Self indulgent beyond all comprehension, but that's Seth MacFarlane. Both Family Guy at its blandest and at its most irreverent, Ted's a must-see despite its serious storytelling shortcomings. Artfully narrated by Patrick Stewart, when it hits the spot it's laugh-until-you-weep funny (and he consistently is), which happens just enough to lift it from its otherwise average TV movie delivery. MacFarlane the director is nowhere near as good as he is a writer, and it shows - Mila Kunis for example is acting in a completely different movie to Mark Wahlberg. But Ted just manages to shock and appal in equal enough measures to make this compulsive viewing.