The Zone

by **TonyWilson** on Sun Oct 31, 2010 7:29 am

I'm catching up with the first season at the moment, just seen the Halloween ep with the Batman parody. I think it's a really funny show most of the time and it's good to have all the main characters be funny in any combination too. I also really love this line from the pilot "I discovered at a very early age that if I talk long enough, I can make anything right or wrong. So either I'm God or truth is relative. In either case, booyah!"

And Alison Brie is ridiculously lovely.

by **Peven** on Fri Nov 12, 2010 10:56 pm

this week's episode was pretty good, not great, but still delivered a few nice laughs. i really dig the way it has a continuity to it, with Chevy in the wheel chair after last week's trampoline incident, and then the reference to the Halloween and a certain hook up, which i am thinking we will see further reference to in at least one future episode. holy shit, just imagine if that test turns out to be positive! :lol:

by **Bloo** on Sat Nov 13, 2010 3:29 am

some TV review website called last night's ep "the best bottle episode ever", i almost gotta agree with that

by **Peven** on Fri Nov 19, 2010 12:47 pm

this week's episode was fucking GREAT. the chase through the giant blanket tent, awesome, and the finale had me laughing my ass off

by **Bloo** on Fri Nov 19, 2010 12:57 pm

this season is really picking up

by **TonyWilson** on Sat Nov 20, 2010 8:53 am

Yes this episode was utterly brilliant, probably my favourite (maybe tied with the paintball ep from last season). When the A plot tied into the blanket fort B plot I was howling with laughter, and the twist upon twist upon twist finale was delicious, I particularly liked the sly nod to Lost's ultimate shittiness with the Dean's "Time travel is so hard to write" breakdown.

by **TheBaxter** on Mon Nov 22, 2010 9:50 am

i thought that was a nod to the ultimate shittiness of Heroes.

by **Bloo** on Mon Nov 22, 2010 6:56 pm

I think the best thing about this season has been the fact that when there have been A and B stories they have connected, unlike last season where there was little connection between the A and B stories.

by **TheBaxter** on Mon Dec 13, 2010 2:31 pm

the xmas episode was another classic. how can this show just keep getting more and more awesome?

by **Ribbons** on Mon Dec 13, 2010 7:13 pm

Yeah, Community has been firing on all cylinders lately. It's a huge improvement over season 1, in my opinion. I think the main reason is because some of the more far-out ideas they had wouldn't have worked until they established the characters and the voice of the show -- like the zombie episode, the bottle episode, and the animated episode, all of which are awesome but probably wouldn't have been as effective last year.

by **Bloo** on Mon Dec 13, 2010 7:38 pm

Did anyone else notice that the Christmas episode was written by Starburns himself (and Moral Orel creator) Dino Stamatopoulos

by **Peven** on Tue Dec 14, 2010 1:31 am

this show operates on a whole other level than any other half hour comedy show on tv, the Christmas episode was brilliant

by **TheBaxter** on Tue Feb 15, 2011 2:34 pm

i forgot to post about the D&D episode a few weeks ago. but i can't let it go by without saying that Senor Chang cosplaying as a drow elf was one of the funniest things i've ever seen on this show.

by **Bloo** on Tue Feb 15, 2011 3:54 pm

TheBaxter wrote:i forgot to post about the D&D episode a few weeks ago. but i can't let it go by without saying that Senor Chang cosplaying as a drow elf was one of the funniest things i've ever seen on this show.

yeah that was awesome, I loved the whole D&D episode

by **John-Locke** on Tue Mar 01, 2011 10:52 am

More Modern Warfare on its way!

YES!

POP POP

by **TheBaxter** on Tue Mar 01, 2011 12:09 pm

i want to see pierce go all colonel kurtz on this one. "the horror... the horror"

by **Leckomaniac** on Tue Mar 01, 2011 12:30 pm

"Magnitude, same question."

"Same answer: POP POP!"

Brilliant.

EDIT: Also, Troy freaking out: "I wanted a picture! You can't disappoint a picture!!!!"

Marvelous.

by **TheBaxter** on Tue Mar 01, 2011 12:42 pm

here's my zoner impression of troy in that episode:

:shock:

by **Ribbons** on Tue Mar 01, 2011 3:38 pm

Magnitude: Pop Pop!

Leonard: *raspberry*

Magnitude: Pop Pop!

Leonard: *raspberry*

Magnitude: Pop POP!

Leonard: *raspberry*

by **TheBaxter** on Tue Mar 01, 2011 3:49 pm

that's one of the great things about the show, they can introduce a character out of nowhere like Magnitude and its like he's been there all along.
in fact, all the "background" characters are pretty great... magnitude, leonard, starburns, the dean

by **TheBaxter** on Mon Mar 07, 2011 12:02 pm

Troy is going on tour

no abed or pierce though.

by **Ribbons** on Fri Mar 25, 2011 5:50 pm

I just want to point out that last night's episode of Community was directed by Richard Ayoade. Yes, THAT Richard Ayoade:

by **Bloo** on Sat Mar 26, 2011 2:05 am

Last night's My Dinner with Pulp Fiction episode was awesome

by **Ribbons** on Sun Mar 27, 2011 4:52 pm

I'll never forget my Dinner with Andre dinner with Abed.

by **TheBaxter** on Mon Mar 28, 2011 9:29 am

i just want to point out that i have no idea who Richard Ayoade is

by **TonyWilson** on Mon Mar 28, 2011 11:15 am

Then download Garth Marenghi's Darkplace, Man To Man With Dean Learner, The UK original The IT Crowd and portions of The Mighty Boosh and edumacate yourself, Bax. You'll thank me. Or want to slap me for wasting your time but it's worth the risk for both of us.

by **Peven** on Mon Mar 28, 2011 5:48 pm

take it to the flirting thread you two :-P

this is one of those shows i like so much i already dread the inevitable decline

by **Bloo** on Mon Mar 28, 2011 5:56 pm

I'd hope Dan Harmon is smart enough to know when it's slowing down and end it or fix it. I addressed this in the first season, but I'm curious how they are going to handle future seasons, as most community colleges are only 2 year programs. I can see Peirce being around, as he's not really a full time student, and Chang since this is his first year, and they can maybe pull off the "not full time students" with Britta and Shirley, but Abed, Jeff, Troy, and Annie are all obviously full-time students.

by **Peven** on Mon Mar 28, 2011 7:02 pm

if they start to swap out characters who should be the first character to go? what is the rank of significance among Community characters??? what list should they work from when the replacements begin?

most needed for show to retain quality & identity
1. Abed
2. Jeff
3. Troy
4. Annie
5. Pierce
6. Chang
7. Britta
8. Shirley

by **TonyWilson** on Tue Mar 29, 2011 5:38 am

I think Britta should be ranked higher there. She's possibly my favourite character, it started with the ep when she, Shirley and Annie use Abed to destroy the self esteem of all the bitchy women at Greendale - from the hyped up "bitch free zone" boasting to telling Abed to go be "rowboat" cop, she's just so wonderfully, unknowingly lame and her earnest yet still kinda shallow politics is hilarious.

by **Peven** on Tue Mar 29, 2011 8:23 am

i think she started out as one of the core characters, right there next to Jeff, but it seems to me over the course of the show she has fallen back into the pack as they have pretty much written out the whole sexual tension with Jeff subplot. i think she could be replaced with another late 20's/early 30's single woman without too much trouble

by **TheBaxter** on Tue Mar 29, 2011 10:02 am

they could always just go the simpsons route. i mean, how many seasons has bart been a 12-year-old kid now?

by **Bloo** on Tue Mar 29, 2011 11:35 am

I love Britta and would hate to see her phased out, but with a cast this size it's hard to let everyone shine all the time (some of the weaker episodes from Season 1 show this when they try and cram too many plots in an ep). Somehow I don't think we're down with Jeff and Britta as she did lose her job last week. Another roommate for Jeff along with Chang? Will that be too much?

by **Ribbons** on Sat Apr 23, 2011 11:02 pm

I enjoyed Community's take on The Clip Show Episode this week. 8-)

"El corazón del agua es verdad. That water is a lie! Harrison Ford is irradiating our testicles with microwave satellite transmissions!"

by **John-Locke** on Sun Apr 24, 2011 9:01 am

best.clip-show.ever.

by **Tyrone_Shoelaces** on Mon Apr 25, 2011 1:34 am

Nice shout-out to "The Cape." Somewhere an NBC exec was flipping off his TV.

Fans of Donald Glover should seek out his movie Mystery Team. At one point I was laughing so hard I was crying and had to pause it so I wouldn't miss anything.

by **Bloo** on Mon Apr 25, 2011 2:39 am

Tyrone_Shoelaces wrote:Nice shout-out to "The Cape." Somewhere an NBC exec was flipping off his TV.

Fans of Donald Glover should seek out his movie Mystery Team. At one point I was laughing so hard I was crying and had to pause it so I wouldn't miss anything.

I'vehad that on my Netflix Que for awhile now, might have to move it up

by **Bob Samonkey** on Mon Apr 25, 2011 4:24 pm

John-Locke wrote:best.clip-show.ever.

seconded

by **Tyrone_Shoelaces** on Sun May 08, 2011 1:09 am

'Community' Star Donald Glover Talks Hip-Hop

by **Bloo** on Sun May 08, 2011 2:26 am

what does it say about current TV that the biggest mystery I want solved is who the hell is in that Ice Cream suit

by **Bob Samonkey** on Sun May 08, 2011 3:01 am

Is the level of excitement I get every time I see any Ex-LOSTy on any other show wrong?

Same thing happened when Hurley appeared on HIMYM and Fringe....

by **Bloo** on Sun May 08, 2011 4:02 am

Bob Poopflingius Maximus wrote:Is the level of excitement I get every time I see any Ex-LOSTy on any other show wrong?

Same thing happened when Hurley appeared on HIMYM and Fringe....

hell I watched that Mr. Sunshine show because Hurley was on it

by **Tyrone_Shoelaces** on Mon May 09, 2011 2:15 pm

"She's kinda awesome today."

by **Bloo** on Thu May 12, 2011 8:02 pm

opening minutes...

STAR WARS!

by **Bob Samonkey** on Thu May 12, 2011 10:09 pm

Bloo wrote:opening minutes...

STAR WARS!

That was freaking awesome...

by **Bloo** on Thu May 12, 2011 10:15 pm

Bob Poopflingius Maximus wrote:
Bloo wrote:opening minutes...

STAR WARS!

That was freaking awesome...

yes, yes it was

by **Ribbons** on Fri May 13, 2011 11:38 am

This doesn't mean Chevy Chase has left the show, does it?

But yeah that episode was awesome, each scene in the last twenty minutes was more epic than the one before it. I'm constantly impressed by how well they walk the line between parody and homage.

"Denny's is for winners!"

by **Fievel** on Fri May 13, 2011 12:37 pm

Ribbons wrote:This doesn't mean Chevy Chase has left the show, does it?

I barely watched this past season. I'm not sure I even saw an episode this calendar year.
That took me by surprise. A downer, for sure. Hopefully it's not permanent.

by **Bloo** on Fri May 13, 2011 4:13 pm

I doubt it, you'd think they would have made some announcement about it. In fact I'd figure if anyone would be leaving it would be Dr. Ken. But I could see it turning into a nice arch for next season, with the study group reminding Peirce of all the times that they have been there for him

by **swoop91** on Sat May 14, 2011 2:15 am

When I see Annie I get aroused. True story.