i'm sure they'll do something really cutting edge and clever and cool like have him be a jerk and then someone calls him 'van der douche'
― some dude, Tuesday, 11 October 2011 02:31 (twelve years ago) link
chris eigeman's widest exposure?
He had that short arc on Malcolm in the Middle
― C0L1N B..., Tuesday, 11 October 2011 02:51 (twelve years ago) link
also a season-long arc on the gilmore girls
― horseshoe, Tuesday, 11 October 2011 02:56 (twelve years ago) link
I ... kind of liked this?
― Cuba Pudding, Jr. (jaymc), Thursday, 29 March 2012 17:41 (twelve years ago) link
You've already watched it? Ooh!
― Johnny Fever, Thursday, 29 March 2012 17:44 (twelve years ago) link
It's on Hulu.
― Cuba Pudding, Jr. (jaymc), Thursday, 29 March 2012 17:48 (twelve years ago) link
oh cool
― Johnny Fever, Thursday, 29 March 2012 17:49 (twelve years ago) link
Yeah, the commercials have made it look like it might be okay. Or rather that Krysten Ritter might be pretty good in it, at least.
― Calvin Coolranch (Deric W. Haircare), Thursday, 29 March 2012 18:12 (twelve years ago) link
It's filling the void that Happy Endings is leaving behind, so it had better be good.
― Johnny Fever, Thursday, 29 March 2012 18:14 (twelve years ago) link
On this warm March day in L.A., the 35-year-old, who for six seasons played good boy Dawson Leery on the hit series Dawson's Creek, is in the midst of a brutal session of Krav Maga, a martial art employed by the Israeli army. Barefoot and rocking a sleeveless shirt that more than justifies his free admission to the gun show, Van Der Beek kicks, punches, uppercuts, and roundhouses away at his instructor, fourth-degree black belt Jarret Waldman.
― johnny crunch, Saturday, 31 March 2012 23:36 (twelve years ago) link
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
yeah def best one to date
― Neil Young’s social media channels (some dude), Thursday, 3 May 2012 02:42 (eleven 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 (eleven years ago) link
HE should and will arise victorious
― Neil Young’s social media channels (some dude), Thursday, 3 May 2012 02:58 (eleven 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 (eleven 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 (eleven 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 (eleven 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 (eleven years ago) link
massive lol at this last night
― I'M THAT POSTA, AAAAAAAAAH (DJP), Thursday, 3 May 2012 13:50 (eleven years ago) link
lots of free drugs & a baked potato bar was a good line
― johnny crunch, Friday, 4 May 2012 00:19 (eleven years ago) link
i loled at "vodka launch", feels v zeitgeisty
― ♆ (gr8080), Friday, 4 May 2012 00:30 (eleven years ago) link
otoh i have more liquor rep and bartender friends than the average person i guess
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