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
yeah "Suburgatory" is good. i take "Modern Family" for granted but it's still pretty decent.
― deejeridoo (some dude), Thursday, 12 April 2012 04:08 (twelve years ago) link
Sorry, your post read like you came up with the idea for the truncated title.
― Cuba Pudding, Jr. (jaymc), Thursday, 12 April 2012 04:09 (twelve years ago) link
yeah it's no tim & eric huh
It totally wasn't! Disappointing.
― DRANGUS (Deric W. Haircare), Thursday, 12 April 2012 04:09 (twelve years ago) link
well i mean, it was obviously just Apartment 23 back when this thread was started
― deejeridoo (some dude), Thursday, 12 April 2012 04:11 (twelve years ago) link
Yeah, like I said over in the ABC Tuesday night thread, I don't particularly care for any of the shows much (except for Happy Endings, which it's a shame you missed), but I think the majority of the actors on the shows are really decent comedic actors, and everyone seems to be having a good time. Let the kids have their fun and their laughs, eh? Why not!
― DRANGUS (Deric W. Haircare), Thursday, 12 April 2012 04:12 (twelve years ago) link
yeah a lot of these shows are definitely a triumph of casting over material
― deejeridoo (some dude), Thursday, 12 April 2012 04:14 (twelve years ago) link
yeah, suburgatory was clearly getting by on charm, but i was into it. would watch again.
not sure what to make of modern family. it's good, but seems like something you'd have to get the hang of. lot of implied relationship history.
― preternatural concepts concerning variances in sound and texture (contenderizer), Thursday, 12 April 2012 04:20 (twelve years ago) link
― these pretzels are makeing me horney (Hungry4Ass), Wednesday, April 11, 2012 10:58 PM (30 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
are you not putting the y in her name like for political reasons or what
― goole, Thursday, 12 April 2012 04:30 (twelve years ago) link
The Rittery regime is responsible for some pretty heinous atrocities in Central America, so yeah
― DRANGUS (Deric W. Haircare), Thursday, 12 April 2012 04:35 (twelve years ago) link
i misspelled it
― these pretzels are makeing me horney (Hungry4Ass), Thursday, 12 April 2012 04:50 (twelve years ago) link
oh no i approve believe me
― goole, Thursday, 12 April 2012 04:54 (twelve years ago) link
show was pretty ok. hard to discern the good/bad through the cute, but i liked van der beek, liked the cheerfully sleazy goings-on. much better than that one episode of new girl i watched yesterday. no idea whether i'll ever watch any of these shows again.
― preternatural concepts concerning variances in sound and texture (contenderizer), Thursday, 12 April 2012 05:05 (twelve years ago) link
― goole, Wednesday, April 11, 2012 11:30 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
i put enough y's in her name above to make up for any omissions below
― flesh, the devil, and a wolf (wolf) (amateurist), Thursday, 12 April 2012 05:50 (twelve years ago) link
I will continue to watch this as it was fine; actually it was reminiscent of my reaction to Happy Endings before they hit their stride, so if this finds a groove I think it will kill
I also think people are completely misreading the thesis of the show if they think the pilot blows it; a show about a woman torturing her stupid roommate would get very tired very quickly, whereas a show where the "mean girl" learns how to relate to another woman while the wide-eyed innocent shows she isn't as wide-eyed or innocent as she appears may not be "zomg ORIGINAL" but it at least has someplace to go where you aren't automatically cast in the position of despising one of the leads for either their rampant, unrelenting meanness or their mind-boggling, irritating stupidity.
― an independent online phenomenon (DJP), Thursday, 12 April 2012 13:58 (twelve years ago) link
yeah totally
― deejeridoo (some dude), Thursday, 12 April 2012 14:02 (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).
I have no intention of plugging the antenna back in and watching this, but that ratio is a good one for every sitcom ever that's below the dozen or so classics.
― World Congress of Itch (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 12 April 2012 14:14 (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?"
i'll keep giving this a chance, Ritter is good enough to potentially carry it, but hopefully the other girl has more going on character-wise. i was not as into the van der beek stuff
― Nhex, Friday, 13 April 2012 02:21 (twelve years ago) link
so.
― s.clover, Thursday, 19 April 2012 20:09 (twelve years ago) link
zzz
― lathe darkman (some dude), Thursday, 19 April 2012 20:10 (twelve years ago) link
yup
― yuppie bullshit chocolate blogbait (contenderizer), Thursday, 19 April 2012 20:11 (twelve years ago) link
I thought ep 2 was much funnier than ep 1
― I need new, hip khakis (DJP), Thursday, 19 April 2012 20:12 (twelve years ago) link
I'm surprised how much I dug this, both episodes
― da croupier, Sunday, 22 April 2012 11:41 (twelve years ago) link
Didn't like last night's episode at all. Ritter was too hateable, other girl was too manic. Van Der Beek's bits with Kiernan Shipka were funny, though...especially the tag at the end.
― Johnny Fever, Thursday, 26 April 2012 17:32 (twelve years ago) link
Ritter's tightrope walk of hateable/relatable(/smashable) is the show's greatest strength imo
― ✧✧✧✧✧✧@are.forever (some dude), Thursday, 26 April 2012 17:36 (twelve years ago) link
"Clear my schedule!""It's been clear for weeks."
― Johnny Fever, Thursday, 26 April 2012 17:38 (twelve years ago) link
the foster child thing felt very overdone to me, as a gag. also lol overachieving neurotic woman tries to do too much and flips out also a bit too played.
― s.clover, Thursday, 26 April 2012 17:52 (twelve years ago) link
1st ep >> 2nd ep >>>>>>>>>>>>> 3rd ep
That's not a good trajectory imo.
― Johnny Fever, Thursday, 26 April 2012 17:53 (twelve years ago) link
yeah i mean it's always been kinda doomed tbh, i'm just getting whatever enjoyment i can out of the ride. still mystified that this show has its own thread.
― ✧✧✧✧✧✧@are.forever (some dude), Thursday, 26 April 2012 17:54 (twelve years ago) link
i am mystified that you are mystified.
― ♆ (gr8080), Thursday, 26 April 2012 21:12 (twelve years ago) link
i just liked riter from breaking bad and am a sucker for meta stuff like the van der beek thing, and i start threads about stuff i like, sorry if i broke ILX shitty sitcom protocol
― ♆ (gr8080), Thursday, 26 April 2012 21:13 (twelve years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dMi5KU0UjYE
― I'M THAT POSTA, AAAAAAAAAH (DJP), Thursday, 26 April 2012 21:15 (twelve years ago) link
this show is stupid, but dammit, i do love Krysten Ritter in this. feels like a more "it's always sunny"-fied version of New Girl
still not really on board with the van der beek thing, but i did love that indiana jones joke from the second ep
― Nhex, Monday, 30 April 2012 02:07 (twelve years ago) link
I think of gr8080 as ILX's van der Beek
(tho his head looks less like a mailbox)
― World Congress of Itch (Dr Morbius), Monday, 30 April 2012 02:10 (twelve years ago) link
Ok I really liked this ep. Managed to find myself pretty consistently surprised by the twists. The writing kept things fast paced. I found myself accidentally narrating the action outloud like a young child or something, just sort of to help myself keep up. The humor is still broad and "edgy" not at all like the character-driven stuff ilx/avclub tends to go for.
― s.clover, Thursday, 3 May 2012 02:40 (twelve years ago) link
yeah def best one to date
― Neil Young’s social media channels (some dude), Thursday, 3 May 2012 02:42 (twelve years ago) link
still haven't watched this, but it looks like there's a chance it's gonna be an either/or situation with this and Happy Endings for renewal.
― Fas Ro Duh (Gukbe), Thursday, 3 May 2012 02:43 (twelve years ago) link
HE should and will arise victorious
― Neil Young’s social media channels (some dude), Thursday, 3 May 2012 02:58 (twelve years ago) link
i seriously doubt this will be renewed, but then again i never expected Happy Endings to come back, let alone be the best new sitcom of the year, so what the hell do i know about ABC execs
― Nhex, Thursday, 3 May 2012 03:09 (twelve years ago) link
but yeah, i like this show... i wish they would kinda just let the B be a B without having every episode give her a face turn, but eh
― Nhex, Thursday, 3 May 2012 03:10 (twelve years ago) link
xpost
what the hell do i know about ABC execs
They have an unwavering faith in Tim Allen.
― I serve at the pleasure of Dr. Dre and a team of Sorbonne scientists. (R Baez), Thursday, 3 May 2012 03:11 (twelve years ago) link
At this point I think she's like less a B than just a self-involved narcissist with the attention span of a gnat. Which is a much more fun character.
― s.clover, Thursday, 3 May 2012 04:12 (twelve years ago) link
massive lol at this last night
― I'M THAT POSTA, AAAAAAAAAH (DJP), Thursday, 3 May 2012 13:50 (twelve years ago) link
lots of free drugs & a baked potato bar was a good line
― johnny crunch, Friday, 4 May 2012 00:19 (twelve years ago) link