(The best round we ever had was with Richard Hammond from Top Gear - what is it about little mousey men with a love of fast cars that is just so damn cute?)
Anyways, Seth Macfarlane, creator of Family Guy, American Dad, The Cleveland Show and Ted, RISD graduate, accomplished musician, and general bazillionaire nerd fanboy has been popping up on my radar a lot recently. He did an OUTSTANDING job hosting SNL, had the only moment of genuine surprise and fun at the Emmy awards, and has apparently bagged himself the super-hot girl (who, come on Seth, is a bit too young for you but well done anyways) who plays the Khaleesi on Game of Thrones. If this were VH1, I'd say Seth Macfarlane is having the best couple of weeks ever.
When word came out that he was dating yet another 24 year old (he's 38), many simply reiterated what they already suspected: he's an emotional adolescent with no talent, too much money, and a gross taste for young women.
I respectfully disagree.
Ok, I will say I think dating girls in their early twenties when you're in your late 30s is not my favorite kind of behavior. But it happens. And I'm pretty sure that every pretty 20something he dates also knows that he's a well-connected, enormously wealthy man. He's also wildly intelligent, darkly funny, sings well, and is handsome. It's not like he's some disfigured cave troll just leeching onto supermodels.
What I really admire most about Seth Macfarlane is the fact that he seems to really love what he does. And he works a lot. Voicing multiple characters in several shows, you get the impression that this guy is living out his dreams. He gets to have fun, do what he trained to do, and make cash hand over fist making people laugh with inappropriate jokes and seemingly out-of-nowhere pop culture references. I think American Dad is genius. I also think Family Guy: Blue Harvest was one of the funniest things I've ever seen. People call Macfarlane a douchebag because he makes a lot of the same jokes. So what? More often than not, they're FUNNY. He seems pleased with his success? Good, he should be.
I love my life! (He seemed to say)
I know many people will consider my praise a bit ridiculous. C'est la vie, eh? (French/Canadian)
