Community - "G.I. Jeff" - 4/3/14
#51
DVD Talk Hero
Re: Community - "G.I. Jeff" - 4/3/14
Agreed, it has been a pretty great season
#52
DVD Talk Hero
Re: Community - "G.I. Jeff" - 4/3/14
You need to get a grip man. It's like you're refusing to understand basic logic. If it got low ratings, that means many people just didn't see it. You have to make some serious leaps of logic to extrapolate that into people automatically not liking it. You may have a case of people not tuning in due to the last few episodes, but not this one. Still, you're equating ratings with quality, which is a fool's errand. But then that's what trolls do. Whatever though, unlike you, I'm not so insecure that I really care what you think, I just like to point out how silly you're being. Troll on dude!
#54
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Re: Community - "G.I. Jeff" - 4/3/14
You need to get a grip man. It's like you're refusing to understand basic logic. If it got low ratings, that means many people just didn't see it. You have to make some serious leaps of logic to extrapolate that into people automatically not liking it. You may have a case of people not tuning in due to the last few episodes, but not this one. Still, you're equating ratings with quality, which is a fool's errand. But then that's what trolls do. Whatever though, unlike you, I'm not so insecure that I really care what you think, I just like to point out how silly you're being. Troll on dude!
I find it incredibly sad they you can't see that this episode was probably the most out there of any Community episode ever (let's ignore paintball fights, pillow fights, puppets, claymation) and it just so happens to get a series low. You don't see the correlation between the two or are you just to big of a Community fan that Dan Harmon can do no wrong even after he was fired from his own show and only brought back because hey, at this point it's only the people that watch the show tuning in and it's not like it's going to attract any new eyeballs. Pretty fucking sad that they had to do that when the show should have just ended in Season Three, never continued into a Season Four without the show runner (only for enough episodes for syndication), and brought back for a Fifth in a deal so NBC could get the Blacklist from Sony. Two main cast members have already left the show, both of them asking to be written off!
I find it hysterical how people can rip on the final Season of Lost, Dexter or HIMYM, but not Community, NO way. They did a GI JOE episode! It's so amazing OMG!!!
Sorry, continue watching. Maybe next week it can go even lower and tie Sean Saves the World? Maybe next episode will actually be good? Or are we getting Paintball Fight Part Three?
Two more episodes left - let's hope Harmon crafts a decent final episode (IIRC, the last episode deals with Subway buying the School. No, this is the real plot.)
#55
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#56
DVD Talk Hero
Re: Community - "G.I. Jeff" - 4/3/14
Where did I say it wasn't? It was totally out there (and not at all accessible, especially for network TV), but it worked, and if it worked, who fucking cares how much out there it is? I just want good television, and this was that. I'm sorry if the show isn't what YOU want it to be and that you can't appreciate it on it's own terms.
#57
DVD Talk Limited Edition
Re: Community - "G.I. Jeff" - 4/3/14
OMFG... I've been racking my brains trying to remember his name!!! I read a few of the comics in the early 90s and had the computer game, too. But his name would not come to me.
#58
DVD Talk Limited Edition
Re: Community - "G.I. Jeff" - 4/3/14
Troll on? I've been watching the show since Day 1 and have contributed in many threads of this show. I'm hardly a "troll" when I've been discussing the show for five years, 90% of the time being positive about the episode.
I find it incredibly sad they you can't see that this episode was probably the most out there of any Community episode ever (let's ignore paintball fights, pillow fights, puppets, claymation) and it just so happens to get a series low. You don't see the correlation between the two or are you just to big of a Community fan that Dan Harmon can do no wrong even after he was fired from his own show and only brought back because hey, at this point it's only the people that watch the show tuning in and it's not like it's going to attract any new eyeballs. Pretty fucking sad that they had to do that when the show should have just ended in Season Three, never continued into a Season Four without the show runner (only for enough episodes for syndication), and brought back for a Fifth in a deal so NBC could get the Blacklist from Sony. Two main cast members have already left the show, both of them asking to be written off!
I find it hysterical how people can rip on the final Season of Lost, Dexter or HIMYM, but not Community, NO way. They did a GI JOE episode! It's so amazing OMG!!!
Sorry, continue watching. Maybe next week it can go even lower and tie Sean Saves the World? Maybe next episode will actually be good? Or are we getting Paintball Fight Part Three?
Two more episodes left - let's hope Harmon crafts a decent final episode (IIRC, the last episode deals with Subway buying the School. No, this is the real plot.)
I find it incredibly sad they you can't see that this episode was probably the most out there of any Community episode ever (let's ignore paintball fights, pillow fights, puppets, claymation) and it just so happens to get a series low. You don't see the correlation between the two or are you just to big of a Community fan that Dan Harmon can do no wrong even after he was fired from his own show and only brought back because hey, at this point it's only the people that watch the show tuning in and it's not like it's going to attract any new eyeballs. Pretty fucking sad that they had to do that when the show should have just ended in Season Three, never continued into a Season Four without the show runner (only for enough episodes for syndication), and brought back for a Fifth in a deal so NBC could get the Blacklist from Sony. Two main cast members have already left the show, both of them asking to be written off!
I find it hysterical how people can rip on the final Season of Lost, Dexter or HIMYM, but not Community, NO way. They did a GI JOE episode! It's so amazing OMG!!!
Sorry, continue watching. Maybe next week it can go even lower and tie Sean Saves the World? Maybe next episode will actually be good? Or are we getting Paintball Fight Part Three?
Two more episodes left - let's hope Harmon crafts a decent final episode (IIRC, the last episode deals with Subway buying the School. No, this is the real plot.)
#59
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Re: Community - "G.I. Jeff" - 4/3/14
Yes, yes... you know everything about television there is to know. We know... we know. There were absolutely no other factors involved in Community getting a series low than the fact it was an animated homage to GI Joe. We get it. We get it. Hell, you're probably good friends with the Cancellation Bear, too.
Sorry, continue on with how amazing this episode and how it reached so many new eyeballs...
#60
DVD Talk Legend
Re: Community - "G.I. Jeff" - 4/3/14
I was disappointed in last season, and I have thought this season has been hit and miss, but I really did enjoy this episode. We're not all blind sycophants. Believe it or not, some people have different taste. I'm not "lying to myself" that I liked the episode. I was entertained and chuckled a few times. Good enough for me.
#62
DVD Talk Hero
Re: Community - "G.I. Jeff" - 4/3/14
I've watched this episode a few times, it gets better with every viewing
At this point I think Harmon and company are just focused on the fans. The show has always had its ups and downs, this season is no different though I've found it more consistently entertaining than the last two seasons so it's definitely not "pretty bad" at this point.
But Glee? Really? Glee was never good.
At this point I think Harmon and company are just focused on the fans. The show has always had its ups and downs, this season is no different though I've found it more consistently entertaining than the last two seasons so it's definitely not "pretty bad" at this point.
But Glee? Really? Glee was never good.
Last edited by RichC2; 04-07-14 at 10:07 AM.
#63
DVD Talk Hero
Re: Community - "G.I. Jeff" - 4/3/14
Never seen Glee, but unlike Community, when Dexter went to shit (which honestly, was never all that great), everyone that was still watching pretty much agreed. You seem to be the only one blowing that horn here, and trying to make a silly point that people who didn't even see it agree with you. Keep trolling, this is fun!
#64
Re: Community - "G.I. Jeff" - 4/3/14
Watched it this week - and it was a fun episode
I did a lot of rewinding, pausing etc.
I was a huge GI Joe fan - collected toys, comic books, watched the show every day on Ch 11 (NY)
They even showed cobra commander as a snake man (when his armor melts off at the end) nod to joe the movie cartoon when he becomes a snake
I did a lot of rewinding, pausing etc.
I was a huge GI Joe fan - collected toys, comic books, watched the show every day on Ch 11 (NY)
They even showed cobra commander as a snake man (when his armor melts off at the end) nod to joe the movie cartoon when he becomes a snake
#65
DVD Talk Special Edition
Re: Community - "G.I. Jeff" - 4/3/14
Community has been living on borrowed time pretty much since the beginning, and it's allowed them to take more chances and do offbeat, weird, interesting TV than almost any other show on network TV. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't, but I'll gladly take something that tries something different and maybe comes up short than something concerning itself solely with "reaching new eyeballs".
#66
DVD Talk Hero
Re: Community - "G.I. Jeff" - 4/3/14
It's his thing. Not so much ratings, but condemning things before it actually happens. Primarily TV shows and game consoles.
It's less straight up trolling, since trolls usually don't believe what they're saying, and more of a "I'm right, you're wrong" thing.
It's less straight up trolling, since trolls usually don't believe what they're saying, and more of a "I'm right, you're wrong" thing.
#67
DVD Talk Legend
Re: Community - "G.I. Jeff" - 4/3/14
The first half of season 1 of Glee is awesome--subversive and darkly hilarious. I think it's because it was made "in a vacuum." Those 13 episodes were filmed before the season began airing. It got hugely popular right away, and it was obvious the writers then started playing to the crowd, and the show went quickly downhill.
Anyway, I understand how this episode of Community may not click with a lot of people, but to me it was great.
Anyway, I understand how this episode of Community may not click with a lot of people, but to me it was great.
#68
DVD Talk Limited Edition
Re: Community - "G.I. Jeff" - 4/3/14
The show does not exist in a vacuum. Things like the fact that BBT was new and a host of other factors certainly did affect its ratings. Now I'm not so blind to say that the fact the show started as a cartoon didn't keep some people from tuning out, but to say that is the one and only reason just doesn't make sense.
As to what you think as opposed to what I think about the episode, it's all subjective. One man's trash is other man's treasure and vice versa. I don't care that you didn't like it because I loved it. And in the end, if the show gets cancelled, I'll be happy this episode exists and that Harmon didn't water down the show to "attract an audience."
#69
DVD Talk Legend
Re: Community - "G.I. Jeff" - 4/3/14
Allison Brie looked really hot this episode.
#70
DVD Talk Hero
Re: Community - "G.I. Jeff" - 4/3/14
For me this was an outstanding concept for an episode with a remarkable attention to detail to a cartoon I loved as a kid. And I didn't laugh once, and I'm sure I caught 99% of the G.I. Joe references.
This seems to be the new normal for me on Community - a creative show that just isn't very funny anymore. And I had such high hopes for this season.
This seems to be the new normal for me on Community - a creative show that just isn't very funny anymore. And I had such high hopes for this season.
#71
DVD Talk Godfather
Re: Community - "G.I. Jeff" - 4/3/14
This season has been a huge improvement over last year. They haven't all been home runs but at least the characters are back to 'normal,' which helps carry the show when it's not at it's peak. Season 4 can die in a fire. Killing Chase was a good move, but Abed is missing Troy. If by some miracle we get a sixth season, hopefully Glover reprises his role.
I was never a Joe fan but it was a fun episode with some decent laughs.
I was never a Joe fan but it was a fun episode with some decent laughs.
#72
DVD Talk Limited Edition
Re: Community - "G.I. Jeff" - 4/3/14
This seems to be the new normal for me on Community - a creative show that just isn't very funny anymore. And I had such high hopes for this season.
I half expected a reveal like the Futurama episode "The Sting", except it never got anywhere near as awesome as that episode.
#74
Senior Member
Re: Community - "G.I. Jeff" - 4/3/14
It seems that Allison Bree/Annie is dressing much more conservatively (read: little to no cleavage) this season. Has anyone read or heard why this might be? Or maybe I'm just imagining it.
#75
DVD Talk Limited Edition
Re: Community - "G.I. Jeff" - 4/3/14
I haven't heard anything directly, but I get the impression they were trying to make her more grown up this season. Outside of the first part of the finale, I don't remember her wearing a dress or skirt, just pants.