubiquitous screwdriver). The
first six episodes of Series
9 hit DVD direct from their run on TV, and the new
season kicks off with the kind of epic two-parter that
would normally serve as the closer. In The Magician’s
Apprentice and The Witch’s Familiar, the Doctor and
Clara face off against three familiar foes: the Daleks,
their creator Davros, and Missy (formerly The Master).
Continuing the run of two-parters, which bring back
the cliffhangers that were a part of classic Who, Under
the Lake and Before the Flood is a traditional base-
under-siege adventure featuring ghosts and a creepy
new alien known as The Fisher King; while The Girl
Who Died and The Woman Who Lived takes place in
a Viking village and 17th century London, respectively,
and guest stars Game of Thrones ’ Maisie Williams as
a character not unlike Arya Stark. • See page 38
Look Who’s back.
DOCTOR WHO: SERIES 9, PART 1
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The plot was born out of Seth
MacFarlane reading John Jakes’
Civil War novels while filming
A Million Ways to Die in the
West. It replaced his original
Smokey and the Bandit-inspired
plot of Ted and John driving a
large shipment of marijuana
cross-country, which was
scrapped following the release
of We’re the Millers.
DID YOU KNOW...
Michelle Gomez, who
plays Missy – revealed to
be a female version of the
Doctor’s arch nemesis, the
Master – knew her character’s
secret identity from the very
beginning. “It was a big secret
I had to keep for quite some
time,” she told STACK. “I
couldn’t tell anyone. I only told
my dog and my husband, so
if it got out, it was either one
of them. It was a secret I was
happy to keep because first
and foremost I am a fan and
then I’m an actor, so it was
really fun.”
DID YOU KNOW...
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