Community, the tv show

Bill Carter piece in today's NYTimes.

I don't think every genre exercise the show does counts as "parody", which Carter wrote like 3x.

I do like that this quote made it in there:

Mr. Harmon appreciates the praise and said he had no quarrel with NBC’s executives, adding that they were supportive beyond the call of duty, “especially when they are under such pressure — they’re in a knife fight with Univision for ratings, for gosh sakes"

Britta as Jacko looks hilarious.

"we're in a ratings war, for pete's sake, we can't have 'community'!"

"...Jim Rash, who plays the bent Dean Pelton on the show. "

Um what

wkiw drunk Britta

I'm so mad I missed this, our NBC affiliate didn't air it in favor of overblown thunderstorm coverage.

"...Jim Rash, who plays the bent Dean Pelton on the show. "

Um what

― kinder, Tuesday, March 13, 2012 1:48 PM (2 days ago) Bookmark

um what um what

^^It's a secret plug for the forthcoming NBC Romantic Comedy series "Bent".

Man, some of the line-readings tonight were just killer.

I feel super vindicated by my very early pronouncements of Community's greatness itt. Y'all just let me know when you want me to predict the next sitcom phenomenon, y'hear?

Lemme guess: GCB

the Only Fools and Horses remake with John Leguizamo.

Unfortunately, ¡Rob! didn't get renewed for a second season. So much potential...lost.

haha

I suspect Apartment 23 could be good, but it could also be very very bad.

"Way to commit, Johnny Fever!"

I feel like Happy Endings is the new Show To Watch, but it's more low-key on a Friends tip and doesn't seem likely to crush it with brilliance like Community. You never know, though.

agree with you on happy endings, but i think it's rocketed up super fast. like it's not quite community and parks and rec level but it could get to that level someday... maybe closer to 30 rock with its hyper joke machine style, but with much less emotional character investment than any of these shows

aw man fuck troy's cockblocking. abed was getting down w/ that blonde

drunk britta is the best thing ever

http://www.slate.com/blogs/browbeat/2012/03/15/britta_on_community_why_the_gillian_jacobs_character_is_confusing_the_show_s_writers.html

opinionz 4 U

Hey, welcome back the old "I find funny, attractive women confusing" argument.

When the main example for your thesis misses the blindingly obvious fact that the character in question was super super high, you may have written a Terri le article.

Grr terrible

i was wondering who this Terri Le person was

btw guys, the answer isn't happy endings, even tho that show is super fun. the best new sitcom is suburgatory.

ugh, no, that show is terrible

Also terrible: http://www.salon.com/2012/03/16/communitys_identity_crisis/

xp you're so wrong. funniest new show. i lol constantly

i really like Suburgatory but i don't feel like it's a constant lol kind of show

lol @ dumbass Salon writer saying Community just started its 4th season because there was a short mid-season break

How much more wrong does it get from "fourth season premiere? I couldn't bear to read on when their facts are so bogglingly wrong from the get go.

(lol xpost)

Also wasn't that episode actually written ages ago?

Also smh at the idea of this show having an "identity crisis", was this his second episode ever?

Suburbagatory is funny but I wouldn't call it the BEST NEW SHOW or whatever

Tessa's creepy friend next door is fantastic tho

omg the black sticom article underneath the Community article is almost as bad

maybe suburgatory is funnier if you actually live in the suburbs

not really. i gave it two chances now and i thought both were awful.

jon, nothing personal, but aside from the fact we're both posting on the Community thread i don't really suspect we share tastes in anything

lol

Fine, we both went to public school

troy comes out the dreamatorium wearing the ivory wig

I noted that too. How did they wind up with it?

power of dreams i guess

"I didn't even make a Christmas list for Santa because I didn't want to depend on a man for anything!"

"'Webster's Dictionary defines?' That's the Jim Belushi of speech openings: it accomplishes nothing, but everyone keeps using it and nobody understands why."

I agree that this was a really underwhelming season premiere. I wish people weren't forcing me to like this show.

P.S. http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7068/6841249186_627d8fc0f9.jpg

absence makes the heart realize this is kind of a shitty show

I'm interested in learning more about this shittiness metric you're using.

Because I think you might be using it wrong.

absence makes the heart realize this is kind of a shitty show

― Lamp, Friday, March 16, 2012 11:09 AM (4 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

otm :(