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Better Off Ted: Last 2 episodes to air in June?

Posted on May 30, 2010

Working a little bit under the radar, ABC made an interesting scheduling announcement on Thursday (May 27): Two previously unaired episodes of the beloved, cancelled comedy "Better Off Ted" may make i... Read More

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Alan Sepinwall's review of Better Off Ted for Newark Star-Ledger

Posted on Sep 11, 2010

With this cast, and the writing of Fresco and company, I expect Ted season two to again hit the heights of that first season. But these two episodes are a reminder of how hard it is to pull that off.... Read More

Rob Owen's review of Better Off Ted for Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Posted on Sep 11, 2010

The show remains a chilly affair, which will probably limit its acceptance but for viewers who appreciate satire, particularly of a modern workplace, it's difficult to imagine a show on the subject th... Read More

Matt Roush's review of Better Off Ted for TV Guide

Posted on Sep 11, 2010

Ted is a seriously wacky show and deserves to be seen.... Read More

David Hinckley's review of Better Off Ted for New York Daily News

Posted on Sep 11, 2010

The droll office comedy Better Off Ted could have quickly turned into a one-joke bore. Instead, it sails into its second season tonight as one of the best sitcoms on television.... Read More

Aaron Barnhart's review of Better Off Ted for Kansas City Star

Posted on Sep 11, 2010

Not only is it funnier than its lead-in, it’s improved on its impressive (and sadly truncated) first season on ABC.... Read More

Ellen Gray's review of Better Off Ted for Philadelphia Daily News

Posted on Sep 11, 2010

It's even funnier than I remember.... Read More

Verne Gay's review of Better Off Ted for Newsday

Posted on Sep 11, 2010

Ok so Better Off Ted can be oxygen-deprived. This is still one of the funniest shows on TV, and the cast sparkles with vets like Harington, Barrett and de Rossi...Anders and Slavin, too.... Read More

Maureen Ryan's review of Better Off Ted for Chicago Tribune

Posted on Sep 11, 2010

This season, Ted seems to have a looser, even goofier vibe, and it plays to its actors' strengths more consistently while also giving plenty of screen time to my favorite characters, insecure research... Read More

Ken Tucker's review of Better Off Ted for Entertainment Weekly

Posted on Sep 11, 2010

The first two episodes contain strong subplots about staff downsizing and rolled-back pensions, indicators that Ted is doing a better job of folding real-life resonances into its silliness.... Read More

Linda Stasi's review of Better Off Ted for New York Post

Posted on Sep 11, 2010

It's hilarious and even funnier this year than last.... Read More

Tim Goodman's review of Better Off Ted for San Francisco Chronicle

Posted on Sep 11, 2010

It means there's finally something good (and funny) on Tuesday nights.... Read More

Jonathan Storm's review of Better Off Ted for Philadelphia Inquirer

Posted on Sep 11, 2010

Hip TV heads may see strains of "Andy Richter Controls the Universe," a 2002-03 workplace quirk-a-thon that was seriously more amusing because its absurdity sprang from its central character's vivid f... Read More

Hal Boedeker's review of Better Off Ted for Orlando Sentinel

Posted on Sep 11, 2010

This sendup of corporate life is no Office or 30 Rock. Good guy Ted (Jay Harrington) is just too bland, and heartless villain Veronica (Portia de Rossi) constantly upstages him.... Read More

Glenn Garvin's review of Better Off Ted for Miami Herald

Posted on Sep 11, 2010

Watching Better Off Ted is a bit like reading old Dilbert comic strips--amusing, but the punch lines seem awfully familiar.... Read More

Troy Patterson's review of Better Off Ted for Slate

Posted on Sep 11, 2010

Better Off Ted, which feels more devoted to establishing its cool than earning some laughs, is hardly so bad to deserve a bleh from halfway-discerning viewers. Eh or meh would be closer to the mark.... Read More

Brian Lowry's review of Better Off Ted for Variety

Posted on Sep 11, 2010

So thus far, anyway, it's a promising concept inconsistently executed, and perhaps a trifle miscast.... Read More

Maureen Ryan's review of Better Off Ted for Chicago Tribune

Posted on Sep 11, 2010

NBC has some good workplace comedies, most notably "30 Rock" and "The Office." If you do watch Better Off Ted, there’s a good chance you’ll find yourself comparing the ABC program to those two shows a... Read More

Verne Gay's review of Better Off Ted for Newsday

Posted on Sep 11, 2010

Honestly, it's a complete oddball with some charm and a few good lines.... Read More

Matthew Gilbert's review of Better Off Ted for Boston Globe

Posted on Sep 11, 2010

The new ABC show is significantly better than its corny title promises.... Read More

Alessandra Stanley's review of Better Off Ted for The New York Times

Posted on Sep 11, 2010

At its best, Better Off Ted is like some of the better new comedies on NBC and CBS, shows that blend mordant satire with odd, endearing characters that viewers want to keep watching. Ms. Anders in par... Read More

Tom Shales's review of Better Off Ted for Washington Post

Posted on Sep 11, 2010

If it isn't pure gold, it still has bright, shiny moments--and unlike so much of what's on TV these days, it's much more likely to make you laugh than cry.... Read More

Alan Sepinwall's review of Better Off Ted for Newark Star-Ledger

Posted on Sep 11, 2010

For the seven of you who remember "Andy Richter," Better Off Ted isn't quite as good--in part because star Jay Harrington isn't as innately funny as Richter (and he's mainly used as a straight man), a... Read More

David Hinckley's review of Better Off Ted for New York Daily News

Posted on Sep 11, 2010

A funny, fast-paced and rather refreshing new ABC sitcom that looks at contemporary office life in much the same way as the comic strip "Dilbert."... Read More

Mary McNamara's review of Better Off Ted for Los Angeles Times

Posted on Sep 11, 2010

Better Off Ted is funny, it's just not as funny as it might be, or should be, or, with any luck, will be.... Read More

Robert Bianco's review of Better Off Ted for USA Today

Posted on Sep 11, 2010

Ted, like most such single-camera sitcoms, is just too mannered and cold, though warming signs do appear in later episodes. Happily, despite its flaws, it's well-cast and reasonably entertaining.... Read More

Tim Goodman's review of Better Off Ted for San Francisco Chronicle

Posted on Sep 11, 2010

Better Off Ted is more funny than not, rushing into absurdity with abandon and playing at stylized comedy in a completely fearless way. The pacing doesn't allow for regret.... Read More

Ellen Gray's review of Better Off Ted for Philadelphia Daily News

Posted on Sep 11, 2010

Better Off Ted may be a little too right for comfort about the work many of us do and the lives we live. But it's also funny.... Read More

Rob Owen's review of Better Off Ted for Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Posted on Sep 11, 2010

Set in the offices of Veridian Dynamics, a behemoth conglomerate, this single-camera, laugh-track-free comedy is the funniest show ABC has birthed in quite some time.... Read More

Ray Richmond's review of Better Off Ted for Hollywood Reporter

Posted on Sep 11, 2010

It's the clever satire for which we've all been waiting.... Read More

Ken Tucker's review of Better Off Ted for Entertainment Weekly

Posted on Sep 11, 2010

Better Off Ted is certainly the most original sitcom to come along in a while.... Read More

Linda Stasi's review of Better Off Ted for New York Post

Posted on Sep 11, 2010

A very funny comedy.... Read More

Misha Davenport's review of Better Off Ted for Chicago Sun-Times

Posted on Sep 11, 2010

It has wit, humor and a set of flawed but likable and offbeat characters not unlike the ones on the sophisticated "Arrested Development."... Read More

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Better Off Ted Series Finale! - Recapped

Posted on Sep 11, 2010

Veronica comes to Ted to inform him that upper management wants to increase employee productivity to impress the visiting board of directors. Upper management has decided to give out tickets for hard ... Read More

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