"legal thinks that his being dead may have been a pre-existing condition. He may have been dead when we hired him":D:D: Just brilliant stuff! What a shame if this show is going toes up.

Anyone else spot this blink-and-miss-it reference from last week's episode?

http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e251/kngfu/vlcsnap-2010-01-04-08h35m33s24.png

I must have blinked because I missed it completely.

What? ... you missed post #235 in this thread too? :)

I sure hope this show doesn't get the ax...

Agreed, but it has the axe and is bleeding out. Hence the extra episodes.

Two more great episodes last night, and another hilarious Veridian commercial. If ABC is going to kill this then I really hope someone else can save it. Its budget is probably to big for cable, but this show is way too funny to just go away. If you ever worked in a big company, like I have, so many of the things in this show are believable.

I nearly fell out of my chair laughing with Lem showing Veronica how the knobs work with the new PA system.

"legal thinks that his being dead may have been a pre-existing condition. He may have been dead when we hired him":D:D: Just brilliant stuff! What a shame if this show is going toes up.

LOVED that! Both of last night's shows had some absolutely hysterical moments - brilliant, cutting writing. :D The faulty PA bit was simply hilarious...

What? ... you missed post #235 in this thread too? :)

Looks like I blinked twice and missed both of them! :D

"legal thinks that his being dead may have been a pre-existing condition. He may have been dead when we hired him":D:D: Just brilliant stuff! What a shame if this show is going toes up.

Yea, and (paraphrasing): "they're so greedy they go to strip clubs and throw naked women at the money".

Still, the last couple of episodes, while having their moments, didn't seem as funny as some of the previous ones. Maybe I'm becoming jaded, or maybe this idea of making Veronica considerably more approachable and vulnerable is taking the edge off her character (for me).

In any case, BOT is still miles better than any other comedy on the air (well, maybe not miles better than "Big Bang Theory", but still better).

"Friendship. It's the same as stealing..."

I don't know the rules of posting links to videos with strong language, but do yourselves a favor and Youtube, "BETTER OFF TED - FUNNY, REALLY VULGAR OUTTAKES" and know that that title isn't kidding. If you're easily offended, please don't watch that. For everyone else, it's frakking hilarious. I can't even post most of what they say.

Web site for petition to save the show...

http://www.savebetteroffted.com/

I don't know the rules of posting links to videos with strong language, but do yourselves a favor and Youtube, "BETTER OFF TED - FUNNY, REALLY VULGAR OUTTAKES" and know that that title isn't kidding. If you're easily offended, please don't watch that. For everyone else, it's frakking hilarious. I can't even post most of what they say.
Here's the link to the user's area which links to the vid: http://www.youtube.com/user/savebetteroffted :D

Two great episodes tonight. I really liked the first episode with the bad language.

Here's the link to the user's area which links to the vid: http://www.youtube.com/user/savebetteroffted :D

Just watched the uncensored outtakes. Good lord that's some of the funniest stuff I've seen. It's amazing that they could get any complete takes at all.

The first episode would have been a lot better if the could have aired the uncensored version. The censored versions seemed kinda of silly.

Janet S. Crotum.

Simultaneously a great and also cheap, juvenile sight gag. And the best laugh I've had this week.

Now every child can have hours of repulsive fun. :)

The non-intentional weird thing about the second episode was that one of the crazy inventions they were making fun of actually exists and has won several design awards.

I wonder if they knew that?

http://www.vestergaard-frandsen.com/lifestraw.htm

OK, tonight's episode was 30 minutes of comedy perfection, capping off with the three stooges payoff.
Funniest show I've seen all year...

Great stuff last night. The 2nd episode was pure gold!

Great stuff last night. The 2nd episode was pure gold!

There were two eps last night? I think my Tivo only got one.

There were two eps last night? I think my Tivo only got one.

The first was a repeat.

I really wish they would give this show a chance to gain some legs on Wednesday's with ABC's other comedies. They are airing Scrubs at 8:00 on Wednesday 1/27 and 2/3, but not Ted. This show is way too funny to get left to die.

I really feel like this show is 'Scrubs' for the workplace. Except that instead of having the main character 'speak to the audience' through his 'mind-talking' they actually just have Ted talk to the camera...

Only thing missing are the crazy fantasies...which are pretty much the crazy flashbacks of past inventions gone awry ;)

And I love it. Really hope this show gets saved somehow...maybe another show for DirecTV to swoop in and save? :) One can only hope!

I really wish they would give this show a chance to gain some legs on Wednesday's with ABC's other comedies. They are airing Scrubs at 8:00 on Wednesday 1/27 and 2/3, but not Ted. This show is way too funny to get left to die.

I believe 1/27 is "State of the Union" night, so that would be a sacrificial programming slot anyway.

Wow, I was crying during this past weeks episode. THis show is just too darn good to let die!

There were two eps last night? I think my Tivo only got one.

Only one new ep last night. ABC called off the dogs on the two-per-night burn off for Ted and Scrubs. Going into last night each show had 4 eps remaining, and two per night would have burned them before Lost premiers on 2/2 in their slot.

Scrubs is doing one next Tuesday, one next Wednesday, and what looks like a series finale the following Wednesday. The State of the Union could of course get in the way of the scheduled ep on 1/27.

As of now, though, there is no schedule to air the final two eps of Ted after next week's show. Why? Who knows, but I am holding out hope it means the show isn't completely dead, and those two eps will air with new ones at some point.

EDIT: Obviously many beat me to all of this. Must remember to read all the pages of a thread before posting in the future.

If tonight is the last we see of Better Off Ted....I'll just say that this was a hugely funny show and I loved everything about it. I don't think it got much of a fair shake, and I will miss it greatly. I just might get S1 on DVD & S2 if/when it comes out.
Long Live BoT!

Awesome episode tonight. Ted and his brother were great. Also, Lem and Phil were awesome.

Awesome episode tonight. Ted and his brother were great. Also, Lem and Phil were awesome.

Odd...my DVR said it was recording Better Off Ted, but it was a Ford Infomercial that ran for 30 minutes.

No, really. Ford is apparently running infomercials now.

Perhaps my affiliate already canceled it figuring a Ford commercial would get better ratings?

Odd...my DVR said it was recording Better Off Ted, but it was a Ford Infomercial that ran for 30 minutes.

No, really. Ford is apparently running infomercials now.

Perhaps my affiliate already canceled it figuring a Ford commercial would get better ratings?

That's possible. It sometimes happens with special programming or when schedules are being moved around.

Eps usually go up on Hulu very quickly. I think they keep the 5 most recent eps.

Awesome episode tonight. Ted and his brother were great. Also, Lem and Phil were awesome.

"Deal with it!!" :D

Odd...my DVR said it was recording Better Off Ted, but it was a Ford Infomercial that ran for 30 minutes.

No, really. Ford is apparently running infomercials now.

Perhaps my affiliate already canceled it figuring a Ford commercial would get better ratings?

Ugh. You couldn't pay me enough to endure a Ford commercial. :( On the plus side, at least there's some truth in advertising now that Ford is naming their cars what they are actually worth brand new with the Five-Hundred. :)

If you disagree, then I say, "Deal with it!" :D

So I just checked and the show doesn't appear anywhere on ABC's schedule in the near future. I think they only aired 11 episodes, so there should be 2 left. They didn't have last night's tagged as a season or series finale so I guess they'll burn them off later this year. Lost takes up all of Tuesdays until DWTS returns in March, and they will show repeats of Modern Family at 8:00 Wednesdays. I really hope they pick this show up again.

"Deal with it!"

"That happens so rarely you can hear the hinges squeak."

"Ding." "Wahh wahhh."

...

I think I enjoyed this episode most this season because everyone got something to do and funny things to say. Ted interacting with his brother was both funny and dropped BoT back in the real world instead of the psychotic sarcasm machine it usual is.

Can you imagine the fun if Jay Harrington were to show up on Eddie McLintock's show (Warehouse 13) as his brother? :D

From Fredfa's "Hot Off The Press" thread at the 'HDTV Programming' page:

Critic's Notes
ABC strikes gold but still fumbles 'Ted'
By Tim Goodman, San Francisco Chronicle - February 2nd, 2010

As much glorious, giddy fun as it was to mock and deride NBC recently over its late-night wars - a finger-pointing, cover-your-mouth giggle fest that even other networks participated in - let's not forget that they are not the only boneheads on the block.

Network television is one endless list of shortsighted decisions, programming directions that backfire and leave countless people out of work, and maliciously ignorant maneuvers that confuse loyal viewers.

In short, there's enough stupidity to go around. No need for NBC to hog it all.

And while it might be fun to list five or eight years' worth of laughably bad, inane or incomprehensible programming decisions across the network spectrum, let's focus for a second on ABC and Fox, two networks doing quite well at the moment.

ABC's inability through the years to put a comedy on television that was actually funny is one stumble short of staggering. It wasn't just tone-deaf to good humor - it had a knack for finding funny shows that would never work for its particular audience (see "Sons & Daughters" among others; and, no, you're not expected to remember it).

All networks have an identity, whether you know it or not, or even whether the network is willing to admit it. ABC does very well with women and families. Its dramas are emotional and soapy, and its comedies are rooted in family issues. Not surprisingly, that kind of sitcom is as dull and precious as a tween girl whose only remarkable attributes were a genetically gifted frame and designer clothes.

But this year ABC developed three sitcoms that were not only funny but also fit within the parameters of its core audience. The first - and best - was "Modern Family," about three related but distinctly different families, which quickly became one of the funniest shows on television and is by far the best freshman sitcom. "The Middle," starring Patricia Heaton as the bumbling matriarch in a loving but slightly dysfunctional family in, ahem, fictional "middle America," was exponentially better than it sounds. And "Cougar Town" - from "Scrubs" creator Bill Lawrence and starring Courteney Cox - overcame an even worse name and some fumbling around to finally appeal to ABC's main audience. All three comedies have been picked up for a second season.

Three touchdowns

Now, just to put that in perspective, presenting three freshman sitcoms - on the same night, no less - and turning them all into various degrees of hits is extremely rare. Like a pitcher hitting three home runs in one game. Like a third-string quarterback from a tiny college heaving three touchdowns against a top-flight defense - with ease.

The only show that didn't work that night was "Hank," a Kelsey Grammer series that fit in like a Girl Scout at a strip club. Its very inclusion on ABC's Wednesday night lineup of all freshman comedies (a ridiculously risky programming decision) was an indication that the network had no idea what it was doing besides throwing stuff against the wall.

While this immense and probably lucky good fortune was befalling ABC, you can bet that rival Fox was apoplectic. Because ABC had failed at comedies for ages, little was expected of it. Fox, on the other hand, is relatively new at producing only strong dramas. It was always best at comedies (and reality shows - but why dredge that up?). But right now Fox is in the midst of one of the most unprecedented failure streaks in all of television for developing live-action comedies. Animation? No problem. Real people reciting dialogue with a punch line at the end? No.

Beyond embarrassing

What's happening at Fox goes beyond embarrassing. It has strong, visionary leadership. But ever since it killed "Arrested Development," the network has seemingly had its comedy development department living on ancient Indian burial grounds. It actually allowed "Brothers" to get on the air. Worse, it keeps "Til Death" on the air. That's like stabbing comedy in the private parts. Which brings us back, momentarily, to ABC.

The network has just finished masterfully bungling "Better Off Ted," a scathingly funny, wholly original, wonderfully inventive sitcom that was the best new comedy ... of last season. Even back then, running on acclaim and originality in a dead zone of unfunny shows that ABC surrounded it with, ABC failed to promote it correctly and even aired original episodes in the summer, effectively destroying it. Those programming moves were like a master class in how to kill something good. Miraculously, ABC renewed the series, perhaps belatedly realizing what it had and trying to reverse course. This season's results? Another fumble by ABC, which couldn't turn critical raves to actual viewers. So ABC - flush with new comedy success elsewhere - began double-running "Better Off Ted" in a transparent we-give-up burn-off.

Did it fit with what ABC does? Probably not. Could ABC have done a better job in Season 1 (oh, Lord, yes) and Season 2 (wait, there was a Season 2?)? ABC is cocky about its other hits, without merit or memory. You can never have enough good comedies, period. But with the damage apparently done and "Better Off Ted" off the air as of Tuesday, do you think there's a network that could revive such a show?

Well, sure. It's made at Twentieth Century Fox. Yes, that Fox. When asked by critics if his network would pick up "Better Off Ted" if ABC canceled it, Fox's Kevin Reilly said the network would rather develop its own comedies.

Dumb luck

Which was, if you think about it, the funniest line coming out of Fox in three seasons or more. Reilly is a bright guy. He knows that Fox's comedy development has been abysmal. He's in no position to dismiss a show that's infinitely funnier than anything he has right now. That ABC has cluelessly dropped the ball on "Ted" doesn't make the show less funny. It makes ABC look bloated with dumb luck and recklessly forgetful of its past development woes. It's willing to let a good sitcom go just because it struck comedy gold elsewhere on the schedule.

Can we just acknowledge that "Better Off Ted" would actually work in the edgier Fox brand? That ABC is like a drunk rich kid spilling cash out of its pockets? That an opportunity exists?

This is no time for worrying about sloppy seconds. If ABC is dumb enough to let "Better Off Ted" go, then Fox should be smart enough to pick up the hot line to its own studio and say, "We'll take it and we'll make it work."

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2010/02/02/DDL51BQM0P.DTL

They're all morons!

And if by some miracle FOX did pick it up, they'd still screw it over hard. How long is the list of shows that FOX killed by mishandling?

You could make a kickass schedule from the shows that FOX has wasted.

They're all morons!

And if by some miracle FOX did pick it up, they'd still screw it over hard. How long is the list of shows that FOX killed by mishandling?

You could make a kickass schedule from the shows that FOX has wasted.

Boy, is that ever the truth! :eek: If they're not flat-out cancelling a great show, they're moving it from Monday @ 8:00, to Wednesday @ 7:00, to Friday @ 9:42...all to make room for AI's "Special Edition, 5-hour event with Geriatric Star of the Week." :mad: Maybe all of us AVS members should buy up a broadcasting station and create our own network called POST-FOX.

Victors other shows "andy richter" was on fox, and it lasted 2 season as well. But "trouble with normal" didn't last all that long either.

I'm convinced netwrok executives don't actually watch the shows they put on the air. They probably just look at statistics from some unnamed source to determine if a show is good or not. Anyone with half a brain could take one look at Better Off Ted and know its one of the funniest shows on television.

On top of that, it doesn't have a canned laugh track to help you find out whats funny. You will see yourself sitting in front of your set and just laughing out loud at the things they do. :p

I'm convinced netwrok executives don't actually watch the shows they put on the air. They probably just look at statistics from some unnamed source to determine if a show is good or not. Anyone with half a brain could take one look at Better Off Ted and know its one of the funniest shows on television.

On top of that, it doesn't have a canned laugh track to help you find out whats funny. You will see yourself sitting in front of your set and just laughing out loud at the things they do. :p

THere is probably more truth in what you say than you or I know. I keep hoping that for May ABC will put Ted at 8 to start out their wednesday night block, but seeing a repeat of Modern family gets triples the ratings of Ted makes me think it would only be a disaster.

I hope somebody picks it up and just lets it continue as it is becuase it is the funniest show I've seen in years.
They seem to kill all the shows I finally decide I like, nobody gives a show a good chance to get a following.

has better off ted been officially canceled yet? any hope of a renewal?

Nothing official, I don't think. But, the fact that two of the leads from 'Ted' have signed on to other Pilot projects, doesn't speak well for it's possible renewal.

has better off ted been officially canceled yet? any hope of a renewal?

Man I hope not since I'm just discovering the show. Watched "Lust In Translation" from the DVR yesterday. EXTREMELY funny.

That one was a classic:D

Nothing official, I don't think. But, the fact that two of the leads from 'Ted' have signed on to other Pilot projects, doesn't speak well for it's possible renewal.

Who's the other one besides Jay Harrington?
He claims that in spite of the pilot he's still loyal to BOT...

Who's the other one besides Jay Harrington?
He claims that in spite of the pilot he's still loyal to BOT...

Good to hear about Jay.

The other one cast in a pilot is Andrea Anders (http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3i6c8a99484479c6fe4ab34f563e84a399).

Be careful, one of the ads from the page above tried to install some free "virus scan" on my machine.

Wow... sorry to hear that. I never see ads (Adblocker Plus) so I didn't notice any problems. Sorry if anyone else does. Seems like a legitimate site though...

So 'Scrubs' got a 40% ratings boost airing on Wednesday. Hopefully they will show the remaining BOT episodes then so perhaps it can build an audience and get renewed.

Nevermind, Ted is no longer listed on ABC Medianet in the primetime lineup. It's toast.

It definitely dead. I am just hoping to see the remaing episodes at this point.

I'm hoping they at least play the remaining ones too, maybe if they do well enough they'll have a change of heart or someone else will pick it up. Seems every show that is really good and original gets canceled on me :mad:

Yeah, I really liked it too. I lot of laugh-out-loud moments.

http://ausiellofiles.ew.com/2010/05/13/abc-cancels-romantically-challenged-scrubs-ted-flashforward/ :(

RIP, Ted. Frak you, ABC...

boo!

now when will they release season 2 on dvd?!?!

Are the going to show the last 2 episodes?

RIP, Ted. Frak you, ABC...

Co-signed....

At least we can combine these two abbreviated seasons of Better Off Ted with the two abbreviated seasons of Andy Richter Controls the Universe and come up with something complete...

In abundant fairness, I'm still astonished Ted wasn't canceled immediately after running the episode with a blacks-only water fountain.

All I ever see on ABC are ads for that godawful "Cougar Town" show. If they would have advertised Ted half as much as that and gave it a slot on their overrated new comedy Wednesday, Ted might still be on.

Once again ABC tries to be NBC and cancels the wrong shows while over promoting crap.

Better Off Ted was a tough, tough sell. I was surprised by the number of people who figured would get the show who didn't. I'm the only person I know personally who stuck with Ted. So few people got the humor.

I stuck with it until almost the end. Once it started changing nights and I knew it was ending soon, I didn't watch the "last" episodes.

But yeah, it's much easier to sell a dumb sex/fart joke show like "Two and a Half Men" or a sex joke show like "Cougar Town" than smart, funny shows like "Arrested Development" or "Better Off Ted".

Better Off Ted was a tough, tough sell. I was surprised by the number of people who figured would get the show who didn't. I'm the only person I know personally who stuck with Ted. So few people got the humor.I don't get the appeal of Modern Family; seems way overrated to me. *shrugs*

RIP Ted....possibly the funniest show on TV during it's time.

Curse you ABC.

I don't get the appeal of Modern Family; seems way overrated to me. *shrugs*

That show confuses the **** out of me.

First, it commits a classic sitcom sin: dumpy guy with absurdly hot wife. The only sitcom that ever made this work was King of Queens, and that's because they clearly establish that Doug's wife is craaaay-zee. I love Ed O'Neill, but . . . ugh. In terms of fug-to-hot ratio, we're trending into George Lopez territory.

Second, the cluster of characters isn't a modern family. It's a series of stereotypes stapled together. I know sitcoms aren't high art, but is it too much to ask that the characters make sense together? There's a reason Married With Children was a classic.

Third, 20 years from now, people will look back upon Modern Family as an example of a type of awful sitcom that people watched during this period. Go back and watch the pilot to a show like 21 Jump Street. It only makes sense in a single historical context. Modern Family is the same type of show as 21 Jump Street -- 20 years from now people won't be able to watch it without pissing themselves laughing for all the wrong reasons.

I don't get the appeal of Modern Family; seems way overrated to me. *shrugs*

Ditto that. I could only stomach a couple of eps.

Of course, I also could only get through about 10 minutes of Big Bang as well, yet apparently they just signed a bigger syndication deal than Seinfeld did. And don't get me started on Two And A Half Men.

I am convinced it's the public that is wrong, and my tastes are just more sophisticated ;) Although I do admit I am a tough sell on sitcoms...I actually don't watch any right now, other than The Office and that's only because my wife still likes it.

I also could only get through about 10 minutes of Big Bang as well

That depends on when you watched those ten minutes. The first half of Season 1 is complete garbage, even in the view of the show's greatest fans.

And don't get me started on Two And A Half Men.

2.5 Men is the most perplexing success in the history of TV.

That depends on when you watched those ten minutes. The first half of Season 1 is complete garbage, even in the view of the show's greatest fans.

Honestly I don't know. My wife watches it so I probably exaggerated a bit with "10 minutes" as I've probably listened to quite a bit more (I typically will just work on my laptop while she's watching it).

I find what I have paid attention to painful. I have never liked Laugh Tracks (strike 1) and I have never been a fan of the "zinger" type of humor where one line is just meant to set up a second line that cues the laugh track (strike 2). I call them "Zingmedies" rather than "situational comedies"

Honestly I don't know. My wife watches it so I probably exaggerated a bit with "10 minutes" as I've probably listened to quite a bit more (I typically will just work on my laptop while she's watching it).

I find what I have paid attention to painful. I have never liked Laugh Tracks (strike 1) and I have never been a fan of the "zinger" type of humor where one line is just meant to set up a second line that cues the laugh track (strike 2). I call them "Zingmedies" rather than "situational comedies"

Is it just me, or is the laugh track on big bang way, way over exaggerated? I tried to watch it once and I just couldn't get past that.

I will miss better of ted. RIP.

2.5 Men is the most perplexing success in the history of TV.

I'll see your "Two and a Half Men" and raise you an "According To Jim".

Is it just me, or is the laugh track on big bang way, way over exaggerated? I tried to watch it once and I just couldn't get past that.

A friend of mine raved about "That 70s Show" so I gave it a spin and couldn't get past the obnoxious laugh track. Same reason the CBS Monday night lineup is useless to me.

In abundant fairness, I'm still astonished Ted wasn't canceled immediately after running the episode with a blacks-only water fountain.
I'm surprised the show didn't become a breakout success after that episode. It was hilarious (and kind of rang true with that recent issue with the "face recognition" webcam).

Maybe if that had been the pilot...

I'll see your "Two and a Half Men" and raise you an "According To Jim".
I'll call and raise you a "George Lopez Show"...

Heck, I'm going to go all in with "Jerry Springer".

Of course, not being a reality TV fan, I never saw why "Survivor", "American Idol", "The Amazing Race" and other similar shows became popular.

At least the phenomenal success of "Baywatch" can be attributed to a whole lot of slow motion running by attractive female characters.

I'll call and raise you a "George Lopez Show"...

Heck, I'm going to go all in with "Jerry Springer".



Jerry Springer is Tarot cards not Poker. But I'll cut you some slack and call your all in with "Alf".

Second, the cluster of characters isn't a modern family. It's a series of stereotypes stapled together. I know sitcoms aren't high art, but is it too much to ask that the characters make sense together? There's a reason Married With Children was a classic.

Third, 20 years from now, people will look back upon Modern Family as an example of a type of awful sitcom that people watched during this period. Go back and watch the pilot to a show like 21 Jump Street. It only makes sense in a single historical context. Modern Family is the same type of show as 21 Jump Street -- 20 years from now people won't be able to watch it without pissing themselves laughing for all the wrong reasons.
I'm not really sure what you're talking about since the characters make complete sense. Jay is a rich dude with two kids (his daughter married with 3 kids and the gay-son married with one kid) who marries a hot young wife with a kid of her own. Yeah. So unlikely...?

And Modern Family is so awful. (http://www.metacritic.com/tv/shows/modernfamily) :rolleyes:

Just because you don't like it doesn't mean it isn't great. I didn't like Arrested Development (speaking of an unlikely family), but that doesn't mean it wasn't great for a lot of people.

But back to Better Off Ted...is there any word on when we'll see the final episodes?

2.5 Men is the most perplexing success in the history of TV.It's mostly a guilty-pleasure (think Three's Company) with high production values.

Wow, a lot of sour grapes in this thread suddenly. I will miss BOT and am currently watching season one on Netflix Watch Instantly.



Is it just me, or is the laugh track on big bang way, way over exaggerated? I tried to watch it once and I just couldn't get past that.


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I take him at his word that the "group think" of an audience is the reason for why it is so obnoxious. Made for a very interesting clip when someone took the laughs out of the show. The dialog was very poignant.

I'll see your "Two and a Half Men" and raise you an "According To Jim".

Nah. According to Jim never made the kind of vast success 2.5 Men did. 2.5 Men is right now about the only show that competes with The Simpsons in terms of total syndication.


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We beat that argument to death in TBBT thread a while back.

I didn't like Arrested Development (speaking of an unlikely family), but that doesn't mean it wasn't great for a lot of people.

My problem with Modern Family is that it wants to be accepted as a real portrayal of a modern family. Right down to the documentary style camera work.

Arrested Development never made the pretense that it was relateable. It's an extremist brand of absurdism. I'm comfortable with a show that just goes off the deep end and never asks the audience to sweat that issue.

It's mostly a guilty-pleasure (think Three's Company) with high production values.

Interesting the mention of 3's Co. The story of a straight man's quest to keep an apartment by faking homosexuality. Another example of a show that is downright stoopid because it exists in a single historical context. Jack and the girls are wholly unwatchable now.

2.5 Men is the most perplexing success in the history of TV.

Charlie Sheen is the most perplexing success in the history of TV!

He's not even the best performer on his own show. I can't believe he's the same guy who was in Wall Street, he's mostly sleepwalked through his career for the past 15 years.

Charlie Sheen is the most perplexing success in the history of TV!

He's not even the best performer on his own show. I can't believe he's the same guy who was in Wall Street, he's mostly sleepwalked through his career for the past 15 years.

Not there's a vast need to defend Charlie Sheen . . . but . . .

Most successful actors play some version of themselves. Admittedly, I don't think Sheen is even acting at this point. Or if he is, he's toning it down from his real life self.

Point being? Charlie Sheen plays great lecherous swine.

Not there's a vast need to defend Charlie Sheen . . . but . . .

Most successful actors play some version of themselves. Admittedly, I don't think Sheen is even acting at this point. Or if he is, he's toning it down from his real life self.

Point being? Charlie Sheen plays great lecherous swine.
I'm not sure I would feel very defended if I were being referred to as "lecherous swine"...

I might feel better about "horny", though...

Charlie Sheen is the most perplexing success in the history of TV!

He's not even the best performer on his own show. I can't believe he's the same guy who was in Wall Street, he's mostly sleepwalked through his career for the past 15 years.

Or, you might say, preparing for the role of a lifetime. ;)

I don;t care what anyone says. I loved Arrested Development and Better off Ted and I think Modern Family is great.

And while I prefer no laugh tracked shows, they really do not bother me that much. Certainly not enough to let the presence of one keep me from missing a good show.

If the NBA Finals doesn't go 7 games then it appears the final two "Ted" episodes will air on June 17 at 8:00.
http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showpost.php?p=18738354&postcount=54666

Jeez ABC, don't do us any favors now. :rolleyes:

I was going to buy the DVD/BR if it ever came out so at this point I don't care if they show them or not. In fact I think I prefer it if they didn't. That would make watching the set more entertaining.

Jeez ABC, don't do us any favors now. :rolleyes:

I was going to buy the DVD/BR if it ever came out so at this point I don't care if they show them or not. In fact I think I prefer it if they didn't. That would make watching the set more entertaining.

Hope they release Season 2 fairly soon. Wifey got Season 1 for $10 just last month! :)

A game 7 of the NBA Finals means no "Beter off Ted" Thursday. I was just going through the ABC schedule and they have TBA on Friday, July 9 from 9-10 so maybe we'll get the last two episodes then.

My wife thought I was nuts when I suggested that we had a rooting interest in Game 6. Then I told her about "Ted" and then we were both up (and then down) for the game.

Just saw TED on tonight's schedule! Have not been keeping track of basketball. Is this airing still on?

Thanks!

No, game 7 of the NBA finals is on.

No, game 7 of the NBA finals is on.
Dagnabbit! -- can't people read about that stuff in the paper?! That way it can be over as soon as you check the score, none of that torturous watching.....

Thanks Lee L. for your help, I will unset my program...........

I'm rooting for LA. If Boston had done their job and won game 6, we'd be watching BoT tonight.

I was just going through the ABC schedule and they have TBA on Friday, July 9 from 9-10 so maybe we'll get the last two episodes then.

Nope, they plugged "Primetime" into that slot today. I can't find BOT anywhere. I don't know why they can't just slip them in on a couple of Wednesdays instead of doubling up "The Middle" repeats.

NBA playoffs over. Lakers won. Sorry for the spoiler... :D

Any word on when the final episodes will air?

NBA playoffs over. Lakers won. Sorry for the spoiler... :D

Any word on when the final episodes will air?
Sorry for the BUMP, but this question for BoT fans needs to be answered. Most of us want the episodes to be broadcast so we can have some sort of closure for this now discontinued series. :cool:

My wife and I are a little behind in watching our BOTs.

We just watched the insult episode and I swear it took us 45 minutes caused by having to pause while LOL.

Really a shame this did not catch on.

Uncensored outtakes from the insult episode: http://www.youtube.com/user/savebetteroffted

Frakking fantastic.

And I wish they'd show the final two episodes as well. =\

They're not coming up anytime soon, at least not on a Saturday. The next two weeks ABC has AFV as well as repeats of the "new summer (crap)shows" scheduled for Saturday.

Uncensored outtakes from the insult episode: http://www.youtube.com/user/savebetteroffted

Frakking fantastic.

And I wish they'd show the final two episodes as well. =\

Those outtakes were hilarious.

Those outtakes were hilarious.

Much like the show they were drawn from.

Just a heads up to everyone that the second last episode of Better Off Ted aired on August 17th down in Austrialia. The last episode is slated to air on August 24th. Episode S02E12 is available now in the usual places.

Thanks for that, will have to go hunting now;)

But when is ABC gonna show it?? Don't they have to show it eventually?? :confused:

You remember Daybreak from about 4 years ago? To my recollection, all the eps were not aired when they yanked it. I believe they put the last 3 or 4 eps online, but I never watched them being so p*ssed at ABC.. :mad: At this point I no longer care, but would buy this show on BD.

Just a heads up to everyone that the second last episode of Better Off Ted aired on August 17th down in Austrialia. The last episode is slated to air on August 24th. Episode S02E12 is available now in the usual places.

Oh yeah? Must have been on cable. I was hoping we would get it here on free to air TV but I guess not. Will have to wait for the DVDs I guess.

You remember Daybreak from about 4 years ago? To my recollection, all the eps were not aired when they yanked it. I believe they put the last 3 or 4 eps online, but I never watched them being so p*ssed at ABC.. :mad: At this point I no longer care, but would buy this show on BD.

He dies in the end.


And the beginning.


And the middle.


And then it all starts over. ;)

The last episode is now floating around! :)

Tankoo!:D

Excellent.....

LAST episode? I thought there were still 2 left unran. :confused:

Forgive me for being dense, but what does "floating around" mean?

the thing, other thing and the stuff

Floating around the net, if you are so inclined.

Come on ABC! Get off your duff, schedule the final two episodes to air, and be done with it.

^Yeah, how man repeats of "The Middle" do they have to show? The have probably aired each episode from last season 3 times now.

Forgive me for being dense, but what does "floating around" mean?C'mon, Spyder; we could tell you, but that's unmentionable on this forum..

C'mon, Spyder; we could tell you, but that's unmentionable on this forum..

I figured it was something like that, but I don't know ANYTHING AT ALL about those kinds of things. :o

Probably have to get it from someone else then. :(

If you have a Netflix subscription season 2 is now available for streaming, including the two unaired episodes. And it's in HD.

Talk about failure on ABC's part.

If you have a Netflix subscription season 2 is now available for streaming, including the two unaired episodes. And it's in HD.

Talk about failure on ABC's part.

Fantastic. Of course, they made me wait long enough. I finally gave up and downloaded it all the other night, but it will be easier to watch it on Netflix.

If you have a Netflix subscription season 2 is now available for streaming, including the two unaired episodes. And it's in HD.

Talk about failure on ABC's part.

Why couldn't I have waited to come to the board until after work, now I'm going to be pining for this all day!

The unaired "BOT" episodes are also up on iTunes and Amazon On Demand: http://www.hitfix.com/blogs/whats-alan-watching/posts/better-off-ted-the-last-two-episodes-are-here-just-not-on-tv.

Thanks for the Netflix heads up. The new episodes looked damn good.


The finale might just have the best line of the entire series:

Yazoo bitches..

Watched both episodes. I thought the ending would have Ted and Linda together since they kissed at the end of episode 12.

I felt the ticket episode was the better of the two.

Boy, do I wish that ABC would have renewed this show.

I really had a genuine LOL when they told her about the orangutan's arms coming out early and picking up everything she dropped ... and still chuckling over that one -- sheer comedic writing GENIUS!!

Watched both episodes. I thought the ending would have Ted and Linda together since they kissed at the end of episode 12.

I felt the ticket episode was the better of the two.

Boy, do I wish that ABC would have renewed this show.

Some shows are ahead of their time. This was one of them. Better to have had it for 26 episodes than none at all.

I'm assuming the two unaired episodes are the last two in season 2 (Swag the Dog & It's My Party and I'll Life if I Want To)? I watched both seasons, but the episode names are not ringing a bell this morning.

I'm assuming the two unaired episodes are the last two in season 2 (Swag the Dog & It's My Party and I'll Life if I Want To)? I watched both seasons, but the episode names are not ringing a bell this morning.

Those are the two - but a typo on the second - it's "Lie".

I'm really hating this trend that is beginning with canceled shows where remaining episodes end up online instead of simply being burned off in some random time slot - or on a company's cable network somewhere.

Maybe I'm outdated, but I prefer to watch TV on my TV.

At least this is available via Netflix streaming, which means I can stream it through my BD player to my TV. There have been a couple of other shows where I simply didn't bother watching the remaining episodes since I really hate watching them online.

Not only that, but the networks keep crying about how people don't watch shows on TV - then they cancel them an put them online. Smart...

Maybe I'm outdated, but I prefer to watch TV on my TV.
That's one of the reason to use an HTPC... ;)

That's one of the reason to use an HTPC... ;)
A very poor one to go through the expense, trouble or use all that electricity. Plus, if you're going to do that, you really need to dedicate a computer to it. That's not an option for a lot of people. Finally, unless you have a way to tuck it away somewhere (not practical in most living room setups), they're noisy.

A very poor one to go through the expense, trouble or use all that electricity. Plus, if you're going to do that, you really need to dedicate a computer to it. That's not an option for a lot of people. Finally, unless you have a way to tuck it away somewhere (not practical in most living room setups), they're noisy.

Wow, is that an antiquated notion of what an HTPC is...

Wow, is that an antiquated notion of what an HTPC is...

Not everyone has 930 DVDs to organize.

What's the story with the Season 2 DVDs. Surely there is a big enough market to release them. What's the hold up?

I would love to have 'Ted and Life On Mars on BD; c'mon, producers....we need this!!

Bummer. I was hoping this thread was bumped to announce ABC is finally airing that "last episode". :(

I'm STILL WAITING, ABC!! :mad:

Bummer. I was hoping this thread was bumped to announce ABC is finally airing that "last episode". :(

I'm STILL WAITING, ABC!! :mad:

netflix?

Bummer. I was hoping this thread was bumped to announce ABC is finally airing that "last episode". :(

I'm STILL WAITING, ABC!! :mad:

netflix?

I have BOT Seasons 1 and 2 in my Instant queue. Why anyone would still be waiting for a network to deliver episodes of a series they've clearly abandoned eludes me.

Netflix HD streaming was made for this sort of thing. BOT looks quite decent on it.

I have BOT Seasons 1 and 2 in my Instant queue. Why anyone would still be waiting for a network to deliver episodes of a series they've clearly abandoned eludes me.

I don't expect to see the eps on TV again, but I'd love to have BoT on BD. I couldn't possibly care less about NotFlix.

Just a heads up for those who've missed her...

Andrea Anders stars with Matthew Perry in "Mr. Sunshine", on ABC starting Wednesday 2/9 9:30PM.

Touted as another "zany" single-camera comedy. Hopefully, no laugh track.

Also stars Allison Janney, and James Lesure (formerly on "Las Vegas").

Worth a try, for the cast alone. Note that Courtney Cox's "Cougar Town" has been bumped into hiatus because of this new show.

Just a heads up for those who've missed her...

Andrea Anders stars with Matthew Perry in "Mr. Sunshine", on ABC starting Wednesday 2/9 9:30PM.

Touted as another "zany" single-camera comedy. Hopefully, no laugh track.

Also stars Allison Janney, and James Lesure (formerly on "Las Vegas").

Worth a try, for the cast alone. Note that Courtney Cox's "Cougar Town" has been bumped into hiatus because of this new show.

Funny that Anders was in Joey (she was absolutely superb in that role) and now she's in Mr. Sunshine. Hopefully, her next stop will be on Cougar Town, as Andrea Anders is the total package; attractive, funny, and talented. :)

Funny that Anders was in Joey (she was absolutely superb in that role) and now she's in Mr. Sunshine. Hopefully, her next stop will be on Cougar Town, as Andrea Anders is the total package; attractive, funny, and talented. :)Even more "six degrees of Kevin Bacon", Andrea Anders is actually Matt LeBlanc's girlfriend in real life (since they met on "Joey").

I'm one episode behind on "Episodes", but I think I read she has a part in that show as well... which of course stars Matt LeBlanc.

And now she's a regular character on Matthew Perry's show.

It's all too incestuous. But she's great, on all counts!

Sorry to drag out an old thread but I'd really like to know if we'll ever see Better Off Ted season two on DVD. I can't get Netflix or Amazon streaming here in Australia.

I don't think ABC ever did show the final two episodes. I wound up buying them via iTunes for viewing on my iMac.

Give 'em to us on BD and I'll be a happy camper.

Yup. Sure miss that show...

Been watching this again on Netflix the past week.

What a travesty this got cancelled. :(

Some of you might like Happy Endings, in case you haven't checked it out. Just a recommend from a huge BoT fan. Take it or leave it. Your choice. We love it.