Top Ten New Shows of 2009: #8

My annual TV Awards, the AFT Television Awards, are given out during the summer. But this year, during both the spring and the fall, produced many impressive new television series. As 2009 closes out and 2010 begins, here’s a look back at the best new shows of the year.

#8: Better Off Ted
This quirky show was unexpectedly full of chuckles, and populated with entertaining, lively characters. The likeable enough Ted isn’t the heart of the show; it’s the company Veridian Dynamics and its employees who endure so much. The real star is Portia de Rossi, who manages her underlings like cattle and couldn’t be bothered to crack a smile. Watching this show, it’s a bit harder to suppress amusement.

Best Episode: “Jabberwocky”
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