Seth MacFarlane's Secret

Although he is not married, Seth MacFarlane, New England born funnyman and creator of “Family Guy” has some opinions about marriage. He is a firm supporter of gay rights and gay marriage. His support of gay rights came about after a family member wondered out loud if a gay cousin’s homosexuality can be cured. MacFarlane often wonders aloud why two people of the same sex have to sit around and wait for others to debate the issue and decide if gay marriage is the right thing to do. He is passionate about his support of gay rights and gay marriage and will debate the point until he is red in the face. Seth MacFarlane stand on marriage is he supports gay marriage and isn’t afraid to say so.

An episode of “Family Guy” demonstrates Seth MacFarlane’s stand on marriage. This particular episode addressed the issue of gay marriage. Brian’s gay cousin Jasper announced he was engaged to his partner. Mayor Adam West of Quahog banned gay marriage to deflect attention away from a bad investment he made with the citizens money. This sent Brian into a rage. He became a wild and crazy activist and resorted to violent and hostile ways in an effort to change the Mayors mind. Brian takes the Mayor hostage to get his view across. Brian eventually releases the Mayor and the Mayor drops all charges and the gay marriage ban. Jasper and his partner Ricardo get married in the Griffins back yard.

I can only imagine MacFarlane, who relates himself to the character Brian, used this episode of “Family Guy” to further demonstrate his support of gay marriage. He isn’t afraid to speak up and tell the world that there is nothing wrong with gay marriage. He is telling us, as the character Brian, that supporters of gay marriage and gay rights cannot sit idly by and do nothing while those that oppose it are doing everything in their power to keep it from being a reality. The Mayor Adam West’s of the world have taken it upon themselves to decide what is right, what is proper and what others can and cannot do. They have taken a basic human right and held it hostage, keeping it from the segment of humanity that has fallen in love with the same sex. Seth MacFarlane is pushing back at the bully’s and letting them know the right of marriage belongs to all people not just the chosen ones. Seth MacFarlane has taken a stand on gay marriage and for that, the gay community is grateful

Its guys like Seth MacFarlane that makes this country great. Here is a guy who, by the measure of his success, can   do anything he wants and he chooses to stick up for those who are fighting for basic human rights. He wants everyone to have the same thing in life: love, happiness and taxes. Seth MacFarlane on marriage is defending gay marriage as a right every gay person should be able to take advantage of. Marriage is not just for the chosen ones in this world.

Seth MacFarlane is a walking success story. Born in Connecticut and raised in Newburyport, Massachusetts he is the creator of “Family Guy”, “American Dad” and “The Cleveland Show.” The Seth MacFarlane secret is he is more talented than anyone realizes or gives him credit for. He can write, he can cartoon with the best of them; he can produce, sing and direct. And he is funny. Oh, yes, he is also a speaker. Not a bad repertoire of talent. He has created several shows with the same template yet they are all unique and funny in their own right. Maybe that is the Seth MacFarlane secret. He found a winning formula and he stuck with it. He found a way to intertwine all his talents and uses them to the max. He lives by the old adage “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.”

Maybe the Seth MacFarlane secret is luck. How many people get to strike it rich in this world doing the very thing they love? Usually folks strike it rich with something and that becomes the thing they love. A successful television show is usually copied by others, and usually not successfully. But MacFarlane beat everyone to the punch. He took his own highly successful show and copied it not just once but twice. He gave us “Family Guy”, “American Dad” and “The Cleveland Show”. Three separate shows with one tried and true formula. So, what is the Seth MacFarlane secret? Recognizing when something works and not trying to fix it.

Maybe the Seth MacFarlane secret is he doesn’t know when to give up. Or perhaps the Seth MacFarlane secret is he doesn’t know how to give up. His talent knows no boundary and he gives his fans everything he’s got. He gives them life lessons through entertainment. He shows them the way of the world through his eyes and lets everyone decide for themselves if it works for them. He makes political statements to support his agenda and he becomes an activist to support his point. He is an all around guy with an all around thought process and it works for him. All this begs the Seth MacFarlane secret questions, when does this guy sleep and does he have a life beyond his work?

Perhaps the Seth MacFarlane secret is his commitment to his craft. He is serious about his humor and his ability to make people laugh.  He can be offensive at times and knows how to push the hot buttons of the day. He is not afraid to speak his mind and his work demonstrates that. He does not give himself boundaries and has no use for those that try to throw speed bumps in his way. He is on the fast track to cartoon domination and he leaves most others in the dust.  His mind is always spinning up new and improved ideas and creating an element beyond a dimension most people can comprehend.

Maybe the real Seth MacFarlane secret is he is just ahead of his time.