United Kingdom, Aug. 11 -- Seth MacFarlane has called for less "negative" stories on TV.

The Family Guy creator explained he signed up for sci-fi comedy drama The Orville because he liked the fact it offers "hope", unlike so many other fictional dramas in the modern age.

Speaking on the Where Everybody Knows Your Name podcast, he said: "That's why I did The Orville . because when I was a kid, Hollywood was providing that voice in various forms.

"There was a lot of hope, and some of the blame lies right here in this town. The dishes that we are serving up are so dystopian and so pessimistic.

"And yeah, there's a lot to be pessimistic about, but it's so one-sided. There's nothing we're doing that's providing anyone an image of hope."

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