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Old 05-06-12, 06:04 PM
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Re: Community -- "Course Listing Unavailable" -- 5/03/12

I thought it was a weak episode. The plot didn't feel at all inspired and Chang and his child army really bring things down. I did have some laughs here and there but a lot of the jokes didn't land.

The problem for me with a show like Community is when a joke doesn't land it really stands out, like a bad sitcom joke. You start to notice the formula too: Troy being effeminate joke here, Britta sucks joke there. I feel like they're milking some things too much, like Britta's amateur psychology thing. If the dean wasn't so inherently entertaining his shenanigans would be getting old too.

I'm still a loyal fan; I thought the Law and Order episode was brilliant. But it seems like the mediocrity creeps in more with each season.
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Re: Community -- "Course Listing Unavailable" -- 5/03/12

Originally Posted by SpanishTechno
I thought it was a weak episode. The plot didn't feel at all inspired and Chang and his child army really bring things down. I did have some laughs here and there but a lot of the jokes didn't land.
I agree. Seems like anymore Chang just brings down the entire episode for me.

I think the difference between this show and others is that they swing for the fences every time out and that's why when something doesn't work, it really doesn't work, but when it does, it's a grand slam. I think it's great that they swing for the fences though, no other show does.
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Re: Community -- "Course Listing Unavailable" -- 5/03/12

I liked the episode a lot but I agree that Chang's shenanigans don't fit.

The show is a live action cartoon but the characters are mostly grounded to an extent, the Chang character is just too far gone.
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Re: Community -- "Course Listing Unavailable" -- 5/03/12

Originally Posted by PhantomStranger
Community is still funny, but the show has taken way too many creative risks this season that simply haven't paid off. The network should have tried reining in some of the wilder concepts. It's why NBC is in dead last place.
I'm just the opposite. I love the creative risks they take. The "normal" episodes aren't as fun to me.

Does anyone else think Britta looks like a claymation character?
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Re: Community -- "Course Listing Unavailable" -- 5/03/12

I guess that this episode's five major scenes were the five stages of grief:

Denial - Study room, Jeff didn't really care
Anger - The wake, they lash out at the school
Bargaining - The boardroom
Depression -The hospital, which was pretty melancholy
Acceptance - the last scene in the apartment.
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Re: Community -- "Course Listing Unavailable" -- 5/03/12

Originally Posted by Osiris3657
Good one! Are you in bed with Harmon or something? I've noticed you in multiple threads now jumping on anyone that says anything negative about the show. If you really are a guy (you should look into changing that username, everyone thinks you're a chick. Your whiny attacks and overly sensitive nature don't help either) then grow a pair and learn to respect other's opinions. Now stop typing your angry response, take a deep breath, and don't respond. Just move along. Thank you
Hey if you don't like good advice, then ignore it. And I'm more man than you. Only little 12 year old girls roll their eyes when they're being sarcastic. And the only person I've been in bed with recently is your old lady. We're both in Houston you realize.
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Re: Community -- "Course Listing Unavailable" -- 5/03/12

Originally Posted by madcougar
I can't imagine what I would do with all the extra time I'd have if I had acted like the last episode of Season 8 of the X-Files was the series finale, the last episode of season 7 of Happy Days was the series finale, or the last episode of season 10 of the Simpsons?
We'd have seen even more "Internet tough guy" posts, I imagine.
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Re: Community -- "Course Listing Unavailable" -- 5/03/12

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We'd have seen even more "Internet tough guy" posts, I imagine.
Don't make me drive the two hours to kick your ass!
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Re: Community -- "Course Listing Unavailable" -- 5/03/12

I can appreciate a show for taking risks, even if those risks don't necessarily make me laugh out loud. I wouldn't put the "Civil War" episode in my top 30 of funniest episodes, but I still enjoyed the hell out of it.

Some people prefer the ho-hum, no chance taking method of CBS sitcoms. More power to them.

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