Better Off Ted is better off dead

The title of the show may be a play on the words, but in reality the show Better Off Ted really should be dead. I watched the premiere episode a few days ago but haven't had a chance to post about it. In honor of the second episode airing today on ABC at 8:30 p.m., I thought now is as good a time as ever. Below is a short description of the show, as well as why I dislike it. To start, here is one of the best lines of the first episode: "It becomes normal. If you keep doing it, everything does."

The show is based in the office of a company named Veridian Dynamics. The company's research development team is in charge of inventing new things from weapons made out of pumpkins to robotic mice that can withstand intense heat.

The show stars Jay Harrington as Ted and Portia de Rossi as Veronica, and a few other characters made impressions in the opening episode. While there were interesting storylines - for example, Ted and Linda's flirting that cannot become a relationship because he has already had his one office affair and he does not want to be known as the guy who sleeps around - but the majority of the show was unfunny. Ted's daughter is much too insightful for a young girl; the freezing the employee scene was not enjoyable; and the uncomfortable chair that will help companies make their employees more productive was not a funny scenario. Overall, the show was not entertaining and not very funny.

I also really did not like how Ted's character breaks the fourth wall and speaks directly to the audience at points in the show. I prefer shows where we, as audience members, are watching like a fly on the wall; when characters address the viewers it is startling.

Did anyone else watch the show's first episode? Did you enjoy it? Let me know if you plan to continue watching and, if so, what you like about the show that keeps you coming back.