Community, the tv show

You think I'm too old to make monkeyshines at a picture show?

this ep was a stone classic. lol at chevy chase doing robin williams. every1 had a classic bit, but "im not juno, homeslice" is just.

he's a younger "that asian guy from lost"

really is my favorite show on TV right now

It reminds me a little of the relationship between Sam Malone and the rest of the Cheers gang.

This is pretty otm, and the way they've reworked the sam-and-diane act (which grated in the first few episodes) has been great.

excited to see how season two will go now that they have the form down, though i dunno how they can hope to keep people in community college forever if it hits.

jeff brings them all to law school where he teaches

the show is just such a pleasure for me, even when it's not funny i'm delighted

jeff brings them all to law school where he teaches

Dan Harmon (creator of the show) actually addressed this in a recent interview:

I don’t have any ambition to be the next Laverne & Shirley, and have it run two decades. Jeff’s not going to grow a beard and start teaching there while the rest of them open a pet store across the street.

He also mentions that it's possible to get a bachelor's degree at a community college, so the show basically has a four-year plan laid out. That interview and this one from E!Online are pretty interesting looks at how he's dealing with the expectations from the fandom that's sprouted up.

apparently community colleges have wacky themed dance parties every week

i love dan harmon. his blog and twitter are gold mines.

and this: http://www.channel101.com/shows/view.php?media_id=1764

In July 2009, Harmon was nominated in two Emmy categories for his part in writing the Oscar telecast: Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Special and Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics, the latter of which he was awarded for "Hugh Jackman Opening Number" at the 61st Primetime Emmy Awards.

Of course it could be like MASH and be an 11 year moebius loop of the korean war community college.

"at the picnic!"

this show is still stupid funny, new episode coming this week i hope?

yeah!

brunette in this show is cuet

I thought tonights was among the best.

I laughed at the naked pool bit way more than I want to admit, but also hopeful that due to the Abed plot we'll get a bit less of him just being the self-aware/fourth wall breaking loser of the group

I've never thought Abed was a loser.

Really enjoyed this one a bunch.

yeah this episode was tops, and the way they totally went for broke with that last scene was kind of unexpected and awesome

Loser was not quite the word I was looking for, but I just read this AVClub review that nailed what I wanted to say far more eloquently:

The show's detractors often write it off as a series about a bunch of types who interact with each other in utterly predictable ways. And while that was true of some of the earliest episodes of the series, I don't think it's true anymore. As the series has slowly given every character in its ensemble showcase episodes that show them off, it's found the human beings behind the types. Take a look at how the show treats Abed tonight (in what's probably the best showcase the series has come up with for Danny Pudi). Abed's been the typical TV character who's detached and sort of aloof, an outsider who hangs out with our cast. (Harmon compared him to a wide variety of TV characters, including Mork and the Fonz.) But this episode shows that that's just a level of comfort with himself that the other characters lack, a level of comfort that they envy in some ways. Just like Britta is not an ice-cold bitch but, rather, a girl who's only beginning to realize how little she understands the way she gets in her own way or like Troy is not just a dumb jock but also a guy who's always leading with his heart (but is easily swayed by others), Abed's revealed to be something more than what he appears.

YOU MAGNIFICENT SON OF A BITCH!

yeah that's a good point about how much they're willing to toy with and put new angles on the characters, even so early on in the show's run. i mean i never would've thought from the pilot episode that Troy would've become such a weird and hilarious character.

i never liked this show, but i'll watch tonight's episode once it's up on hulu tomorrow

What is the origin of "you magnificent son of a bitch?" I feel like I've been hearing that phrase forever as a semi-reference.

Yeah, this has replaced 30 Rock as the Show of My Heart. Something about seeing the coach walking around naked with his farmer tan just killed me. I was actually pretty impressed with the guy who played the coach -- it would've been easy to sound hammy and overdone with some of those lines, but he really sold it.

Need .gif of Abed being a vampire.

loled at the Mad Men thing too. <3 Alison Brie.

I really like some of the changes they're making with the characters, especially making Brita more vulnerable (see the ballet dancing episode, drunk dialing, her breaking down when everyone makes fun of her in last night's episode) instead of just being the sassy ice queen all the time.

the episode was great. brita's pronuncation of bagel had us freaking rolling.

My 2 year old says bagel the way Britta does.

hmmm

My car's GPS says bagel the way Britta does (we have it set on the British accent voice and one day we set the destination as "Ein-steeeen Bross Bag-els")

lol @ "you are the worst."

http://ow.ly/1ePRs

NBC press release

doope ep, v high quality

so torn between being happy for this show and being anxious about the increasing possibility of Joel getting his Kinnear on and leaving The Soup

Even if ABC hadn't just cancelled Better off Ted, that episode would have finally settled it as to which was the best comedy currently on US TV.

in britain its pronounced bygule

not surprised about Better Off Ted but still bummed to hear :(

I'm not sure if it has officially been cancelled but most of the actors seem to be working on other things. However, given how bad ABC at scheduling and promoting things it would surprise me if any announcement has slipped completely under the radar.

"Oh come on, if all Chinese were psychic you would have started using birth control centuries ago..."

total bliss watching this show

mchale was excellent, his detractors can shut up now

even though you want them to keep this show tight and not drag on forever in a way i wouldn't mind it because it's got that thing where i have a new favorite character every week, and those shows are very rare

yeah, this show is pretty unfuckable with atm

parks and rec not renewed apparently?

no, parks and rec was renewed early a couple weeks ago

McHale has detractors?

wasn't he playing the manager in burger king commercials in like 2003?

yep