Join me for a Summer Rewatch of 'Better off Ted'!
As part of my blog's Summer Rewatch Series event, we looked back at 10 of the best episodes of the cult favorite, BETTER OFF TED. Now, I'm here to share these articles with you, and hope they will inspire some of you to take a look back at this wonder series!
Friday, July 2nd - Season 1, Episode 1 - PILOT
"To quote a netflix review, this show puts NBC's The Office to shame. If you didn't happen to catch this short-lived, offbeat workplace sitcom while it originally aired on ABC back in 2009 and 2010 (which I'm guessing you didn't because if you had it would still be on the air), then you missed out on some of the biggest laughs of the last decade. Better off Ted, starring Jay Harrington ("Summerland"), Portia de Rossi ("Arrested Development"), and infamous showkiller (but fantastic comedic actress) Andrea Anders ("Joey," "The Class," "Mr.Sunshine"), was one of the brightest spots on ABC's sitcom roster back just a couple of years ago when the network's only other marginal hit comedy was the newly accquired Scrubs from NBC, already in what was supposed to be its eighth and final season."
http://ryanschwartz.posterous.com/summer-rewatch-better-off-ted-season-1-episod
Tuesday, July 5th - Season 1, Episode 4 - RACIAL SENSITIVITY
"It's time for another Summer rewatch of the short-lived ABC sitcom, Better off Ted. This week, we'll be looking back at a classic episode entitled "Racial Sensitivity". In this episode, Veridian Dynamics has a diversity issue on their hands when the new motion sensors installed in the company building refuse to recognize black people. Hilarity insues..."
http://ryanschwartz.posterous.com/summer-rewatch-better-off-ted-season-1-episod-39658
Tuesday, July 12th - Season 1, Episode 6 - GOODBYE MR. CHIPS
"This week, we'll be looking back at the first season episode "Goodbye Mr. Chips". In this episode, Ted is out of a job when Veridian's computer system erases all records of him ever working for the company."
http://ryanschwartz.posterous.com/summer-rewatch-better-off-ted-season-1-episod-79288
Tuesday, July 19th - Season 1, Episode 8 - YOU ARE THE BOSS OF ME
"Today we continue our rewatch of the short-lived Better off Ted with "You Are The Boss of Me", an episode that introduces us into the world of medieval fight club and drunk, "fit-shaced" Linda. Nope, I spelled that right. "
http://ryanschwartz.posterous.com/summer-rewatch-better-off-ted-season-1-episod-33381
Tuesday, July 26th - Season 1, Episode 12 - JABBERWOCKY
"Today we continue our rewatch of the short-lived Better off Ted with "Jabberwocky", the last season one episode we'll be looking back on before jumping forward with season two next week. In this episode, Veridian Dynamics winds up creating a mountain out of a nonexistent molehill when Ted concocts a fake top-secret project at work in order to cover up some missing company money that he's allowing Linda to use on a project of her own. "
http://ryanschwartz.posterous.com/summer-rewatch-better-off-ted-season-1-episod-93415
Tuesday, August 2nd - Season 2, Episode 4 - IT'S NOTHING BUSINESS, IT'S JUST PERSONAL
"It's week 6, and today we continue our rewatch of the short-lived Better off Ted with our first viewing of season 2 with an episode entitled "It's Nothing Business, It's Just Personal". In the episode, Ted and Linda deal with a love-stricken Veronica while Phil and Lem try figuring out the purpose of a new red lab coat."
http://ryanschwartz.posterous.com/summer-rewatch-better-off-ted-season-2-episod
Tuesday, August 9th - Season 2, Episode 6 - BEATING A DEAD WORKFORCE
"In week 7, we'll be taking a looking back at the second season episode "Beating a Dead Workforce". In this episode, Veridian brainwashes its employees into accepting an extensive amount of overtime after an unknown employee, Jenkins, drops dead from being overworked. Yep, it's just another day at Veridian Dynamics!"
http://ryanschwartz.posterous.com/summer-rewatch-better-off-ted-season-2-episod-7940
Tuesday, August 16th - Season 2, Episode 7 - CHANGE WE CAN'T BELIEVE IN
"In week 8 of our Summer Rewatch series with Better off Ted, we'll be taking a look back at "Change We Can't Believe In," an episode that hilariousy pairs the duo of Lem and Phil with Veronica while Ted and Linda deal with needy coworkers."
http://ryanschwartz.posterous.com/summer-rewatch-better-off-ted-season-2-episod-96201
Tuesday, August 23rd - Season 2, Episode 8 - THE IMPERTENCE OF COMMUNICATIONIZING
"This week, we're taking a look back at "The Impertence of Communicationizing", an episode that could have been great if some actual hardcore cursing was allowed on a broadcast network television. Sadly, that wasn't (and still isn't) the case, so therefore the plot fell flat."
http://ryanschwartz.posterous.com/summer-rewatch-better-off-ted-season-2-episod-95063
Tuesday, August 30th - Season 2, Episode 13 (unaired) - SWAG THE DOG
"We've reached week ten, and that means it's time for our final episode of Better off Ted in our summer rewatch series. Today, we'll be taking a look at what wound up being the series finale of Ted, even if it never aired in the United States. The episode entitled "Swag the Dog" is listed as the second to last episode on Netflix, but I can't find another source that lists it as so. "Swag the Dog" was a surprisingly satisfying series finale, with Ted and Linda finally getting together after two seasons, while our supporting characters dealt with the usual dysfunction and chaos that comes with working for Veridian Dynamics."
http://ryanschwartz.posterous.com/summer-rewatch-better-off-ted-season-2-episod-5841