AndrewBaelish Posted February 8, 2013 Share Posted February 8, 2013 Yeah it's on right now. Um. Hmm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reposado Posted February 8, 2013 Share Posted February 8, 2013 I remember one critic saying that the new episodes make Pierce so hated by the group that there's no reason to keep him on the show. Season 3 softened Pierce a little bit, and kept him on the sidelines for a lot of the season, which I think was a good move. I'd hate to see them go the other way now.sepinwall use to talk about that all the time and it always irked me. it seems that he defines a top notch comedy by whether or not the characters are nice to each other.The lack of Andy has made this season pretty tolerable overall, IMO.agreed. its not been great, but it's been better than last year, partly because of the lack of andy and partly because rainn wilson has been fantastic (not that he's ever been bad, but he's gotten more screentime this year it seems and he's had great moments) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pinkie Baelish Posted February 8, 2013 Share Posted February 8, 2013 Meh. It was OK, I guess. The Abed's happy place bit ran on for way too long IMO, Fred Willard's appearance was pretty pointless. I'd give it a 7/10. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aemon Stark Posted February 8, 2013 Share Posted February 8, 2013 Pretty much agree. It was good, certainly better than The Office tonight...The Dean's new living arrangements represent an appropriate progression from last season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pinkie Baelish Posted February 8, 2013 Share Posted February 8, 2013 I'm not looking forward to the Inspector Spacetime episode. I may be in the minority, but I don't particularly care for the episodes that focus on Abed's imagination and alternate fantasy worlds(with the exception of 'Abed's Uncontrollable Christmas' and Remedial Chaos Theory), so I doubt I would enjoy an entire episode of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NestorMakhnosLovechild Posted February 8, 2013 Share Posted February 8, 2013 That was decidedly mediocre. Community has always been an uneven show, with a mix of big hits and occasionally big misses. That was just... there. It's not the first mediocre episode by any stretch, but I am more concerned than before about the impact of Harmon's departure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scion of Valyria Posted February 8, 2013 Share Posted February 8, 2013 It wasn't horrible (nor was it really any good), but apart from the characters, it didn't feel like Community either. More like New Girl, just with less clever and interesting writing.I think the critics were spot on for the most part. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caligula_K2 Posted February 8, 2013 Share Posted February 8, 2013 Haven't seen it yet, but I wouldn't necessarily take a mediocre episode as a terrible sign- all Community seasons are weakest at their beginning, I find. My major concern is that the new producers make the show too cartoony, as the show threatened to become at parts of season 3 (Jeff smashing the table in the premiere, that weird thought balloon episode). Anyway, time to find the episode and watch it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reposado Posted February 8, 2013 Share Posted February 8, 2013 i thought it was pretty damn good and a sign that the new people have really done their homework and know what they're doing. really impressed with the subtleties they nailed.it wasn't a classic episode but it was on par. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DivisionByZero Posted February 8, 2013 Share Posted February 8, 2013 I liked the little ads for other shows that popped up at the bottom of the screen during the Abed TV moments. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howdyphillip Posted February 8, 2013 Share Posted February 8, 2013 That was decidedly not good. I feel like the network just groin checked me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ouroboros Posted February 8, 2013 Share Posted February 8, 2013 This is the first episode I found bad from beginning to end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red snow Posted February 8, 2013 Share Posted February 8, 2013 I liked the little ads for other shows that popped up at the bottom of the screen during the Abed TV moments.I only noticed the last one as I think I've programmed my mind to ignore those damn things. The swipe at "big Bang theory" was fairly good also but they played a lot of the "bad" jokes so subtle a newcomer to the show may just think it's bad. It could have done with some strong moments to remind us why this isn't just a "big bang" wannabe. The Dean dance was good and Troy's line in the fountain "why does this feel good" was probably the best for me.To be honest it was like a bad episode of the old show and these often came at the start of a season. I'll be worried if this is the standard but hopefully it's a settling in episode. At least Chang will be back next week.I honestly don't know if I could watch a whole inspector space time episode. Easily the worst thing about the whole show in my opinion along with that imaginarium. Not everything by Harmon was gold, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pinkie Baelish Posted February 8, 2013 Share Posted February 8, 2013 I honestly don't know if I could watch a whole inspector space time episode. Easily the worst thing about the whole show in my opinion along with that imaginarium. Not everything by Harmon was gold,This. Abed and his fantasies are good in small doses, but give them a full episode and the quality starts to suffer. Is it just me or did he get a bit annoying in Season 3 with his refusal to grow up? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isalie Posted February 8, 2013 Share Posted February 8, 2013 Haven't seen the new one, but all the talk about old episodes really makes me want to rewatch. Especially since it seems unfair and almost impossible to judge the new show runners based on one episode. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red snow Posted February 8, 2013 Share Posted February 8, 2013 This. Abed and his fantasies are good in small doses, but give them a full episode and the quality starts to suffer. Is it just me or did he get a bit annoying in Season 3 with his refusal to grow up?He did. Not sure if that was intentional or not but he is more "mentally ill" than "meta aware" these days.Oh, I liked how there's already a solution to Chevy Chase leaving. Just get the guy playing him in Abed's fantasy and pretend we're seeing the Abed version for future episodes. I actually think they could make the recasting really funny if they take that route. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morpheus Posted February 8, 2013 Share Posted February 8, 2013 I think the reviews were right. It seemed like they tried to hit all the beats- meta, pop culture, etc.-but came off as a hollow retread. We have seen enough Abed fantasies (and I think Scrubs already did the escaping to a comforting sitcom gag). I am not prepared to write it off, and there were some funny bits. As people have mentioned, Community has never been the most consistent show, it is a good show peppered with brilliant episodes and some clunkers, so I hope this is the new guys finding their legs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheEvilKing Posted February 8, 2013 Share Posted February 8, 2013 It was basically like a slightly above average season 3 episode. There have been many worse episodes than this one. I'm not sure what you people are whinging about since you loved s3 so much. :dunno:I'm not looking forward to the Inspector Spacetime episode. I may be in the minority, but I don't particularly care for the episodes that focus on Abed's imagination and alternate fantasy worlds(with the exception of 'Abed's Uncontrollable Christmas' and Remedial Chaos Theory), so I doubt I would enjoy an entire episode of it.Oh god, there's going to be a whole episode about Inspector Spacetime? That may be the first Community ep that I just don't bother watching. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morpheus Posted February 8, 2013 Share Posted February 8, 2013 It was basically like a slightly above average season 3 episode.False. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lightning Lord Posted February 8, 2013 Share Posted February 8, 2013 There were some hilarious moments, such as Jeff slugging Leonard, but something just felt off the entire episode. It wasn't the worst episode of the Community catalogue, but it was the least-fitting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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