Community, the tv show

At this point, I'm pretty sure the theme song for Community is crappy on purpose.

at this point it's just so unnecessary to even have a theme song

I can't count the reasons I should stay... one by one they all just fade away...

The BNL thing was the same trick as the calzone joke on Parks, but with opposite roles between the group and the individual.

Well I missed a good chunk of the third act, but that was pretty awesome.

weird ep. i'm not sure if i liked it or not (tho it was chockfull of great moments i'm not sure it really came together) but good news i'm going to watch it half a dozen more times this weekend to help decide

I declared it a winner the first time I saw Troy in paralysis. If it had just one more scene of that (and it had like four), it would be the best of the season.

i think i expected more from the pierce-is-an-ass arc conclusion, tho maybe it's not over and they still have more to go

i dont think anyone in this thread agrees with me but i could really go for an episode that doesnt have a wacky framing device

Seriously watching Troy break down into tears after singing a surprisingly great rendition of the Reading Rainbow theme song was by far the hardest I've laughed at a television show in ages. Overall the episode wasn't the best, but oh my god Levar Burton too. And the clips of Jeff freaking out. But, yeah, Troy was an all-star tonight.

The dialogue between Britta and Jeff was pure gold. Loved this ep and think they were just setting up more for later.

zomg Troy tearing up that break room

Seriously watching Troy break down into tears after singing a surprisingly great rendition of the Reading Rainbow theme song was by far the hardest I've laughed at a television show in ages. Seriously watching Troy break down into tears after singing a surprisingly great rendition of the Reading Rainbow theme song was by far the hardest I've laughed at a television show in ages. Seriously watching Troy break down into tears after singing a surprisingly great rendition of the Reading Rainbow theme song was by far the hardest I've laughed at a television show in ages. Seriously watching Troy break down into tears after singing a surprisingly great rendition of the Reading Rainbow theme song was by far the hardest I've laughed at a television show in ages. Seriously watching Troy break down into tears after singing a surprisingly great rendition of the Reading Rainbow theme song was by far the hardest I've laughed at a television show in ages. Seriously watching Troy break down into tears after singing a surprisingly great rendition of the Reading Rainbow theme song was by far the hardest I've laughed at a television show in ages.

can never be said enough imo.

The Troy part of this episode was fantastic, and is also a pretty fair approximation of how I would react if I ever met someone I really admired.

Pierce has become so much more dickish and unlikeable than he even was before. It's not even funny now.

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can never be said enough imo.

At first I was worried you were making fun of me for liking that part so much, but I feel better now. Seriously, my wife and I reminded back to that part about four times last night.

it was beyond great, I still cant believe it.

it's not that i'm selfish it's that i'm really STUPID with my money!

I thought that was brilliant. I seem to be the opposite of some people in that I like the show more the more high-concept it gets.

And yes, Reading Rainbow moment was amazing.

Kabletown's been making Community episodes available OnDemand really at really random and inconsistent times, so i just got to watch the last 2 episodes in a row and damn. i know they weren't like all-out trying to diss The Office/P&R or anything and some of you herbs prefer those shosw but imo they totally ethered all mockumentary shows with that ep.

OTM

The dialogue between Britta and Jeff was pure gold.

Just watched it, and ^ this can't be repeated enough. Also loved the Troy parts (I too was laughing riotously at the singing/crying Reading Rainbow theme).

Best part for me was the complisult/explanabrag.

yeah that stuff was killer

In the AV Club interview -- http://www.avclub.com/milwaukee/articles/how-dan-harmon-went-from-doing-comedysportz-in-mil,34126/ -- Harmon said he only wants to be showrunner for the first season and then let someone else do it so he can go off and do other projects. And obviously if it's successful NBC will keep it going regardless of the creator's level of involvement. Kinda makes sense, since Harmon did the Channel 101 website and Acceptable TV series on VH1 (which was awesome and hilarious), where they'd create new mini-shows every week and let people vote on whether they come back for new episodes, so I can see how he'd get bored doing the same show for years and years.

― as far as the eye (ken c) (some dude), Thursday, December 31, 2009 1:16 PM (1 year ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

it's funny looking back on this post now it was kind of prophetic, except Harmon didn't get bored and leave Community, he just kept himself entertained by making it a different show almost every week

i really loved Acceptable TV and was so bummed it got canceled so Community doing well feels like total vindication for me

Britta/Jeff exhange was all kinds of gold

When they were pretending to be each other's Dads? Yeah, that was great.

What was it that Lavar said during the credits?

"More ham for Kunta"?

fish

OK, I never saw Reading Rainbow and didn't know the song. And I STILL found that moment mindbendingly hilarious.

wanted to be sad there were no Jordy LaForge joeks but Lavar is such a goldmine, it's ALL good. Glover was genius.

wait is kabletown real? i thought it was just a 30 rock storyline

hope lavar becomes a regular ala wusshisnamefrompredator being in arrested development

kabletown = comcast

kabletown is a thin veil

my gf swears that both a) Troy wanting a photo of Levar Burton, not to meet Levar Burton and b) the bit where Pierce questions the gang abt what they hate about Shirley were scenes from actual previous episodes - she has asked if anyone can confirm this for her, or is she going mad?

also, this show just gets better and better.

yeah i call Comcast "Kabletown" out of habit now, partly because my brother used to work for them and after he got reprimanded for talking about what a shitty employer they are on Facebook, he'd refer to them as "Kabletown" instead

The Troy part of this episode was fantastic, and is also a pretty fair approximation of how I would react if I ever met someone I really admired.

Pierce has become so much more dickish and unlikeable than he even was before. It's not even funny now.

― Peyton Flanders (Nicole)

strongly disagree

I don't think the Pearce thing is supposed to be humorous. It's probably a character development leading to something much larger by season end.

i always just imagine its cuz chevy chase is such an asshole

stevie now you say it, that sounds familiar but i couldn't tell you exact episodes.

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YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

<3

i dont think anyone in this thread agrees with me but i could really go for an episode that doesnt have a wacky framing device

― max, Thursday, February 17, 2011 10:58 PM

i agree

I think the framing devices work better for Community than for pretty much any other show (with the possible exception of the zombie episode). At no point have said devices overshadowed character development; in fact, in just about every instance, they've added (sometimes exponentially) depth to the characters. It's not like these are find-the-goofs April Fools episodes; this ain't the Drew Carey Show.

ohhhh nm thought this was the drew carey show thread

I'm just sayin', the characters aren't just one-liner joke machines (I mean, they are certainly that, but so much more), and the framing devices in Community serve a fundamentally different purpose than similar devices would on a show where character development/depth isn't really a concern. So instead of, "You know what would be funny? A stop-motion animated episode!," it's "The best way to give added insight into Abed is via a stop-motion animated episode!"

Or something.

you're really reading a lot into max's post, and my agreement with it, about simply wanting an episode free of a framing device. constant self-aware avoidance of ruts can itself become a rut y'know.