Better Off Ted (2009)

Directed by

Paul Lazarus, Michael Spiller

Genre

black comedy, sitcom, satirical television series

Country

United States

Length

2 seasons, 26 episodes

Rated

TV-PG

Rating

7.6 of 10 from 236 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A single father runs a research department at a giant soulless corporation. He deals with absurd corporate policies and eccentric coworkers while trying to raise his young daughter. He often talks directly to the audience about the ridiculous situations he faces.

wittysatiricallightheartedfast-pacedquirkydryplayfulwhimsical

What happens

Better Off Ted is an American satirical sitcom series, created by Victor Fresco, who also served as the show's executive producer. The series ran on the ABC network from March 18, 2009, to January 26, 2010. Better Off Ted focuses on the protagonist, Ted Crisp (Jay Harrington), a single father and the well-respected and beloved head of a research and development department at the fictional, soulless conglomerate of Veridian Dynamics. Ted narrates the series' events by regularly breaking the fourth wall and directly addressing the audience on camera. Supporting characters include Ted's supervisor Veronica Palmer (Portia de Rossi), co-worker and love interest Linda Zwordling (Andrea Anders), his daughter Rose (Isabella Acres), and laboratory scientists Phillip Myman (Jonathan Slavin) and Lem Hewitt (Malcolm Barrett). The series received critical acclaim, with particular praise going towards its witty and satirical humor. Its second season holds a score of 84 out of 100 on Metacritic. However, despite such positive feedback, the show's debut drew in only 5.64 million viewers and continued to have extremely low ratings. Although many expressed skepticism that it would return, it was renewed for a second season. On May 13, 2010, ABC officially canceled the series due to low viewing figures. Two episodes that went unaired in the United States were broadcast in international markets and are available to view on Hulu, digital stores, and home video. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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