30 Days of TV: I dressed like a crazy pharaoh for you!
Day 02 - A show that you wish more people were watching
Quixote1 and I have a unanimous answer on this one: COMMUNITY!
It airs Thursday nights on NBC, and I love it like burning. I find it incredibly difficult to describe, as well, and just end up flailing my arms a lot and then forcing friends and family into a seated position while I make them watch episodes with me on my DVR. There's a misfit study group and snarky dialogue and hilarious jokes and witty repartee and meta-commentary on the television and film genres. It scares the crap out of me that CBS moved The Big Bang Theory to Thursdays so that now it and Community will be going head-to-head. My love for BBT is vast, but it is a lion among sitcoms. Community still needs all the help it can get.
Since I don't know how to sell you on it, I'm going to spam you with clips. The first one features Abed and Troy (who is played by Donald Glover of Derrick Comedy, which I also <3 very much). They think they can rap in Spanish. They are so very wrong, and so very right.
This clip and the one above are both tags: they come during the credits of the episode, as will become obvious when you watch. In this one, one of my favorite hetero-lifemate duos portray Bert and Ernie:
Here's a clip from one of the most amazing episodes of Community ever, although this particular bit captures only a fraction of the sheer awesomeness. In 1.17, "Physical Education," Abed has discovered that a girl named Jenny apparently has a crush on him. His friends are attempting to help him hook up:
If you need more convincing, you should know that Ken Jeong is in Community and he is one serious FAMF. (That's funny-ass mother-you-know-what, for the curious.) Click here to see a clip of him as Señor Chang, the surly Spanish professor, explaining why he's teaching the subject.
Okay, enough clips! There are several episodes available on HULU, but you really should just all buy the DVDs when they are released later this year.
I know, I'm pretty hot on the topic. It's just such a brilliant comedy, and I don't say that lightly. I'm also completely enthralled by how layered it is, and how multiple viewings can reveal nuances of humor you miss on the first watch-through.
Community is awesome. Give it a watch!
1. My husband needs a pseudonym around here and, since we've dubbed our household Casa Quixote, we'll go with Quixote. Don Quixote's one of his favorite literary personages, after all.
30 Days of TV
Day 01 - A show that should never have been canceled
Day 02 - A show that you wish more people were watching
Day 03 - Your favorite new show (aired this TV season)
Day 04 - Your favorite show ever
Day 05 - A show you hate
Day 06 - Favorite episode of your favorite TV show
Day 07 - Least favorite episode of your favorite TV show
Day 08 - A show everyone should watch
Day 09 - Best scene ever
Day 10 - A show you thought you wouldn't like but ended up loving
Day 11 - A show that disappointed you
Day 12 - An episode you've watched more than 5 times
Day 13 - Favorite childhood show
Day 14 - Favorite male character
Day 15 - Favorite female character
Day 16 - Your guilty pleasure show
Day 17 - Favorite mini series
Day 18 - Favorite title sequence
Day 19 - Best TV show cast
Day 20 - Favorite kiss
Day 21 - Favorite 'ship
Day 22 - Favorite series finale
Day 23 - Most annoying character
Day 24 - Best quote
Day 25 - A show you plan on watching (old or new)
Day 26 - OMG WTF? Season finale
Day 27 - Best pilot episode
Day 28 - First TV show obsession
Day 29 - Current TV show obsession
Day 30 - Saddest character death
P.S. This post would be incomplete if I didn't thank my youngest brother for turning me on to Donald Glover last summer, thus ensuring I'd check out Community when it premiered in the Fall. You're the best, Dora!
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Quixote1 and I have a unanimous answer on this one: COMMUNITY!
It airs Thursday nights on NBC, and I love it like burning. I find it incredibly difficult to describe, as well, and just end up flailing my arms a lot and then forcing friends and family into a seated position while I make them watch episodes with me on my DVR. There's a misfit study group and snarky dialogue and hilarious jokes and witty repartee and meta-commentary on the television and film genres. It scares the crap out of me that CBS moved The Big Bang Theory to Thursdays so that now it and Community will be going head-to-head. My love for BBT is vast, but it is a lion among sitcoms. Community still needs all the help it can get.
Since I don't know how to sell you on it, I'm going to spam you with clips. The first one features Abed and Troy (who is played by Donald Glover of Derrick Comedy, which I also <3 very much). They think they can rap in Spanish. They are so very wrong, and so very right.
Click to viewThis clip and the one above are both tags: they come during the credits of the episode, as will become obvious when you watch. In this one, one of my favorite hetero-lifemate duos portray Bert and Ernie:
Here's a clip from one of the most amazing episodes of Community ever, although this particular bit captures only a fraction of the sheer awesomeness. In 1.17, "Physical Education," Abed has discovered that a girl named Jenny apparently has a crush on him. His friends are attempting to help him hook up:
If you need more convincing, you should know that Ken Jeong is in Community and he is one serious FAMF. (That's funny-ass mother-you-know-what, for the curious.) Click here to see a clip of him as Señor Chang, the surly Spanish professor, explaining why he's teaching the subject.
Okay, enough clips! There are several episodes available on HULU, but you really should just all buy the DVDs when they are released later this year.
I know, I'm pretty hot on the topic. It's just such a brilliant comedy, and I don't say that lightly. I'm also completely enthralled by how layered it is, and how multiple viewings can reveal nuances of humor you miss on the first watch-through.
Community is awesome. Give it a watch!
1. My husband needs a pseudonym around here and, since we've dubbed our household Casa Quixote, we'll go with Quixote. Don Quixote's one of his favorite literary personages, after all.
30 Days of TV
Day 01 - A show that should never have been canceled
Day 02 - A show that you wish more people were watching
Day 03 - Your favorite new show (aired this TV season)
Day 04 - Your favorite show ever
Day 05 - A show you hate
Day 06 - Favorite episode of your favorite TV show
Day 07 - Least favorite episode of your favorite TV show
Day 08 - A show everyone should watch
Day 09 - Best scene ever
Day 10 - A show you thought you wouldn't like but ended up loving
Day 11 - A show that disappointed you
Day 12 - An episode you've watched more than 5 times
Day 13 - Favorite childhood show
Day 14 - Favorite male character
Day 15 - Favorite female character
Day 16 - Your guilty pleasure show
Day 17 - Favorite mini series
Day 18 - Favorite title sequence
Day 19 - Best TV show cast
Day 20 - Favorite kiss
Day 21 - Favorite 'ship
Day 22 - Favorite series finale
Day 23 - Most annoying character
Day 24 - Best quote
Day 25 - A show you plan on watching (old or new)
Day 26 - OMG WTF? Season finale
Day 27 - Best pilot episode
Day 28 - First TV show obsession
Day 29 - Current TV show obsession
Day 30 - Saddest character death
P.S. This post would be incomplete if I didn't thank my youngest brother for turning me on to Donald Glover last summer, thus ensuring I'd check out Community when it premiered in the Fall. You're the best, Dora!
This entry was originally posted at http://infinitejest.dreamwidth.org/11395.html. You can comment here or there. Comments on the original post so far: