This damn fun-felching takes up too much time
― Spleen of Hearts (kingfish), Wednesday, 21 March 2012 18:45 (twelve years ago) link
Anyone else notice that the show is called "Community" because it's set at a community college ... but that the title also refers to our beloved cohort? Huh?
― Josh in Chicago, Wednesday, 21 March 2012 19:18 (twelve years ago) link
Penile is my new catch phrase. I'm trying to expand it's context to just about everything and everyone
― monkeys on the ceiling fan, ceiling fan (CaptainLorax), Wednesday, 21 March 2012 20:46 (twelve years ago) link
it's also a river in egypt iirc
― internet somebody (some dude), Wednesday, 21 March 2012 20:48 (twelve years ago) link
ew
― THIS TRADE SERVES ZERO FOOTBALL PURPOSE (DJP), Wednesday, 21 March 2012 20:49 (twelve years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vRcaPTTkXqY
hmmm...so we have reassuring visual evidence that everyone is indeed living indoors, but that shot of britta sleeping at the end doesn't look like any studio apartment I'VE ever seen! someone tweet dan harmon and browbeat him for sloppiness
― an electronic plaque of Abraham Lincoln's assassination (reddening), Wednesday, 21 March 2012 23:23 (twelve years ago) link
^^^THAT's the scene with troy living at pierce's i was thinking about.
― brokering (pimping) (stevie), Wednesday, 21 March 2012 23:45 (twelve years ago) link
I think Harmon said that they realised that Pierce and Troy living together just wouldn't be that funny so quietly let it sit in the background.
They lived together mostly between S1 and S2, and it was chronicled, during the non-broadcast months, by Harmon on @oldwhiteguysays
― ┗|∵|┓ (sic), Wednesday, 21 March 2012 23:53 (twelve years ago) link
On the whole, this show seems remarkably thorough and consistent. I'm usually very annoyed by holes or logical gaps.
― EveningStar (Sund4r), Thursday, 22 March 2012 00:00 (twelve years ago) link
consistent
(in its logic, not always in quality)
― EveningStar (Sund4r), Thursday, 22 March 2012 00:01 (twelve years ago) link
Can we Google-proof this thread? Because I feel that, if he were to stumble upon it accidentally, Dan Harmon would probably just stop making things for people altogether.
― Sam Handwiches (Deric W. Haircare), Thursday, 22 March 2012 00:11 (twelve years ago) link
you think this is the only place on the internet that is overthinking this show?
― internet somebody (some dude), Thursday, 22 March 2012 00:42 (twelve years ago) link
Absolutely. The rest of the internet is renowned for its levelheaded appreciation for things that are better than most other things. And also for its sense of equality and social justice.
― Sam Handwiches (Deric W. Haircare), Thursday, 22 March 2012 01:01 (twelve years ago) link
just a heads up, your relentless sarcasm is actually creeping into the top 10 worst things about this thread
― internet somebody (some dude), Thursday, 22 March 2012 01:06 (twelve years ago) link
can we poll that?
― phantompenguin, Thursday, 22 March 2012 01:19 (twelve years ago) link
Jokes, some dude, not sarcasm. The difference is all in the vocal inflect...ohhhhhh, riiiiiiiight.
People looking for the top ten worst things about stuff is kind of a lot of the problem with this thread, imo.
― Sam Handwiches (Deric W. Haircare), Thursday, 22 March 2012 01:23 (twelve years ago) link
i have zero gripes with the show tbh i just think it's funny to watch the thread flail
― internet somebody (some dude), Thursday, 22 March 2012 01:27 (twelve years ago) link
I hope they do get Bill Murray, as it will complete both the relationships and the metarelationships in the show
― Spleen of Hearts (kingfish), Thursday, 22 March 2012 02:58 (twelve years ago) link
Watched last week's ep just to bump up the number on Hulu. Jim Rash really does kill every line he has. I agree with something TVDW wrote, that the only false/off note in the ep was Andre suddenly switching up his attitude at the rehearsal.
Drunk Britta is awesome.
― Spleen of Hearts (kingfish), Thursday, 22 March 2012 04:44 (twelve years ago) link
Actually my favourite bit of the episode was Andre going "don't try your sexy voice with me" and the rest of the study group suddenly going "OH!".
― Homosexual Satan Wasp (Matt DC), Thursday, 22 March 2012 10:06 (twelve years ago) link
Also, I liked Annie's lexicon of various chirps.
― Josh in Chicago, Thursday, 22 March 2012 11:42 (twelve years ago) link
the only false/off note in the ep was Andre suddenly switching up his attitude at the rehearsal.
I do actually agree with this. I think they could've given MJW another take or two to mellow out the harshness of the vibe he was putting off there.
― AnnieHalldonia (Deric W. Haircare), Thursday, 22 March 2012 12:38 (twelve years ago) link
This definitely bugged me at first, but on subsequent viewings I noticed Andre and Shirley talking in the background during whatever what happening in the study room. So it could be argued that a discussion was had, and a realization arrived at by Andre, but we didn't witness it.
― we can be gyros just for one day (Tarfumes The Escape Goat), Thursday, 22 March 2012 13:33 (twelve years ago) link
I did appreciate them showing a glimpse of what prompted Shirley to leave Andre in the first place; when Andre first showed up he was so nice and charming and seemingly reasonable that it was hard to reconcile with the "he cheated on me" bastard specter Shirley kept talking about. While the charm showed why it was plausible that Shirley would fall for him in the first place, the nicey-niceness didn't match the picture Shirley painted of him.
Anxious, upset, thinking-of-himself Andre at the rehearsal, who was prepared to step on Shirley's dreams to put his own dollhouse back together, made a lot more sense. Bringing back the charm and nicey-niceness in his abrupt acceptance of Shirley's changes is either a sign that his character is genuinely beginning to grow and change as well, or an indicator that he uses his charm as a weapon to deceive and trick Shirley into doing what he wants her to do.
― THIS TRADE SERVES ZERO FOOTBALL PURPOSE (DJP), Thursday, 22 March 2012 13:56 (twelve years ago) link
^ this guy knows what's up
― ┗|∵|┓ (sic), Thursday, 22 March 2012 14:02 (twelve years ago) link
I also think it was the set-up to a visual gag, namely that self-centered Jeff and Britta's fake drunk wedding takes center stage, while Andre and Shirley are literally out of focus, way off on the background, talking.
― Josh in Chicago, Thursday, 22 March 2012 14:05 (twelve years ago) link
this show is like a comedy onion
― THIS TRADE SERVES ZERO FOOTBALL PURPOSE (DJP), Thursday, 22 March 2012 14:09 (twelve years ago) link
Yes, thinking-of-himself Andre, who earlier that day hired singers and dancers to do a big marriage proposal in a very public place.
― Emperor Cos Dashit (Adam Bruneau), Thursday, 22 March 2012 14:26 (twelve years ago) link
I loved that he had the singers on retainer, they were cracking me up
I saw the clip of the proposal as a teaser and somehow it gets funnier every time I see or think about it
― THIS TRADE SERVES ZERO FOOTBALL PURPOSE (DJP), Thursday, 22 March 2012 14:27 (twelve years ago) link
Gillian on Janet Varney's podcast:
http://www.nerdist.com/2012/03/the-jv-club-3-gillian-jacobs/
― Spleen of Hearts (kingfish), Thursday, 22 March 2012 14:53 (twelve years ago) link
― Emperor Cos Dashit (Adam Bruneau), Thursday, 22 March 2012 14:26 (58 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
tv trope 101 is that HE does it to get a huge amount of attention to something HE is doing for someone else.
― Thoughts? You must have loads. (a hoy hoy), Thursday, 22 March 2012 15:27 (twelve years ago) link
I think this about any person who organizes a big public proposal. It's gross.
― Respectfully, Tyrese Gibson (Nicole), Thursday, 22 March 2012 15:29 (twelve years ago) link
occasionally hilarious.
― Porto for Pyros (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Thursday, 22 March 2012 15:31 (twelve years ago) link
esp when it culminates with rejection...
― Mordy, Thursday, 22 March 2012 15:31 (twelve years ago) link
i once overdosed on schadenfreude, youtube-ing proposal rejections.
― Porto for Pyros (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Thursday, 22 March 2012 15:32 (twelve years ago) link
xpost - stadium ones are the best.
― Porto for Pyros (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Thursday, 22 March 2012 15:33 (twelve years ago) link
http://www.youtube.com/results?q=proposal%2Brejection&oe=utf-8&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a&safe=active&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=w1
oh no, there goes my day
― THIS TRADE SERVES ZERO FOOTBALL PURPOSE (DJP), Thursday, 22 March 2012 15:36 (twelve years ago) link
"Some results have been removed because SafetyMode is enabled by your network administrator" = "You don't know what you're missing, Dan"
― AnnieHalldonia (Deric W. Haircare), Thursday, 22 March 2012 15:40 (twelve years ago) link
Tonight's episode was brilliant. Started out slightly meh, but soon went galactic.
― we can be gyros just for one day (Tarfumes The Escape Goat), Friday, 23 March 2012 00:37 (twelve years ago) link
That...was French Stewart playing the French Stewart impersonator, wasn't it?
― Catheter Hepburn (Deric W. Haircare), Friday, 23 March 2012 00:40 (twelve years ago) link
yeah, definitely. that chang closing bit was great
― Mordy, Friday, 23 March 2012 00:41 (twelve years ago) link
Wow, this show and I might be on the outs.
I'm a little intrigued: normally, there is plenty of discussion after a Community ep so I might not be the only one who feels this way.
― EveningStar (Sund4r), Saturday, 24 March 2012 03:28 (twelve years ago) link
i dunno about that second half.
― j., Saturday, 24 March 2012 03:34 (twelve years ago) link
That was just self-parody: not about a community college study group, not about advancing the characters' relationships, not about anything except the show's own tropes. The characters were just weak caricatures of themselves.
xpost
― EveningStar (Sund4r), Saturday, 24 March 2012 03:36 (twelve years ago) link
I think the only time I laughed was at "both versions of Michael Jackson".
― EveningStar (Sund4r), Saturday, 24 March 2012 03:37 (twelve years ago) link
Hm, OK, maybe some Troy/Abed stuff is important. Still, felt off somehow.
that chang closing bit was great
no it wasn't
― mookieproof, Saturday, 24 March 2012 03:38 (twelve years ago) link
What an awful, awful show that god is punishing us with.
― General Scheherazod (Deric W. Haircare), Saturday, 24 March 2012 03:43 (twelve years ago) link
Guys Chang was pretty awful this episode, but I liked the rest of it! The bit with Troy and Abed in the bedroom was kinda sweet and touching! lolled hard at the meta evil twin thing
― stan this sick bunt (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Saturday, 24 March 2012 03:47 (twelve years ago) link
i kind of just don't like chang, in general
― althea and (donna rouge), Saturday, 24 March 2012 04:05 (twelve years ago) link