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8. John Bennett's Wish Was Scientifically Accurate - Ted
You'd be forgiven for assuming that Seth MacFarlane put zero thought into the scientific mechanics of a young boy wishing for his teddy bear to come to life on a starry night in 1985 - but dammit, he actually did.
During a recent appearance on Joe Rogan's podcast, astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson discussed how he drew attention to a significant scientific error in James Cameron's Titanic, where Rose's (Kate Winslet) view of the night sky was inaccurate relative to the date and sinking location of the Titanic.
Cameron corrected the mistake on the 2012 re-issue after Tyson sent him an image of the accurate star alignment, but the publicity of this correction had a most unexpected side effect.
It prompted Seth MacFarlane to consult Tyson during post-production on Ted, ensuring that the brief shot of the 1985 Boston night sky at the start of the movie was celestially accurate.
Needless to say, the fact that a movie about a talking teddy bear nailed a scientific fact that a $200 million James Cameron tentpole did not has amused Tyson ever since.