Seth MacFarlane Sets "A Million Ways to Die in the West" as Next Comedy

It was this way on television for years. But more than ever before, Seth MacFarlane can do whatever he wants. Following Ted, surprising in its humor and heart (Surprising for MacFarlane and his brand of humor, not going off the rails and turning into a political soapbox), I have to admit I do want to see where he’s headed as a director.

To the Old West, reports THR.

He'll direct, star and co-write A Million Ways to Die in the West:

"The plot has been described as a Blazing Saddles-style movie -- meaning a Western with contemporary humor, with one undercurrent being just how dangerous and painful life really was in the late 1800s.

The script, said to be laced with MacFarlane’s hallmark racy humor, also calls for a romantic female lead."

Just the other day, some colleagues were commenting how Blazing Saddles is such a product of the early 1970s. No way would any studio, in fear of being crucified by political-correctness, dare make Mel Brooks' classic Western send-up today. If MacFarlane approaches a third of what Brooks covered thirty-seven years ago, he's a gutsy guy. And he has my respect.