This was pretty funny. I kind of love the neighbor.
― THIS TRADE SERVES ZERO FOOTBALL PURPOSE (DJP), Sunday, 1 April 2012 14:58 (twelve years ago) link
yeah, there's potential here. the vdb thing could become very funny, or get old very quickly.
― s.clover, Sunday, 1 April 2012 16:04 (twelve years ago) link
The scene with her reporting for her first day of work had me cackling.
― Johnny Fever, Sunday, 1 April 2012 16:15 (twelve years ago) link
I watched this too but it seemed horrible and most of the jokes were really bad IMO!
― Time, a group with Jam and Lewis (Stevie D(eux)), Sunday, 1 April 2012 20:31 (twelve years ago) link
agreed. The Dawson stuff was really tired too, especially the Vietnamese commercial.
― Number None, Sunday, 1 April 2012 20:34 (twelve years ago) link
krav maga seems like a sitcom go-to these days
― Mumblr tights (symsymsym), Sunday, 1 April 2012 23:32 (twelve years ago) link
ep 2 out. vdb still makes me feel iffy, but there was some good writing in the A plot. the ice skating gag was very good.
― s.clover, Wednesday, 11 April 2012 16:11 (twelve years ago) link
the casual psychopathy sort of reminds me of Better off Ted.
― s.clover, Wednesday, 11 April 2012 16:30 (twelve years ago) link
ok that's something that perks my interest
― some dude, Wednesday, 11 April 2012 17:05 (twelve years ago) link
the difference is that 'better off ted' was funny
― Lamp, Wednesday, 11 April 2012 17:11 (twelve years ago) link
this is not as funny as Better Off Ted
some dude, I am betting you won't hate this
― God, Music and Romeo and Juliet (DJP), Wednesday, 11 April 2012 18:12 (twelve years ago) link
oh prob not. either way i will watch it for ritter. just the whole meta van der beek thing is a rmde red flag for me.
― some dude, Wednesday, 11 April 2012 18:18 (twelve years ago) link
in the pilot he's mostly there to make himself look like a tool
― God, Music and Romeo and Juliet (DJP), Wednesday, 11 April 2012 18:20 (twelve years ago) link
djp: did you watch ep 2? that's the one where i made the ted connection -- only once or twice, i'll grant, but still...
― s.clover, Wednesday, 11 April 2012 18:20 (twelve years ago) link
yeah i have the sense that the vdb thing is really just him trying to pull a nph and go against type to revive a career.
― s.clover, Wednesday, 11 April 2012 18:21 (twelve years ago) link
haven't watched ep2 yet
― God, Music and Romeo and Juliet (DJP), Wednesday, 11 April 2012 18:21 (twelve years ago) link
that's kinda what i mean, celebs playing themselves unflatteringly is really really played out as a comedy device (xpost)
― some dude, Wednesday, 11 April 2012 18:22 (twelve years ago) link
tbh the portrayal isn't 100% unflattering (shocker) but the degree of self-absorption given what he's been doing lately is kind of hilarious, esp. as a netizen who saw his series of anigifs and someone who cracked up at his blockbuster appearance in a Ke$ha video
― God, Music and Romeo and Juliet (DJP), Wednesday, 11 April 2012 18:24 (twelve years ago) link
it will probably build them a big viewership (at least for a while) w/ all the ppl who grew up with dawson. and it's a decent gag at first. i just have serious doubts about their ability to turn him into something that's not just one-note.
― s.clover, Wednesday, 11 April 2012 18:24 (twelve years ago) link
the weird thing about the van der beek premise is that dawsons creek was never that popular a show
― Lamp, Wednesday, 11 April 2012 22:42 (twelve years ago) link
i don't think its so much Dawson's Creek that drives the premise, as much as "lol james van der beek" and him being a B-level actor already unafraid to make fun of himself
― heated debate over derpy hooves (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Wednesday, 11 April 2012 22:45 (twelve years ago) link
it's easier to be willing to make fun of yourself when that's the only part you can get
― iatee, Wednesday, 11 April 2012 22:45 (twelve years ago) link
The Creek was pretty "influential"
― Number None, Wednesday, 11 April 2012 22:46 (twelve years ago) link
yeah i dont know if its because i was in highschool/college the same years as dawson's creek but i remember it being huge
― ♆ (gr8080), Wednesday, 11 April 2012 22:47 (twelve years ago) link
miss u boo
http://i.imgur.com/4PS6D.jpg
― ♆ (gr8080), Wednesday, 11 April 2012 22:50 (twelve years ago) link
haven't watched this show yet but i'll probably watch it tonight if its got krysten ritter looking hot is this what it is y/n
― stay in school if you want to kiw (Gukbe), Wednesday, 11 April 2012 23:00 (twelve years ago) link
Not sold after watching the first two eps. (Pilot was kind of funny.) It's better than 2 Broke Girls but what isn't? I don't think the premise has much lasting power in it. There really doesn't seem to be much for June in this 'relationship'. I never watched Dawson's Creek, mind, so maybe I'm missing something?
xpost: y
― EveningStar (Sund4r), Wednesday, 11 April 2012 23:05 (twelve years ago) link
in a lot of ways it falls flat but there's a definite kernel of something unique and promising in there and now and again there'll be a great line out of nowhere like "anyone wanna get weird and play Mario Kart?"
― deejeridoo (some dude), Thursday, 12 April 2012 01:54 (twelve years ago) link
network television is kind of horrible
― boy, was that Dan Fielding hungry for some cake! (forksclovetofu), Thursday, 12 April 2012 01:58 (twelve years ago) link
yeah it's no tim & eric huh
― deejeridoo (some dude), Thursday, 12 April 2012 02:16 (twelve years ago) link
― Number None, Wednesday, April 11, 2012 5:46 PM (4 hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
...on a lot of CW shows that nobody on ILX watches
― flesh, the devil, and a wolf (wolf) (amateurist), Thursday, 12 April 2012 02:54 (twelve years ago) link
also kryyyyysten ritter has a good agent, i've seen puff pieces on her everywhere, including the NYT.
― flesh, the devil, and a wolf (wolf) (amateurist), Thursday, 12 April 2012 02:55 (twelve years ago) link
yea this was p disappointing & not sure i see much promise to it
― johnny crunch, Thursday, 12 April 2012 02:58 (twelve years ago) link
i have no idea how they are going to milk 6 episodes out of this, let alone a whole season, especially when p much the entire conceit of the show gets blown in the pilot. this kinda felt like a case of, "oh shit our wild ass pitch actually got picked up, what the fuck are we going to do now?"
― heated debate over derpy hooves (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Thursday, 12 April 2012 03:02 (twelve years ago) link
it's kind of a good thing if a sitcom doesn't map out the formula for every future episode with its pilot imo
― deejeridoo (some dude), Thursday, 12 April 2012 03:07 (twelve years ago) link
i guess i'd be more kind if i didn't find 75% of the jokes terrible (to be fair, the other 25% were hilarious). these meta Dawson jokes weren't really that funny the first time Kevin Smith used them in Jay & Silent Bob and much less so in 2012.
― heated debate over derpy hooves (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Thursday, 12 April 2012 03:09 (twelve years ago) link
gonna watch this tonight. it only has to be better than new girl.
― preternatural concepts concerning variances in sound and texture (contenderizer), Thursday, 12 April 2012 03:10 (twelve years ago) link
its definitely not.
― heated debate over derpy hooves (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Thursday, 12 April 2012 03:11 (twelve years ago) link
By virtue of not featuring Zooey Deschanel, it's better than The New Girl at the very LEAST.
― Johnny Fever, Thursday, 12 April 2012 03:21 (twelve years ago) link
def not remotely as good as New Girl
― deejeridoo (some dude), Thursday, 12 April 2012 03:22 (twelve years ago) link
Zooey has better delivery and comedic timing than every single person on Apt. 23 except for maaaaybe Ritter.
― heated debate over derpy hooves (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Thursday, 12 April 2012 03:22 (twelve years ago) link
― heated debate over derpy hooves (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Wednesday, April 11, 2012 11:09 PM (13 minutes ago) Bookmark
haha this show should have a 'based on character created by Kevin Smith' credit
― deejeridoo (some dude), Thursday, 12 April 2012 03:23 (twelve years ago) link
lol
― heated debate over derpy hooves (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Thursday, 12 April 2012 03:24 (twelve years ago) link
these network shows that can't get away with edgy titles with swear words in them but keep desperately hanging onto half-assed versions of them like "bleep my dad says" are just sad imo. they should've just called this show Apartment 23, which is probably what it'll get shortened to if it ever survives two seasons.
― deejeridoo (some dude), Thursday, 12 April 2012 03:31 (twelve years ago) link
It was originally Don't Trust the Bitch in Apartment 23, then Apartment 23, then Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23.
― Cuba Pudding, Jr. (jaymc), Thursday, 12 April 2012 03:40 (twelve years ago) link
The pilot of this may be a better single episode than the last episode of New Girl. New Girl is easily the better show overall though.
― EveningStar (Sund4r), Thursday, 12 April 2012 03:50 (twelve years ago) link
i'm aware, jaymc.
― deejeridoo (some dude), Thursday, 12 April 2012 03:53 (twelve years ago) link
did anyone point out that bryan cranston was actually in a commercial for this, saying something about wanting to murder kristen ritter
― these pretzels are makeing me horney (Hungry4Ass), Thursday, 12 April 2012 03:58 (twelve years ago) link
am watching all the family-themed ABC sitcoms on the lead-up. haven't watched a sitcom other than 30 rock or the office in years. they're fun. and weird.
― preternatural concepts concerning variances in sound and texture (contenderizer), Thursday, 12 April 2012 04:06 (twelve years ago) link
suburgatory girl looks a bit like emma stone
― preternatural concepts concerning variances in sound and texture (contenderizer), Thursday, 12 April 2012 04:07 (twelve years ago) link
otoh i have more liquor rep and bartender friends than the average person i guess
― ♆ (gr8080), Friday, 4 May 2012 00:30 (eleven years ago) link
i honestly wasn't sure if that was real or something they made up
― Nhex, Friday, 4 May 2012 02:08 (eleven years ago) link
yeah bro you can't put anything out in to the world anymore without a launch party
― ♆ (gr8080), Friday, 4 May 2012 02:23 (eleven years ago) link
Someone in the AV Club comments called this show out as a live-action pastiche of American Dad with Chloe as the Roger character and that image has really stuck in my head, particularly with Ritter's semi-gangly body language.
― I'M THAT POSTA, AAAAAAAAAH (DJP), Friday, 4 May 2012 02:38 (eleven years ago) link
oh it's really mean to compare this show to american dad
― Neil Young’s social media channels (some dude), Friday, 4 May 2012 02:43 (eleven years ago) link
maybe it'll be as good as american dad at some point, but it'll take some time
― Nhex, Friday, 4 May 2012 04:17 (eleven years ago) link
http://www.avclub.com/articles/michael-bolton-to-star-in-abc-sitcom-as-himself-wh,86638/
woah guys! michael bolton! playing himself! i think this whole celebrity-playing-unflattering-version-of-themselves meta thing might finally go semi-mainstream soon!
― some dude, Sunday, 14 October 2012 01:18 (eleven years ago) link
welp, it's been a good run but I think it's time for humanity to call it
― The Owls of Ja Rule (DJP), Sunday, 14 October 2012 03:02 (eleven years ago) link
i know it's been discussed on other threads, i just wanted to troll gr80's thread again
― some dude, Sunday, 14 October 2012 03:15 (eleven years ago) link
oh my bad, carry on
― The Owls of Ja Rule (DJP), Sunday, 14 October 2012 03:30 (eleven years ago) link
hi al
― ❏❐❑❒ (gr8080), Sunday, 14 October 2012 04:08 (eleven years ago) link
y was there an ep of this sponsored by ppl magazine
― johnny crunch, Sunday, 25 November 2012 00:28 (eleven years ago) link
show has been pretty funny lately, feel like it's hitting its stride
― The Doc Morbama (some dude), Sunday, 25 November 2012 00:38 (eleven years ago) link
thanksgiving episode really delivered. they're walking a line between either humanizing ritter too much or just making her increasingly terrible (or just leaving her be and having the character end up one-note), but for now they're pulling it off. it's like if you built a whole show around kramer subplots.
― s.clover, Sunday, 25 November 2012 00:55 (eleven years ago) link
well, bcz Quell doesnt remember it
― saltwater incursion (Dr Morbius), Sunday, 25 November 2012 02:54 (eleven years ago) link
So _Vamps_ is a really good film, and Ritter is perfect for it.
― s.clover, Sunday, 9 December 2012 01:18 (eleven years ago) link
"You from Queens"
in other news, both this and happy endings seem like their ratings are pretty bad and they could be cancelled.
― s.clover, Tuesday, 8 January 2013 05:21 (eleven years ago) link
yeah they're both in burn-off mode, i think off the schedule by march
― da croupier, Tuesday, 8 January 2013 06:13 (eleven years ago) link
nothing says faith in a sitcom like a sunday night at 10pm slot
― da croupier, Tuesday, 8 January 2013 06:17 (eleven years ago) link
On the bright side, two new eps per week!*
*I have to look for a bright side.
― Johnny Fever, Tuesday, 8 January 2013 06:18 (eleven years ago) link
well, its unofficially officially a wrap:
https://twitter.com/vanderjames/status/293824551354236928
― s.clover, Wednesday, 23 January 2013 04:19 (eleven years ago) link
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/04/17/apartment-23-final-episodes-online_n_3106468.html
― Chuck E was a hero to most (s.clover), Thursday, 18 April 2013 20:39 (eleven years ago) link
man i loved thsi show
― maura, Thursday, 18 April 2013 20:44 (eleven years ago) link
hulu has these up now.
― stefon taylor swiftboat (s.clover), Saturday, 18 May 2013 18:13 (ten years ago) link
looking at the previews of the 2013 season, I feel like this show was the far end of a pendulum swing now going back towards "mainstream" banality
― da croupier, Saturday, 18 May 2013 18:33 (ten years ago) link
network execs realized that they actually aired a show about self-superior urbanites interacting with a WB star and were like OMG FAMILIES FAMILIES FAMILIES
― da croupier, Saturday, 18 May 2013 18:38 (ten years ago) link
haha
― gr8080, Saturday, 18 May 2013 23:11 (ten years ago) link