Re: Community

bookworm Thu Mar 07, 2013 10:28 pm

OK, the first few eps were not that great, but last week's episode had glimmers of awesomeness, and dang it if I didn't tear up a little during tonight's episode. *sniff*

laddical Thu Mar 07, 2013 11:02 pm

Haven't seen this week's episode, but I just wanted to say that I loved almost everything about the convention episode. Even Pierce with his "You're welcome!" and that whole Luke Perry Inspector thing. And I'll never say no to Tricia Helfer on TV. I can't believe she hasn't had better luck breaking out since BSG.

The Dude Fri Mar 08, 2013 3:03 am

They've been okay, but I can live with it. This ep reminded me of the unfairly maligned Troy's 21st birthday. Less funny but hit all right emotional notes.

I wish Tricia Helfer had got more to do. She's my celebrity birthday buddy.

They've gone Damn the torpedoes with the Jeff/Annie ship.

Matinee Fri Mar 08, 2013 10:59 am

The Dude wrote:They've been okay, but I can live with it. This ep reminded me of the unfairly maligned Troy's 21st birthday. Less funny but hit all right emotional notes.

I wish Tricia Helfer had got more to do. She's my celebrity birthday buddy.

They've gone Damn the torpedoes with the Jeff/Annie ship.

I love Troy's 21st Birthday!

I though this ep was pretty good. I love Britta/Jeff, not necessarily coupley but the characters work well together. Ditto the Abed/Troy/Annie duo. And the reveal of Jeff's brother with his nervous giggle made me laugh and rewind.

The Dude Mon Apr 08, 2013 11:01 am

Loved this week's episode, hated last week's.

When Starburns was a writer on Mr. Show they did a sketch taking down the "you stood up to me, you get a promotion" trope, so I doubt that plotline would have passed muster if he were still a writer here.

Meanwhile this week's ep should rightfully be recognized as one of their classics and I think that might have been the best parody of a Quirky Girl ever.

"She told me she's in an all girl kuzoo band."

"How am I supposed to know who these water wings belong to? Oh."

laddical Sun Apr 21, 2013 3:37 pm

Judging by the tone of headlines amongst episode reviews I've seen online, I don't think the Christmas episode was well received this year. Which is a shame. While it didn't make me really laugh, I found it extremely witty and amusing. But I would expect nothing less from an episode featuring Malcolm McDowell as a manipulative bastard. Watching him try his different ploys to break the group was awesome, if not gutbusting.

**blixie** Sun Apr 21, 2013 4:11 pm

I enjoyed it too, I think it maybe suffered a bit from having aired after the best ep of the season IMO, the drug trip puppet episode.

The Dude Tue May 07, 2013 8:27 am

Season (and series) finale this week. I just hope they go out on a high note.

I did like this week's episode, but Annie with curly hair, braces and glasses is still hot.

"Midichlorines. Midichlorines!"

Shalamar Tue May 07, 2013 11:17 am

I really enjoyed this episode. It was very cool to see all the connections. In a weird way, it reminded me of Heroes back when it didn't suck.

Jamie Wed May 08, 2013 5:52 pm

The Dude wrote:Season (and series) finale this week. I just hope they go out on a high note.

It's for sure cancelled then? I'm not sure they'd be able to keep it going much longer anyway, but that's a bummer. I hope all the actors show up all over the place. (Well, even more-so than they already do.)

biakbiak Wed May 08, 2013 5:58 pm

It hasn't been cancelled for certain, NBC hasn't announced any comedy pickup yet. The current spec is Parks and Rec is a lock and than its a toss up between Community, Go On and Whitney. We will know for sure next week because that is the upfronts and perhaps even before given that they often announce renewals before than so the main press will be about the new shows.

Etb: it could happen as early as today as NBC has been announcing the cancellation of Deception and some pilots that they are not picking up.

bookworm Wed May 08, 2013 8:56 pm

I do know that Chevy won't return if there is a fifth season. Pierce is my least favorite character, BUT the episodes that centered around him in some way were pretty awesome: first Halloween ep, video game ep, Dungeons and Dragons, the season three finale, etc.

The Dude Fri May 10, 2013 1:05 am

Jamie wrote:
The Dude wrote:Season (and series) finale this week. I just hope they go out on a high note.

It's for sure cancelled then? I'm not sure they'd be able to keep it going much longer anyway, but that's a bummer. I hope all the actors show up all over the place. (Well, even more-so than they already do.)

Not official, but I'm not optimistic about two more and a movie.

If that was the end it was pretty flat.

punkysdilemma Fri May 10, 2013 12:24 pm

I thought the finale was decent, but I'm a sucker for alternate universes.

Having seen the sum total of what they gave Pierce to do this season, well, I know Chevy Chase is a douche (and I'll allow that might be why they gave Pierce this level of material) but no wonder he wanted to leave the show.

Several NBC shows got canceled yesterday (1600 Penn, Up All Night, Whitney) but no word on Community yet. I wonder if they will actually renew it for another season of limping.

laddical Fri May 10, 2013 12:29 pm

Well, honestly, what else have they got? Even at its worst, Community is still better reviewed than anything else they have other than Parks and Rec. Unless they want to jettison everything but the tip-top performers, Community is one of the best things they've got that has *some* brand recognition.

winncienzo Fri May 10, 2013 12:30 pm

Yeah, NBC is in a terrible place right now, and as crazy as it is, Community isn't doing that bad. For them. On any other network it'd be cancelled for sure. Hard to believe there is hope for renewal after how much trouble it's had staying on the air. That being said, this new version of Community isn't bad, but it's still not the old Community. And I don't know if I care if New Community keeps going or not.

Now, let's talk getting Troy & Abed In the Morning on air. Because I would watch the hell outta that.

bookworm Fri May 10, 2013 12:48 pm

I felt like the season three finale was the best at showing character growth, and providing a sense of closure. The penultimate episode about the origin story would have made a better finale, IMHO. I do understand, though, what they ended up doing. With the Chevy issues, the scheduling issues, Dan Harmon being gone, AND an ambiguous fate for the show, I see why they made the choices they did. I'm still bitter about Troy and Britta, though.

jensa Fri May 10, 2013 9:20 pm

Renewed....

punkysdilemma Fri May 10, 2013 9:58 pm

Someone on hitfix floated the idea that they should just let Jim Rash be the showrunner. Someone else floated the idea that the Trainwreck Principle is in full effect.

I'll still watch, but then again, I'm still watching How I Met Your Mother, so I shouldn't be trusted.

The Dude Sat May 11, 2013 1:21 am

That was a shock.

I still like seeing the ensemble work together with the exception of Chase. So there's that. Hopefully the new crew will find their legs.

biakbiak Sat May 11, 2013 3:41 am

They were so close to 88 episodes that it wouldn't surprise me if basically Sony gave it to NBC for free or gave them crazy deals on their other shows. Sony cut them a crazy deal for last season and NBC can't get rid of everything.

biakbiak Tue May 28, 2013 1:22 am

According to Harmon, Sony has offered him a deal to come back in a real way.

laddical Tue May 28, 2013 3:41 am

I'm sure the lack of Chevy played heavily into that.

Though really... I can't say Chevy is solely to blame in that fiasco.

Eris Rising Tue May 28, 2013 4:31 am

Chevy isn't solely to blame. Harmon was an ass. It's just that Chase has a longer history of being an ass, so more scorn tends to land on him in these things.

biakbiak Tue May 28, 2013 5:10 am

Oh I agree that Harmon is an ass who only has himself to blame for his dismissal, hell even the way he mentioned that Sony invited him back (at Harmontown, immediately regretted it and than was like fuck it) illustrates his self destructive tendencies. Though I do wonder how this show would have worked behind the scenes if he hadn't been forced to cast Chase.

I would also wonder what Harmon would be like if he quit drinking. I was at a taping of The Nerdist where he was so wasted that Hardwick didn't air it (it happened at the time of the Chase shit and than he got fired and Chris went on Harmntown to explain that he didn't air it because though he was funny he didn't want to add it to add to the narrative of him being crazy out of control by people talking things out of context) and it did make me wonder how he functions in life much less in a working environment.

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