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Better Off Ted –“Trust and Consequence”
“Trust and Consequence” July 13th, 2009 The truth of the matter is that Better Off Ted’s summer ratings have been less than impressive, and that the consequence is that the show likely isn’t making...
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2009 Emmy Nominations Analysis: Power to the People?
Power to the People? 2009 Emmy Nominations Analysis The people have the power, and the people have pretty darn good taste. That’s the story out of this year’s Emmy award nominations (click here for...
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Season Finale: Better Off Ted –“Jabberwocky” and “Secrets and Lives”
“Jabberwocky” and “Secrets and Lives” August 11th, 2009 In its first season, Better Off Ted was not so much a revelation as it was a pleasant surprise. Kept for midseason with nary a bit of hype, the...
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Better Off Ted –“Battle of the Bulbs”
“Battle of the Bulbs” December 22nd, 2009 How far can a show get on wordplay alone? It’s a question that Better Off Ted seems to really want to answer, because there have been points early in the...
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Better Off Ted –“Beating a Dead Workforce”&“Change We Can’t Believe In”
“Beating a Dead Workforce” & “Change We Can’t Believe In” January 5th, 2010 To define a show based on a single episode is unfair, especially when that episode is as great as Better Off Ted’s...
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More than One Way to Steal a Scene: Thievery in Television Comedy
More than One Way to Steal a Scene: Thievery in Television Comedy January 6th, 2010 Last night, when watching Better Off Ted, I tweeted the following: When I made the comment, I was really only trying...
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Better Off Ted –“The Impertence of Communicationizing” and “The Long and...
“The Importance of Communicationizing” and “The Long and Winding High Road” January 12th, 2010 It might just be that we’re reaching the home stretch of Better Off Ted’s rushed second season, or that...
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Scrubs’“Our True Lies” and Better Off Ted’s “Lust in Translation”
“Our True Lies” and “Lust in Translation” January 19th, 2010 There really isn’t a whole lot substantial to say about Scrubs and Better Off Ted right now. The two shows are effectively dead in the...
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Better Off Ted –“Mess of a Salesman”
“Mess of a Salesman” January 26th, 2010 Normally, we tend to view Better Off Ted as a sanctum of comedy genius, a show we measure in terms of how often we laugh more than anything else. Yes, the show...
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Handicapping the 2010 Emmys: Comedy Acting
Handicapping the 2010 Emmys: Comedy Acting June 2nd, 2010 In comedy this year, a lot depends on what shows make it big: we know that Glee and Modern Family are going to make a statement (as noted in...
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