So Community is canceled, whatever that means. The NBC comedy spent five seasons on the brink, and so in a weird way, it’s always felt canceled. Its continued existence was a curiosity, a glitch in the matrix, a referendum on NBC’s inability to reclaim its mojo; a miracle, really. On The Bubble, Barely Renewed, Reduced Order, No Premiere Date, Declining Ratings: These are phrases that loom large in the Community myth. There was turmoil behind the scenes. Dan Harmon, the show’s combination Showrunner-Mascot-God-Devil, was fired after season 3; original star Chevy Chase was already an absent figure before...
- 5/10/2014
- by Darren Franich
- EW.com - PopWatch
Community Season 5, Episode 8 “App Development and Condiments”
Written by Jordan Blum & Parker Deay
Directed by Rob Schrab
Airs Thursday nights at 8pm Et on NBC
Community‘s never been a show known for its social critiques – except for the innate ugliness of humans, the constant cycle of reconciliation and relapse, the feeling that everything in life is two steps backward, then one step forward. And that idea is embedded somewhere in the construct of “App Development and Condiments”, where MeowMeowBeenz become the defining factor of a society, the Community equivalent of a retweet/Facebook like/other social network sign of recognition giving way to a dystopian society inside the cultural (and given the presence of Leonard, generational) melting pot of Greendale Community College.
There are certainly moments of “App Development and Condiments” that reaches for something more than a reason to transform the campus and squeeze a number of guest...
Written by Jordan Blum & Parker Deay
Directed by Rob Schrab
Airs Thursday nights at 8pm Et on NBC
Community‘s never been a show known for its social critiques – except for the innate ugliness of humans, the constant cycle of reconciliation and relapse, the feeling that everything in life is two steps backward, then one step forward. And that idea is embedded somewhere in the construct of “App Development and Condiments”, where MeowMeowBeenz become the defining factor of a society, the Community equivalent of a retweet/Facebook like/other social network sign of recognition giving way to a dystopian society inside the cultural (and given the presence of Leonard, generational) melting pot of Greendale Community College.
There are certainly moments of “App Development and Condiments” that reaches for something more than a reason to transform the campus and squeeze a number of guest...
- 3/7/2014
- by Randy Dankievitch
- SoundOnSight
While everyone is still reeling from Sunday’s Breaking Bad finale, here’s a roundup from the lighter, non-Meth side with “Animation Domination” over on Fox (the season premieres of The Simpsons, Bob’s Burgers, Family Guy, and American Dad!) and the comic stylings of Stephen Merchant over on HBO (the series premiere of Hello Ladies). Here are the highlights, lowlights, and “what the…?”s of the evening.
The Simpsons, Season 25, Episode 1, “Homerland”
Written by Stephanie Gillis
Directed by Bob Anderson
Airs Sundays at 8pm Est on Fox
Ringing in its 25th season (seriously, the show can rent a car now), The Simpsons begins the year with a not-quite-so-timely riff on Homeland, which celebrates its own third season premiere this week. There are a few laughs, but not as many as the writers were lunging for a la Family Guy (i.e. a flashback to Homer’s “southern accent”) and...
The Simpsons, Season 25, Episode 1, “Homerland”
Written by Stephanie Gillis
Directed by Bob Anderson
Airs Sundays at 8pm Est on Fox
Ringing in its 25th season (seriously, the show can rent a car now), The Simpsons begins the year with a not-quite-so-timely riff on Homeland, which celebrates its own third season premiere this week. There are a few laughs, but not as many as the writers were lunging for a la Family Guy (i.e. a flashback to Homer’s “southern accent”) and...
- 10/2/2013
- by Diana Drumm
- SoundOnSight
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