# Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23 **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 12, 2012, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-trust-the-b-in-apartment-23/618562 "2012-04-12T14:39:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2012, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-trust-the-b-in-apartment-23/618562/21 "2012-04-13T01:58:47Z")
Funnily enough, they _did_ say “bitch” on the show - I guess they just don’t want that word in the title of a show. ---
**Author:** ![Max\_the\_Immortal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/6de8d8/32.png) [@Max\_the\_Immortal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_the_Immortal)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2012, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-trust-the-b-in-apartment-23/618562/22 "2012-04-13T02:00:12Z")
I guess I’ll echo the others who said it was better than expected. Especially The Beek. ---
**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2012, 10:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-trust-the-b-in-apartment-23/618562/23 "2012-04-13T10:54:36Z")
> [@Max\_the\_Immortal](#): > > I guess I’ll echo the others who said it was better than expected. Especially The Beek. He was in an all-white cast of Raisin in the Sun and that Ke$ha video, dammit, and all people want him to do is be Dawson. Poor guy. ---
**Author:** ![Rigamarole](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/77aa72/32.png) [@Rigamarole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rigamarole)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2012, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-trust-the-b-in-apartment-23/618562/24 "2012-04-13T15:00:52Z")
> [@Cat\_Whisperer](#): > > Funnily enough, they _did_ say “bitch” on the show - I guess they just don’t want that word in the title of a show. Yeah, plus it rhymes when you say “B” instead. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2012, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-trust-the-b-in-apartment-23/618562/25 "2012-04-13T15:45:55Z")
Weirdly, ABC has a second series, GCB, that also avoids the word bitches in the title. ---
**Author:** ![Diceman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/22d042/32.png) [@Diceman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diceman)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2012, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-trust-the-b-in-apartment-23/618562/26 "2012-04-13T16:40:00Z")
I thought it was terrible! It’s like someone is trying to make a parody of _Two Broke Girls_, and has intentionally removed every milligram of chemistry between the two lead actresses. ---
**Author:** ![nivlac](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/3bc359/32.png) [@nivlac](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nivlac)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2012, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-trust-the-b-in-apartment-23/618562/27 "2012-04-13T18:09:03Z")
I watched it just to see Krysten Ritter. I first saw her in that forgettable sitcom 'Til Death and she was the best thing on that show. Later she was great in Breaking Bad. Such a range of talent! I’m not sure this latest Apt 23 show is the best vehicle for her, but I still like watching her work. Oh, can’t stand 2 Broke Girls or New Girl. ---
**Author:** ![tim314](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tim314/32/3468_2.png) [@tim314](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tim314)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2012, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-trust-the-b-in-apartment-23/618562/28 "2012-04-13T18:42:48Z")
> [@Cat\_Whisperer](#): > > Funnily enough, they _did_ say “bitch” on the show - I guess they just don’t want that word in the title of a show. Perhaps this is so they can advertise it during earlier timeslots when they might want to keep the language cleaner? ---
**Author:** ![control-z](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/eada6e/32.png) [@control-z](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/control-z)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2012, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-trust-the-b-in-apartment-23/618562/29 "2012-04-16T15:38:34Z")
I watched it, I’m not so sure about it. Quirky gets old fast, I thought Van Der Beek was the funniest part of the show even though know nothing about him other than he was on some teen show. It’s definitely edgy, with the ottoman being full of drugs. ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2012, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-trust-the-b-in-apartment-23/618562/30 "2012-04-16T15:43:40Z")
> [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > Weirdly, ABC has a second series, GCB, that also avoids the word bitches in the title. But they call it “Good Christian Belles” I don’t think the network actually referrers to it as Good Christian Bitches. But that seemed odd to me anyways since I don’t usually thing of Belles as being from Texas. ---
**Author:** ![Enright3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/enright3/32/2897_2.png) [@Enright3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enright3)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2012, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-trust-the-b-in-apartment-23/618562/31 "2012-04-16T17:49:20Z")
…like mentioned above by tim314; I would bet that they don’t want ‘bitch’ in the title because then they’re limited on when they could advertise it. ---
**Author:** ![Isamu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/7c8e57/32.png) [@Isamu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Isamu)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2012, 5:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-trust-the-b-in-apartment-23/618562/32 "2012-04-17T05:54:03Z")
> [@nivlac](#): > > Later she was great in Breaking Bad. Such a range of talent! Oh man, she wouldn’t last ONE DAY on the creek! ---
**Author:** ![Ann\_Hedonia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ann_hedonia/32/319_2.png) [@Ann\_Hedonia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ann_Hedonia)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2012, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-trust-the-b-in-apartment-23/618562/33 "2012-04-17T16:18:53Z")
> [@Joey\_P](#): > > But they call it “Good Christian Belles” I don’t think the network actually referrers to it as Good Christian Bitches. But that seemed odd to me anyways since I don’t usually thing of Belles as being from Texas. It is however, based on the book “Good Christian Bitches” ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2012, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-trust-the-b-in-apartment-23/618562/34 "2012-04-17T18:40:04Z")
> [@Ann\_Hedonia](#): > > It is however, based on the book “Good Christian Bitches” I’m aware of that, but only because I heard it here. I’d wager that a lot of people that watch it (all 4 of us) probably don’t realize it’s based on a book. Hell, I’d guess most people don’t know what GCB is supposed to stand for to begin with. ---
**Author:** ![gytalf2000](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ac91a4/32.png) [@gytalf2000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gytalf2000)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2012, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-trust-the-b-in-apartment-23/618562/35 "2012-09-06T16:12:07Z")
Well, it appears that I am resurrecting this thread from a few months back. I have watched a few episodes, and I am fairly impressed with the show. My favorite episode so far has been “Parent Trap”, with June attempting (and failing) parenthood after Chloe abdicates all responsibility for the foster child that she adopted so that she could have an “assistant”. Hilarious! ---
**Author:** ![jackdavinci](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackdavinci/32/3259_2.png) [@jackdavinci](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jackdavinci)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2012, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-trust-the-b-in-apartment-23/618562/36 "2012-09-07T03:00:37Z")
> [@Diceman](#): > > I thought it was terrible! It’s like someone is trying to make a parody of _Two Broke Girls_, and has intentionally removed every milligram of chemistry between the two lead actresses. Ironically one of the best episodes is a direct reference to Two Broke Girls, with a hilarious twist. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-trust-the-b-in-apartment-23/618562.md?page=1)