maybe he meant he puts on a blonde wig and a push up bra and literally IS Britta.
― Porto for Pyros (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Wednesday, 4 April 2012 04:21 (twelve years ago) link
Possibly, but I just most clearly remembering him talking about it in the S2 commentary tracks. So it goes.
― Spleen of Hearts (kingfish), Wednesday, 4 April 2012 04:38 (twelve years ago) link
I wish we could go back to the good old days of not knowing anything about an author musician or artist beyond what they make
― badg, Wednesday, 4 April 2012 04:41 (twelve years ago) link
I wish we could go back to the good old days of not reading this thread
― mookieproof, Wednesday, 4 April 2012 05:00 (twelve years ago) link
― Porto for Pyros (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Tuesday, April 3, 2012 11:21 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
dan harmon IS j. edgar hoover
― flesh, the devil, and a wolf (wolf) (amateurist), Wednesday, 4 April 2012 05:17 (twelve years ago) link
am hoping this chevy/harmon thing is just a fake to stir up press interest
― Nascar Pony (stevie), Wednesday, 4 April 2012 07:05 (twelve years ago) link
lol, you have plainly never read anything about either Chevy nor the Community cast's relationship w/ Chevy before
― ┗|∵|┓ (sic), Wednesday, 4 April 2012 12:02 (twelve years ago) link
no, i have, but i am just hoping.
― Nascar Pony (stevie), Wednesday, 4 April 2012 15:21 (twelve years ago) link
Harmon has claimed from the beginning that Britta is the character most closely based on / that he identifies w/, no "finally admitting"
― ┗|∵|┓ (sic), Wednesday, April 4, 2012 12:19 AM (11 hours ago) Bookmark
i thought he always said more that she's based on girls he knew or a type of girl he's an expert on?
― some dude, Wednesday, 4 April 2012 15:22 (twelve years ago) link
funny britta is the closest to an easily-identifiable stereotype among the main characters
― flesh, the devil, and a wolf (wolf) (amateurist), Wednesday, 4 April 2012 17:58 (twelve years ago) link
? they're pretty much all stereotypes
― congratulations (n/a), Wednesday, 4 April 2012 18:07 (twelve years ago) link
i guess so.... but britta and pierce seem to fit most easily into readymade types... the humorless political poseur and the cranky, hilariously inadept old guy....
― flesh, the devil, and a wolf (wolf) (amateurist), Wednesday, 4 April 2012 18:11 (twelve years ago) link
the aspie nerdthe religious, family-oriented black womanthe narcissistic superficial lawyerthe prissy over-achiever
troy is kinda the least stereotypical character
― congratulations (n/a), Wednesday, 4 April 2012 18:20 (twelve years ago) link
every person ever, real or fictional, is a "stereotype" if you reduce them to their most elemental demographic statistics or personal characteristics. plus it's just a horrible soul-killing way to talk about most things.
― some dude, Wednesday, 4 April 2012 18:29 (twelve years ago) link
yeah you're right n/a. never mind.
― flesh, the devil, and a wolf (wolf) (amateurist), Wednesday, 4 April 2012 18:59 (twelve years ago) link
Yeah, I think the characters are much more complex than that. For example, compare Abed to Sheldon Cooper, who really is a stereotypical Aspie nerd (or at least was the last time I watched BBT): first, Abed is extremely athletic and doesn't seem to have trouble attracting women; also, he often displays a greater insight into other people's thoughts and feelings and relationships than other characters do. It's much more ambiguous whether he actually has Asperger's. And he is a film student at a community college: his 'aspie' obsession is with films and TV, not with science or technology. I can't offhand think of a stereotypical nerd character anywhere else with that sort of fixation. The hyper-imaginative childhood-regression aspects of his character don't really seem to fit the stereotype either (thinking of Sheldon or Steve Urkel etc).
xpost
― EveningStar (Sund4r), Wednesday, 4 April 2012 19:05 (twelve years ago) link
He has to be one of the most unique sitcom characters I can think of.
― EveningStar (Sund4r), Wednesday, 4 April 2012 19:09 (twelve years ago) link
yeah i think one of the show's greatest creative victories has been to keep letting Abed zig when other shows would have him zag
― some dude, Wednesday, 4 April 2012 19:11 (twelve years ago) link
last night my friend claimed troy and abed were based on the "classic geordi laforge/lieutenant commander data pairing."
― the girl from spirea x (f. hazel), Wednesday, 4 April 2012 19:31 (twelve years ago) link
uh
― THIS TRADE SERVES ZERO FOOTBALL PURPOSE (DJP), Wednesday, 4 April 2012 19:35 (twelve years ago) link
we were drinking frozen mojitos.
― the girl from spirea x (f. hazel), Wednesday, 4 April 2012 19:37 (twelve years ago) link
clarity
― THIS TRADE SERVES ZERO FOOTBALL PURPOSE (DJP), Wednesday, 4 April 2012 19:39 (twelve years ago) link
although there is a rough mapping of community characters to the star trek TNG bridge crew.
― the girl from spirea x (f. hazel), Wednesday, 4 April 2012 19:41 (twelve years ago) link
u kno, bc black guy + pale robot guy friends
― Mordy, Wednesday, 4 April 2012 19:45 (twelve years ago) link
"classic" geordi/data
makes them sound like fkn laurel and hardy
I love TNG but that's just kinda weird
― Peppermint Patty Hearst (VegemiteGrrl), Wednesday, 4 April 2012 20:42 (twelve years ago) link
actually, i totally see this.
― Porto for Pyros (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Wednesday, 4 April 2012 20:44 (twelve years ago) link
I can see Abed/Data, but Geordi/Troy doesn't work for me.
― polyphonic, Wednesday, 4 April 2012 20:45 (twelve years ago) link
who is riker
― techno pink (reddening), Wednesday, 4 April 2012 20:47 (twelve years ago) link
Leonard
― polyphonic, Wednesday, 4 April 2012 20:47 (twelve years ago) link
pale?
― ferrante's inferranteno (some dude), Wednesday, 4 April 2012 20:48 (twelve years ago) link
Chevy is Riker
― Peppermint Patty Hearst (VegemiteGrrl), Wednesday, 4 April 2012 20:48 (twelve years ago) link
how is that even a question
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/09/DataTNG.jpg/250px-DataTNG.jpg
what's your objection? that it's more pasty than pale? xxp
― Mordy, Wednesday, 4 April 2012 20:50 (twelve years ago) link
maybe he thought you meant Geordi
― Peppermint Patty Hearst (VegemiteGrrl), Wednesday, 4 April 2012 20:51 (twelve years ago) link
but if chevy is riker, who is troi?
― techno pink (reddening), Wednesday, 4 April 2012 20:51 (twelve years ago) link
Troy is Jordy in that he is the link connecting/translating Abed/Data to the human world of irrational feelings etc etc.
― Porto for Pyros (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Wednesday, 4 April 2012 20:52 (twelve years ago) link
uh the description of abed as "pale" was what i was questioning
― ferrante's inferranteno (some dude), Wednesday, 4 April 2012 20:53 (twelve years ago) link
well.... he's paler than Troy?
― Porto for Pyros (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Wednesday, 4 April 2012 20:54 (twelve years ago) link
he was describing Data as pale
is it really going to turn into that conversation
― Peppermint Patty Hearst (VegemiteGrrl), Wednesday, 4 April 2012 20:55 (twelve years ago) link
some dude, u may also be surprised by the fact that abed is not a robot.
― Mordy, Wednesday, 4 April 2012 20:55 (twelve years ago) link
i mean i'm not like acting offended or anything, it was just a v odd choice of words
― ferrante's inferranteno (some dude), Wednesday, 4 April 2012 20:56 (twelve years ago) link
oh i see. it was a tonal misfire. i was being snarky in the original comment, i was not seriously suggesting that abed is a pale robot dude.
― Mordy, Wednesday, 4 April 2012 20:56 (twelve years ago) link
abed may not be a robot, but according to jeff he is a computer.
― techno pink (reddening), Wednesday, 4 April 2012 20:58 (twelve years ago) link
jeff is a total riker. shirley is troi, britta is worf, and pierce is wesley crusher. annie is the crystalline entity.
― the girl from spirea x (f. hazel), Wednesday, 4 April 2012 21:30 (twelve years ago) link
that was amazing.
― heated debate over derpy hooves (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Friday, 6 April 2012 02:31 (twelve years ago) link
otm
― God, Music and Romeo and Juliet (DJP), Friday, 6 April 2012 02:40 (twelve years ago) link
i may still be in the afterglow, but that was probably better than the first paintball episode.
― heated debate over derpy hooves (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Friday, 6 April 2012 02:43 (twelve years ago) link
It was fun, but not Chang-as-Chow Yun Fat fun
― Brakhage, Friday, 6 April 2012 03:29 (twelve years ago) link
i thought it was ok. the ken burns thing kinda wore me out tbh
― Nhex, Friday, 6 April 2012 03:48 (twelve years ago) link
That's Enter-Chang-Ment!
― Dancing with Mr. T (Tarfumes The Escape Goat), Friday, 6 April 2012 03:49 (twelve years ago) link