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> The movie showcases culture and human nature more than any particular era. Most of my middle management experiences has been between Office Space and Better
by gopalv 1y ago
> The movie showcases culture and human nature more than any particular era.
Most of my middle management experiences has been between Office Space and Better off Ted.
One with "Don't care" as an answer and the other says "Care more" as its.
Those are the two extremes of the genre.
- imchillyb 1y agoOne of my favorite dialogs is from the pilot: Ted Crisp: We do everything: industrial products, biomedical, cryogenics, defense technology. Veronica Palmer: We want to weaponize a pumpkin. Ted Crisp: Then so do I. Because? Veronica Palmer: There's a country with whom we do business that grows a great deal of pumpkins and would welcome additional uses for them. As well as cheaper ways to kill their enemies. Ted Crisp: Well, finally, the pumpkin gets to do something besides Halloween. I believe this showcases, succinctly, corporate “ethics” in our society. Absolutely anything to make a buck and strengthen trade.
- anonymars 1y agoVeronica Palmer: Pie.
- cnasc 1y agoBetter off Ted was sadly canceled way too early. Part of me wishes a streaming service would pick it up for a revival, but I know the monkey's paw there would be that it would be subverted by precisely the sort of corporation it set out to lampoon.
- gcanyon 1y agoFun fact: I was a key player in actualizing the plan for Project Jabberwocky.