What show had everything going for it, yet flopped completely?

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There was (IMO) a great show called "Better off Ted". It had evil corporate theme and the mid-show always had a small commercial from the show's company that were hilarious. Things like "here at veridian dynamics were a family. Which is why we make our employees work nights, weekends, and holidays, because that's when families should be together"
- Better off Ted was great. The studio gave it a chance, even renewing a second season despite consistently poor ratings.
  I don't know why it flopped. It certainly wasn't due to the usual corporate malfeasance, like what happened to Firefly. Maybe it was just timing; I'm honestly surprised that broadcast TV is still lurching along, with the pressure from streaming services.
- Much like Firefly, I never heard of Better Off Ted until some years after it had been canceled. Both fantastic shows which deserved far more time.
- I absolutely love Better off Ted, but it doesn't surprise me that it was a flop. I feel like the level of satire went way over most people's heads.
  Shame though because it was a hilarious show.
Corporate. It was a show on Comedy Central for a few seasons. It was about boring office workers that are working for a mega corporation that's fucking up the world. Lance Reddick plays the CEO of the corporation.
One of my favorite 1 liners was something like, I think I'm losing weight because my belt doesn't fit around my neck like it used to.
- Yes! I love that show and it’s tragic it’s not more accessible and out there, I feel like I’ve never met anyone irl who’s watched it.
for me, even though I enjoyed the series, MR ROBOT. s4
(spoiler alert)
I didn't like that it was ::: spoiler all in his head and that out of everything that happened, nothing actually mattered. :::
:::all about dat DID :::
- Please use the spoiler formatting
Heels. That show had a great story, great actors, and great writing. I feel like the main reason it got canceled after two seasons is because it was released on Starz. Starz hardly ever has anything worth watching and on the rare occasion they get a good show they never promote it properly and then act surprised that no one watches it. The same thing happened to Ash Vs Evil Dead and Blunt Talk. Basically they end up cancelling great shows because no one gives a shit about Starz lol
The 2 seasons of Heels just got picked up by Netflix, so hopefully if it does well we can get a third season to at least finish the story!

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