Don't Trust the B in Apartment 23 was a sitcom that aired from 2012-2014. The basic plot is that June, played by Dreama Walker, comes to NY from Indiana with the promise of a dream job at a mortgage company. The job goes belly up on her first day when the CEO is arrested for embezzlement and June is forced to work at a coffee shop, managed by Eric Andre's character, Mark. Krysten Ritter (a couple of years removed from her memorable stint on Breaking Bad) plays Chloe, the titular "B", who is a party girl con artist, who scams roommates by demanding rent up front and then acting as outrageous as possible until they leave. June, who is desperate to find a place to live after losing her job, is supposed to be Chole's latest victim, but the two end up becoming friends.
The series also stars James Van Der Beek playing a hilarious, fictionalized, version of himself and Ray Ford as his assistant, Luther, who has to put up with his diva-like attitude. While Ritter and Walker have very good chemistry, the interactions between Ritter and Van Der Beek, and Ford and Van Der Beek, pretty much steal the show. One of the highlights of the series is an appearance by Busy Phillips who tells James that pretty much everyone who worked on Dawson's Creek hates him. The series was not around long enough for any other Dawson's Creek co-stars to appear, but the show did get a pretty good slate of recurring and guest stars including David Krumholtz, Missi Pyle, Fiona Gubelmann, Nicholas D'Agosto, Mark-Paul Gosselaar, and more.
Unfortunately, the DVD set does not have any extras, but it does have all the episodes, including the final 8 that did not air on ABC. Overall, the show was very funny, although it is definitely more of an adult comedy with a lot of sex and drug jokes. There were definitely continuity issues due to episodes being aired out of order, but the show used mostly a story-of-the-week procedural format, so those, while noticeable, did not distract too much. It is definitely not a show that will appeal to everyone, but if you are a fan of sitcoms that have juvenile humor mixed with adult humor (much like the humor in 2-Broke Girls or in the vast majority of Judd Apatow's and Kevin Smith's movies) in it and are not easily offended, this is a fun show that should have had a longer run.
The series also stars James Van Der Beek playing a hilarious, fictionalized, version of himself and Ray Ford as his assistant, Luther, who has to put up with his diva-like attitude. While Ritter and Walker have very good chemistry, the interactions between Ritter and Van Der Beek, and Ford and Van Der Beek, pretty much steal the show. One of the highlights of the series is an appearance by Busy Phillips who tells James that pretty much everyone who worked on Dawson's Creek hates him. The series was not around long enough for any other Dawson's Creek co-stars to appear, but the show did get a pretty good slate of recurring and guest stars including David Krumholtz, Missi Pyle, Fiona Gubelmann, Nicholas D'Agosto, Mark-Paul Gosselaar, and more.
Unfortunately, the DVD set does not have any extras, but it does have all the episodes, including the final 8 that did not air on ABC. Overall, the show was very funny, although it is definitely more of an adult comedy with a lot of sex and drug jokes. There were definitely continuity issues due to episodes being aired out of order, but the show used mostly a story-of-the-week procedural format, so those, while noticeable, did not distract too much. It is definitely not a show that will appeal to everyone, but if you are a fan of sitcoms that have juvenile humor mixed with adult humor (much like the humor in 2-Broke Girls or in the vast majority of Judd Apatow's and Kevin Smith's movies) in it and are not easily offended, this is a fun show that should have had a longer run.
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