Tag: sitcom

TV Room: 10 Best ‘Community’ Episodes

On By chrisbarsantiIn streaming, TelevisionLeave a comment

So what were the ten best episodes of Community? Glad you asked! I made a stab at ranking them for Slant:

The most common criticism levied against NBC’s Community during its chaotic and generally acclaimed six-season run was that it was all snark and no heart. It’s a complaint that’s been levied at many self-aware, pop culture-literate works by Gen Xers. But in this case, it was flat-out wrong. Threaded alongside creator Dan Harmon’s meta-sitcom-as-sitcom commentary was a poignant and gut-twisting look at loneliness and purpose that suggested that even being part of a co-dependent hot mess of a friend group was better than navigating life solo…

Final word goes to Troy and Abed:

Dept. of Shameless Self-Promotion: ‘Six Seasons and a Movie’ is on Sale!

On By chrisbarsantiIn Books, DVD - Television, streaming, TelevisionLeave a comment

So it’s official, the latest book that I threw words at is in bookstores and on all your better Internet-y sites. Co-written with my Monty Python FAQ fellow travelers, Six Seasons and a Movie: How Community Broke Television is an episode-by-episode trawl through one of the greatest sitcoms too many people have never heard of.

It also includes scads of research into the cast and crew, including creator Dan Harmon who went on to do a wee little thing called Rick & Morty and Donald Glover who went on to do just about anything he wanted.

Here’s what our publisher says:

Covering everything from the corporate politics that Harmon and his team endured at NBC to the Easter eggs they embedded in countless episodes, Community: The Show that Broke Television is a rich and heartfelt look at a series that broke the mold of TV sitcoms…

Indeed! Watch the show, read the book, enjoy.

Last word to Troy and Abed (books!):