Masterlist: Better Off Ted
All of my recommendations for the Better Off Ted fandom
Lem's comic book and Cornering the market by daria234
Character/Pairing: Gen: Lem & Phil focus
Rating/Warning(s): General
Wordcount: 1,700 & 900
Genre: friendship, humor
Summary: Lem creates his own comic book and gets opinions on it from his co-workers, but being an artist can be so frustrating. AND They tell Veronica and Ted about their new scientific discovery.
Notes: Because the world needs to read more Lem & Phil friendship (or pre-slash if you want, I guess) fics
Let Them Eat Cake by derevko_child
Character/Pairing: Ensemble
Rating/Warning(s): Teen
Wordcount: 2,600
Genre: Episode fic
Summary: prompt-- Alternate History: someone never died
Notes: One of my favorite little throw-away bits of snark from the show was the way the unnamed office drones just went along with crack. Which, sadly, is not that far away from real office life.
Better Off UnTed by Eisoj5
Character/Pairing: Ensemble
Rating/Warning(s): General
Wordcount: 2,500
Genre: Crack, like all Better Off Ted episodes
Summary: Veronica has a special request for Phil and Lem. Things go...poorly.
Notes: Zombies. At Veridian Dynamics. Excellent.
honesty: the very best policy by falseeeyelashes
Character/Pairing: Ted/Veronica
Rating/Warning(s): General
Wordcount: ~1,200
Genre: Episode fic
Summary: at veridian, we pride ourselves on being truthful - as well as using said truthfulness against our enemies.
Notes: This show, which died far, far too soon, was essentially The Office on Crack, narrated by a product manager. The voices of the various characters were hilarious, and this fic gets them just right.
Benny by hobbitofkobol
Character/Pairing: Ensemble
Rating/Warning(s): General
Wordcount: ~700
Genre: Episode fic
Summary: Veronica has a new project for Ted. It involves bunnies.
Notes: Mostly dialogue: "Sounds to me like it’s her childhood trauma, not yours. Man up, Ted!" [Veronica awkwardly punches him in the shoulder.] "What was that?" "A team building tool we learned at Veridian’s Upper Management Retreat. Don’t you feel already better and less eager to inappropriately share your feelings?"
all very pc, of course by oxoniensis
Character/Pairing: Ensemble
Rating/Warning(s): General
Wordcount: 1,000
Genre: crack, like all Better Off Ted episodes
Summary: --
Notes: This hits the tone of the show better than any other fic I've read: "You know what Veridian Dynamics needs," Linda says. Ted scrolls through a list of items. Ethics, principles, honesty, morality. A pill that allows people to eat anything they want without putting on weight. "No," he says. "But I'm sure you're going to tell me."
Never Again (or, four times Veronica and Ted have sex for the last time ever) by oxoniensis
Character/Pairing: Ted/Veronica (background Lem/Phil)
Rating/Warning(s): Mature
Wordcount: 600
Genre: cracky smut
Summary: For Porn Battle X, prompts: Ted/Veronica, elevator, office, desk & Lem/Phil, experiment.
Notes: I loved this pair's dynamic on the show (oh, Portia de Rossi!!), and it's continued perfectly here: Ted is kinda whipped.
they care, so I don't have to by oxoniensis
Character/Pairing: Ensemble
Rating/Warning(s): General
Wordcount: 2,800
Genre: Episode fic
Summary: --
Notes: While I was slightly squicked at Linda's storyline (because I'm childish like that), the back-and-forth of this story is too good not to rec: Ted leans across his desk. "I need you to create a breathable, waterproof, lightweight, flame retardant fabric that changes color to blend into its surroundings. And is edible." "Hmm. Does it have to taste good?" Lem asks. Ted thinks about it for a moment. "I'll get back to you on that."
Mental Unwellness and the Myth of the Veridian Unicorn by sparky77
Character/Pairing: Lem/Phil
Rating/Warning(s): Teen
Wordcount: 3,200
Genre: crack, like all Better Off Ted episodes
Summary: "So what if he's hearing voices? As far as I'm concerned that just means we're getting extra input on our projects for no cost. In fact, I wish more of our employees had voices in their heads like Phil. Good job, Phil!"
Notes: The show was killed so early that most fanfiction out there is of the "new episode" variety. As this story shows, this is not a bad thing at all.
Lem's comic book and Cornering the market by daria234
Character/Pairing: Gen: Lem & Phil focus
Rating/Warning(s): General
Wordcount: 1,700 & 900
Genre: friendship, humor
Summary: Lem creates his own comic book and gets opinions on it from his co-workers, but being an artist can be so frustrating. AND They tell Veronica and Ted about their new scientific discovery.
Notes: Because the world needs to read more Lem & Phil friendship (or pre-slash if you want, I guess) fics
Let Them Eat Cake by derevko_child
Character/Pairing: Ensemble
Rating/Warning(s): Teen
Wordcount: 2,600
Genre: Episode fic
Summary: prompt-- Alternate History: someone never died
Notes: One of my favorite little throw-away bits of snark from the show was the way the unnamed office drones just went along with crack. Which, sadly, is not that far away from real office life.
Better Off UnTed by Eisoj5
Character/Pairing: Ensemble
Rating/Warning(s): General
Wordcount: 2,500
Genre: Crack, like all Better Off Ted episodes
Summary: Veronica has a special request for Phil and Lem. Things go...poorly.
Notes: Zombies. At Veridian Dynamics. Excellent.
honesty: the very best policy by falseeeyelashes
Character/Pairing: Ted/Veronica
Rating/Warning(s): General
Wordcount: ~1,200
Genre: Episode fic
Summary: at veridian, we pride ourselves on being truthful - as well as using said truthfulness against our enemies.
Notes: This show, which died far, far too soon, was essentially The Office on Crack, narrated by a product manager. The voices of the various characters were hilarious, and this fic gets them just right.
Benny by hobbitofkobol
Character/Pairing: Ensemble
Rating/Warning(s): General
Wordcount: ~700
Genre: Episode fic
Summary: Veronica has a new project for Ted. It involves bunnies.
Notes: Mostly dialogue: "Sounds to me like it’s her childhood trauma, not yours. Man up, Ted!" [Veronica awkwardly punches him in the shoulder.] "What was that?" "A team building tool we learned at Veridian’s Upper Management Retreat. Don’t you feel already better and less eager to inappropriately share your feelings?"
all very pc, of course by oxoniensis
Character/Pairing: Ensemble
Rating/Warning(s): General
Wordcount: 1,000
Genre: crack, like all Better Off Ted episodes
Summary: --
Notes: This hits the tone of the show better than any other fic I've read: "You know what Veridian Dynamics needs," Linda says. Ted scrolls through a list of items. Ethics, principles, honesty, morality. A pill that allows people to eat anything they want without putting on weight. "No," he says. "But I'm sure you're going to tell me."
Never Again (or, four times Veronica and Ted have sex for the last time ever) by oxoniensis
Character/Pairing: Ted/Veronica (background Lem/Phil)
Rating/Warning(s): Mature
Wordcount: 600
Genre: cracky smut
Summary: For Porn Battle X, prompts: Ted/Veronica, elevator, office, desk & Lem/Phil, experiment.
Notes: I loved this pair's dynamic on the show (oh, Portia de Rossi!!), and it's continued perfectly here: Ted is kinda whipped.
they care, so I don't have to by oxoniensis
Character/Pairing: Ensemble
Rating/Warning(s): General
Wordcount: 2,800
Genre: Episode fic
Summary: --
Notes: While I was slightly squicked at Linda's storyline (because I'm childish like that), the back-and-forth of this story is too good not to rec: Ted leans across his desk. "I need you to create a breathable, waterproof, lightweight, flame retardant fabric that changes color to blend into its surroundings. And is edible." "Hmm. Does it have to taste good?" Lem asks. Ted thinks about it for a moment. "I'll get back to you on that."
Mental Unwellness and the Myth of the Veridian Unicorn by sparky77
Character/Pairing: Lem/Phil
Rating/Warning(s): Teen
Wordcount: 3,200
Genre: crack, like all Better Off Ted episodes
Summary: "So what if he's hearing voices? As far as I'm concerned that just means we're getting extra input on our projects for no cost. In fact, I wish more of our employees had voices in their heads like Phil. Good job, Phil!"
Notes: The show was killed so early that most fanfiction out there is of the "new episode" variety. As this story shows, this is not a bad thing at all.