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Review: Better Off Ted - Love Blurts
by Mike Moody, posted Dec 9th 2009 12:32AM

(S02E01) Great. Now I'm gonna be picturing Ted as "Aquated" for the next few days. (Surprise! He looks good in aquatights!)
Phil and Lem's hilarious superhero fantasy was only a tiny throwaway gag in a premiere full of wonderfully weird moments and plotlines. There was Ted's fake obsession with Utah, Veronica's real obsession with Utah, and Taye Diggs' obsession with dressing up like a bear and terrorizing innocent park dwellers. What's say we start off by discussing that last one?
At this point, I'm convinced that Diggs' contract with ABC says that he gets to appear on all of the network's shows. (I can't wait to see him on General Hospital.) I'm not complaining, though. The guy really knows how to deliver the funny (and the crazy). At first I thought his character was going to end up being Ted's bland and handsome rival for Linda's affections. Thankfully, the writers had something far more insane in mind. Hearing Diggs confess his secret to Linda – on their first date! – reminded me of why I love this show so much: It's just so damn bizarre! But Better Off Ted rarely feels like it's actually trying to be weird. Like Diggs, the show makes crazy look easy.
Sneak Peek: next week's season premiere of Better Off Ted
by Bob Sassone, posted Dec 3rd 2009 4:00PM
Actually, two sneak peeks. The first clip shows what you should do if you ever blurt out something in bed that you shouldn't (and why you should learn a bit of geography first) and the second clip (after the jump) shows what happens if a coworker reveals a little bit about himself.
I'm so glad ABC renewed this show. The season premiere airs next Tuesday at 9:30.
I'm so glad ABC renewed this show. The season premiere airs next Tuesday at 9:30.
Gone Too Soon: Andy Richter Controls the Universe
by Jason Hughes, posted Sep 7th 2009 11:03AM

When Andy Richter left Late Night With Conan O'Brien to establish his own career in acting, nobody knew that he'd come full circle and rejoin O'Brien years later. At the same time, nobody knew that creator Victor Fresco would do much the same thing.
Andy Richter Controls the Universe was one of those quirky shows that most people, who enjoy a dash of nonsense in their comedy, really dug. It was a very playful show about a guy working in a massive company. It featured a small ensemble with great chemistry on-screen, and had a unique look at big corporations.
A few years later, Fresco tapped that well again, and we got Better Off Ted, another comedy with absurdist tendencies set in a massive corporation with a small cast. Like Andy, it eked out a second season based more on critical acclaim than ratings. As someone who enjoys both shows, I find myself worrying that Ted will share Andy's ultimate fate, cancellation after the second season.
Here's a little something for Better Off Ted fans
by Bob Sassone, posted Jul 29th 2009 1:30PM
Did you know that there was supposed to be a new episode ("Jabberwocky") of Better Off Ted last night? But ABC decided to go with a rerun of the Bachelorette finale. Which had already aired. The night before.
Sigh.
Anyway, two episodes next week. In the meantime, there's this.
Sigh.
Anyway, two episodes next week. In the meantime, there's this.
Better Off Ted: Get Happy (season finale) - open thread
by Bob Sassone, posted May 6th 2009 8:09AM

This was the season finale of Better Off Ted, and it could turn out to be the series finale. ABC will reveal their fall schedule on May 19, so for the next couple of weeks fans of this show will be acting like Arrested Development fans, praying that their favorite sitcom continues and ready to send letters to the network. ABC doesn't really do well with comedies. They usually don't last long or they're grabbed from another network (Scrubs and maybe Old Christine), so maybe this is a show they'd like to keep around.
What did you think of this series finale?
Better Off Ted responds to President Obama
by Bob Sassone, posted Apr 30th 2009 2:42PM
On the basis of this video alone, ABC should renew Better Off Ted.
President Obama's prime time press conference interrupted a new episode of the show last night, and now the show (actually, the company on the show, Veridian Dynamics) responds to the President and explains why he shouldn't have interrupted the episode.
President Obama's prime time press conference interrupted a new episode of the show last night, and now the show (actually, the company on the show, Veridian Dynamics) responds to the President and explains why he shouldn't have interrupted the episode.
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