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In the spirit of Community‘s weekly, unnecessary moral backed by cheap, swelling music, I would like to apologize to Community for the vague and misinformed criticisms I levied against it last week. Last week’s action-movie paintball episode was the pie. Not only that, but they seem to have actually resolved the vague and misinformed things I was criticizing. Last week’s episode basically ended (I hope) the blah Jeff-Britta conundrum, and they haven’t done any unnecessary morals backed by cheap, swelling music in weeks. Piggybacking on last week’s success, this week’s Good Will Hunting stuff was LOL, and I look forward to next season’s Anthropology Study Group. Even without seeing the season finale, I would give season 1 of Community a solid B+, which becomes an A- when we grade it on the scale (thank The Office).
Thus concludes the simplistic, rushed, reductive, and boring thoughts of some dude on the Internet about a successful sitcom on a major network watched by millions of people. Oh, and last night’s 30 Rock was good but Parks and Recreation won for Chris Pratt (always) and for introducing Rob Lowe. Hi, Adam Scott! The end.
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The end of 30 Rock really was THE BEST.
Come on, Bible.
Best.Joke.Ever
To take the sappy Bible quotes that people read at weddings and flip the concept on its head — showing how much crazy nonsense is actually in that book? Genius.
I saw a hooker eat a tire!
I think my favorite part was after the credits, where Tracy Jordan was talking about his childhood:
“Our basketball hoop was a rib cage! A rib cage!”
It was so fucking good.
I blame that ridiculous travesty of a basketball game for making me fall asleep when I was finally able to put Community on. I’m going to go home and watch it again since the robots dancing have cleansed my emotional palate and I can enjoy entertainment again.
Parks and 30 Rock were out of control good.
Ralph Machio is a huge douche bag.
Nick Offerman’s faces were the best last night. I’m always up for a Ron heavy episode but last night he just sort of lurked in the back ground and still managed to steal the show. I still thinking of a not gay way to ask him to go camping with me.
Considering Ron’s Grinch-like smile when he learned the government would be shut down, the brief shot of Dwight humping the microwave, and the zoom-in on Michael Sheen’s extremely awkward wink at the wedding ceremony, NBC was crushing it with the physical comedy last night.
is there any way I can watch you do it while eating pork crackling ?
The ten worst seconds of my day is the time between opening my internet and visiting this site, wondering if Videogum is still there.
i know its never discussed. but fringe had the best line ever
“I think I got half of it, which got me through the half I didn’t.”
“Like the first season of ‘The Wire.’”
Also, I wish Adam Scott was in every tv show.
“Horoscopes are the Devil trying to trick us!”
Yvette Nicole Brown gets a LOL out of me every episode. She’s the amazing.
“You just ‘go girl’d’ yourself” “shut up”
Heeeere’s Brownies!
She is also like the literally sweetest human being? She’s so active everywhere, like if you post a Q on her IMDb message board (pre-Twitter, but probably now too) or @ her something on Twitter she will A it!
So great.
Luv u YNB
I love a person who A’s my Q’s.
I just love the way she says “Annie.”
“Scientists believe the first human being to live to 150 years old has already been born.
I believe I am that human being.”
I am a little bit biased b/c we are basically the same person (name and all) but I really wish Liz would actually marry Wesley. It’s too bad she is going to drop him and start “fucking Matt Damon.”
I, too, am biased because Liz and I are basically the same person (name and all), and I really wish she would marry Wesley, too. Because just imagine how hilarious that marriage would be. Plus, we’d get to see Michael Sheen every week.
Wwwwest, please tell me you share Wesley’s entire name. Mr. Snipes?
also cause Wesley is adorable. thank goodness he’s back.
“I once saw a baby give another baby a tattoo! They were very drunk!” I almost wish the whole episode was just Tracy describing his childhood in the South Bronx. (Except I don’t, because the rest of the episode was just as amaaaaaazing.)
Yes I’m torn between the Chums theme song, the yiffing reference, or the pack of stray dogs opening up a Wendy’s as the best part of the episode
I liked – “I saw a crack head breast feeding a rat.”
I’m pretty certain I snuck into the living room at 1am, after my parents were asleep to watch “Emmanuel Goes To Dinosaur Land”
“I am Beyoncé, always” made me LOL
Every show felt like that kid coasting until summer vacation. They were okay. Even for an Annie-heavy episode, as always, Community could always use more Annie.
She. Is. The. Best.
#1 Best Lady.
Even as a straight girl, I REALLY appreciate the sexy Alison Brie GIFs that seem to keep on coming (DON’T) every week.
Lemme just toss aside my fake self-imposed Internet asexuality for a hot (lol) second: wowwwwww!!!
Between this gif and that article posted last week about her being a FREAK she is now at the top of the list of attractive women I wish to have sex with but never will. It’s an illustrious list too, not just a bunch of “she is pretty”‘s (RIP Steve Winwood)
i am upvoting both for annie’s boobs and your avatar. I actually used that (your avatar not boobs) in grad school for a powerpoint about a religious college that lifted its dancing ban
on another note, why are madmen ladies, with the notable exception of Joan, so much hotter in other shows, whereas madmen men are the hottest. Rogers wife on Flash Forward is gorgeous, whereas on madmen shes just ok. it must be the ties, scotch and unfiltered pall malls.
I missed our stories last night because I did real-peoplle stuff (boo!) but I still know what happened on The Office because I found this handy synopsis for every episode left:
Michael does something stupid, then says even more stupid things to try and get out of trouble. Pam and Jim exchange glances and mess with Dwight. A peripheral character has an amusing B-story and a few funny lines, and then is forgotten about until a lame callback joke a season later. Andy and Erin continue to be awkward.
R.I.P. The Office (2005-2012)
I’m so tired of peopole bad-mouthing The Office. Last night’s episode was actually funny. Not hilarious, but funny.
Btw is it weird that I find Adam Scott incredibly more hotter than Rob Lowe?
I’ve been complaining about The Office’s drop in quality to everyone from my therapist to the dog, but the show is downright stellar compared to the quality drops of other shows I watch. (I never thought I’d ever hate you, Dr. House! How I Met Your Mother… I don’t even care anymore, nobody does! Buffy… I’m still mad after all these years that your last 2 seasons sucked so hard!)
I would argue that the last season of Buffy was good but it was the 2 before it that killed the show.
I nearly wet my pants when I saw Adam Scott on the episode, hes incredibly hot! Rob Lowe, pffft no way!
Rob Lowe= hot enough for Anne, shes the worst!
I’m not going to defend this season of The Office, but I have to say it’s always worth tuning in to see what sort of self-conscious hipster accessory Ryan will be wearing. They just keep piling on: checked shirt, thick black frame faux eyeglasses and now the suspenders! They never acknowledge it. It’s like this weird ongoing inside joke for the writers’ own amusement.
the undone bowtie a couple weeks ago was killer
I even missed that one. If you see something, say something.
Are we having fun yet?!
30 rock was KILLING it last night. michael sheen and jon hamm in the same episode = ladyboner
“I’ll be there always!…’Chums’ ! “
i thought that was really funny as well, but wasn’t friends supposed to be a rip off of the british show coupling?
It’s the other way around. Coupling was the British ‘Friends.’ And then the US tried to make a copy of that copy and then the universe collapsed. JK, all of it was just terrible.
Drunk Knope forever.
I was only half paying attention to the episode but Rob Lowe seemed to be playing the same guy as from “Thank You For Smoking”.
30 Rock was amazing I was so pleased and remembered why it’s one of my favorite shows. I loved P&R as usual. I like Community but a) I need it to be a little better idk b) Jeff and Britta need to not happen. I’ts the most annoying thing ever.
Ann from Parks is the worst character…that is all.
why is there nothing redeemable about her? her face maybe, but nothing else!
I’m really hoping for a Parks and Rec subplot where Rob Lowe finds a feeble Pawnee cable access show and exploits it.
Obviously.
I agree that The Office is on its deathbed – this season has mostly been dumb and boring.
That said, the last two episodes, I think, were among the series’ funniest. Maybe it’s just that I’m seeing it in stark contrast against the rest of this season, but I really enjoyed both of them.
Thank you for retracting your criticism on Community Gabe- It had caused me many a sleepless night. I seem to be taking criticism of my favorite shows personally lately, I had a friend the other day tell me they hated ‘Eastbound and Down’ and ive effectively cut them from my life. I mean, I dont write these shows or anything but whats wrong with people?!?
I once stopped seeing someone when he equated Shawn of the Dead with the Scary Movie movies. Well, that and I didn’t like the way he talked to my cat. Those were the two main factors.
I’m simultaneously looking forward to and dreading next season of Community with Senor Chang as a student. Part of what makes him one of my favourite things about this show is that he appears sporadically. But I think I trust this show not to rely too much on him. It’s fast becoming my favourite ensemble sitcom since Newsradio.
Community and Parks and Recreation are just so, so good right now. Though I do not like Anne. Here’s how much I do not like her: She made me feel bad for Mark. And I hate Mark! That’s why they were the perfect couple! I could just be happy knowing they were together and hateful! I loved Tom’s totally cute and honest flirtation with the bartender. Very good, Aziz Ansari! I LOL’d at your happy face! I also LOL’d at Ron and Leslie overlapping their answers about what was wasteful in their department. Leslie’s “Nothing! Everything is essential!” vs. Ron’s “Where do I start?”
yes! boo anne! boooo! go away!
Tom is just adorable in general!
but why am I commenting on a thread late sunday night? LAME-O!