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We're Really TRYING To Like <em>Don't Trust The B— In Apartment 23</em>
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Jen Carlson
Published Apr 10, 2012
Modified Apr 10, 2012
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Tomorrow Don't Trust The B— In Apartment 23 will premiere on ABC, but you can already watch the first two episodes on Hulu, which we have—we've got that soft spot for Dawson Leery after all, and Krysten Ritter most recently won us over with her role as Jane on Breaking Bad. In Apartment 23, the two play best friends, with James Van Der Beek playing a more Hollywood playboy version of himself.
One of the reasons we're so excited for the upcoming HBO series Girls is that it's realistic in its portrayal of both NYC and, well, girls. Apartment 23 is like the opposite of that (and sure, not all television needs to be realistic, we get it, escapism!). With Apartment 23 you get another 2 Broke Girls storyline, with a naive blonde (Dreama Walker) and a sassy brunette navigating their way through this cuh-razy town one deception and mistake at a time. The show is hinged upon absolutely unrealistic characters and scenarios, which can work (see: It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia), but so far isn't really doing it for us in this case. Did we mention their neighbor who masturbates while talking to the girls through their kitchen window and taking sips out of his volunteer FDNY coffee mug? ONLY IN NEW YORK, amirite?
While the show hasn't won us over yet, many others seem to like it, or believe it shows promise—The NY Post notes that "The series starts out badly (idiotic masturbation jokes), [and] builds quickly. And the co-stars are flat out terrific together." And Variety insinuates it hits its stride in the third episode. And James Van Der Beek's character is great, and will likely keep viewers (and us) coming back at for at least a few return visits.
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Jen Carlson is a former WNYC and Gothamist editor.
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