# "Better Off Ted" to die? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 19, 2009, 6:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/better-off-ted-to-die/521846 "2009-12-19T06:37:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Sir\_T-Cups](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ed655f/32.png) [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2009, 6:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/better-off-ted-to-die/521846/1 "2009-12-19T06:37:33Z")
Say it ain’t so!! [http://www.hitfix.com/articles/2009-12-18-abc-set-to-burn-off-scrubs-and-better-off-ted](http://www.hitfix.com/articles/2009-12-18-abc-set-to-burn-off-scrubs-and-better-off-ted) ---
**Author:** ![SurrenderDorothy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/surrenderdorothy/32/1221_2.png) [@SurrenderDorothy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SurrenderDorothy)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2009, 7:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/better-off-ted-to-die/521846/2 "2009-12-19T07:37:25Z")
aw no ☹ I’m not too shocked. I’m always a bit surprised to see Better Off Ted come back. Nobody seems to have heard of it. I really love it, though, so I hope it stays around for a while longer. I suppose I can really look forward to January, though. Scrubs can die. It was great for a while, but it’s time for a DNR on that one. ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2009, 7:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/better-off-ted-to-die/521846/3 "2009-12-19T07:45:59Z")
Damn! I anticipated it for _Scrubs_ - it should never have been renewed after effectively ending the series. But _Better Off Ted_ is a delight I absolutely adore. Why are my favourite shows always targeted for cancellation, while shows I think are lame run for years? ---
**Author:** ![Fair\_Rarity](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fair_rarity/32/153_2.png) [@Fair\_Rarity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fair_Rarity)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2009, 11:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/better-off-ted-to-die/521846/4 "2009-12-19T11:09:24Z")
I wonder if another network would pick it up. I think it should be aired with Modern Family. There are so few sitcoms on now, much less good ones. At least we get to see the rest of the episodes made. ---
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2009, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/better-off-ted-to-die/521846/5 "2009-12-19T15:22:34Z")
☹ It was too much to hope for that there would be a continued trend towards good comedies. ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2009, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/better-off-ted-to-die/521846/6 "2009-12-19T15:51:35Z")
Another ☹ ---
**Author:** ![EllisDee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellisdee/32/4531_2.png) [@EllisDee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EllisDee)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2009, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/better-off-ted-to-die/521846/7 "2009-12-20T00:25:57Z")
> [@Ruby Sees](#): > > There are so few sitcoms on now, much less good ones. At least we get to see the rest of the episodes made. There are a ton of sitcoms on now, especially compared to the last few years. I watch most of them: On Mondays CBS runs 4 out of a group of usually 5, sometimes 6. On Tuesdays ABC is burning off 2. On Wednesdays CBS runs 2 and ABC runs 3 since the 4th got cancelled after a couple weeks. On Thursdays NBC runs 4. Fridays is the throwback sitcom wasteland, with the recently cancelled Til Death and Brothers. Some would argue that the Fox cartoons on Sunday nights are sitcoms. I do not; they’re cartoons. That’s 17 sitcoms every week, and IMO only two are of the classic “sitcoms suck” variety ala According to Jim, Yes Dear, etc… ---
**Author:** ![Exapno\_Mapcase](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/exapno_mapcase/32/1051_2.png) [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2009, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/better-off-ted-to-die/521846/8 "2009-12-20T00:47:47Z")
As soon as I saw the first ratings (3.2!) I knew the show was dooomed. It never got promoted, never built and buzz, and has a stupid off-putting title. The poor brilliant thing never had a chance. ---
**Author:** ![Fair\_Rarity](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fair_rarity/32/153_2.png) [@Fair\_Rarity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fair_Rarity)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2009, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/better-off-ted-to-die/521846/9 "2009-12-20T02:14:22Z")
> [@EllisDee](#): > > There are a ton of sitcoms on now, especially compared to the last few years. I watch most of them: 🙂 I’m stuck in a 10±year old time warp where every network seemed to show 2-4 every night… and 20+ episodes too. ---
**Author:** ![Sir\_T-Cups](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ed655f/32.png) [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2009, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/better-off-ted-to-die/521846/10 "2009-12-20T03:00:06Z")
> [@Ruby Sees](#): > > I think it should be aired with Modern Family. Hell yeah it should. I think the two shows compliment each other very well. Tentpole it in-between it and Cougar Town. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2009, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/better-off-ted-to-die/521846/11 "2009-12-20T03:27:43Z")
Did you guys notice Scrubs has the words “Med School” written on the bottom of the X-ray that JD puts on at the end of the opening credit song? I think Bill Lawrence is getting his way with giving the show a subtitle. He wanted it to be called Scrubs: Med to indicate it is kind of a spin-off. ---
**Author:** ![ZenBeam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/3ab097/32.png) [@ZenBeam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZenBeam)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2010, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/better-off-ted-to-die/521846/12 "2010-01-02T01:54:52Z")
Just a bump 'cause it’s on right now. ETA: Well on the East coast, anyway… ---
**Author:** ![Eternal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ecb155/32.png) [@Eternal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eternal)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2010, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/better-off-ted-to-die/521846/13 "2010-01-04T02:33:58Z")
I don’t get why people like the show. Therefore I think nobody should like it and it should be destroyed. ---
**Author:** ![fiddlesticks](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fiddlesticks/32/18129_2.png) [@fiddlesticks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fiddlesticks)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2010, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/better-off-ted-to-die/521846/14 "2010-01-04T04:14:31Z")
> [@ZenBeam](#): > > Just a bump 'cause it’s on right now. > > ETA: Well on the East coast, anyway… They aired a new episode during Christmas week as well if memory serves…a two week time span when practically no other network show is running new episodes. ABC is obviously trying to burn through the episodes they’ve paid for as quickly as possible. Oh well. Been enjoying the ever more Portia make out scenes regardless. ---
**Author:** ![Exapno\_Mapcase](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/exapno_mapcase/32/1051_2.png) [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2010, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/better-off-ted-to-die/521846/15 "2010-01-04T04:31:50Z")
> [@fiddlesticks](#): > > ABC is obviously trying to burn through the episodes they’ve paid for as quickly as possible. Or as the article linked to in the OP stated in the first paragraph: > [@](#): > > ABC has set a January schedule that includes Tuesday double-doses of both “Scrubs” and “Better Off Ted,” effectively allowing the network to burn off the limited runs of both comedies. Please read the links, everybody. Make it a New Year’s Resolution. The one you’ll keep. ---
**Author:** ![MOIDALIZE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e274bd/32.png) [@MOIDALIZE](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MOIDALIZE)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2010, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/better-off-ted-to-die/521846/16 "2010-01-04T04:33:25Z")
I don’t watch a lot of network TV, but the way ABC advertises their sitcoms makes them all seem very formulaic at this point. ---
**Author:** ![garygnu](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/garygnu/32/2924_2.png) [@garygnu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garygnu)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2010, 4:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/better-off-ted-to-die/521846/17 "2010-01-04T04:48:09Z")
It is my fervent wish that somebody at ABC recognizes how good the writing on this show is and fights for its survival. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2010, 6:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/better-off-ted-to-die/521846/18 "2010-01-04T06:06:10Z")
To be honest, I’ve found the episodes this season only so-so. Of course I doubt that they can top the brilliance of the Racial Sensitivity episode from the first season. ---
**Author:** ![EllisDee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellisdee/32/4531_2.png) [@EllisDee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EllisDee)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2010, 6:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/better-off-ted-to-die/521846/19 "2010-01-04T06:17:58Z")
> [@Ruby Sees](#): > > I think it should be aired with Modern Family. > [@Sir\_T-Cups](#): > > Hell yeah it should. > > I think the two shows compliment each other very well. Tentpole it in-between it and Cougar Town. I strongly disagree. Better Off Ted is founded in cynicism, in the mold of Arrested Development and Scrubs. Modern Family, by contrast, is all heart without a drop of cynicism. I don’t think you could find two more disparate sitcoms that would go together _worse_ than those two. ---
**Author:** ![Exapno\_Mapcase](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/exapno_mapcase/32/1051_2.png) [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2010, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/better-off-ted-to-die/521846/20 "2010-01-04T18:30:57Z")
> [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > To be honest, I’ve found the episodes this season only so-so. Of course I doubt that they can top the brilliance of the Racial Sensitivity episode from the first season. Sadly, this is true. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/better-off-ted-to-die/521846.md?page=2)