Community - Season 4 [US] Spoilers

20-04-2012 3:26am

Kevin please come over for some gay sex, way better than the crappy one I had :P

Also Starring LeVar Burton · 20-04-2012 3:40am

excellent episode...

2 Annie's = 4 Boobs... Awesome!

Pushtrak · 20-04-2012 3:45am

One of the best eps, definitely.

AlmightyCushion · 20-04-2012 4:20am

Great episode. Troy's truth serum bit was hilarious.

mrkite77 · 20-04-2012 4:34am

The shippers are going to love it when Annie said hooking up with Jeff, while not her primary objective, would be a bonus.

AG2R · 20-04-2012 6:59pm

Loved it, I love the Abed character

Seren_ · 20-04-2012 8:02pm

Oh my god, what a fantastic episode. I totally didn't cry during the bit when Abed was in the locker >.>

I want to know how they made the Dean's outfit! And I would totally watch Greendale Hospital School if it was real

Edit: Here's a link with some info and photos from next week's episode - the Law and Order tribute. The return of Todd!

Edit 2: Info on the (hour long!) finale.

sillo · 20-04-2012 9:56pm

Excellent episode. It seems the show is now as polarised as the audience; for me every week is either brilliant (this week) or appalling (second part of the pillow fort) and rarely anything in between.

20-04-2012 10:02pm

For me, one of the greatest moments was Dean Pelton questioning his own costumes.

sillo · 20-04-2012 10:03pm

Deleted User wrote: »

For me, one of the greatest moments was Dean Pelton questioning his own costumes.

Totally agree. a usually obnoxious unfunny character but he really made me laugh this week for a change!

sillo · 20-04-2012 10:03pm

I think it's because they grounded the character in a sense of reality for once - maybe the shows been spending too much time in pure farce land lately.

Seren_ · 20-04-2012 10:57pm

sillo wrote: »

Totally agree. a usually obnoxious unfunny character but he really made me laugh this week for a change!

I need help reacting to this.

sillo · 20-04-2012 11:23pm

Your Text Here wrote: »

I need help reacting to this.

haha - touché

pixelburp · 20-04-2012 11:31pm

Excellent episode and very funny. At the end though, part of me wanted to see how all those events actually transpired in 'reality', with Abed jumping about playing the various characters. In many ways it's such a different show from series 1, you can see how very slowly the more absurd & meta things crept in, such as Dean's wardrobe or Abed's ... uhh... Abedity!

20-04-2012 11:53pm

It's likely that in some future episode, we might get to see how it would have looked. It happened with Abed's Uncontrollable Christmas.

Jako8 · 21-04-2012 2:00am

Loved this episode. Absolutely loved it. One of my favourites of all the Community episodes.

Troy and Britta kissing was odd. :P

ixoy · 21-04-2012 1:26pm

sillo wrote: »

It seems the show is now as polarised as the audience; for me every week is either brilliant (this week) or appalling (second part of the pillow fort) and rarely anything in between.

Really? I'm not aware of this polarising effect nor are most posters here. Never seen anyone, until now, describe an episode of "Community" as "appalling". Its worst episode is still better than the majority of all US comedies.

This was a particularly brilliant episode - a great one for all the long-term fans. I do wonder what someone, used to the likes of "Two and a Half Men", would have thought if they'd stumbled across this...

Newaglish · 21-04-2012 5:48pm

I DIDN'T GET INCEPTION! so many layers...

21-04-2012 10:14pm

What's the song Troy and Abed whistle frequently?

sillo · 21-04-2012 10:41pm

ixoy wrote: »

Really? I'm not aware of this polarising effect nor are most posters here. Never seen anyone, until now, describe an episode of "Community" as "appalling". Its worst episode is still better than the majority of all US comedies.

Oh I've got to disagree with you there. You don't think Community has had any bad episodes at all? For me the third season has a noticable decline in it's appeal. I mean OK perhaps appalling is too strong a phrase but for me the cracks are really beginning to show here; for example, I particularly disliked the second pillowfort episode, the awful 'pierece's dad' stuff, and the general lack of evolution the show has demonstrated since season 1.

That is not to say it's generally bad - it's not - it's just become quite predictable - with notable exceptions being the crazy-abed-episodes where they shake up the whole format and try something new and bold. This is almost always brilliant (most recent episode, the multiple realities episode) although the pillow fort documentary was snoretastic IMO.

We've had 68 episodes now, Jeff and Annie still want to hump, Britta is still a bore, Shirley is still one-dimensional and Abed-centric episodes are the only thing that continues to bring the magic for me. I'll keep watching - there's still enough juice there to keep me tuning in - but at it's weakest, it is merely an average comedy and can be outclassed by other comedies on right now (personally I'm a huge parks & rec fan but comedy is subjective i suppose).

21-04-2012 11:55pm

sillo wrote: »

Oh I've got to disagree with you there. You don't think Community has had any bad episodes at all? For me the third season has a noticable decline in it's appeal. I mean OK perhaps appalling is too strong a phrase but for me the cracks are really beginning to show here; for example, I particularly disliked the second pillowfort episode, the awful 'pierece's dad' stuff, and the general lack of evolution the show has demonstrated since season 1.

That is not to say it's generally bad - it's not - it's just become quite predictable - with notable exceptions being the crazy-abed-episodes where they shake up the whole format and try something new and bold. This is almost always brilliant (most recent episode, the multiple realities episode) although the pillow fort documentary was snoretastic IMO.

We've had 68 episodes now, Jeff and Annie still want to hump, Britta is still a bore, Shirley is still one-dimensional and Abed-centric episodes are the only thing that continues to bring the magic for me. I'll keep watching - there's still enough juice there to keep me tuning in - but at it's weakest, it is merely an average comedy and can be outclassed by other comedies on right now (personally I'm a huge parks & rec fan but comedy is subjective i suppose).

And I'll disagree with you, overall it's been on a definite upward curve since it started.

sillo · 22-04-2012 12:17am

Fair enough, maybe it's just me - no accounting for taste i suppose :-)

Crumbs · 22-04-2012 12:37am

Deleted User wrote: »

What's the song Troy and Abed whistle frequently?

That would be "Daybreak" by Michael Haggins. I think it's first heard during Abed's logical Halloween story. Annie hummed it in one episode too.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QNVf2lX7NTc

Benzino · 22-04-2012 12:50am

ixoy wrote: »

Really? I'm not aware of this polarising effect nor are most posters here. Never seen anyone, until now, describe an episode of "Community" as "appalling". Its worst episode is still better than the majority of all US comedies.

This was a particularly brilliant episode - a great one for all the long-term fans. I do wonder what someone, used to the likes of "Two and a Half Men", would have thought if they'd stumbled across this...

Don't really follow this thread, but I'm surprised at this to be honest. I must admit that I thought the first 2~3 episodes in season 1 were bad (not appalling, but bad none the less). In fact the only reason I kept with the show was because I was forewarned that the first few were bad, but that it gets much better (which it did).

Seren_ · 22-04-2012 12:23pm

The imdb message board and Community subreddit always have people saying the episodes are appalling, but personally I think season 3 has been the best yet. Each to their own I suppose. I love the show for the characters, the funny plots help too but it wasn't them that got me interested in the show.

Hande hoche! · 22-04-2012 12:59pm

Looking forward to the next episode. Wonder how they will utilise the Todd character.

phasers · 22-04-2012 1:35pm

sillo wrote: »

Oh I've got to disagree with you there. You don't think Community has had any bad episodes at all? For me the third season has a noticable decline in it's appeal. I mean OK perhaps appalling is too strong a phrase but for me the cracks are really beginning to show here; for example, I particularly disliked the second pillowfort episode,

:eek:

Totally agree. a usually obnoxious unfunny character but he really made me laugh this week for a change!

:eek::eek:

.........

That was an awesome episode.

Hande hoche! · 23-04-2012 12:03pm

Wish they would bring back Professor Duncan for an episode or two.

Thargor · 23-04-2012 1:04pm

Hande hoche! wrote: »

Wish they would bring back Professor Duncan for an episode or two.

Also more Professor Professorson

psicic · 23-04-2012 1:14pm

Duncan was/is a great character - I've never seen a 'couldn't-care-less drunk' character done so well - I always suspected we were heading towards a reveal with his character the same way we found out Chang was a fake Spanish teacher. Fingers crossed he'll make a return.

For me, this season has seen a lot more dips then previous seasons - and the pillow fort second episode was one of the low points. I still enjoy it, I still hold high hopes that each episode will be 'one of the greats' - but sometimes they just simply aren't.

27-04-2012 2:44am

"A man's gotta have a code!" :pac:

psicic · 27-04-2012 4:14am

Deleted User wrote: »

"A man's gotta have a code!" :pac:

And I can only assume there's a female equivalent to that... a... codette or something. :pac:

Episode 17 was fantastic. Too many fantastic one-liners and spoilers to fit in but the class/courtroom bits were an excellent bit of television. I wondered if they were going to veer towards an 'A Few Good Men'-parody but I was surprised how tight the focus was on Law & Order. I thought it worked so well - especially with the involvement of the secondary characters a bit more.

I also thought it was going to end up with Alex being the root of all the trouble - I was not expecting that twist.

I suppose, as Annie said, always have an exit strategy.

mrkite77 · 27-04-2012 5:37am

I loved that they got Lesie Hendrix (the ME from the original Law & Order) to reprise her role.

27-04-2012 11:29am

Finally Community is back to what it does best. Absolutely loved the scene with Britta at the computer.

phasers · 27-04-2012 11:51am

The past few episodes have just been fantastic. Everybody's on top form!

The Britta scene was brilliant, especially the way it cut her out at the end

FreudianSlippers · 27-04-2012 2:30pm

The Law & Order episode was just amazing. 10/10.

Annie was amazing and her celebratory dance was hilarious.

AlmightyCushion · 27-04-2012 3:15pm

That episode was brilliant. Love this show. Far too many funny bits to mention.

120_Minutes · 27-04-2012 8:14pm

The twist was ruined for me on twitter earlier today. Still a great episode though.

Pierce: "da-doing!"

27-04-2012 8:22pm

It was quite funny that the producers somewhat built up someone dying, making it a slightly big deal and then it was a bit anti-climatic. Thought that was brilliantly done.

cian68 · 27-04-2012 11:15pm

Chang has been been criminally underused since the hiatus but at least there has been plenty of the best character, troy troy the wonder boy. I loved when starburns saw them at his locker and had about three back packs.

Corkfeen · 28-04-2012 2:27am

A fantastic episode. Though one thing about Todd, he keeps reminding me of the villain from Dirty Harry for some reason.

I'm off to sleep folks.
Sweet Deans, everyone.....

FouxDaFaFa · 28-04-2012 2:40am

I loved when they burst into the Dean's office and he was just there, hula-hooping.

It's the little touches like that that make Community great.

RIP Pam, the yam.

28-04-2012 7:01am

Does anyone else think Todd is the spits of Will Ferrell?

Hande hoche! · 28-04-2012 9:24am

Very enjoyable episode. Had to laugh at the exit strategy line and the description of a holocaust denying, 9/11 paedophile . Also Britta's scene was sublime.

120_Minutes · 29-04-2012 7:10pm

Sony TV on sky are showing season 2 at 10.30 on Tuesday's.

haro124 · 29-04-2012 9:29pm

Love community so much

but why does rte never show good programmes likr this and were stuck with programess like the big bang theory or tv3 with glee

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iM7s_A-UVKY

Thargor · 29-04-2012 10:57pm

There wasnt a single minute of that episode that wasn't perfect, Troy and Abed are genius.

ixoy · 29-04-2012 11:16pm

Perfect pastiche/tribute to "Law & Order". Not just the credits and the "boing boing" noise, but the whole way it was shot and the story unfolded. The camera work was reminiscent of the show as were their dealings with the incidental characters.
Even receiving the phone call at the end about Starburns, was in keeping with the tone of the show (where typically the recently convicted had died in prison).

Highlight was Britta's role as the tech expert - and just applying filters to the photos

The way Annie and Jeff just walked off when she offered her help in profiling too was hilarious.

Oh and I did laugh aloud the moment I saw Leslie Hendrix appear on screen. Great nod! (She's appeared in over 250 episodes across the "Law & Order" franchise).

Also Starring LeVar Burton · 29-04-2012 11:56pm

Fantastic episode... Loved every minute of it...

skeleton_boy · 30-04-2012 3:23am

I'm inclined to agree with the man in uniform

Shocker

:pac:

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