Don't Trust The Bitch In Apartment 23 [ABC - US]

Richard Dower

Pilot is now online, sure it'll leak soon outside of region locked US

http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2012/the-fall-cast.html

JP Liz V1

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h3SD_oBOx7g

Another roommate sitcom :rolleyes: Bryan Cranston in promo

Skerries

did you get the Breaking Bad reference at the end

amacachi

JP Liz V1 wrote: »

Another roommate sitcom :rolleyes:

Meh, setting/set-up is one of the least important things to me in a TV show.

Anyone seen this? Worth the coupla minutes to get it?

WoollyRedHat

That promo is flat out terrible.... only redeeming features is James Van Der Beck in it and Bryan Cranyston... the title character might actually be ridicolously annoying as well, which is a problem.

Skerries

why are comedy's coming out with edgy titles now?
first we had "**** my dad says" and now this

I don't get placing swear words in titles, especially on American TV. It's just going to be censored most of the time, defeats the purpose. It was the same with Shit My Dad Says.

Just watched the pilot and it was.. interesting. Kinda funny in parts and James Van Der Beek is quite good in it, but we'll see if the seemingly near-constant references to Dawson's Creek get boring.

Kiwi_knock

I thought the pilot was only ok. The show seems very much in the Two and a Half Men and 2 Broke Girls class of humour, i.e quite lowbrow. Not sure if there is going to be any main arc in this show apart from watching the main character grow, which is not too interesting because she is not a very likeable character so far. Ritter's character is a disappointment as well, really thought she would have done better with the role. The only saving graces are James Van der Beek and the actor who plays Mark because their scenes in the episodes provided the only bits of comedy.

I am going to stick with the show and hope it improves, but it needs to introduce some sort of main plot soon to actually prove that the show is going somewhere.

humanji

Deleted User wrote: »

I don't get placing swear words in titles, especially on American TV. It's just going to be censored most of the time, defeats the purpose. It was the same with Shit My Dad Says.

Just watched the pilot and it was.. interesting. Kinda funny in parts and James Van Der Beek is quite good in it, but we'll see if the seemingly near-constant references to Dawson's Creek get boring.

Well it makes sense with Sh*t My Dad Says because that's the name of the book it's based on.

humanji

humanji wrote: »

Well it makes sense with Sh*t My Dad Says because that's the name of the book it's based on.

Was that not originally a twitter account first?

humanji

Yeah, but the book is what brought the whole thing to the studios attention (or at least that's what I remember reading on the Twitter a/c ).

Richard Dower

http://insidetv.ew.com/2012/03/31/james-van-der-beek-apt-23-dawsons-creek/

JP Liz V1

I liked the pilot mainly because of Dawson

Richard Dower

The second episode is now also out....

Also Starring LeVar Burton

Loved the pilot...

mrkite77

I liked the second episode more than the first. Felt it gave me a better idea on the tone of the series.

Skinfull

Didnt love it but I have to sat... JVDB was amazing in it!! Genuine LOL moments when the class chanted for him to do the monologue! Brilliant. Might just keep watching to see more moments like it.

JP Liz V1

Skinfull wrote: »

Didnt love it but I have to sat... JVDB was amazing in it!! Genuine LOL moments when the class chanted for him to do the monologue! Brilliant. Might just keep watching to see more moments like it.

Gotta agree James Van Der Beek plays himself so well

Is it a bad sign when the best thing about it is James Van Der Beek effectively playing himself up?

Deleted User

Deleted User wrote: »

Is it a bad sign when the best thing about it is James Van Der Beek effectively playing himself up?

B0 SELECTRA

looks terrible :rolleyes:

Kiwi_knock

Second episode is definitely better than the pilot but that is mainly due to Van der Beek. He is only thing keeping it different from all the other odd couple shows. Really not sure about the long term prospects of this show.

Basq

Watched the first 2 episodes last night, and really liked it.

Both Ritter and 'The Beek' were excellent!

cloud493

I loved the two episodes thus far, laughed myself silly.

goose2005

Deleted User wrote: »

I don't get placing swear words in titles, especially on American TV. It's just going to be censored most of the time, defeats the purpose. It was the same with Shit My Dad Says.

Just watched the pilot and it was.. interesting. Kinda funny in parts and James Van Der Beek is quite good in it, but we'll see if the seemingly near-constant references to Dawson's Creek get boring.

At least "shít my dad says" is catchy. Is there some sort of contest to produce really long unwieldy show titles? First "I Hate My Teenage Daughter" and now this.

Basq

goose2005 wrote: »

At least "shít my dad says" is catchy. Is there some sort of contest to produce really long unwieldy show titles? First "I Hate My Teenage Daughter" and now this.

To be honest, I thought the censoring in the title was intentional..

.. as it makes the show title rhyme - as in 'Don't Trust The B In Apartment 23".

Catari Jaguar

I really like it, good fluff and lots of LOL moments

cloud493

‎'look, me and Karen just don't anything in common. She doesn't like biking..
SHE IS IN A WHEELCHAIR WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU PEOPLE'

squonk

I'm liking it so far. Not sure it's fair to compare it to 2BGs as it's edgier and the jokes here aren't as staged. I'm hoping it stays on form!

cloud493

That was so funny 'how did you afford an assistant? Oh I got a foster child'
Only thing funnier than this on tv is new girl right now.

Also Starring LeVar Burton

At the moment its not essential "must see as soon as it airs" type of show like Community, Parks & Rec, New Girl, Happy Endings, but its definitely on the right track to being up there with the best of them...
I hope it gets renewed for a second season, because if a show like this only got 7 episodes it'd be an absolute shame...

don ramo

uuugghh that final scene this week was really disturbing

gave me shivers:(:(:(

cloud493

don ramo wrote: »

uuugghh that final scene this week was really disturbing

gave me shivers:(:(:(

I know right I didn't find it funny at all, just a bit weird.

Great episode altogether though, better than last weeks.

cloud493

When dividing tips in the coffee shop:
"Do you want the button or the €euro?"
"The button, least it will be worth something a few years."

This show is actually sorta growing on me, though the end was in poor taste "I'll get up, I'm just relaxing".

mrkite77

"That's not very Korean of you.."

sleepyescapade

season finale this week already? It's been an alright show so far.

squonk

Oh no, was that it? I think I heard it's gotten a full season pickup. Great show. I like it far more than I expected!

hoodwinked

watched the first 4 episodes last night (recorded from E4)


after the first two i enjoyed them, but i found the show strange, it was laugh out loud yet i wasn't sure which way they were going,

after the 3rd and 4th i really enjoyed it, they were so funny,


JVDB is not even getting on my nerves with the constant Dawson references, in fact i find him hilarious.

its a strange show that just works as a comedy imo.

Luckycharm

I really enjoyed this show shame it was only 7 episodes

Boom_Bap

I plowed through a few episodes of this last night. Not bad, the bits with JVDB are hilarious, they should just make the show about him.
Eligh is also great, I loved Michail Blaiklock in Secret Girlfriend. Hopefully he gets more screentime as the show goes on.

don ramo

Boom_Bap wrote: »

I plowed through a few episodes of this last night. Not bad, the bits with JVDB are hilarious, they should just make the show about him.
Eligh is also great, I loved Michail Blaiklock in Secret Girlfriend. Hopefully he gets more screentime as the show goes on.

im still distraught by this:(:D

Boom_Bap

On a semi related note, I was watching an episode of It's always Sunny in Philly last night and Michail Blaiklock was in it as 'homeless boy'.

ciaran76

Not usually into these types of shows but i really liked this and watched the whole 1st season in about 2 days.

Basq

ciaran76 wrote: »

Not usually into these types of shows but i really liked this and watched the whole 1st season in about 2 days.

It was only 7 x 20 minute episodes.. so not quite the feat it sounds!

I watched the final 2 episodes at the weekend.. and overall felt it ended a lot weaker than it began.

I preferred it when the humour was dark (e.g

wheelchair-bound wife scene

) but not quite the smut lined dialogue and tired situations of '2 Broke Girls' (e.g

masturbation in the bath scene

).

hayser

don ramo wrote: »

uuugghh that final scene this week was really disturbing

gave me shivers:(:(:(

Which scene was that?

don ramo

hayser wrote: »

Which scene was that?

check out the pic on page 3

S.M.B.

That Eli character is by far the worst thing about the show. I was really hoping they'd ditch him all together prior to season 2.

brian_t

don ramo wrote: »

check out the pic on page 3

Your picture in post #42 doesn't appear for me. (but maybe it's just me )

don ramo

brian_t wrote: »

Your picture in post #42 doesn't appear for me. (but maybe it's just me )

if it doesnt appear then there should be a link or at least an address, just go to the address, kinda weird it doesnt load,

Basq

don ramo wrote: »

if it doesnt appear then there should be a link or at least an address, just go to the address, kinda weird it doesnt load,

It was a hotlink to an image on IMDB... so it doesn't load for anyone bar whoever posted (and has it in their cache).