Community

[Gilgamesh]

Preview shot of Community's Christmas episode, which will be done in Claymation:

AWE. SOME.

[Quality Start Machine]

This show is streets ahead.

[Powdered Toast Man]

Preview shot of Community's Christmas episode, which will be done in Claymation:

Annie's hot even in clay form.

I like that Leonard was looting the pink TV.

[Eli]

Best. Episode. Ever.

ETA: "Dude, who taught you therapy? Michael Jackson's dad?"

[R-V]

Best. Episode. Ever.

ETA: "Dude, who taught you therapy? Michael Jackson's dad?"

Thanks, Lost. Sepinwall had a rehash of episodes they've done so far this season. It's amazing that they've pulled off such a wide range of weird shit (and made it hilarious) on network TV.

"Anthropology 101": Fairly traditional episode, resolving season one cliffhanger about Annie/Jeff/Britta triangle, establishing the study group's new class and dealing with overall tensions within the group.

"Accounting for Lawyers": Jeff Winger origin story, taking the show onto unfamiliar physical turf but still with familiar weirdness (the hole in Drew Carey's hand, Annie chloroforming the guard, pop-and-lock tournament).

"The Psychology of Letting Go": Circle of life episode, dealing with birth (an entire Easter egg-style Abed subplot playing out in the background of other scenes), death (Pierce's mom) and sex appeal.

"Basic Rocket Science": All-reference, all-the-time, ala the paintball episode from season one, this time with astronaut movies.

"Messianic Myths and Ancient Peoples": A mix of meta (Abed's movie about making movies), character-based comedy (Pierce and Shirley each feeling left out of the crowd) and cultural/religious parody.

"Epidemiology": Another 100% pop culture episode, this time with zombies.

"Aerodynamics of Gender": Mix of an Abed character story (albeit one with references of its own) and the deliberately goofy, random trampoline story.

"Cooperative Calligraphy": Character-driven bottle show with a bare minimum of meta and/or reference humor.

"Conspiracy Theories and Interior Design": Another parody-style episode, this time riffing on conspiracy thrillers.

"Mixology Certification": Dark, kitchen sink-style realistic comedy, ala "Taxi."

"Abed's Uncontrollable Christmas": Stop-motion animated episode that's at once an homage to TV Christmas specials and a fairly intense, moving Abed character study.

We can argue about how much each of these episodes worked on their own, or even in combination (the "Apollo 13" and zombie episodes probably should have been spaced further apart, for instance), but that's still a pretty damned impressive show of versatility in only 11 episodes, demonstrating how these characters and this world can be used to tell so many different kinds of stories with so many different kinds of tones.

[Eli]

Best. Episode. Ever.

ETA: "Dude, who taught you therapy? Michael Jackson's dad?"

Thanks, Lost. Sepinwall had a rehash of episodes they've done so far this season. It's amazing that they've pulled off such a wide range of weird shit (and made it hilarious) on network TV.

It's been a pretty outstanding season.  Lots of hits and really, for me, only one big strikeout-looking with the Messianic Myths episode (though I know others liked that one).  I'm happy to see that a few more people are tuning in each week now.

[Kermit IV]

Really?  I thought they finally found a format that felt totally contrived.  And the actors sounded really uncomfortable doing voiceover work.  This season has been absolutely top-notch, but I thought this episode was by far the weakest one they've ever done.

[Quality Start Machine]

Really?  I thought they finally found a format that felt totally contrived.  And the actors sounded really uncomfortable doing voiceover work.  This season has been absolutely top-notch, but I thought this episode was by far the weakest one they've ever done.

Considering how bad the singing was, I'm guessing the voiceover work (esp. McHale) was intentionally bad.

[Slaky]

Really?  I thought they finally found a format that felt totally contrived.  And the actors sounded really uncomfortable doing voiceover work.  This season has been absolutely top-notch, but I thought this episode was by far the weakest one they've ever done.

Didn't care for it either. Then again, I hate Christmas.

[Eli]

Really?  I thought they finally found a format that felt totally contrived.  And the actors sounded really uncomfortable doing voiceover work.  This season has been absolutely top-notch, but I thought this episode was by far the weakest one they've ever done.

Shut up, Paul. You're a douche.

[Yeti]

Really?  I thought they finally found a format that felt totally contrived.  And the actors sounded really uncomfortable doing voiceover work.  This season has been absolutely top-notch, but I thought this episode was by far the weakest one they've ever done.

Thanks for saying what I was afeared to say. Plus I assumed I was wrong because, well, I am me

[Quality Start Machine]

"Nice sweater."

"Thanks. I got it from my dad."

[J. Walter Weatherman]

He's 30-something, I'm assuming. He has a land line and uses the word "album."

[Kermit IV]

Thank GOD Chang didn't end up a part of the study group.

[JD]

That was a very good episode.

Brown Jamie Lynn Curtis...Theo...other stuff I can't remember right now....CHANG! I like him.

Excellent.