Community, the tv show

Dean Pelton's Lady Gaga costume was soooo much better than Gabe's.

It also just made more sense; of COURSE Dean Pelton would go as Lady Gaga. Gabe's character isn't interesting enough for him dressing up as Lady Gaga to elicit anything more than a "Oh. Hm." If that.

And Pelton's seemed less professional/we-have-a-TV-budget than Gabe's.

great episode. Troy and Abed's Alien/Ripley fight had me dying.

@perpetua Is every other episode of Community going to be a lame movie parody now?

yeah, you would think that it would get old, but it's a testament to how great a show it is that after decades of south park/simpsons/family guy 5 parodies per episode, these writers still manage to find fresh ways to pull it off.

Dean Pelton's Lady Gaga costume was soooo much better than Gabe's.

Oh yeah, so much better. And it did make MUCH more sense. I do have to admit, though, that I actually laughed out loud at The Office this week. More than I have yet this season and most of last season too. The cold open with Stanley was lol and so much better than the forced memes they've been playing with.

Back to the topic at hand though, its killing me that I can't remember where the "I love you" - "I know" reference is from. I know I should know that one. Donald Glover's timing is perfect. His "I have no idea why I thought this would work" switch was so great, as was his "sexy Dracula" costume.

Empire Strikes Back for one.

Goddammit, thats it!

was jeff dressed as beckham?

y

because

tru

Jeff's transition from zombie to normal without stopping texting was masterful.

@perpetua Is every other episode of Community going to be a lame movie parody now?

yeah, you would think that it would get old, but it's a testament to how great a show it is that after decades of south park/simpsons/family guy 5 parodies per episode, these writers still manage to find fresh ways to pull it off.

― get off my lawn (rockapads), Friday, October 29, 2010 3:23 PM (1 hour ago)

Community is more about the parody of movie cliches than specific films.

Dean Pelton's Lady Gaga costume was soooo much better than Gabe's.

This was the first thing I thought of:
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and it does it so quickly! Troy and Zombie Abed was fast but that look was enough to be effective. xpost

Ratings were up because of the Shrek lead-in. Around the same numbers as 30 Rock normally gets, so that's good. The next episode's drop will be important.

was so weird how they both had the exact same lady gaga joke

"Why did he call me?"

cos he was the only one left?

keep lolling at 'oh snap: the man who went there'

Loved this! The cat joke was so well done...and the Abba soundtrack throughout was soooo lol!!!

NBC just ordered two additional eps this season, bringing the total to 24. Hooray!

The Abba soundtrack was the icing on the cake.

Glad they ordered those before they saw the drop in ratings post-Shrek special lead-in.

I love Community, but damn is NBC desperate if they're ordering a full season and additional episodes.

Trying to remember where I red it but apparently Community pays for itself in DVD sales not on first run and NBC use online viewing figures as a predictor of this. This is good as the first run ratings are shocking.

I'm gonna ask for Community DVDs for Christmas then

It might pay for itself but NBC really needs hits to up revenue. DVD sales and online figures are fine, but nothing compared to the revenue stream of the first run of a primetime hit.

Can't see the affiliates being too happy either.

I love the show, but there's really no reason it should go beyond a second season. It's a community college! I'm just glad they're getting a full second season.

NBC could do itself a lot of favors by looking at cable (their USA shows do incredibly well and, in most cases, really aren't that bad). If they go edgy like FX or (of late) AMC, they may earn a new reputation as the network which will deliver excellent television at the risk of upsetting the FCC. (I mean, obviously they can't go as far as FX or AMC, but they can push it.)

There's limited value in attempting a gritty and/or edgy cable drama on network TV though. AMC/FX/USA numbers are so far below where networks need them to be. Lone Star is an example. Human Target is probably the closest to a USA show on networks, and it's hardly thriving.

I guess you're right. They need to shake it up in one way or another, though, because they've got NOTHING.

When you only have one show (The Office) that can offer you a lead in to build a new series, you're in trouble, yeah. Still, it works out for the fans of Community. and 30 Rock. and Friday Night Lights.

The networks definitely have their own personalities. I mean, if I'm watching Grey's Anatomy (for example...I actually haven't watched it in years), I know right away I'm watching an ABC show. NCIS is unmistakably CBS. I can't even imagine either of those shows on alternate networks, and especially not on NBC. NBC dramas over the last decade just seem to have some kind of cheap sheen on them. Friday Night Lights and Southland were the most surprising exceptions, and neither of them translated in that setting.

<3 this show

is that Hillary Duff?

y

This episode is really great so far.

Damn you Pierce!

:D

That one was brought by the letter "S" as in "SNAP"

It's going to be a maze

would happily have chang just floating around making comments like that for the rest of the season xpost

Gary with the check on the weather just made me lol so hard. "IT'S STILL SUNNY"

ugh I really hate this Abed-as-Robocop stuff. lol at "it's going to be a maze," though.

just watched the zombie ep... if you guys really think that 1/ that was a billionth as good as paintball and 2/ the season hasnt pretty much been a complete fiasco then i don't really know what to say. perpetua otm.

Abed-as-Robocop was, sure, gimmicky, but totally worth it for Britta's "rowboat-cop" line.

It's not so much that it was gimmicky, it's that it was a reductive, cheap way to portray his Asperger's, which was handled a little more deftly last season iirc

Good point, but it could also be argued (not necessarily by me, I'm just playing devil's advocate) that this is the manifestation of Abed's Asperger's, as seen through Abed's eyes -- a bittersweet gaze into his psyche.

Or something.

totally lost my shit at the secret garden/alice in wonderland-type music they played when troy found the trampoline.

the last third of the zombie episode was basically a donald glover showcase, idk how people could watch it and think "oh THIS isn't what i watch community for."

totally predictable genre cliche "jeff, you've been up there for an hour" had me on the floor.