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Originally Posted by troutman
Other than Parks and Rec and Portlandia, I can't think of another show that is as smart and funny as Community, even on its worst day. The drama here is interesting.
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That's been the magic of the show. It's one of the most consistent shows and a sign of this was the fact that it took 4 seasons to find an episode that I can recall was universally decided as weak.
The major problem (and the reason I think we see such a huge split) is because of the universal appeal of the show before the 4th season. It could basically be whatever you wanted, raw slapstick aside. Now that the show is focusing in on individual elements, fans of a certain aspect aren't having as much fun and are therefore pinning it on the single largest variable change: Harmon
I'm certainly enjoying the show. The 2nd episode was heavily on the lines of jokes and meta humour, par for the course in the 3rd season while the last episode, while not overwhelmingly funny, went back to the show's early 1st season roots of being a hybrid comedy-drama show. Were they outlandishly good? No. I don't think Community (or most shows for that matter) will ever be as good as the 2nd season, which contained some of the better TV episodes I can recall. But to say the new season sucks outright it is giving off a Jekyll and Hyde routine is a little over the top.