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Fri, 10 May 2013 01:06:50 -0400

My thoughts on season 4 finale (and I guess season 4 in general)..

Fri, 10 May 2013 01:03:30 -0400

First of all, yes. I’m alive and still posting. :) I usually have some insight (however irrelevant my thoughts are) about the end of each season. I’ll post them here.

To sum it up in two words: I’m disappointed.

I’ve been, well, somewhat underwhelmed with this season. I know that we, as fans, have been watching this season under a different light. How could we not? There’s been issue after issue in the background of this show. But we can all accept that there’s been something different about this season, and I think the finale was as clear an example as we’ll see that the show has changed.

So what didn’t I like about this episode? From the first episode of season 4, I’ve felt they’ve been pushing the “darkest timeline” plot a little too much. I know Remedial Chaos theory was an exceptional episode, but the plot of one episode turned into the storyline for the next two seasons. For me (especially in the case of Advanced Introduction to Finality), it feels like the writers have taken every fresh idea the show has had, and grounded it into a pulp. Multiple timelines? In the finale. Paintball? …I guess you can call that paintball…yes, into the finale. We, the fans, have made a dramatic impact on the show. But…should we also be at fault for its downfall?

The majority of season 4 has seemed to be one giant nod to the fans. Community has, sadly, left the themes of creating new episodes and instead reverted to retelling old ones. And, for me, I’ve been waiting this entire time, telling my tv, “Yes. You’ve made it back on the air. Nobody is happier than me. Now give us some Community.” I’ve felt gipped these 13 episodes. Now don’t get me wrong, some parts of the episodes have been great! Jeff’s speech at the end was textbook Winger. Troy had some great moments in that episode, like always. But the episodes haven’t been…well…grounded. Half the time, I forgot they were in school. This was a show about a study group, remember?

Harmon used to talk about having the study table be the anchor of the show. They’ve gravitated away from that rather quickly. How much studying actually got done at that table? And, for that matter, what activities related to school did they do at all in this season? I know they wanted to tell a story of a complete Winger transformation, but they lost 9 episodes in the process. I understand they had less time then they thought. But when a television show about community college ends a season where “the alternate dimension where we fought and killed one another turned out to be a dream,” it just loses me.

I understand, Community. I recognize what you wanted to do, but the fact it…well..you just didn’t do it. You tried to be Harmon without Harmon, and it plain didn’t work. (Has anyone tried to match Harmon’s story circle to the season finale? I mean, what did we learn? What changed? That there’s Cougar Town in an alternate dimension?)

I hesitantly say that I’m still looking for a season 5, mostly because I don’t want a show as good as this to go out like that. But, as I say that, I remember that Megan Ganz and Andy Bobrow, Neil Goldman, and others are out….and I think we’re past the point in arguing that ‘it’s not a bad thing that there’s new people!’…and if we are still arguing about that, then I’ll say it. It’s not the same, and I don’t like it.

Ok…I swear I’m done. For now, I’ll take the sweet moments for what they are, and accept the fact that season 4 disappointed me. It’s over. I can’t change it.

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Mon, 01 Apr 2013 15:47:10 -0400

communitynbc: Just reminding you to keep any April...

Mon, 01 Apr 2013 14:27:47 -0400

communitynbc:

Just reminding you to keep any April Fools’ pranks physically safe, politically balanced and racially accessible.

sixseasons-and-a-movie: NO. This is krumping.

Thu, 28 Mar 2013 02:01:46 -0400

sixseasons-and-a-movie:

NO. This is krumping.

communitynbc: Who runs the world? Human Beings.

Wed, 27 Mar 2013 20:43:55 -0400

communitynbc:

Who runs the world? Human Beings.

We were winning 53-47, what happened?! There’s only 7 more...

Wed, 27 Mar 2013 17:09:00 -0400

We were winning 53-47, what happened?!

There’s only 7 more hours!

Human Beings, go vote!

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Wed, 27 Mar 2013 17:07:11 -0400

princessegads: is he stealing jeff’s laundry or Same underwear...

Wed, 27 Mar 2013 02:54:40 -0400

princessegads:

is he stealing jeff’s laundry or

Same underwear he wore in the Documentary episode of season 3.

And Chang did in season 2.

This underwear has been in every single season of Community..

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Tue, 26 Mar 2013 16:00:59 -0400

Jeff and Annie texting in 4x07

Tue, 26 Mar 2013 15:12:43 -0400

Jeff and Annie texting in 4x07

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Alison Brie in Wired Magazine (x)

Tue, 19 Mar 2013 15:10:51 -0400

Alison Brie in Wired Magazine (x)

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Sun, 17 Mar 2013 23:23:21 -0400

#Sixseasonsandamovie

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My thoughts on season 4 finale (and I guess season 4 in general)..

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communitynbc: Just reminding you to keep any April...

sixseasons-and-a-movie: NO. This is krumping.

communitynbc: Who runs the world? Human Beings.

We were winning 53-47, what happened?! There’s only 7 more...

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princessegads: is he stealing jeff’s laundry or Same underwear...

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Jeff and Annie texting in 4x07

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Alison Brie in Wired Magazine (x)

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