Where Community struggled, Parks and Recreation excelled, with a pitch perfect version of "5,000 Candles." Also, a wedding that brought out the emotions. Then 1600 Penn happened.
- Community: Yeah, something's not right with Community. It's just so...cold. It was never the fuzziest of shows, but the past three episodes have been so off-puttingly Abed-like in their sentimentality that, with the exception of Britta, I'm having a hard time caring about the characters, and even her relationship with Troy went from 0-to-married off-screen that it's tough to gauge what the hell's going on there. The actors are still doing top-notch work, but holy crap, what was Annie's plot? Alison Brie did everything she could with the unremarkable material — and there were some decent moments, like when she attempted to throw the contents of the empty glasses into Jeff's face — but Annie's somehow reverted back to her season one self, albeit more desperate and sad. She's Trudy, basically. There was a lot wrong with "Conventions of Space and Time," from its Big Bang Theory-like treatment of women at a convention to Tricia Helfer's wasted guest star role to the overuse of Inspector Spacetime, and there's a lot wrong with Community, too. But hey, at least we saw Joel McHale and Gillian Jacobs shirtless!
- Parks and Recreation: Yup, perfect. Not afraid to admit I cried, multiple times. Ron's speech, the city hall wedding, Leslie's dress, the flashbacks, Chris's gift for Ben, the acoustic performance of "5,000 Candles," they all got to me, and it's amazing how far and how meant-to-be the Knope/Wyatt match-up has become, after a bit of a forced start. "Leslie and Ben" would have made for a perfect series finale, as was intended, though “Correspondents’ Lunch” was excellent, too, largely because Perd Hapley made an appearance. Also, there was a killer KKK joke. I love you, Parks and Rec, and I like you.
- 1600 Penn: HAHAHAHAHA, is not something anyone's ever said during 1600 Penn.
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ALL TEARS EVERYTHING.
Seriously. SERIOUSLY.
It’s strange for a produced show to be “sweet”, but that was really sweet.
… as opposed to… an unproduced show?
Very, very close during that first Parks and Rec episode. Almost felt like a Pixar movie, where I know they are just doing this just to try to get me to cry, but I accept it because I love them so much. That first episode of Parks and Rec felt the same. I love them and I like them, so I can’t fault them for the emotional manipulation. I held back the tears, but they were this close (imagine me holding my thumb and index finger incredibly close together).
Community just feels so detached.
More egregious misuse – Helfer on Community OR McHale on SOA?
Helfer. They could have just inserted any random attractive girl in her place and it wouldn’t have made a difference. There was pretty much no point to casting her there
Yuuuuuup. I love Tricia Helfer, but her cameo was wasted. They could’ve at least thrown in some kind of meta Caprica Six reference or something.
Helfer – could’ve thrown in something with whipped hair. It was as empty as the episode where he tried to get with Lisa Rinna.
It just feels dead. Like it’s life force is gone.
Honestly, it didn’t even dawn on me that it was Tricia Helfer until now…
detached? detached from what? What was Community attached to in the first place?
How do you cast Tricia Helfer in a sci-fi convention episode of the most meta show on television and forget to make a single reference to Battlestar. Hell, I’m not sure there were references to anything but Inspector Spacetime/Dr. Who.
Just goes to show what an awesome job Dan Harmon did with Community when a really good near-replica (and I did like last night’s episode) noticeably lacks the soul of the original. I have no problem playing out the string of Zombie Community, but the show I loved is already dead.
Ron has had many great moments, but from his speech to the hilarious creating of the wedding rings in 20 minutes, this may have been his best epsiode.
Punching Jamm in the face was nice, too. That whole sequence was great.
People who buy things are suckers.
How is there no gif of Ron ripping the sconce off the wall?
Ron (as usual) was my favorite part of the show, especially the punch.
I hate to say this, but I’m getting a strong “8th season of Scrubs” vibe from Community. The only part of the episode that worked for me was, oddly enough, the subplot of Pierce and Shirley at the focus group, and really that was only saved by the tag at the end. When the best part of your show is the 45 seconds after the credits, you’ve got problems.
Do you mean 9th season of Scrubs? Because the 8th season was pretty damn near perfect.
Yeah, sorry, I meant the last season on ABC.
If only JD walked by in the background at that moment when Annie asked Jeff to buy her an appletini.
I don’t know; it took them 3 seasons to find how to write for Shirley, and now it’s all unraveled and you can tell.
The off screen time shift is messing everything up… For a brief moment I thought Jeff and Annie were dating this season. I also wonder if Chevy chase was right and they are under utilizing him or if they are underusing him because he is such an asshat behind the scenes.
@Rhelgy yes I am enjoying the “office /study mom” version of Shirley over the self righteous one of the past.
When Ron Swanson punched the drunk heckler I admit I cheered out loud.
Got his hand jammed in the process.
Nice.
I think the world is ready for a Ron Swanson/ Justified crossover.
Great moment.
Sad Andy made me sad.
I know it’s Pawnee, so the seedy element is nil, but picturing Andy teaching at-risk youth Mouserat songs just puts a huge smile on my face.
what if Greg Pikitis was one of the at-risk youths?
It’s no good to see him sad and sweaty but at least we got the line “Close only counts in horse grenades.”
“Because you throw the grenade and even if it’s close it still blows off the horse’s legs.”
Seabiscuit taught us that.
The ending of Community, with the dumbed-down version of Inspector Spacetime (90210), and Abed’s “I hate you” to Pierce was the first time I’ve laughed out loud at the show since it’s been back. It hasn’t been TERRIBLE, and I’m still willing to give it all the chances in the world, but yeah, there is something very off about it, which is sending me into an Andy Dwyer-esque depression.
I wonder if everyone saying “its off” is because we have a better understanding on what has been going on behind the scenes…
No, its because the jokes are the opposite of what it was…they are too broad and too obtuse.
I’m kind of an outsider who doesnt really care about the show. I do care a lot about several of the actors and wantto see them do well. The show hasn’t supported their talents.
It’s been terrible since it’s been back. Last night, IMO, was the worst of the newest season. Maybe it’s because I’m a Dr. Who fan, up until the hipster douche they have now, but the Inspector Spacetime shit was awful.
I realize we’re supposed to realize that the whole “bros before hos” mantra is crumbling with Britta and Troy’s relationship going longer, but am I the only person who feels like, as a whole, Troy and Abed just aren’t as believable as they used to be? Like the directors/producers can’t seem to capture the magic like they used to?
agreed. it has the feeling of just hollowly imitating the “real” relationship of last season. also, troy looks much older this year which makes his childish behavior seem more out of place.
I look at it as Troy finally got a girl and “grew-up” rapidly. Abed, if he were to find a girl that fit him, would exhibit the same type of growing up.
Troy was the more normal one of the pair, and Britta has helped to reinforce that and make Abed seem that much more odd.
Personally, I consider it a good thing. Troy grows up and becomes “normal.” Abed is gonna be stunted and just be Abed, which is perfect for him.
Oh, and I forgot to mention Joel’s abs. How could I forget? SWEET JESUS. That almost makes up for the show being kind of a shell of its former self.
People keep using the phrase “shell of its former self.” It’s a cliche expression and doesn’t even make sense in this context. The show is exactly the same as it has been all along. Whether you think the jokes are hitting or not is a matter of opinion, but the show itself has not changed. It’s still a bunch of pop culture/meta references and the same group dynamic, even with the recent romantic developments.
I guess it’s a cliche expression BECAUSE people keep using it, eh? But is it more or less cliche than someone responding to another’s opinion with some variation of “that’s just your opinion?”
Look, I was defending the first episode when everyone was screaming that it was terrible and the show was doomed. But three episodes in, yes the same basic formula is there, but there is just something off. I can’t even put my finger on what it is exactly. But many of the jokes and a lot of the interactions just feel…hollow.
Everything about P&R was perfect, right down to Leslie’s improvised wedding dress and formal DJ Roomba.
Community was meh, but like you said, at least we got shirtless Winger. And I thought Abed’s Inspector/Constable metaphor was pretty cute.
Can I Winger this real quick?
Abed’s Winger impression was one of the few high points of the episode.
Nailed it.
I was disappointed because I thought Richard Ayoade was supposed to be in this episode, but then I remembered last minute that was a short-lived rumor.
I’m watching the second Parks and Rec episode right now. I have to say, after the first episode, I agree completely. It was perfect.
Finished the second episode. It was also pretty great. I think it had a few more laughs than the wedding episode, but that first episode was just perfect.
I have like Amy Poehler ever since Upright Citizens Birgade and Wet Hot American Summer, and of course, she has been amazing on Parks and Recreation, but that wedding episode just floored me. She was so funny and so sincere. Fantastic work.
Also, I don’t think it has been said enough, but Rob Lowe is giving the best performance of his career as Chris Traeger. He was especially spot on in these episodes.
Also, also, Nick Offerman was firing on even more cylinders as Ron Swanson than normal. His normal is pretty high too, so that should say how good I thought he was during this hour.
THE FEELS. I HAVE ALL OF ‘EM!
That London Blitz joke from the good Inspector is a solid Doctor Who joke.
*wedgies and stuffs self in a locker*
I agree, but I had to rewind the DVR three times to catch it. I choose to blame sloppy sound editing and not my gradual hearing loss and decrepitude.
True! I’m glad I finally started watching Doctor Who, which at least makes Inspector Spacetime funnier.
I just watched the “Are you my mommy” episode the other day. Still creeps me out despite having seen it four times.
NERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRD!
/dressed up as the 11th Doctor for the past two Halloweens
I’m curious – is this the first time we’ve ever heard Abed say “sucks” and “hate”?
Last night’s Community just felt like a “regular” sitcom to me. And that’s not good enough.
Parks and Recreation was pretty perfect though.
Haven’t watched last night’s episode yet, but I know it’s going to be like the other two. I’m going to be left with a feeling that things aren’t clicking but I still won’t be able to figure out why.
I know that Community is different this year, but it doesn’t feel as bad as everyone else says. The Annie part was a stretch last night, but otherwise I’ve been ok with the season. It definitely doesn’t feel like it has the potential of the Harmon Community week to week, but I’m ok with that as long as they try to stay faithful to the characters. If this shows gets another opportunity next year, then I want to see how the characters got there and if not then I just want to spend another 10 half hours with them before they’re gone forever except on my DVD shelf. So, even if it’s not the same Community, I’d rather have a Community-lite than no Community at all. And when you compare that to the Michael Scott-lite that we weren’t subjected to last night and that’s not too bad.
THIS!
Agreed. This version of Community is still better than a lot of shows out there. And theres certainly nothing at 8:00 on thursdays that I’d rather be watching.
They already haven’t been faithful to the characters.
I still do not get all the criticism. If you go back and watch the prior seasons you could easily make the same complaints for them as are now being levied against the current season.
@Rivers- You could make the same complaints, but context is what really matters. I could say “the supporting cast is awful” for two different shows, and even though semantically it’s the same complaint, I’m still referring to two entirely different things. I could say the same things about past seasons of Community, but they would still have different meaning.
I agree with you, Joshua, while Community is not what it was, I think the last two episodes have been good. The season premiere was very much off, but the Halloween and Inspector Convention episodes were good. They, to me, match some of the weak episodes during the Harmon run.
Meaning, the episodes are good, but not the high level we expect from Community. We expect so much from the show, because at its highest points it rivals just about any sitcom ever. So when we see the lows it deflates us a little, knowing it is capable of so much more.
“History 101″ was very low. Everything felt off. While it made me laugh a few times, it didn’t feel like Community. “Paranormal Parentage” and “Conventions of Space and Time” felt closer to being the Community we all know and love, but just at those lower-point episodes from when Harmon was in charge.
I’ll agree completely that Annie’s plot was a stretch, but it did have some funny parts. Trisha Helfer was wasted, but her short exchanges with Jeff were funny. There were a couple jokes that didn’t land because they were obvious (Abed giving money to a guy from Nigeria over the internet only to have him show and reimburse Abed).
Overall, I’d say Community so far has been stronger than The Office, which has just become terrible (unfortunate after a strong season premiere), and better than basically anything CBS produces, although How I Met Your Mother has had a couple high points this season (the only other show there I watch is 2 Broke Girls and I hate-watch that because I like Kat Dennings).
While it isn’t the same, it isn’t as bad as many people think it is.
That’s because the previous seasons weren’t as good as people here seem to build them up.
Were there great episodes? Was the overall quality up there? Yes on both counts, but the worshiping that’s seen here is putting it on a pedestal that isn’t realistic.
It’s a good show, even this season, but it’s far from the best ever. Meta-TV and references to pop culture can only take you so far.
I’m going to make this comparison again until it’s acknowledged, damn it! Community feels like your favorite restaurant replaced it’s eccentric chef. It looks the same, same menu items, the servers are still there but the food isn’t as good and tastes… different.
I’m thinking more like this. For years you hang out with a group of friends and have a great time. No friend is more important than the others. Then one friend moves away and suddenly the great group of people just seems different.
I cried manly tears and had manly feels during the wedding episode. Holy shit is Parks and Rec amazing.
Listening to the radio this morning, word comes that for the first time in its history, NBC will be finishing 5th this month. Fifth! Behind ABC, CBS, FOX… and UNIVISION. NBC was beat by a spanish language station during sweeps!
They should sell Parks & Rec to a network that will keep it safe and then reboot the whole network.
I Love You and I like You. DAMMIT.
BRING BACK DAN!
I really liked how in Parks and Rec, at the police station, April and Andy just fell into some goofy role-playing. And April starts it.
I’ve been saying this a lot lately but P&R centers me. I watch so much heavy, serious television with asshole protagonists that once a week I really need to see a show about good people being nice to each other. Except Jerry. The hell with that guy.
That’s one of the reason why I liked Unsupervised and I was sad to see it go. Its quality was nowhere near the level of Parks and Recreation, but it was the same principle.
“reasons”
Don’t be jealous of Jerry’s hot wife, beautiful daughters, awesome house, and big dick.
This Community was definitely a step back, though the improvement from the first episode of the new season to the Halloween episode is debatable. The situation is pretty untenable for the writers and showrunners, they have to balance expectations, live up to their predecessor, all while trying to have their own voice get through in the show’s content. Tough spot, to be sure. I’m sure there’s a “What’s wrong with Community” post in Warming Glow’s near future. That said, P&R was perfect, though more of Lil’ Sebastian II would have been appreciated.
I think what we should all hope for Community from now on is a solid and not great sitcom with characters we know, and the occasional great episode, as opposed to great with the occasional mediocre one. It’s still better than nothing.
Andy and charity work is going to be some fucking gold.
Plus all that free candy he’ll be able to eat?! Looks like Fat Andy (the best kind of Andy) is here to stay.
Really thought they’d have Jerry mess up the vows. I’m glad they let him have one shining, non “dammit Jerry” moment.
I was kind of unnerved during his speach. I really didn’t want him to pull a Jerry at this point. He did piss his pants though.
It’s really a testament to how well this show is written, and how they balance Jerry’s character.
Dear Internet,
Let’s talk. As all you have pointed out, P&R was amazing on multiple levels last night. However, when the episode was over, I found myself asking ‘that’s it?’ Did it not feel rushed to anyone else? I was under the impression the wedding episode would be a full hour, so that certainly doesn’t help, but from start to finish (culminating with Jam’s stinkbomb), a lot of moments felt forced. I need to rewatch today, but for such a huge moment in the show’s arc, i didnt expect to have this initial reaction.
fire away.
I get what you’re saying, but I thought they hit all of the right notes to make it succinctly sweet and every moment counted; nothing felt wasted. I’m sure they could have excelled at an hour, but the urgency of it all was really appealing. It highlighted how much they all care for each other. It also emphasized the significance of the things present, like the waffles, champion, the rings, just the office in attendance etc, because it symbolized the present of the most important things in their life.
very fair point. im currently through the first commercial break of a rewatch & youre absolutely right. As i mentioned, i think my expectations of a full hour threw me off.
I was worried about the episode, but I found myself enjoying it a lot more than I expected. The Spacetime humor worked really well. After two episodes in a row where Abed basicly zoned out, he actually intracted with other people. For the first time this season, the show treated the Britta/Troy relationship as real. None of these things were Community at its best, but it was better than last week.
The biggest problem was Jeff and Annie. They’ve been a problem since the premiere. The show seems intent on regressing them to past seasons. In the first episode, Jeff incessantly declares that he’s the “new Jeff.” After the season three finale he’d realized he wanted the study group in his llife. So, the past two episodes Jeff is back to trying to weasel out of spending time with them. Brilliant. In the premiere, Annie regresses back to naive season one Annie. This episode, I can’t even guess what they were thinking. I’d love to see Jeff and Annie together, but their dynamic was completely off tonight.
I’m hoping there will eventually be an episode that works as a whole, instead of these take the good with the bad hodgepodge shows.
Yeah Jeff and Annie by far feel the most off this year.
I was disappointed in Community last night. I really REALLY *REALLY* don’t like the Annie-Jeff dynamic. One episode it’s father-daughter, the next it’s incestuous uncle-niece who really doesn’t mind incest. When Jeff was explaining why he doesn’t like things she does I really wanted him to say “I’m old, you’re young, go date Abed” but then they left it open.
I like Troy and Britta together, I don’t how they just said “Oh look we’re making cute looks at each other, now we went out for lunch, now we’re sleeping together, 4 or 5 episodes, boom.
Oh and is anyone else angry they totally skipped over the Annie turns 21 episode? I know they did Troy’s birthday, and that appears to be it.
Something is off with my favorite sitcom, and I really like episode 1 and 2 this season.
Annie’s only a year younger than Troy, so it was under Harmon’s watch that they didn’t do an episode of her turning 21.
I don’t like Troy and Britta together, it just feels really forced. They have chemistry, but not romantic chemistry. I had a friend who just started watching Community (unfortunately starting with this season) and assumed Gillian and Donald were just bad actors.
@PixelDrip I know that, it’s just disappointing we didn’t get ANYTHING for her turning 21.
So anyone else miss last night’s wedding episode because their idiot visiting little sister and her snot-nosed kids apparently fucked with my dvr settings while they were watching their awful kids shows? Just me? OK, guess I can assert the claim that I AM THE MOST PISSED-OFF MOTHERFUCKER IN THE WORLD RIGHT NOW!!! (Or at least at this website)
Yeah but admit it, last night’s rerun of “iCarly” was fucking gold.
Damn it, You got me there Pete.
I’ve never been so angry at Jon Glaser, and he does so many asshole things on Delocated.
Glaser does so many great things. Even his small guest role on 30 Rock was great stuff (snaps the Liz Lemon, Dealbreakers cut-out in half).
+skins bar
Stroker and Hoop. I;m just leaving it here.
So NBC fucked up by airing the wedding with the correspondents lunch as an hour block and not the gala with the wedding as the hour block, right?
What the shit NBC you’re worse than Jerry!
Please name one sit-com ever that has pulled of a quality one-hour episode.
…. Why?
My assertion was that logically it makes sense to group the Gala episode with the wedding episode into an hour long episode instead of grouping the wedding episode with the correspondents lunch episode from a plot perspective (they take place on the same day, while the lunch is like a week later after the honey moon), from a theme perspective (they both deal with Leslie and Ben loving each other where the lunch is about email hacking and charities) and with the exception of the honeymoon cold open the lunch episode could have taken place at any point in the season.
From a scheduling perspective they screwed up.
Louie, Afghanistan?
However, you’re right in a way. It would be hard to do a one-hour straight sitcom. It would have to be a dramedy.
Sorry, I misread your post. You are correct.
However, NBC probably thought they were better off ratings-wide to have a cliff hanger. The double-run happened because they had nothing else to air.
I taught the Little Britain guy put in a pretty good performance; however the Annie plot was kind of creepy.
Pierce recreating Troy/Abed’s favorite show was a great idea that was criminally underused; they could how got alot more out of that than the like 20 seconds of screen time it was given. All in all it wasn’t terrible.
BUT JENNIE GARTH AND LUKE PERRY!!!!111!!1
I believe my exact words on Facebook last night were:
“Americanized Inspector Spacetime starring Luke Perry and Jennie Garth? 10/10. Would watch.”
I was a little freaked out because right before I watched Community I caught up on Raising Hope…and who shows up on there? Luke Perry.
I want Ron Swanson to walk me down the aisle at my wedding, and I’m not even supposed to walk but I demand it. Parks has been nothing short of amazing this season, and I’m thankful for it.
This!
Don’t get the critic hate for this episode, it was great. So many doctor who references (spanner used to keep the door shut, having to travel to wartime England) and great sub-plots with pierce ruining the American version (cough* Elementary cough*) and Annie losing herself in her child-like love of Jeff.
I’m with you. Doctor Who references FTW. I’m getting the feeling a lot of the commentors here aren’t big DW fans, which I can imagine would have made the episode significantly less fun.
References are not jokes. Old Community was great because it referenced things, but the reference wasn’t essential to the joke. Now the reference is the joke, and it is awful. It is literally the same thing that happened from golden age Simpsons to modern Simpsons
Can’t believe there wasn’t a gif of Annie smiling and repeating Appletini to herself after Jeff got up. That was cute.
Rest of the episode was weak sauce.
Parks & Rec was really brilliant, no other show can make you laugh and get feelings like they do. Community was very meh, I think I’m done with the show, I didn’t particularly enjoy last season already.
I love it when a show can pull at your heart strings without being sentimental. I truly felt like those characters were in love, and it was amazing.
Yes. It’s well balanced. Whereas the Office can make your teeth hurt.
People who buy things are idiots.
I will be super-stoked when we can all accept (or reject) Community for what it is now, stop mourning what we have lost and quit having the same damn conversation every Friday.
and yes, I see the irony on making that statement in the comment section of a TV blog.
“You are a wonderful person. Your friendship means a lot to me. And you look very beautiful.”
That was where I got tears in my eyes. I mean, dust. Only Ron Swanson could make that one of the best pre-wedding speeches ever.
Also, why is there no gif of Ron punching Jamm?
Community is in DESPERATE need of a bottle episode.
Well Parks and Community both hit series low, so I hate everything right now. [tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com]
At least American Idol was a hit!
[drinks bleach]
As far as NBC’s ratings are concerned, as goes Tina Fey, so goes the world.
At least Community was better than 1600 Penn?
Who would know? Nobody’s ever seen 1600 Penn.
What’s 1600 Penn?
Anyone else get screwed by their Directv DVR for P&R? When i checked the guide and recorded the episode, it was listed as a one hour block. But it recorded as two separate episodes, but it cut the last 15 minutes of the wedding episode. WTF?
Hulu, here I come.
Luckily, I was watching it live, but my Directv stopped recording at like 17 minutes and asked me to delete the episode. I almost lost my shit.
That Community episode was everything I feared the new season would be: tame and formulaic. Meanwhile Parks continues to knock it out of the… uh… park.
I can see why you guys are all being so hard on Community. I wouldn’t say this was a great episode. HOWEVAH, as someone that watches Doctor Who, I loved all the references. So there’s that.
Also, I’ve noticed that when I watch this season’s episodes of Community a second time, I pick up a lot of the jokes I missed the first time through. I don’t know what that says about the show, necessarily. I just know that the second viewing has been much better than the first all season.
i totally agree with you about the secong viewing thing, I watched the first two episodes with my girlfriend last Friday night (after watching them on Thursday) and there were quite a few jokes that I didn’t see before.
Andy is the luckiest SoB when it comes to finding work. Sure he lived in a pit for a while, and didn’t pass his cop exam, but he was given the job as shoe shine boy, he did something (not sure exactly) within the parks dept, and now Ben’s assistant. I’m still waiting for Mouse Rat to make it big, though.
I say this with a staunch record of heterosexuality, Chris Trager should always wear a tuxedo.
I loved his stunned look when Leslie called everyone but Ann “ugly nerds.” That’s gotta be a first for Rob Lowe on or off screen.
I’m almost fairly certain that was ablibbed and Rob Lowe was going to legit cry after the shock wore off.
I’ll say what I’ve been saying about Community, it was never going to be what it was without its heart and soul Dan Harmon. Its still a pretty decently funny show that cares about its characters and has a stellar cast. That’s all I need.
While it felt out of place, I actually liked last night’s Community, but that might just be the Dr. Who fan in me talking.
Ahem, I believe you mean Doctor Who. Jeez.
Community sadly left me dead inside. Parks and Rec healed me and let me feel again. Thank you Parks and Rec. Then I sat quietly with the television off until Archer started.
Hey, at least we have sexy Gillian Jacobs GIFs, FINALLY.
Agreed! #team Britta.
If I ever get married DJ Roomba is playing my wedding.
The gif wall of Ron punching Jamm was right before the Gillian Jacobs one. So clearly I see where Kurp’s priorities are (I approve).
[gillianjacobs.tumblr.com]
The thing is, I always expected Community to revert back to its season one form. The problem is, it’s somehow regressed even further back than that. They aren’t even keeping the characters consistent, and all of the episodes have been far too busy.
The reappearance of Lil Sebastian was golden
I agree, I can’t believe I actually cheered when I saw l’il Sebastian.
Community has had an off season and I really don’t believe they are going to make it through to next season or beyond. Oh well we can still enjoy the good times from the previous three seasons. I do find it strange though the Community is sucking and will probably get renewed another season and Parks and Rec is winning on all levels but will get shafted for another season.
The experts disagree with your predictions: [tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com]
It’s only 3 episodes into the season. The second and third episodes were better than the first. There’s still a chance that the show picks up steam and becomes close to being as good as previous seasons. U gotta have patience, eh.
I thought the Parks & Rec wedding was great, but I made the mistake of reading twitter before watching it. It pumped it up sooo much it could not help but disappoint.
Ooooooooh, never use social media before a big show. You’ll rage.
Props for Donna’s singing. I thought it was prerecorded but it was actually her singing.
Maybe it’s because I watched Community after Parks and was full of happiness, but I enjoyed the episode. It’s not quite what it used to be, but it’s still better than most other comedies.
No Sweetums wall portrait? [oi46.tinypic.com]
That was probably the hardest I laughed all night. Is that weird?
i was a weepy fucking mess after that first half hour of Parks. i mean, it was just a pathetic scene. if someone walked in on me they would have thought my mom died or something.
I shed a few manly tears as well. And all I could think to do was yell out “Dammit Jerry!”
I thought last nights Community showed a bit more quality than the last two. Not great, but better. Except, I’m really over Troy and Abed’s weird co-dependent relationship. Have been since last season. And it makes Troy’s relationship with Britta real awkward, and kind of unbelievable. But I’ll stay with it. I remember P&R getting off to a slow start this season.
Speaking of P&R, last nights episodes were out of this world. I’m really loving Chris Traeger this year. I dont know why, but every thing he does just makes me crack up.
The only thing I would have liked to have seen was Duke Silver making an appearance in a wedding band. But good lord, that wedding episode was fantastic.
Pieces were bumpy, but Community had lots of great jokes in it last night. Reading the comments here, I wonder how many required Doctor Who knowledge, which definitely isn’t an “opening it up to a wide audience” thing. Heck, won’t the stinger have been lost on most people under 30? They’re definitely doing a lot of 4th wall kind of humour this season too.
It isn’t 100% the same, but last night I finally felt like Community was really back again.
Hey, Josh Kurp, you should be off-putting.
Because you’re fat.
You shouldn’t eat anymore pudding.
Last night’s Community was somewhere in-between the first and second episodes. It wasn’t terrible, but it definitely fell flat a few times. There were still some funny parts and you can’t go wrong with Britta in her underwear.
I just wish Troy stopped acting like he’s five, which was something Harmon was starting to do last season. I still have faith. It’s still better than the terrible first episode.
At least Parks and Rec delivered.
P&R was great on a lot of levels last night! I still miss 30 Rock on Thursdays though.
Ep. 3 felt like it was written by Community fans who aren’t good writers.
Sorry, all complaints I might have had about last night’s community got swept aside by Britta’s sneaking out of Troy’s room. Fan service indeed.
I am disappointed that the part of Britta’s morning transformation where she put her pants via a somersault wasn’t included in the GIF’s. That made me have to take a moment.
Well I thought I’d read that more people had the wedding episode cut short on their DVR, but I guess it was just me and one other person. I was pretty pissed, but the second episode of “Parks” made it for me.
As for “Community,” don’t you think it was destined to be like this? Once things changed, this was going to be the response. No way around it. That’s how I’m feeling at least, considering the comments and how I feel personally.
I love that Ken Burns was one of her choices to walk her down the aisle.
Parks was beautiful
1600 Penn was better than Community this week. There, I said it.
Community was turr-ble.
I don’t get all the Park and Rec love here. It’s become so sappy and sweet. That wedding episode just made me constantly cringe in my seat with all it’s sappy moments. Especially during the cliche black and white flashback montage. That was awful.
Community’s not perfect and we can’t ever expect it to be.
That being said, I enjoyed this week’s episode. Then again, I’m not the type to obsessively analyze the show anyway.
That Abed and whole Nigeria money-lending thing was so Murray Hewitt.
I actually liked the last episode of Community. This season hasn’t been great, but in fairness, last season was mostly mediocre with a couple really good episodes thrown in. Despite what all the Harmon lovers say, it very well could’ve been bad with him in charge this year. It just needs to be put out to pasture with Chevy.