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Best Friends Forever: Season 1 (2012)

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48%

Average Rating: 4.21/10

Season Reviews: 23

Fresh: 11

Rotten: 12

Critics Consensus: Its appealing leads have comedic chemistry, but Best Friends Forever unfortunately succumbs to an overly familiar premise and so-so writing.

46%

Average Rating: 4.24/10

Season Reviews: 13

Fresh: 6

Rotten: 7

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

AUDIENCE SCORE

50%

liked it

Average Rating: 2.8/5

User Ratings: 2

Critic Consensus: Its appealing leads have comedic chemistry, but Best Friends Forever unfortunately succumbs to an overly familiar premise and so-so writing.

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This breezy sitcom centers on the relationship between Jessica Black (Jessica St. Clair) and her best friend, Lennon White (Lennon Parham). When Jessica is served with divorce papers, Lennon persuades her to move back home to Brooklyn and into the apartment they used to share. The gals easily fall back into their old habits, much to the dismay of Lennon's live-in boyfriend, Joe (Luka Jones), who suddenly feels like a third wheel.

Network:

NBC
Premiere Date:

Apr 4, 2012
Creators:

Jessica St. Clair, Lennon Parham
Exec. Producers:

Jessica St. Clair, Lennon Parham, Alexa Junge, Fred Savage, Ravi Nandan, Scot Armstrong

Cast

Jessica St. Clair
as Jessica

Lennon Parham
as Lennon

Daija Owens
as Queenetta

Luka Jones
as Joe

Stephen Schneider
as Rav

Raquel Alessi

Reid Scott
as Peter

Mimi Kennedy
as Marilyn

Adam Campbell
as Ken Haskins

J.K. Simmons
as Don

Max Carver

Kyle Mooney

Dave Donohue

"Curly" Neal

Julie Goldman
as Lt. Rita Newby

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Episodes

Pilot The Butt Dial Put a Pin in It Single and Lovin' It Hey Nonny Nonny Fatal Blow Out

Critic Reviews for Best Friends Forever: Season 1

All Critics (23) | Top Critics (13) | Fresh (11) | Rotten (12)

Insulting, derivative and neither credible nor fanciful.

April 4, 2012 | Full Review…

Joanne Ostrow

Denver Post

Top Critic

Watching Best Friends Forever is like going to the sitcom thrift shop and poking through the leftovers. It gets old quickly.

April 4, 2012 | Rating: 1/5 | Full Review…

David Hinckley

New York Daily News

Top Critic

You probably wouldn't wish it on your worst enemy.

April 4, 2012 | Rating: D | Full Review…

Ed Bark

Uncle Barky

Top Critic

Really, why invest even so much as 22 minutes when you know how this will probably all turn out?

April 4, 2012 | Rating: C | Full Review…

Verne Gay

Newsday

Top Critic

Bring the writers up to par with the actors and Best Friends Forever might have a fighting chance.

April 4, 2012 | Rating: 4/10 | Full Review…

Lily Moayeri

Under the Radar

I didn't think it was good. I didn't think it was bad. I thought it was...there.

April 4, 2012 | Full Review…

Alan Sepinwall

HitFix

If you're seeking what is probably the truest definition of dramedy, featuring a number of real emotional moments about people who need each other, Best Friends Forever is a good place to start.

April 4, 2012 | Full Review…

David Eckstein

Zap2it.com

This plot could easily be disastrous or lame and fall prey to the standard sexist tropes we see in similar comedies, but BFF actually has pretty great writing and no vendetta against women.

April 4, 2012 | Full Review…

Rachel Stein

Television Without Pity

Not too many sitcoms contrast how the characters see themselves and how we see the characters. This one does.

April 4, 2012 | Full Review…

Matt Zoller Seitz

New York Magazine/Vulture

Top Critic

The show's trying to cram in so much story and dialogue and character stuff that it never just relaxes and takes a deep breath.

April 4, 2012 | Rating: C | Full Review…

Todd VanDerWerff

AV Club