That was a such a funny, well-done episode. So many subtle touches. The credits font was the same as L&O, Abed wearing a scarf like Jerry Orbach used to do, filming Shirley's face from slightly above behind the '2-way-mirror' like they used to do with S. Epatha Merkeson. Just all around great episode and crazy funny.
Loved the nod to the 'Wire' too.
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The great CP is in dire need of prunes!
"That's because the productive part of society is adverse to giving up all their wealth so you libs can conduct your social experiments. Experience tells us your a bunch of snake oil salesman...Sucks to be you." ~Calgaryborn 12/06/09 keeping it really stupid!
Episodes 1.12 & 1.13 of Awake were supposed to air that night, but given the abysmal ratings of the drama series (0.8% of the 18-49 demo last Thursday after Parks and Rec (1.6%)... and Awake doesn't have to face TBBT, Grey's Anatomy or American Idol (some other NBC shows do), it's up against Scandal and The Mentalist), episode 1.12 will air on May 17 at 10pm (instead of 9pm) and episode 1.13 will air on May 24 at 10pm (instead of the previous week).
Community is benefiting from that change, meaning that instead of airing on May 24, episodes 3.21 and 3.22 will air on May 17, during the sweeps ratings period. Three brand new episodes of Community, 65 minutes of creative and hilarious awesomeness, will air from 8pm to 10pm, only interrupted by the season 6 finale of 30 Rock at 8:30pm.
And thus Community will finish its Junior Year on Thursday, May 17. The NBC Upfronts are on Monday, May 14, but I trust NBC will have announced the renewal of Community for a full Senior Year before that.
Thursday, May 17 :
8:00pm : Community — episode 3.20 (The First Chang Dynasty).
8:30pm : 30 Rock — episode 6.22 (No title yet — season finale).
9:00pm : Community — episode 3.21 (Introduction to Finality).
9:30pm : Community — episode 3.22 (Digital Estate Planning — season finale).
10:00pm : Awake — episode 1.12 (Two Birds).
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This is the second Slate article on Community I've read this week that was way off base. The reason everyone bags on Britta is to make the audience sympathize and like her, Dan Harmon talks a lot about it on the DVD commentary.
Britta's easily my favorite character on the show, she always get's the biggest laughs from me. She's the perfect embodiment of the hipster doofus.
I don't really know how serious this is (I think that E is a real thing?) but anyway, the good folks over at E are choosing one show that they will 'champion' to be saved from cancellation. Right now Community is losing to some fairly horrible shows. So vote if you want.
"The Finder" is an awesome show. Michael Clarke Duncan FTW.
-that is all.....
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"The problem with any ideology is that it gives the answer before you look at the evidence."
—Bill Clinton
"The greatest obstacle to discovery is not ignorance--it is the illusion of knowledge."
—Daniel J. Boorstin, historian, former Librarian of Congress
"But the Senator, while insisting he was not intoxicated, could not explain his nudity"
—WKRP in Cincinatti
Britta is easily my favorite character. I'm easily the most interested in her back story and life outside the study group. Gillian Jacobs kills it episode after episode with Britta.
If I could watch any two TV characters from different TV shows interact, it would be Britta vs. Ron Swanson. They're two extremely over-the-top political caricatures who seem like complete opposites but actually have some common ground - both are anti-government to the point of being borderline anarchists. One embodies the #occupy protest movement, the other an extreme libertarian who one could easily imagine supporting the early days of the tea party, before it cared about social policies. You've got a great snapshot of the extremes in US politics right there. But get them drinking together, and I think they'd end up agreeing on a lot.
(I'm not at all advocating a crossover episode between Community and Parks and Rec! That would be a horrible idea! Just thinking about them as characters.)
I have to say that the L&O episode is my favorite. As others have mentioned, an extremely well-done homage. I will also add that, as a Splinter Cell fan, I was pleased to see Michael Ironside as guest star.
My favorite has to be the Law and Order one, I've already watched it 5 times. I laugh at all the jokes every time still.
A close second would be Documentary Filmaking Redux (S.3, E.8) where the Dean makes the commercial. That was my favorite until the L&O one. The show gets better with every season, so Season 4 is going to blow my socks off.
My third favorite would be Pillows and Blankets (S.3, E. 14), the Civil War style documentary.
What a great episode. I think Britta is a great character and her obnoxiousness is often a great punchline.
And what can you say about Starburns, or 'Alex' as he liked to be called. He will live forever.
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The great CP is in dire need of prunes!
"That's because the productive part of society is adverse to giving up all their wealth so you libs can conduct your social experiments. Experience tells us your a bunch of snake oil salesman...Sucks to be you." ~Calgaryborn 12/06/09 keeping it really stupid!
