Is 'Community' Too "Smart" To Be A Ratings Hit??? - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

Brian Damage · 10-18-2011, 10:23 PM

There's a reason why so few people watch what is probably television's best comedy: It's not easy. Even when you keep up with the rapidly evolving humor, you never get to rest easy when watching Community. The show challenges the very bases of comedy formatting, forcing viewers to question what a "sitcom" even is.

When you add this to extra-weird premises like paintball ("Modern Warfare," "A Fistful of Paintballs" and "For a Few Paintballs More"), fake flashbacks ("Paradigms of Human Memory") and even alternate realities (the recent and excellent "Remedial Chaos Theory"), the questioning turns to brilliance. Watching an episode of Community can be exhausting. But it might be the best exhaustion you could ever feel.

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robyrob · 10-19-2011, 09:08 AM

i like the show - they definitely aren't doing the same old thing every other sitcom is doing, and the writing has been great with new original ideas throughout.

10-18-2011, 10:23 PM	#1
Brian Damage I'm Rich Bitch Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 03, 2002 Location: What Ain't No Country I Ever Heard Of...They Speak English in What? Posts: 63,107	Is 'Community' Too "Smart" To Be A Ratings Hit??? There's a reason why so few people watch what is probably television's best comedy: It's not easy. Even when you keep up with the rapidly evolving humor, you never get to rest easy when watching Community. The show challenges the very bases of comedy formatting, forcing viewers to question what a "sitcom" even is. When you add this to extra-weird premises like paintball ("Modern Warfare," "A Fistful of Paintballs" and "For a Few Paintballs More"), fake flashbacks ("Paradigms of Human Memory") and even alternate realities (the recent and excellent "Remedial Chaos Theory"), the questioning turns to brilliance. Watching an episode of Community can be exhausting. But it might be the best exhaustion you could ever feel. http://www.buddytv.com/slideshows/co...ink-14622.aspx
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10-19-2011, 09:08 AM	#2
robyrob certified wackball#3 Moderator Forum Icon Join Date: Aug 03, 2003 Location: hiding under the third booth at Arnold's Posts: 58,219	i like the show - they definitely aren't doing the same old thing every other sitcom is doing, and the writing has been great with new original ideas throughout.
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