Seth MacFarlane serves James Bond a martini in new Oscars promo

Seth MacFarlane has inserted himself into another film classic in the latest promo for the Academy Awards.

Last time, the Oscars host spoofed "Psycho." In this clip, he's a bartender for a certain British superspy.

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"Hi. I'm Seth MacFarlane and I'll be hosting the Oscars this year, where we'll be celebrating all your favorite films...like the James Bond movies!" a tuxedo-clad MacFarlane says in the promo.

He's then shown behind a bar as Pierce Brosnan gives 007's iconic martini order in 1999's "The World is Not Enough."

MacFarlane, you'll see, takes issue with how Bond wants the drink to be made.

The James Bond films will indeed be celebrated at the Oscars on Feb. 24 -- the awards ceremony will feature a salute to the franchise's 50th anniversary.

[Notherposter]

The joke would work better if it were based on truth. The default for a martini is stirred, so yes you don't have to order it stirred; but if you want it shaken, you should say so. Shaken martinis may be more acceptable now, but 60 years ago when Fleming invented Bond, it was possibly the most controversial thing about the books. If they have become the default in MacFarlane's world, he should thank Bond, not mock him.

[hypnotoad72]

That video clip is just like his lame, gross cartoons. He sets up a joke and there's nothing but protracted silence.

Apparently he writes jokes. A pity they're not funny and rely more on just the shock jock antics to get viewers... anyone can do that.

[armforward]

I think he is brilliant. And judging by the success of his cartoons, I'm probably not the only one.