Better Off Ted

 UK For mid-season, CityTV has acquired upcoming NBC sitcom 100 Questions, new medical drama Mercy from the same network and ABC sitcom Better Off Ted. Returning mid-season series include The Bachelor, Chuck, Scrubs and original commission Less Than Kind.

 PA By Rob Owen, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Six new episodes of abc's "Better Off Ted," which has been renewed, will air this summer on Tuesdays at 9 pm beginning June 23. ... BBC America's "Torchwood" returns with a five-part miniseries airing July 20-24. ...

 CA My second biggest surprise would have been Better Off Ted. It did even worse than Scrubs, and had no syndication economics behind it to give it added economic reason for continuing. Dollhouse had a trend of progressively lower ratings to the point ...

Additionally, "Scrubs" and "Better Off Ted" will be back on Tuesday in late fall following the end of "Dancing with the Stars." and more »

 Canada Chuck and Scrubs (ABC) will be back mid-season, and will be joined by ABC's Better Off Ted and NBC's Mercy. CTV Inc., which operates two national broadcasters in CTV and A, made fewer deals for US-produced programs. The lone new drama to CTV is The ...

 CA Ted's" alive: "Better Off Ted" returns with new episodes at 9 pm June 23 on ABC following the premiere of the new reality series, "The Superstars." Wicked holiday plans: Tony Award winner and Emmy nominee Kristin Chenoweth ("Wicked") melts the holiday ...

 CA ABC will air six new episodes of "Better Off Ted" starting June 23. Awesome. Gotta hand it to ABC -- I didn't think they had it in them, but they appear to be strongly behind this show. Zac Effron will appear as himself on the new season of "Entourage. ...

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 CA Gary Unmarried. Did CBS want to keep the same 2 comedies trying for the elusive second comedy block? Better Off Ted. Did the 6 episodes already paid for factor into the cost factor for next season? Dollhouse. It's not just Friday at work here. ...

First up: Supporting actor and actress in a comedy... * Andrea Anders (Better Off Ted): Because I didn't think any actress could ever even begin to fill the void left by Lauren Graham. * Kristin Chenoweth (Pushing Daisies): The tube is full of ...

 MO ABC will bring back "Better Off Ted," one of the most promising comedies to come around of late. Fox offered a surprise renewal to "Dollhouse." Network by network, here's a look at what's renewed, what's canceled and what's new for fall. ...

TV Guide  NY By The New York Times According to media reports over the weekend, ABC renewed the new sitcom “Better Off Ted” and the new drama “Castle” ahead of its upfront presentation to advertisers Tuesday. The Hollywood Reporter said a ninth season of “Scrubs” ...

Finally, while I don't talk about Nathan Fillion's fun crime-dramedy procedural Castle all that much, I never miss an episode. So, it's great to learn ABC has taken the plunge and renewed it for a sophomore season. I may not be able to get my Life fix ... Scrubs lives on Chortle

 MN Portia de Rossi on "Better Off Ted" - she plays an almost identical character to the one she portrayed on "Arrested Development". The difference is that as a backdrop for her role, "BOT" is pretty lame and forced when compared to the comedy genius of ...

In the episode, Jay Harrington's Ted and Portia de Rossi's Veronica get personal evaluations from Veridian Dynamics' HR and go overboard to respond to the criticism. Veronica, perceived as cold and scary by her employees, lets her hair down and starts ...

Talk about "Ugly Betty," "Grey's Anatomy," and "Private Practice" below. The President's speech tonight bumps"Scrubs" and the season finale of "Better Off Ted" to next Tuesday at 8 pm on ABC. Cheryl recognized Kevin Michael Richardson as Stan on "How I ...

Better Off Ted - Appreciate the good before it's gone. In the way of the "Pushing Daisies" before it, arrivederci to the quirky comedy as low ratings, with good quality material, pulls it under. Chuck Finale - Only they could combine knife throwing, ...

 CA It felt a bit tedious to watch, and the low-rent atmosphere seemed to clash with the big comedy ideas that it was trying to provide. Then again, ABC's Better Off Ted shows us that a generous budget doesn't exactly work in favor of zany workplace antics ...

 VA Two of the relatively funny new sitcoms--NBC's "Parks and Recreation" and ABC's "Better Off Ted"--exist largely because of the creative and ratings success of NBC's "The Office." The third show, CBS' "Gary Unmarried," follows a tried-and-true approach: ...

By six Better Off Ted is a brilliant, dark and sarcastic office comedy centered in and around the fictional company Veridian Dynamics. A company that specialises in whatever makes the most money, no matter the cost so to speak. Their company motto is “Money Before People” engraved on the lobby fl...

 MO Better Off Ted," 7:30 pm, ABC . Linda has been given a dose of something from the lab; now she has extra energy, plus other side effects. Meanwhile, Ted and his boss (Portia de Rossi) show their competitive nature, helping his daughter sell wrapping ...

Meanwhile, competition gets the best of Ted and Veronica when they help Rose sell wrapping paper for her school fundraiser, on "Better Off Ted," WEDNESDAY, APRIL 15 (8:30-9:00 pm, ET) on the ABC Television Network.” The Alphabet Net Rules My Wednesdays? Blogcritics.org

By LyleMasaki If you're stressed out tonight from the pressure of tax day (or the ordeals of dealing with public displays of tea bagging), thankfully tonight's a night heavy on comedy relief with ABC's Wednesday night duo of Scrubs and Better Off Ted and a new comedy special by gay-fave Kathy Griffin, l...

By Rob Owen But if you haven't tried "Better Off Ted" (8:30 tonight, WTAE), you really should. It's a rare satirical series that hits its mark most of the time. Tonight's episode, "Racial Sensitivity," begins as "Ted" episodes always do with a Veridian Dynamics image spot.

By podcast@mail2tv.com (RikerDonegal) 05.30 Lost 07.00 24 12.00 Damages 01.00 Better Off Ted Lost. Season 5, Episode 11. "Whatever Happened, Happened" Kate tries to save Ben. 24. Season 7, Episode 16. "11PM - 12AM" While Jack gets medical treatment, Tony and Moss go after the bio-weapon. Damages. Season 2, Episode 13. "Trust Me" Ellen and Patti have their final (?) confrontation. There are about ten incredible twists in this final episode. And I am delighted with eight of them. Two suck. Better Off Ted. Episode 3. "Through Rose Colored HAZMAT Suits" Ted brings his daughter to work. The cast are funny and likable, and the stories are fresh and different. It's a comedy unlike any other show on the air and if we lived in a sane world it would be a highly acclaimed hit...   [read the full post]

By Vance(thehues@gmail.com) I just noticed that ABC is re-airing the first two episodes of Better Off Ted TONIGHT (Tuesday, March 31st) at 8pm (yes, against American Idol so really it's just burning it off but maybe you can tape it or something) for everyone to catch up before their third episode at its regular timeslo...

By Raked Yes, I enjoyed this episode. Very much so. Though I was much more interested in the story of Ted than the pursuit of Lily and Barney to find out who Robin almost slept with (though I did find this website hilarious; how did they get Alan Thicke to do this??). But this episode did show one thing abou...

By podcast@mail2tv.com (RikerDonegal) 05.30 Lost 08.00 Flight Of The Conchords 08.30 Damages 09.30 24 10.30 Better Off Ted Lost. Season 5, Episode 10. "He's Our You" Sayid and Little Ben. I love Lost. I love Lost. Flight Of The Conchords. Season 2, Episode 10. "Evicted" Uh-oh! The last-ever episode? A wonderful episode all-round. Better Off Ted. Episode 2. "Heroes" I didn't realise that so much of the humour would be in the form of running gags. Sigh. I love it. And this episode made me laugh very heartily many, many times. But, if there is one thing we learned from Arrested Development, it is that people will not watch shows like this. No matter how clever or funny they are. So, all we can do is hope that ABC, at least, show all 13 episodes.   [read the full post]

By Matt Mitovich Wednesday's ratings recap: Wednesday's ratings recap: ABC's Scrubs (5.33 mil, -470K) and Better Off Ted (4.7 mil, down 16 percent) both dropped. Top Model (2.85 mil) plunged 21 percent but still beat out NBC's Chopping Block (which chopped off another 26 percent, hitting 2.6 mil).

Wednesdays are all about ABC's new show Better Off Ted and the always amazing Damages. Thursday night means The Office, Supernatural, Grey's Anatomy and 30 Rock are up for discussion. We end the episode as we always do, with your favorite portion of The TV Talk Podcast, TWO IDIOTS TALK LOST!

By podcast@mail2tv.com (RikerDonegal) Better Off Ted. Episode 1. "Pilot" I feel as if Victor Fresco has had a go at bringing back Andy Richter Controls The Universe. And I'm fine with that. This opening chapter is very, very funny and (just like ARCTU) has a fantastic cast. The Listener. Episode 2. "Emotional Rescue" Arsonist. Flight Of The Conchords. Season 2, Episode 9. "Wingmen" Bret falls in love. WKRP In Cincinnati. Episode 72. "Rumors" An episode with nothing very serious to say, and - oddly enough - the funniest WKRP episode in a while. Many, many laugh-out-loud moments and several cute plots where rumours fly around the station causing complications. The ending is too forced to be really funny, but it's a strong episode.   [read the full post]

By Vance(thehues@gmail.com) Luckily we have the lovable and moral Ted (Jay Harrington (Desperate Housewives, Couling US) guiding us through the offices and labs of Veridian Dynamics as the head of Research and Development. His boss is the humourless Veronica (Portia de Rossi, Arrested Development, Mrs. Ellen deGe...

By Raked When I saw that Portia de Rossi was on the show, I really didn’t know what to think. I’d seen her in Ally McBeal and in some episodes of Arrested Development, and she was fine. I did not expect such a humorous, deadpan woman to be walking around, high and mighty in the office. Loved it.

By asepinwall@starledger.com (Alan Sepinwall) While I'm glad to have a new episode after that long hiatus, "Scrubs" unfortunately came back with what felt like its flattest episode of the season. And with only one episode airing at a time now, it's not like I could just flip on the next one in hope of a better "Scrubs" experience.

By Matt Mitovich TVGuide.com: I enjoyed the Better Off Ted pilot. It has a dry, Scrubs-like humor. TVGuide.com: I enjoyed the Better Off Ted pilot. It has a dry, Scrubs-like humor. Harrington: It does, thank you. I'm a fan of myself. [Laughs] And since the pilot, we've ...

By tgoodman@sfchronicle.com (Tim Goodman) RATING: (POLITE APPLAUSE) Better Off Ted: Comedy. 8:30 p.m. Wednesdays on ABC. Your first instinct upon seeing ABC's newest sitcom, "Better Off Ted," is that its creator has great taste in other sitcoms, since the series seems to be partly inspired by "30...

By Tempo Perhaps it’s appropriate that the brittle, synthetic “Better Off Ted” (7:30 p.m. Central, Wednesday, ABC) gives the impression that it was grown in a lab. This workplace comedy is set at an efficient and ominous corporation, Veridian Dynamics. Veridian employs scientists who come up with...

Funny isn't enough but it sure helps.Certainly, you can't top the comic timing of Better Off Ted, an absurdist corporate comedy that arrives just when people need a good joke and are more than willing to make corporations the butt of it. Created by Victor Fresco, of the similarly structured...

By Denise Duguay Jay Harrington (Private Practice, Desperate Housewives) is Ted. Smiles a lot. Portia de Rossi (Arrested Development) is Veronica, Ted's boss. Humourless, even by satirical standards. Jonathan Slavin (My Name Is Earl, Summerland, Andy Richter Controls the Universe) is Phil, research p...

By Rick Porter Better Off Ted" is the kind of quirky, deadpan comedy I really enjoy, and the first two episodes provide a good number of chuckles and a couple of good old-fashioned out-loud laughs. Quirky, deadpan comedies, however, don't have much of a track record on television in recent years, and ABC...

By Jonathan Toomey Better Off Ted stars Jay Harrington as the charismatic head of R&D for Veridian. However, his role at the corporation is challenged daily as he has a hard time rationalizing some of the things that he's forced to do. His snippy, air-headed boss Veronica (Portia de Rossi, in a role that pa...

By Marc Eastman Better Off Ted is a new satirical comedy on ABC which premieres Wednesday March 18th at 8:30/7:30c. Ted works in R&D at a multinational company, and it's his job to actualize whatever crazy idea his boss, Veronica can come up with. ... Jay Harrington plays the titular Ted, and it's a role he w...

By Glenn Garvin Better Off Ted (8:30 p.m. Wednesday, ABC) -- NBC's getting a lot of buzz with its corporate-drone-in-hell sitcoms The Office and 30 Rock, so why shouldn't ABC take a shot? In Better Off Ted, Jay Harrington stars as an R&D guy at some giant multinational conglomerate who starts to wonder...

Better Off Ted"is one of those quirky comedies that should draw a dedicated cult following while bewildering everyone else. It's a liberal dose of "Arrested Development" with dashes of "Scrubs" and "The Office" mixed in. The show premieres 8:30/7:30 C March 18 on ABC.

By Alan Sepinwall(asepinwall@starledger.com) As the story I linked to above says, "Scrubs" is going to move to Wednesdays at 8 in mid-March, where it'll be paired with "Better Off Ted," a new comedy from Victor Fresco that's very much in the vein of his Fox show "Andy Richter Controls the Universe" (though what I've seen so far isn't as go...

By Dustin “BETTER OFF TED” WILL PREMIERE PAIRED WITH “SCRUBS” ON WEDNESDAY NIGHTS “Better Off Ted” stars Jay Harrington as Ted, Portia de Rossi as Veronica, Andrea Anders as Linda, Jonathan Slavin as Phil and Malcolm Barrett as Lem. Isabella Acres appears in the recurring role of Rose, Ted’s daugh...

By Alan Sepinwall(asepinwall@starledger.com) 11:15 a.m.: "Better Off Ted," a corporate comedy by Victor Fresco that's very much in the style of (though, at this point, not as funny as) his "Andy Richter Controls the Universe." Noon: A screening of episode 3 of "Lost," followed by a Q&A with Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse.

There's news to be had, Christmas CHUCK to rehash, the demise of PUSHING DAISIES to cry about, PRIVILEGED to complain about, GOSSIP GIRL to gossip about and did I mention that we've both seen the first two hours of LOST Season 5!  Sorry, had to throw that in just be to bitchy...

By mupet0000 New Better Off Ted has been released! Links: IMDB - TVRage - TV.com Dirname: Better.Off.Ted.S01E05.720p.HDTV.x264-CTU Filename: ctu-x264-better.off.ted.105 Details: ~22mins | 1280×720 - 23.976fps - x264 VBR | AC3 CBR | ~585MB NFO - Torrent Search - Usenet Search Episode Info: Linda is exposed...

By Mr Hollywood In fourth we have Better Off Ted, a comedy created by Victor Fresco (4 episodes of My Name Is Earl), about a morally upright man living in a morally corrupt world. The series stars Jay Harrington (Desperate Housewives) and Andrea Anders (The Class). The pilot was directed by creator's relat...