Yes, Chris Traeger, "thumbs up" is the grade I'd give last night's Parks and Recreation. Yes, Chris Traeger, "dead" is the grade I'd give last night's The Office. And Community, somewhere in-between.
- Community: In terms of plot development and characterization, "Paranormal Parentage" was a strong enough episode of television. It was well paced, landed its emotional moments (like Jeff calling his still-unseen, unheard father) and "Gus" reappearing as Pierce's brother was surprising and touching. But for an episode of Community, it wasn't all that funny. Too often the jokes that made me laugh did so out of familiarity — haha, Annie's naïve; lolz, Troy's wide-eyed wonder — with the exception of everything that came out of Britta's mouth; Gillian Jacobs is absolutely killing it. #emmyforbritta
- Parks and Recreation: Ron Swanson, Herbie: Full Loaded fan. Who knew? LiLo should keep his flank steak, wet socks hangover cure in mind. Anyway, there was a lot to love about "Emergency Response," one of the best Parks episodes of the season — Leslie's fake newscast, Chris' endorsement of therapy, "Ghost Jammed," Ann (immediately regretting) asking Matt Walsh about his sperm, the return of Mouse Rat, the surprise announcement at the gala — but the two obvious highlights were the head of animal control discussing various ways to kill Pawnee's birds and Ron's stint on Pawnee Today, excuse me, You're On with Ron. I would never stop watching that. Also, I'm going to cry during the wedding next week. No shame.
- The Office: The good: Bob Odenkirk as Michael Scott, Vol. 2. He is the only actor in the world who could pull off that role, and it only went to show how good Michael, Vol. 1 had it in Scranton; at least the Dunder-Mifflin gang acknowledged his Ace Ventura-quoting presence. Also enjoyed the return of Gabe and the pop-up announcement at episode's end. The bad: ANDY. DON'T TRY TO MAKE US SYMPATHIZE WITH HIM. HE'S THE WORST AND DESERVES TO BE TREATED AS SUCH.
THE WORST.
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Ron says: “woodworking, novels about tall ships, MEAT.” not “me”.
and you’re lonely.
come on gifs..
Yeah, I noticed that, too. Don’t shoot me; I’m just the Tumblr-stealing messenger.
Well, my day is ruined. *throws tray of food*
Did they really try to make Andy sympathetic? I think that was about as douchey as they’ve made him in the entire history of the show.
I dont think they’re trying to make Andy sympathetic AT ALL. It looks like they’re going out of their way to make him a tremendous asshole in order for it to be okay for Erin to bang Pete. Because completely changing a character’s ENTIRE PERSONALITY makes sense somehow at NBC
Is it just me, or did anyone else feel like Ed Helms was trying to channel Steve Carell in last nights episode? It just felt like Michael Scott was all over this episode without actually being there. It was a bit weird.
What? You guys don’t have sympathy for a guy that literally says, out loud, “do i get pleasure from other people’s misfortune? Yes.”
I thought they tried to in that close-up shot of his face. It almost looked like he was crying.
With what they have shown us with Andy’s backstory, I can’t help but think this isn’t so much a “look at how much of a douche he is” moment, as much as it is a “look at how unstable and broken he is, even among all of these other unstable and broken people(except Creed).”
Ever since Andy has been on the show they alter his personality to suite their needs. He’s been everything from a bully with anger issues to a mild-mannered “aw shucks” dweeb to a sympathetic loser to an emotionally unstable dick. He’s like the tofu of the cast.
@Stacey, while that argument can surely be made, I see it as he went from a bully with anger issues, to someone who went to therapy for it and over corrected, turning him into that broken “aw shucks” guy, who slowly became that push over loser by constantly repressing his anger, and since he no longer had a way to channel it for so long, his bubbling anger and rage, combined with his inability to deal with these emotions/obstacles as he had previously been able to, with anger and physical violence, has led him to the emotionally unstable character that he is now, who rather than physically lashing out and punching a wall or screaming, is using these more round about machinations as a form of catharsis.
@Repulsive Icon – I could see that, but given the state of affairs I would in no way credit the writers of The Office for developing such precise character development and nuances.
Uh… hasn’t Andy always been a dick? I don’t see how they’re changing his character at all, it’s just other characters have realized he’s a completely irredeemable dick.
I thought this was about Andy Dwyer. I had completely forgotten about Nard Dog.
@Stacey You’re probably right, I just really love Ed Helms and want to credit him with all of those things. Just a really nuanced thought process and precision acting on his part.
When talking about Andy, can you specify which one, because Andy from parks and rec should be the default number one.
And ed helms should be referred to as andy #2 or at least Office Andy
Every episode of ‘The Office’ at this point merely goes to further support my claim in Season 3 that Jim should have picked Karen Filippelli. I mean:
[thievesbytuesday.files.wordpress.com]
God this episode was terrible. “Hey remember that horrible storyline about Andy being a dick to Nellie? Let’s do that again, but with Pete!”
^^ Maybe, but can’t say one has a decisive looks advantage over the other.
Pam is hotter than Karen.
That’s a bad picture of Pam, and she still looks way hotter. WAY hotter. And Rashida Jones is really pretty.
I really like Jenna Fischer, in case you can’t tell.
Obviously looks isn’t the only factor, but do you really this is how Jim’s life would have gone if he’d picked Karen? Stuck in an increasingly unpleasant marriage with someone who’s decided that Scranton is the center of the Earth? We’d have 24/7 Philly Jim, and we all know how awesome that guy was.
I feel like they’re trying to make the drifting apart/marriage break-up of Jim and Pam sort of equal/blameless, but how many times are you supposed to drop your dreams because your wife wants to work at the same tiny, shitty desk in the same tiny, shitty office park in the same tiny, shitty town before it stops being romantic and starts being abusive? I actually hope they end the series with them apart now because if they have Jim dramatically drop another shot at success to go back to eating at a Scranton TGIFridays three times a week, it would be atrocious.
I have always agreed here too. Who the hell does Pam think she is to act this way to the father of her two children? He’s trying to better your life together, just get on board!
I’m also a guy who thought Ross should have chosen Mona over Rachel so I might not be in the majority here either.
An OK episode of Community is still better than most things on TV. This is not to be debated. And I actually really liked the episode.
Parks and Rec was great as usual, but the bird killing had me rolling on the floor.
And Bob Odenkirk did a great Michael Scott last night especially with the Kids in the Hall shoutout after quoting Monty Python. And Andy is meant to be hated at this point, I assume, but his nicknames for Clark were still pretty god damn funny. Zero Clark Thirty by far my favorite.
I’ll admit, those nicknames were solid.
I love Ed Helms, and I don’t understand why the writers on The Office apparently hate him.
And Tiger Troy is still the cutest thing in the history of ever.
Cute though he may have been, it was a tragic miss on the Calvin and Hobbes references. They could have done so much with that alone, but instead it just “funny costume” and done.
There wasn’t a red wagon careening out of control in sight. Pathetic.
Right? No pay-off on that one at all, nothing that called upon the spirit of Calvin and Hobbes. So, a total waste. Pretty good overall, though.
Two episodes in, and Im really starting to worry about Community. Last nights episode sucked. This should not be happening, especially during a Halloween episode. Parks & Rec might have been the best of the season so far. “You’re on with Ron” spin-off or GTFO. As for The Office, I might be one of the few people who has rooted for Dwight and Angela more than Jim and Pam. Their relationship has seen far more adversity, and they’re just more interesting as characters. Also, Bob Oedenkerk had me missing Steve Carell in a big way.
Side note: Did anyone else catch that callback to season 3 when Pierce said ” Ghosts cant go through doors. They’re not fire.”?
I’ll agree with you last night’s episode was below par. I though the premier episode was really good. Enjoyed the Cougar Town references, but that was about it.
The callback couldn’t save the episode any more than “no sweat boba fett” – I swear they’re just like checking things off a list and cramming in whatever they can.
Shirtless Jeff, check. Name rhyme, check. Horror movie trope, check (seriously, the Annie as Samara on the ground was just out of place and not funny). Cool cool cool, check. 4th wall breaking meta reference, check.
And yet, it’s still somehow not hitting the mark.
@tugger You just listed off things we loved about Community in the first place that made us watch (maybe not so much shirtless Jeff, but the rest of it for sure). Were you hoping that this season would be a completely different show?
Well I loved all those things too up to this point, and no I don’t want the show to just completely change overnight. But certain moments do feel like its copying itself, or impersonating an episode.
A point I made on a previous post and didn’t want to repeat is the plot, the general story, and the acting were all solid imo. But style really felt off to me, specifically the framing and cinematography. Look at how the “haunted house” looked early in the episode compared to the single shot we got of a similar setting in Paradigms of Human Memory. Or even compared to Jeff alone in the study later. And the Annie crawling on the floor as Samara was a break in style in that moment that came out of nowhere. It would have fit on 30 rock, but it didn’t make sense there in that moment.
To be clear though, I still want to love this show and won’t give up on it even if it gets way worse in any regard.
honestly, why the fuck was that episode on in February?
Leapin_Lizards, are you new to the internet? Do you not understand the significance of October 19?
Something’s really different with the cinematography on Community. I feel like they’re making quicker cuts to reaction shots or something. I can’t quite put my finger on it, but it’s jarring enough that it feels like I’m looking at a parody or something. I hope I get used to it, ’cause it’s messing up the timing of the jokes for me.
Fine, from now on “your” will have universal meaning.
I actually enjoyed Community. Perhaps lowered expectations after last week but several hearty laughs were had.
Also, I wish Britta was my Analyst-Therapist.
No. No. A thousand times No.
Never forgive the your/you’re mistake. NEVER!
@dax did you intentionally avoid the term analrapist?
I DON’T MAKE THE GIFS. BLAME TUMBLR. (I do.)
^ Yeah, I’m just joshing you. (See what I did there?)
^^ PC, trying to avoid the police inquiries.
As I said last week – The Office…shut it down. Seriously SHUT IT DOWN.
it’s been shut down, you do know that?
I’m embarrassed to admit that I didn’t know Troy and Abel were Calvin and Hobbes until Yvette posted it on twitter.
I’m even more embarrassed that I just realized it after reading your comment.
Mind. Blown.
Its understandable. Abeds costume was horrible.
I don’t think it was too bad. How else do you dress as Calvin?
Strictly speaking, Abed should have been Hobbes. Troy should have been Calvin. It would have siuted their characters better.
Calvin has a SHORT SLEEVED shirt! COME ON, PEOPLE!!
Great callback to season 1 Troy. “You should be like Calvin. His best friend was a tiger, he always went on dope adventures, if anything stood in his way, he just pee’d on it!”
I had no idea who they were, since they either did nor reference it at all, or edited out the reference to it. I would have loved a Calvin joke. Like Abed flushing himself in a toilet or something, but it went right over my head who they were.
@eltigrechino -
that moment in season 1 was such a better example of “we’re familiar with what a treasure trove Calvin and Hobbes is” than anything last night.
I was praying for a game of Calvinball to break out!
@tuggernuts….I think New Girl pretty much owns adult Calvinball with True American.
@ChiSwede
I LOVE any instance of that on the show. i have to rewind, it’s so good.
real life calvinball/true american with drinking sounds like the enjoyable way to lose an eye ever.
I thought he looked like Thing 1 from Seuss.
parks and rec is absolutely killing it for me this season. last night’s episode was incredible.
It’s killing it for all of us.
It’s a serial doppelganger!
Fantastic episode.
When Gabe showed up I remembered instantly how much I hated him and wanted to punch his stupid face and would have been completely fine never seeing him again.
I thought Dean Pelton made a nice looking ring girl. He was pretty.
Good wig work.
Stupid sexy Dean. It feels like he’s wearing nothing at all. Nothing at all. Nothing at all.
I’ll just leave this here.
Rob Lowe just nails the eternally-positive handsome fit motivational office smiler.
You’re right. Rob Lowe nails anything that walks.
Well, a little less now since getting caught with an underage girl on video.
Did anyone else see the plea from Community to TBS while Abed was watching Cougar Town?
Is that what we’re supposed to do? Shoot all the birds?
“Who do you want me to kill? Cause I’ll do it. Right after I get done with these birds.”
I thought that guy stole the show. He needs to be a recurring character.
I liked Community, it felt like something that could have fit in the first three seasons. Also, I want to watch a Ron Swanson morning show.
Not to be an ass but it’s you’re not your on page 7.
I wish I could have changed it, but I just find the GIFs on Tumblr, not make them.
It bothered me, too.
:puts on Robin Williams beard and Cosby sweater: It’s not your fault, Josh. It’s not your fault. Hey, Josh, it’s not your fault.
It’s okay man, you do a yeoman’s job with this.
Ron needs a woodworking show with Perd Hapley.
*You’re lonely.
Community had another mediocre episode this week and it’s really starting to scare me. Community is not supposed to be mediocre, it’s supposed to be hilarious. I did love the Calvin and Hobbes costumes though. That is still my favorite comic strip.
Parks and Rec was pretty funny. It still get’s a little too sweet for my cynical heart at times though. Especially with the cliched ‘let’s get married right now’ ending.
The Office actually got the most laughs from me this week thanks to Bob Odenkirk. He killed me with his Michael Scott impression.
But that is what Parks and Rec does. They’re a sweet, feel-good show.
“The office got the most laughs from me.”
Your argument is invalid.
Most of Community’s episodes are mediocre, but when they hit they’re amazing.
Odenkirk’s version of Michael Scott was great, but the rest of the episode was terrible.
Also the scripted lied on Parks and Rec, I thought Leslie rented Bridge Over the River Kwai and Dirty Dozen for his birthday.
You are correct.
Do we really expect continuity on such minutia on Sitcoms?
Yes, Brian. Welcome to Uproxx.
Especially from a show that has taken great care to pay attention to detail in the past.
Also, In episode 2F09 when Itchy plays Scratchy’s skeleton like a xylophone…
Any continuity errors can be explained away by Mark Brendanawicz punching the wall of the pocket dimension where he’s currently imprisoned.
Was that from the first season? Because I don’t think we acknowledge the first season. It’s the Good Morning, Miss Bliss of Parks and Rec.
I always picture Mark in some sort of Zod-like prison from Superman 2.
That being said, he was a terribly uninteresting character. But somehow likable.
Maybe he never watched The Dirty Dozen…?
I think it was season 3, maybe 2…
Who doesn’t not watch the Dirty Dozen?!
… wait. I’m to tired to tell if that is saying what I wanted it to say.
I’m pretty sure those are the movies he’s watched to completion. I bet he stopped watching the Dozen in a fit of rage after NFL superstar Jim Brown was cut down by those damn Nazis!
In the apocryphal version of that episode, Ron passes out on the booze Leslie also left for him and fell asleep after watching BotRK but before getting to TDD.
I enjoyed last night’s Community, it was back to form and didn’t feel rushed and all jammed up like last weeks episode. Though I am tired of the study group playing dress-up but by looking at next weeks episode title it’s looking like we’re in store for another dress-up episode.
Parks- No complaints
Office- I loved Bob Odenkirk and want an Office spin-off with him, none of that Shrute Farm nonsense.
The dressing up on Community would have made sense if it had been aired on Halloween like it was supposed to.
*shrugs* I’m looking forward to dressing up as a ham bone for every VD from here on out.
A documentary crew including a shot of an advertisement for their upcoming documentary within said documentary? What a bunch of douchebags! No wonder they got rid of boom mic Brian.
I want that painting of Caddyshack era Chevy Chase with the Tiger from Community.
YES! I was loving all the old school Chevy Chase artwork
I can’t help shake the feeling that the set designers approached Chevy Chase with: “Hello sir(because they have to be formal and never make eye contact or he beats them), do you have any awesome paintings of yourself back from when you used to do a ton of cocaine? You do? Great. Could you bring them bye?”
I get the feeling that isn’t too far off from how Chevy’s real room looks.
by* Stupid predictive text.
The room was decorated from sketches Dan Harmon took after he accidentally walked into Chevy’s bedroom while looking for a restroom. The one time he was actually allowed in Chevy’s house, because he was moonlighting for a caterer.
There was also a Fletch reference in the notebook. Leggy blonde with a tennis racket.
I liked this episode of Community. I don’t have a problem with the show continuing to make jokes about Annie and Troy’s naivety. It would be a lot weirder if they all of the sudden stopped being naive. I thought the sex swing jokes were funny, especially when Shirley says “forget you saw this, and then forget that I knew what it was.”
SECRET DOGS!
I thought Community was much stronger than last weeks (and I sort-of liked last weeks). It didn’t necessarily feel ‘back to form’ but it was much closer.
The one thing that bugged me was Abed’s “I remember when this show was about Community College.” It was a broken 4th wall that felt way too out of place. Like something they shoehorned in to use in an NBC promotion. Which, of course, they did.
Maybe it was a super meta reference to last week’s Abed TV shit.
that bit was funny, but 90% of the episode wasn’t
I absolutely LOVED P&R last night. I felt like it was just one of those episodes where they used everyone perfectly. Best Ron Swanson moment of the season. I could have watched 2 solid hours of him on that morning show alone. Just super, great episode there.
Agreed. I want Ron to give me advice on everything.
I just want him to build furniture for me.
I thought last night’s Community was streets ahead of the premiere. I made this comparison in the “what’s on tonight” thread but it bears repeating– right now Community feels like your favorite restaurant lost the amazing chef who was a part-owner of the restaurant: it looks the same, same servers, the food even tastes similar but it’s… off somehow.
While I obviously don’t think that Community should become a multi-camera laughtrack sitcom I think the slavish attempt to recreate the Dan Harmon version will not work. My hope is still that season 4 is the last on NBC and then FX or TBS or Netflix picks it up and brings back Harmon.
I did like it, just wished they had mad an actual Calvin and Hobbes joke. Seemed like they were setting up Troy and Annie and then also Jeff and Britta last night.
1) I like your name and avatar.
2) Yeah, it was sort of weird. Troy and Britta haven’t really acted like a couple. Though I liked Shirley and Troy together and thought the biggest laughs came from them.
Hey, NBC, how about you give Nick Offerman an hour to just do Ron Swanson as part of the Today Show to answer calls?
Yes, this please. Even as a once a year special, or a fundraiser, or any excuse to get more of that show.
I feel I’m a huge office apologist, and last night’s ep was just about as bad as it can get imo. How is it the storyline of Dwight and Angela cleaning his aunt was the best and most touching part?
What happened after Jim and Pam’s fight from the end of the ep last week? They seem fine again, then this one ends on essentially the same note. Why does Pam want to stay in Scranton so badly? Her motives are so unclear.
Why build up Toby’s certainty that he put the wrong man in jail, tease we’ll find out the truth about the strangler after years of hints, bring Gabe back, and then just say “well he put the right guy in jail all along.”?
The Office usually, not always, kills it on supersized episodes (season 4 has a bunch and they’re all basically perfect). This was too much time on Erin/Pete/Andy “drama”, not enough of anyone else.
That being said, Bob Odenkirk was amazing as always.
The Toby getting almost-strangled was the only time I laughed during The Office. I agree the seasons-long build up was unnecessary but I still found the payoff funny.
Leslie’s fake newscast was by far the best part of Parks.
There’s no way around it: I want to watch Ed Helms die.
You mean on the Office, right?
Eh…whatever happens happens. I put a call into Animal Control on P&R to see if he has any openings in schedule.
I also would have accepted: “…Right… On the Office. SMOKE BOMB! :runs away:”
Ok, so my dvr had a hiccup at the beginning: Why was Britta dressed like a ham?
I thought she was dressed as a banana at first and I still don’t know why she was dressed as a ham.
Because she… HAMS it up?!
I think its because Britta traditionally goes with costumes that dont objectify women, eg: slutty nurse. She goes out of her way to pick the least sexiest costume, because she’s the worst.
@John So she dressed up like a piece of meat? Was she being ironic?
Briitta’s not self-aware enough to be ironic. This is why we love her.
Also, I call shenanigans on The Office- didn’t someone reference off camera at the beginning of the season that the audience enjoyed seeing Jim and Pam’s romance flourish? Like Pam was asking one of the crew members why they were all still being followed around, something like that? At least it would explain why Andy didn’t know Angela was banging Dwight on the side.
The only thing that could have been a better ending tag for Parks and Rec was more of Your On With Ron.
You did the “your” thing on purpose here, didn’t you?
Parks was great, duh. Community was good. I think Halloween episodes are one of those that works best when it airs in the fall, so I think it probably better when we’re all looking at pumpkins. Office was just horrible other than Jim and Pam scenes. Any character that has been created and wasn’t part of the original Office staff in S1/S2 have been abysmal. Karen was good, but she was only there for a season as Jim’s sidekick more or less and then 2-3 episodes after as a guest star. Granted Young Jim and Dwight haven’t been bad, but we’re only 13-14 episodes in. Just ready for the show to show the interesting parts left, ie the documentary and Jim and Pam’s ending, but that’s about it. I would have rather we got more in-depth looks at Stanley, Phyllis and Kevin as we went along. They’ve been background characters for 9 years and other than a few random quirks (crosswords, weird smells, and maybe handicapped) there not much else. In almost 200 episodes, it seems criminal that we don’t know more about these characters. /steps off soapbox
I do enjoy Community; I just don’t enjoy holidays out of season.
(Is actually sad no one gave me little candies last night.)
Park and Rec was amazing and I do believe that there will be some dust flying around the house during that wedding…then Mouserat will save the day.
Community is not doing very well right now but we are only two episodes in. I really like the Halloween episodes and this was definitely the worst of the them. I hope whenever we get to the paintball episode all will be forgiven.
The Office, i didn’t even know that there was that little screen grab about “The Office Documentary”. I was still trying to remove the anger from seeing Andy completely ruin the episode for me. Gabe comparing his ass to a warm pumpkin was amazing and i intend on using that comparison for my own ass moving forward. I have decided that Andy is like Andrea on TWD, i wish they would just die already. And I wish Jim and Pam would just end it already.
Halloween episodes in February make it a bit more difficult to land, but overall thought Community was pretty solid
My 48lb dog was pretty pissed off at Swanson. Between us we’ve decided that there’s a plus/minus 5% swing on that value so he’s cool and definitely not a cat.
Your dog just needs a heavier collar, or maybe some doggie combat boots.
Parks was definitely best of the night, by far.
Community was good and Troy and Abed’s costumes were of course the best, but I have to think that Jeff’s was the deepest of them all. At first look he’s just a shirtless Jeff Winger, wearing boxing clothes, but he was really dressed up as his dad (dad’s name in the boxing gloves).
I love that Mouserat has evolved into Pawnee’s greatest band. From such humble beginnings…
With the greatest composition that is adaptable to any circumstance. They have many songs, yet only play one.
I really really liked that Community. the Calvin and Hobbes costumes made me way too happy.
For the second straight week I am sad that Andy Bernard didn’t die at sea.
I wonder if after Valloween, NBC is going to attempt Thank Patrick’s Day and April Fool’s Christmas.
I thought Community killed it.
Well shit! Community rating just hit rock bottom and Parks is way the fuck down as well: [tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com]
Well, it was Valentine’s Day. Most people were too busy crying or screwing.
Yeah but the Office was consistent so the end is apparently nigh
I’m surprised no one’s talking about Andy kind of being revealed as autistic last night..
I thought Community was a lot better then last weeks, the fact that it was mostly just the “Greendale 7″ may have played a part in that; but I felt like it was getting back into rhythm.
Parks was awesome – I could watch a Ron Swanson call-in show all day and not get bored at all. Ghost Jammed!
Andy’s arc on The Office was bad I thought, good grief. Though Pete’s ex was easy on the eyes, wouldn’t mind seeing her around a bit more.
So is that the end of The Scranton Strangler story or more to come?
You’re On With Ron was quite simply brilliant and wonderful. And Amy Poehler deserves Emmys and Golden Globes. All of them. ALL OF THEM.
Hey, remember when Joel McHale came on UProxx and we were all excited but he was kind of a dick? Yeah…that was fun.
fuck off, he was great.
I would have been disappointed if he didn’t have a little bit of edge to him. The Q & A was lots of fun. He didn’t have to take time out of his day to do it, let alone spend almost an hour more than he said he would so that he could answer as many questions as possible.
If you didn’t like the Q & A, I’m not sure we can help you.
Parks & Rec is just the greatest. I think my favorite thing ( next to Ron and . . . well pretty much everything ) is the consistent world building. The fact that we already know Joan’s camera guy and that animal control is insane is a tribute to how well that show is written. As soon as I saw the guy talking about the birds I was secure in knowing that we’d see him again. They can seriously do no wrong these days
I love Parks and Rec. I watch all these heavy, cynical shows. P&R keeps me balanced.
I don’t really understand the love for Britta. It seems like the joke about Britta is she is the worst but so earnest in what she does it is supposed to be funny, which seems like the exact same thing they are doing with Dave on Happy Endings. But people generally are incredibly annoyed by Dave and think Britta is funny, where I have the exact opposite reaction. If the show didn’t have Britta, I would not mind at all. I wonder if that’s just cause most (I think) of the people commenting are dudes and forgive Britta more cause she’s a hot lady, and I am forgiving Dave more because he’s a cute dude?
I actually like Dave because he’s the worst. But he’s no Britta.
I have definitely noticed that too. I really like Dave’s character because he is SUPPOSED to be the worst & Zachary Knighton nails it. Yet, the dudes here on UPROXX consistently loathe him but LOVE Britta for being the same type of character. I don’t find Dave attractive but I enjoy his character a lot, especially since the Thanksgiving episode from this season.
Seeing the state disaster-preparedness supervision made me eager for some Mike McClintock witticisms.
Seeing the Blackadder avatar has made me eager in biologically inappropriate ways.
Leslie Knope as Ann Perkins is perfect.
Even the wig was on point.
1. “You want me to, like, fill up a bath tub and drown each individually?”
2. Andy on The Office can go to hell. I get what he’s going through and I can see how they are trying to set this all up as him being broken and lost, but he has just done so many horrible things and has just gone about everything so horribly that I don’t know if there can be any redemption.
3. F*ck yeah, Bob Odenkirk.
I don’t think they have any plans to redeem Andy.
I thought Community was pretty good, not its best episode but still pretty good. I think part of it was trying to get excited about a Halloween party/episode of fucking V-Day, because NBC Britta’d the scheduling this year. But watching Parks afterwards, I think I laughed more at that episode than Community (and, ashamed to admit, I don’t watch Parks regularly).
I’ve deliberately not watched last week’s episode of Community but have kept up to speed on the reaction to it. I caught this one and maybe there’s some prejudice with the underwheming response so far, but it was disturbing in an uncanny valley kind of way. There was something off about, well, everything. I still want to love the show, I think. I dunno.
Positives: Seeing the Norwegian troll doll made me smile and Troy fretting about breaking the remote was lovely. Britta’s exasperating therapy technique and Shirley had some good reaction stuff to Troy and Annie’s naiveity about the sex room/swing.
I didn’t think The Office was that terrible. I laughed a lot. Andy still sucks though
“Great question. Take a walnut and rub it into the legs of your table. That will mask the scratches. Next thing you want to do is ditch the terrier and get yourself a proper dog. Any dog under 50 lbs is a cat, and cats are pointless. Come to the gala. Next caller.
“Grapes of Wrath. Chocolate chip ice cream. Johnny Cash.
“Don’t trust big banks or small banks. Banks are Ponzi schemes run by morons.
“Your house isn’t haunted, you’re lonely.
“What ever happened to, ‘Hey, I’ve got some apples, would you like to buy them?’ ‘Yes, thank you.’ THAT’S AS COMPLICATED AS IT SHOULD BE TO OPEN A BUSINESS IN THIS COUNTRY.
“I’ve seen three movies in my life, ‘Bridge on the River Kwai’, ‘Patton’, and ‘Herbie: Fully Loaded’. My girlfriend’s kids love it. It’s pretty funny. Next caller.”
And Joan was replaced by a mannequin in at least one of those shots.
My god, how many comments does it take to get a badge around here?
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Annnnnnnnnytime that badge wants to show up is alright by me. Just sayin’.
All I have to say is, when they put the Director’s Cut of a P&R episode up on Hulu Plus I know it’s gonna be a doozy. I was definitely misty-eyed at the end of the episode and I’m sure I will be full-on Claire Danes cry-facing next week during the wedding.
And one of the best parts of the whole “You’re On With Ron” thing was Joan Callamezzo being passed out in different positions every time he took another call. Also, the name graphic changing from something about being a guest of the show to Ron Swanson: Host, You’re On With Ron”. So great.
And also, Bob Odenkirk had me smiling from ear to ear. He is just the best.
actually laughed for the first time in a while watching parks when amy was doing her whole news crew sketch at the end.
First time watching a whole episode of The Office since about season 5 (whenever the Jim and Pam wedding was). Little of what the characters made sense, and not in the appealing way a la Community. Which speaking of, Br0nze said it well, it seemed weird in an uncanny valley way (maybe the cinematography is different? The pacing seems weird).