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‘It Wasn’t Just The Winning!! It Was The Constant Winning!!’ Herc Laughs At Tonight’s First New BETTER OFF TED Of June!!

by ZAM1138	Jun 23rd, 2009 03:58:21 AM
First? Oh yeah, Better Off TED rocks!
This is a very funny show, without it beating you over the head. by dailysportspages	Jun 23rd, 2009 04:28:46 AM

Oh, and that was a very nice non-first by ZAM. by dailysportspages	Jun 23rd, 2009 04:32:19 AM
Touche!
Im loving this show by Col. Tigh-Fighter	Jun 23rd, 2009 05:45:19 AM
Bring it on, Veridian Dynamics :)
Yay! by chrth	Jun 23rd, 2009 06:00:41 AM

Anyone who's ever worked in a large office should watch by Yeti	Jun 23rd, 2009 07:11:41 AM
As hysterical as this show is, it "hits" far more than it "misses"
Its ok by Series7	Jun 23rd, 2009 08:14:50 AM
I've seen better.
To Series 7 by rockgolf	Jun 23rd, 2009 08:27:17 AM
Yeah, but have you seen better in June? Or can you see anything better tonight? Kwitchurbitchin and watch the show.
I want a Space cubicle! by Big Jim	Jun 23rd, 2009 08:47:05 AM
You had me at Medieval Fight Club.
New? by The McPoyle Clan	Jun 23rd, 2009 10:01:50 AM
I thought they already showed the season "finale?" Anyway, can't complain.
rockgolf by Series7	Jun 23rd, 2009 11:37:15 AM
I do watch the show. I just don't think its anything special. If it gets cancelled no big whoop. Also Wipeout is a lot funnier then this. Its just like Andy Richer Controls the Universe. Also I work in a huge corporation, so its not like I don't get the joke.
Also by Series7	Jun 23rd, 2009 11:40:25 AM
Whoever said it above. Rescue Me is on tonight as well, and while its not the best its been, its still so much better then Better Of Ted.
Question on herc amazon thread by FrodoFraggins	Jun 23rd, 2009 12:14:56 PM
I can't find any information on whether or not the new Wiseguy season set will have the original music included. The previous company produced the DVD's with the music replaced, obviously to save $$. I'd grab that season set if I knew what the deal with the music on the set was.
I by Auriellis	Jun 23rd, 2009 12:29:34 PM

I'm just glad by Auriellis	Jun 23rd, 2009 12:30:11 PM
this show was renewed. The quirkiness of it has kept me laughing every time I see it.
FrodoFraggins, I was wondering the same thing by Big Jim	Jun 23rd, 2009 12:32:09 PM
I had assumed the previous pricey DVDs had had the original music and this new one didn't (since it seems to be much cheaper). But you're saying the first set didn't have it; makes me think this one won't either.
First Wiseguy set is off the market by chromedome	Jun 23rd, 2009 12:58:43 PM
can't say whether these new releases will have the music--I hope the REASON for the new releases is that they worked thru whatever rights/usage issues they had previously, and now the original is back. I pre-ordered, anyway--12.99 is not too big a risk to take, I think.
Ed McMahon Dead by zacdilone	Jun 23rd, 2009 01:00:13 PM
And television dies with him.
For $12 by Hercules	Jun 23rd, 2009 01:55:30 PM
I highly highly doubt they restored the original music.
The music was a copyright issue in the US by chrth	Jun 23rd, 2009 03:44:03 PM
No chance they would even bother to fix it. It's the UK version that has the original music. PS I ordered the new D&D cartoon set today from Amazon, but didn't click through from AICN because Herc keeps leaving the talkback closed. That'll learn 'em.
All eleven Dr whos are... by emeraldboy	Jun 23rd, 2009 04:24:24 PM
to appear together for the first time.
WTF is with this show??? by SierraTangoFoxtrotUniform	Jun 23rd, 2009 04:26:41 PM
Annoying music and worst of all, the comedy is...not fucking funny. I guess I don't get it. At. All. Oh well.
Children in need are to by emeraldboy	Jun 23rd, 2009 04:34:15 PM
film a 15 min dr who special for children in need. with all eleven drs. for the first time. Paul McGann, David Tennant, Matt Smith, Patrick Troughton, Peter Davidson, Colin Baker, sylvester McCoy, tom baker and digitised Pertwee and Hartnell.
Has anyone else noticed the by emeraldboy	Jun 23rd, 2009 04:40:20 PM
unauthorised banner. whats up with that.
Annoying Music? by dailysportspages	Jun 23rd, 2009 04:51:38 PM
The music is great in it. And lo and behold i find out its a buddy of mine who is doing the sound design for the show.
STFU: You have to have watched more than the first couple eps by chrth	Jun 23rd, 2009 05:54:40 PM
Got much, much funnier as time went on
chrth... funny you should say that. by Heckles	Jun 23rd, 2009 06:51:15 PM
Was about to shit on 'Ted', but I could only suffer through the first three ep's. Hope it was funnier, because what I saw was brutal.
It got funny around episode 4. by I Hope You Die	Jun 23rd, 2009 07:02:51 PM
Or whatever episode it was where they installed new sensors that couldn't see black people. I watch it for Portia de Rossi and the two dorks. Veronica might be the greatest female character in comedy. The Ted and Linda stuff is less interesting.
I think this is one of the funnier... by Red Ned Lynch	Jun 23rd, 2009 07:31:28 PM
...comedies I've seen in a long time. And not better than Rescue Me now? Hmmm...apples and oranges, but if you told me I had to choose two episodes of Ted or one of this season's Me and spend the next hour watching it...yeah, I'm watching Better Off Ted.
Heckles: Yeah, the first three were weaker than by chrth	Jun 23rd, 2009 07:39:22 PM
the next three. The show pretty much improved episode by episode, with the exception (I thought) being the last ep, which wasn't as good as the preceding three.
Funny Show by xsi kal	Jun 23rd, 2009 07:44:23 PM
If you have your DVR set to record, you might want to make sure it's actually recording tonight... Time Warner here in San Diego thinks it's a repeat.
More Verdian Dynamics commercials? by Xiphos_2	Jun 23rd, 2009 08:37:47 PM
nice!
WHAT'S WRONG WITH YOU PEOPLE?? by BrannigansLaw	Jun 23rd, 2009 09:27:24 PM

WHAT'S WRONG WITH YOU PEOPLE??!!! by BrannigansLaw	Jun 23rd, 2009 09:28:58 PM
(friggin' Return posting) If you didn't like the "racist sensors" ep, you'd better check your pulse!
"We'll have to pour it ourselves, my maid also died this week".. by DanielKurland	Jun 23rd, 2009 09:53:25 PM
This episode was so, so good. The writing on this show is really working so hard and getting like no attention.
Also I have a chance by Series7	Jun 23rd, 2009 10:23:07 PM
at being the first black mayor of tiny town 'fingers crossed'. Funny. I used to feed my sister in her sleep so she wouldn't be skinnier then me. This was by far the best episode of the season.
Damn, DVR cut off the last few minutes by chrth	Jun 23rd, 2009 10:59:03 PM
Guess I'll have to watch the end on Hulu
Thanks, chrth. by Heckles	Jun 23rd, 2009 11:08:13 PM
Will check it out. Lack of good comedy on TV. Andy Richter Controls the Universe was hilarious so I had high hopes for Ted.
How are you sotally tober when I'm completely fhitsaced? by zillabeast	Jun 23rd, 2009 11:17:37 PM
Fucking phenomenal. Funnniest show on TV right now!
Good episode tonight by ThrowMeTheIdol	Jun 23rd, 2009 11:51:37 PM
They should just make this a summer series, each year give us 13 or so episodes in the summer. It's perfect for that.
New D&D, Takes & Dr. Who special by Don Lockwood	Jun 24th, 2009 02:27:02 AM
There's a new D&D cartoon set? How many takes do you think it took Matt LeBlanc's girlfriend to get that fitshaced line right? Patrick Troughton is also quite dead. So, they'll either have to digitize the first three or repurpose old footage. Also, I will be shocked if they get Eccleston back.
Anyone else from the Toronto area miss it too? by Big Jim	Jun 24th, 2009 11:18:43 AM
I recorded it from the Buffalo ABC station but on watching it this morning, a minute into it, I was watching what looked like a public-access show called (I think) Entertainment Toronto. I thought the feed was taken over by the Canadian station, the wrong button was pushed and instead of getting Better Off Ted with Canadian ads we were subjected to some Rogers original programing. However, in checking next week's listing it seems the Canadian channel that carries BoT airs it at 9:00, not 9:30. So there's no reason anyone should have been monkeying with the feed. Anyone else experience this? Know what happened?
Anyone else getting fit shaced? by BrannigansLaw	Jun 24th, 2009 11:53:58 AM
Another great ep. "I hate the doppler project!" "and I hate Joe! So everybody wins." Also, I'm really diggin' Andrea Anders as a comedic actress. I like her delivery and timing. And that Xena ain't bad either;-)
I've liked this show since day 1 by JT Kirk	Jun 24th, 2009 12:50:28 PM
It's subtle, it's working up to its comedy, and not everything has to be BIG IN YOUR FACE SLAM DUNK humor, some are thinkers, some are enjoying being stupid, and some are sight gags. This show is what sitcoms should be, even when they're not immediate hits, and I was shocked, SHOCKED to see ABC pick it up for another season. Good for them, and good for us. And good for Veronica, feeding her sister in her sleep, that is some fucked up awesome evil chick shit!!!
I knew Portia de Rossi was funny from Arrested by skimn	Jun 24th, 2009 05:04:53 PM
but she is frighteningly funny in this. Her body language alone is great.
the motion sensor episode... by Bouncy X	Jun 24th, 2009 07:43:21 PM
the funniest part of that one for me was the drinking fountain. like it wasnt bad enough they had to install another one for them to use, it actually had a sign that said "colored people" or something to that effect. that's just funny.
Bouncy x: skin sensor... by BrannigansLaw	Jun 24th, 2009 08:48:09 PM
That was indeed funny, but the entire ep had me floored. All the black dudes stuck in the elevator: "we should never have let that white guy off".
Better Off Ted = Andy Rhicter CTU + Arrested Development by Mazzke	Jun 24th, 2009 09:31:03 PM
Better Off Ted = Andy Rhicter Controls The Universe + Arrested Development It's really an awesome combo, and I hate anything even remotely sitcom=like. I'm going to enjoy however many episodes they make before they stupidly cancel it.
Good Show.. by Sakurai	Jun 25th, 2009 12:34:06 AM
worth watching on abc.com.

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