We finished Season 2 of Community on DVD this week, so I figured I’d post about the show. I won’t beat around the bush, I love this show. Easily my favorite sitcom since Arrested Development, and one I’m glad we’ve caught up with because I like the show enough to try and watch it in “real time” (not “Real Time” which means as it airs or slightly thereafter, but within the same week or so).
What is it about the show I like I so much? I think the cast hit their stride almost immediately, it is one of those ensembles where every character works. Of course there are favorites (Troy for me, love that guy), but even the more minor characters work for me. I love the “meta” jokes, and a lot of the entertainment references work for me. And of course, it makes me laugh. Sometimes so much that I miss the next line of dialogue. If that isn’t a measure of success, I don’t know what is. Troy and Abed doing their random crazy stuff in the credits is pure gold too.
I think Chevy Chase was the weakest link at first, but boy does he recover and create a great character. Ken Leung was on the fence for me as well, but especially in Season 2 he makes some of the more memorable appearances.
The option at this point would be to make an extensive list of scenes and such that I have loved from this show, or just sit back and give a Thumbs Up.
Thumbs Up.
Also: While this post was hanging out in Unposted Limbo, we caught the first two episodes of Season 3. The show definitely holds up. It is not possible to describe how Troy shouting “Boutros Boutros Ghali!?!” is so funny, but I nearly did a spit-take.