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Better off Ted

KhavallKhavall British ColumbiaRegistered User regular
edited April 2009 in Social Entropy++
You may know this show.

It had commercials on for a while that were not very funny. It comes on after Scrubs.

It stars
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This man-hunk right here.


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This sexpot

and
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Wait holy crap she was on Arrested Development. That show is also funny. Also she's a lesbian. That's hot.

What's it about? Let's ask ABC
"Better Off Ted" is a satirical office comedy about successful good guy, Ted, who runs research and development at the morally questionable Veridian Dynamics. No achievement is too far-fetched and no invention too unorthodox for Veridian. Need cow-less meat grown in a test tube? Done. Need pumpkins that also double as weapons of mass destruction? No problem. Ted's a single dad to a seven-year-old girl, and he loves his job, but he's starting to take a closer look at the company's extremely dubious practices. Do you manufacture the best teeth whitener ever if it could also kill off all of the planet's fish? Probably not, but...

Ted's also fighting an attraction to co-worker Linda, who enjoys small acts of rebellion against Veridian (she's secretly stealing and hoarding all the company's creamer packets). But he holds back about his true feelings. He's already had his self imposed "one office affair" with überboss Veronica. Incredibly beautiful (if seemingly devoid of conscience and also emotion-free), Veronica lets nothing get in her way when it comes to serving Veridian's needs... even if it means doing something like cryogenically freezing an employee for testing purposes. And after all, the employee, research scientist Phil, survived (after he thawed out). So what if he screams like an eagle at the slightest provocation? He and his best friend, fellow research scientist Lem, are both geniuses and when they're not bickering, they're responsible for many of Veridian's miracles of weird science.

Sound like something you'd like? Of course it does. And if it doesn't, then shut up and watch it and you'll realize that it does.

All 4 episodes are available on abc.com

Let's talk about this show, SE++

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  • satansfingerssatansfingers Registered User regular
    edited April 2009
    also it's from the creators of andy richter controls the universe

    i enjoy this show. not amazing but pretty funny. i think it's gotten better each week, too.

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  • GRMikeGRMike The Last Best Hope for Humanity The God Pod Registered User regular
    edited April 2009
    I thought this show was funny, but not funny "ha ha".

    I did not know it was by the Andy Richter Controls the Universe guys, so I'll have to give it a second try.

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  • MorivethMoriveth BREAKDOWN BREAKDOWN BREAKDOWN BREAKDOWNRegistered User regular
    edited April 2009
    I've only seen the pilot, but I thought this was decent. I should watch more!

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  • Raijin QuickfootRaijin Quickfoot I'm your Huckleberry YOU'RE NO DAISYRegistered User, ClubPA regular
    edited April 2009
    It's alright. Kind of funny but seems boring. I don't see myself watching it regularly.

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  • Ness445Ness445 Registered User regular
    edited April 2009
    this show is on in between two of my favorite shows on TV (Scrubs and Lost) but I can't bring myself to care about it because the commercials were just overplayed and awful.

    maybe I will actually pay attention next time.

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  • FaricazyFaricazy Registered User regular
    edited April 2009
    you know, i caught the end before LOST came on and sat there with a boner for portia

    hmm

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  • satansfingerssatansfingers Registered User regular
    edited April 2009
    the fake commercials for veridian dynamics are the best part

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  • <3<3 Registered User regular
    edited April 2009
    This show is pretty meh. I just watch it because it's on between Scrubs and Lost.

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  • Ness445Ness445 Registered User regular
    edited April 2009
    Faricazy wrote: »
    you know, i caught the end before LOST came on and sat there with a boner for portia

    hmm
    a similar reason is why I watched Castle.

    boners for Stana Katic and Fillion. ABC is clearly playing the sex game to get my viewership.

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  • <3<3 Registered User regular
    edited April 2009
    Castle is so good.

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  • Dr. FrenchensteinDr. Frenchenstein Registered User regular
    edited April 2009
    both this show and castle are excellent.

    well, better off ted looks like it needs to hit it's stride so it'll probably be cancelled soon.

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  • lostwordslostwords Registered User regular
    edited April 2009
    Ness445 wrote: »
    Faricazy wrote: »
    you know, i caught the end before LOST came on and sat there with a boner for portia

    hmm
    a similar reason is why I watched Castle.

    boners for Stana Katic and Fillion. ABC is clearly playing the sex game to get my viewership.

    castle is actually a decent show, though I can see how it could get repetitive after a while, with the sexual tension thing. The cases are pretty fascinating so far, and fillion is great as usual.

    also, Cupid is great. they've just had two episodes air, but the first episode had connie from mighty ducks and the meet the spartans guy and the second episode had mary stuart masterson, who i will always love. the premise sounds cheesy, but its pretty amusing!

    i've been meaning to check out better off ted, but ugh, abc.com. jeez, just put it on hulu

    also, the last few episodes of pushing daisies is gonna be shown, thank goodness. thought i'd have to wait for the dvds, which would have killed me.

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  • FaricazyFaricazy Registered User regular
    edited April 2009
    that unusuals show by the way was really good

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  • lostwordslostwords Registered User regular
    edited April 2009
    Faricazy wrote: »
    that unusuals show by the way was really good

    really? i have it in my dvr, but haven't had a chance to catch it yet. that cast looks amazing.

    also, i'm still wondering if that southland show with the oc guy is worth watching

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  • <3<3 Registered User regular
    edited April 2009
    Faricazy wrote: »
    that unusuals show by the way was really good

    it looks kind of retarded like Life on Mars.

    Is life on mars canceled yet?

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  • FaricazyFaricazy Registered User regular
    edited April 2009
    lostwords wrote: »
    Faricazy wrote: »
    that unusuals show by the way was really good

    really? i have it in my dvr, but haven't had a chance to catch it yet. that cast looks amazing.

    also, i'm still wondering if that southland show with the oc guy is worth watching
    yeah, all the actors are looking to be top notch. adam goldberg really needs to be in more stuff.

    southland looks interesting from commercials but you just know it's going to devolve into weekly special heartfelt episodes, and fuck that shit.

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  • GRMikeGRMike The Last Best Hope for Humanity The God Pod Registered User regular
    edited April 2009
    lostwords wrote: »
    Faricazy wrote: »
    that unusuals show by the way was really good

    really? i have it in my dvr, but haven't had a chance to catch it yet. that cast looks amazing.

    also, i'm still wondering if that southland show with the oc guy is worth watching

    They had the pilot on Hulu for a week and I watched it. It was alright. It feels like ER with Cops like I thought it would.
    It is pretty hardcore for NBC though. Gangland drives and pedos in the first episode. I'm gonna watch it.
    I like Ben McKenzie enough.

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  • satansfingerssatansfingers Registered User regular
    edited April 2009
    Faricazy wrote: »
    that unusuals show by the way was really good

    it looks kind of retarded like Life on Mars.

    Is life on mars canceled yet?

    yeah it got cancelled

    and it went out in the most insane, terrible way possible

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  • FaricazyFaricazy Registered User regular
    edited April 2009
    in the unusuals pilot
    they've already established character quirks for most of the cast, had a few pretty funny moments, and set up an internal investigations/dirty cop mystery arc for i guess the rest of the season.

    certainly keeping things interested.

    and the very first scene had boobs.

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  • MorivethMoriveth BREAKDOWN BREAKDOWN BREAKDOWN BREAKDOWNRegistered User regular
    edited April 2009
    Rachel and I have just started watching Bones, which is pretty cool

    The Christmas episode was wonderful

    also she's having me watch Grey's Anatomy too

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  • GRMikeGRMike The Last Best Hope for Humanity The God Pod Registered User regular
    edited April 2009
    The Unusuals looked a little like Life in the whole "sardonic detective detects things" kinda way. Life might be my favorite show nobody is ever talking about. Damien Lewis is pretty hardass.

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  • FaricazyFaricazy Registered User regular
    edited April 2009
    grey's anatomy is the poster child heartfelt moment show. ugh.

    house sort of does it too but is redeemed by superior acting and hugh laurie.

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  • lostwordslostwords Registered User regular
    edited April 2009
    Moriveth wrote: »
    Rachel and I have just started watching Bones, which is pretty cool

    The Christmas episode was wonderful

    also she's having me watch Grey's Anatomy too

    oh man, was it the santa murder one? the butt sniffing part had me cracking up. also, the misteltoe!

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  • EckoEcko Registered User regular
    edited April 2009
    GRMike wrote: »
    The Unusuals looked a little like Life in the whole "sardonic detective detects things" kinda way. Life might be my favorite show nobody is ever talking about. Damien Lewis is pretty hardass.

    Life is pretty damn amazing. The ending to last nights episode? Wow.

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  • GRMikeGRMike The Last Best Hope for Humanity The God Pod Registered User regular
    edited April 2009
    Ecko wrote: »
    GRMike wrote: »
    The Unusuals looked a little like Life in the whole "sardonic detective detects things" kinda way. Life might be my favorite show nobody is ever talking about. Damien Lewis is pretty hardass.

    Life is pretty damn amazing. The ending to last nights episode? Wow.

    It happened so fast (and I was playing WoW) that I had to go back and watch it again.

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  • MorivethMoriveth BREAKDOWN BREAKDOWN BREAKDOWN BREAKDOWNRegistered User regular
    edited April 2009
    lostwords wrote: »
    Moriveth wrote: »
    Rachel and I have just started watching Bones, which is pretty cool

    The Christmas episode was wonderful

    also she's having me watch Grey's Anatomy too

    oh man, was it the santa murder one? the butt sniffing part had me cracking up. also, the misteltoe!

    It was the first season one, the one with the dude in the fallout shelter and they're locked in there over Christmas.

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  • Ness445Ness445 Registered User regular
    edited April 2009
    Faricazy wrote: »
    that unusuals show by the way was really good

    it looks kind of retarded like Life on Mars.

    Is life on mars canceled yet?

    yeah it got cancelled

    and it went out in the most insane, terrible way possible
    I am glad it got cancelled because now my boner doesn't have to choose between Gretchen Mol and Rose Byrne (also Damages is a superior show in every possible fucking way).

    RE: The Unusuals: it was pretty good but what's with the Lost numbers (4, 8, 15, 16, 23, 42) doing popping up in there?

    edit: also RE: Grey's Anatomy: my vagina thinks the show is too girly, sorry Mori.

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  • lostwordslostwords Registered User regular
    edited April 2009
    also, dang, reading my posts in this thread, i realize that i need to cut back on watching tv. but dvr and hulu makes watching stuff so dang easy. plus, the real world/road rules challenege just premiered this week!

    i need help

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  • FaricazyFaricazy Registered User regular
    edited April 2009
    where were the rest of the numbers, other than 42?

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  • EckoEcko Registered User regular
    edited April 2009
    lostwords wrote: »
    also, dang, reading my posts in this thread, i realize that i need to cut back on watching tv. but dvr and hulu makes watching stuff so dang easy. plus, the real world/road rules challenege just premiered this week!

    i need help

    I was about to say that there's no such thing as too much tv.

    Then you said you watched a reality show. And I died a little bit.

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  • Ness445Ness445 Registered User regular
    edited April 2009
    Faricazy wrote: »
    where were the rest of the numbers, other than 42?
    off the top of my head they refer to Squad 23 at least once. The others I didn't notice but I thought 23 and 42 both popping up to be a little suspicious.

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  • lostwordslostwords Registered User regular
    edited April 2009
    Ecko wrote: »
    lostwords wrote: »
    also, dang, reading my posts in this thread, i realize that i need to cut back on watching tv. but dvr and hulu makes watching stuff so dang easy. plus, the real world/road rules challenege just premiered this week!

    i need help

    I was about to say that there's no such thing as too much tv.

    Then you said you watched a reality show. And I died a little bit.
    reality tv is the bestest, especially vh1 and mtv and bravo.

    words cannot express how excited i am for the top chef masters series to start up

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  • EckoEcko Registered User regular
    edited April 2009
    lostwords wrote: »
    Ecko wrote: »
    lostwords wrote: »
    also, dang, reading my posts in this thread, i realize that i need to cut back on watching tv. but dvr and hulu makes watching stuff so dang easy. plus, the real world/road rules challenege just premiered this week!

    i need help

    I was about to say that there's no such thing as too much tv.

    Then you said you watched a reality show. And I died a little bit.
    reality tv is the bestest, especially vh1 and mtv and bravo.

    words cannot express how excited i am for the top chef masters series to start up

    Okay...well, I guess I'm a hypocrite, 'cause the one show I'll watch and love is Top Chef.

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  • GRMikeGRMike The Last Best Hope for Humanity The God Pod Registered User regular
    edited April 2009
    Top Chef is good... I can do with less of the Real World drama and more cooking though.

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  • GRMikeGRMike The Last Best Hope for Humanity The God Pod Registered User regular
    edited April 2009
    lostwords wrote: »

    words cannot express how excited i am for the top chef masters series to start up

    Holy god, click on the "About" link and tell me why they felt her head needed to be the size of her torso!

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  • lostwordslostwords Registered User regular
    edited April 2009
    dude, the first episode of the new challenge had a ridiculous fight and random hook-ups. i could not ask for anything more.

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  • lostwordslostwords Registered User regular
    edited April 2009
    GRMike wrote: »
    lostwords wrote: »

    words cannot express how excited i am for the top chef masters series to start up

    Holy god, click on the "About" link and tell me why they felt her head needed to be the size of her torso!

    i just noticed that. she looks like a bobblehead doll

    also, she's not padma, so boo

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  • Ness445Ness445 Registered User regular
    edited April 2009
    did people stop actng nice and start acting real?

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  • GRMikeGRMike The Last Best Hope for Humanity The God Pod Registered User regular
    edited April 2009
    There isn't much that can beat Padma.

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  • Kuribo's ShoeKuribo's Shoe Kuribo's Stocking North PoleRegistered User regular
    edited April 2009
    This show is pretty meh. I just watch it because it's on between Scrubs and Lost.

    that doesn't explain why you watch scrubs or lost

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