Saturday, May 12, 2012

Goodbye to Best Friends Forever

Best Friends Forever, you never had a chance.

I had no idea what you were about or that you even existed, but saw a free preview on Hulu before the TV premiere and checked it out.  Best comedy I've ever seen?  No.  But I have sometimes found that comedy ensembles take time to hit their stride (glad I gave Community that chance) and to connect with the audience.  And, considering BFF was better than some other comedies out there that are succeeding (laugh track comedies and 2 Broke Girls, I'm looking at you), I hoped NBC would give it a chance.

Oh well.

If you never tuned in, BFF was (is?) about 2 best friends (with a truly believable friendship, as I think they are also real life friends?), one who recently split from her husband and another in a serious relationship.  The recently split one moves in with her best friend and her boyfriend, and they find a way to make it work in their crazy NYC lives.

I guess we'll never get to see more than a handful of episodes but it's getting burned off sometime at the end of May/beginning of June, so it's still possible to catch it.  But it's tough to commit to a show when you know it has no future.  I think this one had potential so it's kind of sad to see it go.

So, goodbye Best Friends Forever.  I'll tune in to the burn-off so I can see how the season would have gone.  Thanks for providing me with some laughs and a portrayal of a good friendship.

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