Wednesday, January 31, 2018

Gallagher, Aaron (MW) Better Off Ted 100

Better Off Ted is an absurdist satire of life in a modern soulless corporation. The titular character, Ted, is a mid-level executive, a single dad with a precocious daughter. Ted seems to be either unaware or intentionally ignoring the fact that Veridian Dynamics, his corporation, is intentionally, if comically, evil. His direct boss is a cheerfully amoral woman named Veronica. She is in love with Ted, who is put off by her relentless drive to succeed no matter the cost. Ted's love interest is a quality control manager named Linda who can actually see the evil Veridian perpetrates, and can't understand why no one else can. She serves as Ted's conscience. In addition to a revolving cast of unique and oddball characters are Phil and Lem, the Verdian research scientists who actually implement the company's directives. Although it only ran two seasons, it was extremely funny and showed a new take on the 'wacky workplace' trope. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2GFcfIs8cwk