Community is excellent... everything about it. It's genuine and believable, a refreshing contrast to what's on television. The characters aren't flashy, but modest looking everyday people. The storyline progresses subtly and deals with common issues. Despite going to a university, I can really relate to Community.
If you can't wait till next episode, some of the web clips may help satiate your thirst. A lot of them have no relation to the plot of the series but they add more depth to the background as a whole, not to mention being hilarious. "The 5 Straight As of Greendale" are my favorites. "Homeless: A Student Film" is also good.
I've watched this show so far, and I think it's great. As sentiment said, the characters are all believable, as is the story. Which is a far cry from most television these days. Plus, it's extremely funny. This has been a decent year for TV, I'm watching 4 or 5 new shows.
The second half of the first season of Community took an unfortunate radical departure from the tone of the first half. Plot lines are becoming more and more cheesy such as "Modern Warfare" and "Contemporary American Poultry".
I'm not sure if I like last week's episode. All the havoc over...
The second half of the first season of Community took an unfortunate radical departure from the tone of the first half. Plot lines are becoming more and more cheesy such as "Modern Warfare" and "Contemporary American Poultry".
I'm not sure if I like last week's episode. All the havoc over...
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I'm not sure if there's a technical term for it, but many comedy shows will have some episodes with a disjointed sense of reality. Sometimes the entire cast will be "in" on this faux-status-quo, and other times various characters will act as the straight man, "calling out," so to speak, the ridiculousness of this disjointed plot.
A good example of this would be a show like South Park: some episodes involve entirely unbelievable things such as Imaginationland and time travel, whereas others simply follow still-zany yet actually physically possible events.
Sometimes (and much more often lately) a character (say, Randy) will be in on or perpetrating this reality (the Word of Warcraft episode) or sometimes he will be the straight man (the Guitar Hero episode).
Or a much more concise example from South Park would be Kenny dying at the end of every episode.
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It's not quite the same when you're a cartoon that started off zanny like South Park. Community started off with "The Office", everyday humor and then it ran out of ideas and became something else...
It's not quite the same when you're a cartoon that started off zanny like South Park. Community started off with "The Office", everyday humor and then it ran out of ideas and became something else...
I wouldn't say that it ran out of ideas but instead was simply finding its voice; you are actually one of the few people that I've seen that has said the first part of the season was better. Most people list Modern Warfare, the Chicken Finger episode, and the Halloween episode as their favorites (at least on IMDB).
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I wouldn't say that it ran out of ideas but instead was simply finding its voice; you are actually one of the few people that I've seen that has said the first part of the season was better. Most people list Modern Warfare, the Chicken Finger episode, and the Halloween episode as their favorites (at least on IMDB).
Count me amongst that group. First half of season 1 felt like The Office light, but without as much of the funny and no Dwight. I don't really need another show like The Office, something more zany is quite refreshing. Like early Scrubs and stuff or any of the great Andy Richter (sadly short-lived) sitcoms.
I love Community. From the very first episode it grabbed my attention (unlike Parks and Recreation). One of the things that I really like about it is that it gives Donald Glover (Troy) a great launch board. I loved him on Derrick Comedy and he is one of my top reasons for watching Community. I also dig that the show is giving a new life to Chevy Chase as he has always been one of my favorite actors and hasn't done much of note lately.
I agree that it has changed from the start of the season but since it is so character driven the change up hasn't really effected my opinion of the show. The characters are all very likeable even Chevy Chase as the ridiculous Pierce. They seem to evenly spread the laughs with all the characters getting roughly equal face time (I do wish they would do more with Abed as he is my favorite character). Even the minor characters like Star Burns and Leonard get great moments.
I wouldn't say that it ran out of ideas but instead was simply finding its voice; you are actually one of the few people that I've seen that has said the first part of the season was better. Most people list Modern Warfare, the Chicken Finger episode, and the Halloween episode as their favorites (at least on IMDB).
The Day of the Dead episode, or "Introduction to Statistics", was actually in the first half of the season.
"Contemporary American Poultry" is the lowest rated Community episode to date with only 3.67 million viewers, making a steep plummet from the 5.07 million viewers of the previous episode. "Modern Warfare" is the tied for the second lowest rated episode of the season with only 4.36 million viewers.
I am not sure where the whole Office comparison came from. The show has never had a character talk directly to the cameras as if it is a documentary. I have loved just about every episode so far. This show has been a refreshing change from the recent comedies.
Community is pretty funny. I'm glad to see Donald Glover has a vehicle beyond derrick comedy. The characters represent an odd cross section of college life and the plots are silly but not forced. The paintball episode this week was pretty funny.
Been watching since episode one and have loved, loved, loved it. Even with the off episodes now and again, it's still better than 99% of comedies out there. The paintball episode was epic IMO.
The Day of the Dead episode, or "Introduction to Statistics", was actually in the first half of the season.
"Contemporary American Poultry" is the lowest rated Community episode to date with only 3.67 million viewers, making a steep plummet from the 5.07 million viewers of the previous episode. "Modern Warfare" is the tied for the second lowest rated episode of the season with only 4.36 million viewers.
Ratings typically reflect viewer reaction to the prior episode, not the quality of the rated episode. Of course, there are other considerations, too, like 'the chicken finger episode' coming after a month-long break.
Personally, I loved Comparative Religion (the first season Christmas episode with Shirley's party and Jeff fighting the bully). I thought it was a great episode with plenty of hilarious character moments for all everyone and a sweet message at the end with the characters really coming together as a family.
I think the series itself is a gem, despite its slight swerve away from real-but-quirky toward a bit more absurdism. What grounds it is that the characters still feel like real people and not just standard sitcom caricatures. The writing keeps them all balanced and never just the product of their personality quirks. Whatever crazy and implausible (but always well-written and hilarious) antics they get into, the characters make it work. That's a testament to both the writing and the acting because each actor really shines here. It actually reminds me a lot of Arrested Development in that way.
They managed to a have a whole episode where they play dungeons and dragons and have it be amazing. You didn't even have to know anything about the game to find it entertaining. Any show that can just have the characters talking at a table for 23 minutes is simply superb. I am constantly astounded at how good this show is.
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Watched this for the first season and the start of second season i think. When a break came i just forgot about it, i sure did love the Dungeons and Dragon episode that just went though xD. Was Epic!
I really do love this show. I think it's a sign of a great comedy when they can make really strong episodes that revolve around every character and relationship, even the ones that don't seem obvious like Abed-Shirley in the Messianic Myths episode.
Also, I might be in the minority, but does anyone else think Britta has become one of the funniest characters? Aside from Troy of course, but I would say that if it's a good Britta episode, I'm guaranteed to like it. Her lines in the documentary episode were hysterical in particular.
Also, I might be in the minority, but does anyone else think Britta has become one of the funniest characters? Aside from Troy of course, but I would say that if it's a good Britta episode, I'm guaranteed to like it. Her lines in the documentary episode were hysterical in particular.
I literally just watched that on-demand, like 20 minutes ago o.0
She had some good lines it yea. I don't know though, I just don't like the character for some reason - not as much as most of the others.
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Anyone else fairly impressed with this show? Personally I think having Chevy Chase back in action is great he is a damn fine actor/comedian.
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If you can't wait till next episode, some of the web clips may help satiate your thirst. A lot of them have no relation to the plot of the series but they add more depth to the background as a whole, not to mention being hilarious. "The 5 Straight As of Greendale" are my favorites. "Homeless: A Student Film" is also good.
I love it. Especially since the main character is more or less me
And I think I'm in love with Alison Brie.
I'm not sure if I like last week's episode. All the havoc over...
A good example of this would be a show like South Park: some episodes involve entirely unbelievable things such as Imaginationland and time travel, whereas others simply follow still-zany yet actually physically possible events.
Sometimes (and much more often lately) a character (say, Randy) will be in on or perpetrating this reality (the Word of Warcraft episode) or sometimes he will be the straight man (the Guitar Hero episode).
Or a much more concise example from South Park would be Kenny dying at the end of every episode.
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Count me amongst that group. First half of season 1 felt like The Office light, but without as much of the funny and no Dwight. I don't really need another show like The Office, something more zany is quite refreshing. Like early Scrubs and stuff or any of the great Andy Richter (sadly short-lived) sitcoms.
I agree that it has changed from the start of the season but since it is so character driven the change up hasn't really effected my opinion of the show. The characters are all very likeable even Chevy Chase as the ridiculous Pierce. They seem to evenly spread the laughs with all the characters getting roughly equal face time (I do wish they would do more with Abed as he is my favorite character). Even the minor characters like Star Burns and Leonard get great moments.
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"Contemporary American Poultry" is the lowest rated Community episode to date with only 3.67 million viewers, making a steep plummet from the 5.07 million viewers of the previous episode. "Modern Warfare" is the tied for the second lowest rated episode of the season with only 4.36 million viewers.
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It is immensely refreshing, because the 6th season of the Office is just a spiralling mess towards the end of a once-great series.
Ratings typically reflect viewer reaction to the prior episode, not the quality of the rated episode. Of course, there are other considerations, too, like 'the chicken finger episode' coming after a month-long break.
Personally, I loved Comparative Religion (the first season Christmas episode with Shirley's party and Jeff fighting the bully). I thought it was a great episode with plenty of hilarious character moments for all everyone and a sweet message at the end with the characters really coming together as a family.
I think the series itself is a gem, despite its slight swerve away from real-but-quirky toward a bit more absurdism. What grounds it is that the characters still feel like real people and not just standard sitcom caricatures. The writing keeps them all balanced and never just the product of their personality quirks. Whatever crazy and implausible (but always well-written and hilarious) antics they get into, the characters make it work. That's a testament to both the writing and the acting because each actor really shines here. It actually reminds me a lot of Arrested Development in that way.
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I really do love this show. I think it's a sign of a great comedy when they can make really strong episodes that revolve around every character and relationship, even the ones that don't seem obvious like Abed-Shirley in the Messianic Myths episode.
Also, I might be in the minority, but does anyone else think Britta has become one of the funniest characters? Aside from Troy of course, but I would say that if it's a good Britta episode, I'm guaranteed to like it. Her lines in the documentary episode were hysterical in particular.
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She had some good lines it yea. I don't know though, I just don't like the character for some reason - not as much as most of the others.