The 20 Best TV Characters of 2012
Nothing makes for better television than an original, deeply developed character, and TV is full of them right now. read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DayThe Eight Best Musical Moments on Community
Music is a big part of the show—everything from hummed melodies to full-on dance numbers with choreography, costumes and confetti. Here, we collect our very favorite musical moments of Dan Harmon-era Community. read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DayCommunity: "Virtual Systems Analysis" (3.16)
Since its first appearance, the dreamatorium—which may seem like a fixture of the show at this point, but actually just arrived nine episodes ago—has functioned as a way of compartmentalizing Abed’s strangeness. It allows Community to have fun with his pop culture obsession without having it take over the entire show as often, but it’s also a metaphor for what the show frequently wants us to think about Abed: an open space that can imagine anything but requires input from the outside. He’s a character who supposedly lacks the sort of inner life that’s found in other humans, and “Virtual... read more
Found in: TV, ReviewsCommunity Review: "Pillows and Blankets" (3.14)
It’s not a given that Community‘s theme episodes will be its best ones, that they’ll consistently be television events that everyone’s talking about. But it certainly seems that way, and “Pillows and Blankets” was the most creative one the show’s done since last year’s fake clip show, “Paradigms of Human Memory.” It doesn’t take too big of a stretch to think of turning a sitcom into a western or military show once you establish that you want to regularly parody genres, but a PBS-style documentary is something so far from the show’s original content that it takes things an extra... read more
Found in: TV, ReviewsCommunity Review: "Regional Holiday Music" (3.10)
Since we won’t be seeing Community again for a while, I’m very happy that the show went out on a high note. And NBC has been very cagey about the back half of the season—yes, we’ve been assured that there will be one, but how it’ll happen remains undecided. NBC has enough struggling sitcoms that it seems conceivable that Community will end up back on the air during the spring season… but then it might not. It might get thrown away in one night or scattered around the summer to languish.... read more
Found in: TV, ReviewsCommunity Review: "Foosball and Nocturnal Vigilantism" (3.9)
Last night’s episode of Community had two plots but one of the main things connecting them was their reliance on old sitcom stories. This isn’t Abed going into a Christmas wonderland in his mind here, instead this is standard stuff. In fact, the show goes out of its way to tell you that, when Troy mentions the way Abed has seen his plotline played out 100 times previously on television and can’t be fooled. You’re supposed to recognize that these are pretty ordinary events, to the point that I doubt they work nearly as well if you’re unaware.... read more
Found in: TV, ReviewsFans Reward Community With Cover Contest, Higher Ratings
Ever since NBC’s unjust announcement that the network was benching Community until sometime in 2012, the show has been riding a wave of much deserved success. read more
Found in: TV, NewsCommunity Review: "Documentary Filmmaking: Redux" (3.8)
If you’re reading this article you’re almost certainly aware of Community‘s current troubles. The show is not officially canceled by any means. It has a full order that will, we’ve been assured, be fulfilled. However, that’s the only good news. After December we don’t know when the show will be back, or how long it will be back for. Anyone who remembers the third season of Arrested Development may end up feeling some deja vu here. Similar scheduling shenanigans forced that show off the air after the fall, and Fox only aired the final episodes in one short, difficult-to-find block... read more
Found in: TV, ReviewsEight Reasons NBC Should Keep Community Alive
Last night, NBC announced its mid-season lineup and to our dismay Community was not on it. The news makes a fourth season less likely, and that would be a damned shame. read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DayCommunity Review: "Studies in Modern Movement" (3.7)
“Studies in Modern Movement” was one of those episodes that helps illustrate how much Community can do within the old-fashioned sitcom format. The episode centers around Annie moving apartments, and there could hardly be a more predictable set-up for the characters to be in. This is the type of high-stress environment that the show’s format loves, one where stakes aren’t super high but they’re moreso than just sitting around a table. There’s a way in which Community takes each one of its four stories revolving around this and pushes them to the absolute limit.... read more
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