tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post6093804602703802705..comments2024-03-25T19:18:14.047-04:00Comments on What's Alan Watching?: Community, "Football, Feminism and You": I'm not an alien! I am a Human Being!Alan Sepinwallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03388147774725646742noreply@blogger.comBlogger42125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-14843442350187053002009-10-26T14:05:42.759-04:002009-10-26T14:05:42.759-04:00Funny show, but it's becoming more and more ob...Funny show, but it's becoming more and more obvious that no one involved in the show - and i mean no one - has EVER attended a community college class, visited a community college for research, or so much as clicked onto a community college website. <br /><br />It's petty, but it's becoming an obstacle with every storyline they attempt. Recruiting a student to play on the football team? Choosing a school song? Tenured professors holding research experiments? These things don't go on at a CC.<br /><br />The show would work better if they would've just called it "Glendale": small university with NAIA or D2 sports, limited on-campus housing, and a mostly commuter student population. Those schools exist around the country and would get the point across just as easily.TNThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04333735778178419267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-40235707326750759802009-10-26T02:25:36.722-04:002009-10-26T02:25:36.722-04:00I liked the episode, but even if I didn't, it ...I liked the episode, but even if I didn't, it would be worth it just for this exchange:<br /><br /> "I'm saying you're a football" player! It's in your blood! <br /><br /> "That's racist."<br /><br /> "Your Soul!"<br /><br /> "That's Racist!"<br /><br /> "Your Eyes?"<br /><br /> "That's...gay?"<br /><br /> "That's homophobic."<br /><br /> "That's black."<br /><br /> "That's racist!"<br /><br /> "Damn!"<br /><br /> Classic.Shlomo Porathnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-11954358417532185962009-10-25T06:51:56.165-04:002009-10-25T06:51:56.165-04:00I've watched every episode of the show so far ...I've watched every episode of the show so far and was utterly baffled by what Alan saw in it. This was by far the best episode of the series so far, from the banter between Jeff and Troy on the field, to the follow up right before he went into the pep rally, this episode showed the promise of the series more than any others.<br /><br />Comedy is as subjective as what's sexually attractive. I STILL don't see what Alan sees in "The Big Bang Theory." <br /><br />This though... This was funny.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-63398723026445131992009-10-24T15:20:49.240-04:002009-10-24T15:20:49.240-04:00I thought this was a great ep, lots of laughs. Se...I thought this was a great ep, lots of laughs. Seal/Seal's teeth was awesome. I also quite liked the whole women's washroom storyline. I kind of feel like Bizarro Alan for a lot of eps of different shows that last little while too, haha.Steve Wirzbahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08506264508212570709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-25123100580608415782009-10-24T01:54:32.773-04:002009-10-24T01:54:32.773-04:00I'm not sure why, but the episodes you tend to...I'm not sure why, but the episodes you tend to find weak of this show are the ones I like the best. I do agree that the quest for the human being mascot was the best of the subplots. I think I also enjoyed this one since it didn't focus on the Jeff/Britta relationship, which I find forced and tedious.Diananoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-91423245980165638952009-10-23T18:36:02.368-04:002009-10-23T18:36:02.368-04:00I work with transfer student information at a 4-ye...I work with transfer student information at a 4-year-college. MANY MANY MANY people take 5-8 years to get a 2-year degree from a CC. The CC in my hometown is infamous for not having anyone graduate before 8 years or so. These folks may never leave. <br /><br />I actually rather liked the episode, between the breathtaking racism and Jeff's perfect summation of it, and Britta's not comprehending Girl Behavior. Good times.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16906089927390662087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-49187353412994082052009-10-23T17:34:56.017-04:002009-10-23T17:34:56.017-04:00As someone who has been in Community College for a...As someone who has been in Community College for a very long time, I can attest to the amount of people who drag it out. Sure, there are a lot of people who go for a couple years on their fast track to a Big School, but that's only maybe half. And I wouldn't think any of these folks, aside from Jeff, is on an accelerated timeline.<br /><br />Also, I think Alan missing the explicit references to Annie's age and when Troy got injured sums up perfectly how unengaging he found this episode. I kind of agree, but it still made me laugh more than enough, and the post credits bits with Abed and Troy continue to nail it.Hatfieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01184680741873873714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-33552642777905163052009-10-23T16:56:04.946-04:002009-10-23T16:56:04.946-04:00I liked this episode a lot, but I LOVED the closin...I liked this episode a lot, but I LOVED the closing bit with Abed/Troy and the security guards, and the tentative homage to Harpo Marx's mirror routine. Those closing bits over the credits are often the funniest part of the show--which isn't a slam to the show, but rather a nod to how funny the closing bits are.<br /><br />I, too, found the Human Beings mascot story line the weakest, although I do find the dean hilarious. I loved Shirley's take on the role of women in the bathroom. <br /><br />I do find the Jeff/Britta storyline the least compelling, and they really didn't spend much time on it, so it was fine. And I adored the opening meta-jokes with Abed.Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01288100796201737845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-75443118883216418202009-10-23T16:09:37.683-04:002009-10-23T16:09:37.683-04:00Oh, and on Allion Brie's 'age', rememb...Oh, and on Allion Brie's 'age', remember that even when she plays Trudy, isn't Pete and Trudy a young couple, maybe mid twenties or so? So I don't see it as that far off.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-18236378388816126802009-10-23T16:07:59.339-04:002009-10-23T16:07:59.339-04:00I loved the part where Jeff and Troy went 'tha...I loved the part where Jeff and Troy went 'that's racist, that's gay....right back up to that's racist'. <br /><br />Not as great as it could be, but I liked this episode more than last week's.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-5829678568391113872009-10-23T15:20:58.599-04:002009-10-23T15:20:58.599-04:00Thought this was by far the weakest episode of the...Thought this was by far the weakest episode of the season so far. <br /><br />Only laughed a few times as opposed to throughout the entire episode.JG Friendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14880088540166440777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-82605648007167388762009-10-23T15:17:37.525-04:002009-10-23T15:17:37.525-04:00Alan-
I generally agree with you on all things TV...Alan-<br /><br />I generally agree with you on all things TV, but i have to disagree about this ep. I was laughing out loud all night, especially at Jeff manipulating Troy and thinking for him. <br /><br />Pierce and the Dean were the only part I didn't like. Big Chevy Chase guy, but i haven't really enjoyed his character yet on the show. <br /><br />Very satisfied after last weeks dud.So Calnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-66777551628484533742009-10-23T14:50:29.887-04:002009-10-23T14:50:29.887-04:00The seasons don't necessarily have to equate t...The seasons don't necessarily have to equate to academic years. I could easily see the season finale being the end of their first semester. They could always pull a Lost and spend 4 seasons on 80 days and then jump forward and backward multiple decades each week thereafter.Austennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-39580006974553822112009-10-23T14:22:28.831-04:002009-10-23T14:22:28.831-04:00i think the show finally hit it's stride last ...i think the show finally hit it's stride last night.. but it still has that weird "out of order" feeling everyone's been mentioning.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-275262586716529042009-10-23T13:32:25.771-04:002009-10-23T13:32:25.771-04:00One of the best episodes yet, though the Abed bein...One of the best episodes yet, though the Abed being meta thing is annoying. It doesn't really work for this show.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-77070677690322215502009-10-23T13:19:29.019-04:002009-10-23T13:19:29.019-04:00I laughed a lot. The only thing I didn't care...I laughed a lot. The only thing I didn't care for was the opening with Abed once again being meta. Good that they realize they're overdoing it but still HATE when they do it.Tyrocnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-27705784599991675552009-10-23T13:14:59.269-04:002009-10-23T13:14:59.269-04:00This show has an extremely stupid premise, unlikea...This show has an extremely stupid premise, unlikeable and shallow characters, and lame "plots" that are at best lazily resolved (Troy hurt himself on purpose because he was under too much pressure? Give me a break.)<br /><br />All the funniest lines are about how lame and derivative the show is mostly delivered by a character whose sole purpose is to point that stuff out. He is the most popular character.<br /><br />I will still watch this show for now, but the ceiling is so low, it would have to morph into a completely different show with an entirely new premise to become something consistently good.ghotihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17285176297822242753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-34696942576839075882009-10-23T13:07:00.247-04:002009-10-23T13:07:00.247-04:00Particularly since, in theory, you can only get an...<i>Particularly since, in theory, you can only get an Associate's Degree from a community college, and that takes two years. (And it doesn't solve Jeff's larger problem of not having a legit Bachelor's.)</i><br /><br />Yup, but in theory the school could have a university satellite on campus. If he's trying to lie low, and I get the impression that's why he chose community college, to avoid anyone he might know (outside John Oliver's character), they could have him still on the campus working on his Bachelor's through a partner school. Though, that might require them to rotate out other characters.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-68775290727652237752009-10-23T12:36:42.420-04:002009-10-23T12:36:42.420-04:00This was probably the episode with the least amoun...This was probably the episode with the least amount of laughs for me, but I thought the character beats were more than good enough to make up for that. Even if the writing has been uneven so far, and the character arcs are being fudged by the episodes airing out of order, the actors and directors (and by extension, the shooting crew) are doing consistently great work every episode.<br />Also: that mascot was seriously creepy.Karl Rubenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17046303307901837031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-29907262571825059102009-10-23T11:52:49.811-04:002009-10-23T11:52:49.811-04:00I really love this show, but I wonder where it wou...<i>I really love this show, but I wonder where it would go in season 2, season 3, season 4.</i><br /><br />Particularly since, in theory, you can only get an Associate's Degree from a community college, and that takes two years. (And it doesn't solve Jeff's larger problem of not having a legit Bachelor's.)Alan Sepinwallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03388147774725646742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-57865968836653491072009-10-23T11:48:16.583-04:002009-10-23T11:48:16.583-04:00Annie specifically said "you made an 18-year-...<i>Annie specifically said "you made an 18-year-old girl cry" in this episode though.</i><br /><br />Oh, well then. Nevermind.Alan Sepinwallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03388147774725646742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-75754408140589528322009-10-23T11:42:41.260-04:002009-10-23T11:42:41.260-04:00I feel like Bizarro Alan, because the Human Beings...I feel like Bizarro Alan, because the Human Beings was the one thing about the episode I didn't like. In fact, each episode since the pilot has had one storyline that just doesn't work for me at all, but the rest of it is so good I don't mind.<br /><br />I like that each single episode plays with a different set of dynamics within the group, and how they wound up leading you to think that they were going to go with the traditional sitcom ending only to twist it at the last second. It's nice that Jeff doesn't have to redeem himself every episode.<br /><br />I really love this show, but I wonder where it would go in season 2, season 3, season 4. This would be the perfect show to do 6-12 episode seasons.Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15130480927375919459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-1436508244082973552009-10-23T11:31:53.079-04:002009-10-23T11:31:53.079-04:00@Joe
Yep, this episode was aired out of order. I ...@Joe<br /><br />Yep, this episode was aired out of order. I believe it was supposed to be the third episode, which is why we still had Jeff hitting on Britta and the introduction of the Dean.Paul Fhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04798446148730015556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-91593305881274950372009-10-23T11:31:00.510-04:002009-10-23T11:31:00.510-04:00I thought this episode was solid through and throu...I thought this episode was solid through and through. The exchange between Troy and Jeff was brilliant, and they did a great job fleshing out some of the secondary characters, notably Troy and Annie. They easily could've been one- note and dimensional but each showed a surprising and welcome sense of self-awareness.Kevinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03828916257377326460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-50676468321956307062009-10-23T11:19:20.956-04:002009-10-23T11:19:20.956-04:00I enjoyed this episode and personally I rather wat...I enjoyed this episode and personally I rather watch Troy and Annie hook up than watch more of the Jeff/Britta snooze fest.ShayDettahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10794309944665558929noreply@blogger.com