We may have October 19th in our hearts, but we can have our discussion of tonight's episode, "Darkest401" in our thread!
Community is premiering in all timelines tonight except the darkest one. If can't see it, then you know which one you're in.
Let's discuss! And for you twitterers, don't forget to tweet using #Darkest401.
Posted Oct 19, 2012, 11:49 PM UTC
was chang talking backwards in jeffs weird dream? what was he saying?
nioj eht yvan. join the navy.
I never catch these things! Thank goodness for these threads.
in case you don't know hes talking about an episode of the simpsons with subliminal messaging
Thanks for the heads up!
actually i was going for the twin peaks reference at first, but lets do a mash up! mash up! clip show! harrison ford!
it is a catchy song
he told him laura's killer obvzly
"Britta Kerry Russelled her hair."
Classic Winger.
Loved Ryan Seacrest as Evil Jeff.
"It had to be done." Meta. I'm surprised he did it, though, I thought he doesn't like Joel in real life?
So Pierce is dead, Shirley sandwiches are a hit & the Dean expelled a guy named Hand Manor. Apparently,he was too smart to be in a Community college??
The backwards speak by Chang...so...many...layers!
Do you think the Hand Manor thing was a nod to Dan Harmon?! I didn't get it until I saw it written out.
I can't tell if it was a nice thing or not. They did get him that ice-cream cake...
I picture the episode starting with Pierce laying in bed, near death, and holding a snowglobe. He rasps out, barely discernible, "streets behind...," dropping the object, which clatters to the ground & shatters.
It then cuts right to the study room, as Pierce jolts awake.
It's weird, there's actually a snow globe on the floor...no wait...Annie's Boobs got it.
My thoughts from this episode:
Can't wait for next week!
I'm going to have to disagree there, there's never too much Nathan Fillion, and seriously, Buffy, Firefly and Castle references? That's impressive, especially since they were all in dance.
I'm with you on the Dean/Chang thing, and the double-double blackmail (only on Community!) sets up a great tension for the season.
I liked seeing Pierce be human, even if it meant we had to see Scary Shirley for a while. But overall, yes, I agree.
Oh and sad Abed. Like little "cool" knives to the heart.
me and my friend are in disagreement. i saw the whole thing as a sort of modern take on Dante's Inferno. he says its a shot for shot remake of the pilot episode of Married... With Children. whattaya think?
OK, this is so funny, you guys are going to laugh, but you're both right!
I totally know the Married...With Children ep (it's the one where Peg wants the red shoes and has to go to the back of the store, right? Well, of course it is--shot for shot, after all--and the Dean stood in for Peg).
Well, apparently that episode is actually supposed to be a modern interpretation of Dante's Inferno!
Interesting side note, Ed O'Neil said he wouldn't do Modern Family unless they pulled that ep out of syndication. Apparently, for him, it was the one where Al went too far.
Nice spot by both of you. Sometimes the cultural references can get a little obscure.
I was really confused by the last bit- was the thing with Abed's mom in the dreamatorium, or not?
I think we're going to have to wait to find out, but I swear there was a grid in the background.
It's great to have her back though, maybe.
Chang Daycare: We Don't Chang Diapers.
Funny, but I'd never leave my kid there. He does a great tiger face-paint, though.
I liked the twist that he was running a sweat shop with middle class white kids.
And Shirley's face when she found toddlers had made her Greendale sweatshirt!
"What do you think a sweatshop's for!"
Priceless.
it had a really retro feel. i liked that it was silent. and hand-drawn in black and white. and only available for zoetrope (zoetrope sold separately thru nbc)
Did you see what they're charging for shipping?!
Is it just me, or is Abed, Troy and Annie's apartment bigger than it was last season?
Apparently it's just me.
its bigger on the inside
Of COURSE! I can't believe I missed that reference, I should turn in my Whovian card.
Well, duh. How else could Shirley and her family move in?
I actually wrote a little somethin' somethin' for the occasion. It bears a semblance of a story. http://www.reddit.com/r/community/comments/11s228/what_were_your_tweets_for_darkest401/c6p3qxw
Now that's a fun read/watch :)
Hmmm...is it just me or does Jeff's forehead seem smaller this season?
Vanity, thy name is ... his name.
Am I missing something? Is this a joke?
Only in the darkest timeline. Check out this thread for background.
It looked funny, but I couldn't hear anything over the obnoxious laugh track.
I swear, that was only the open. A lot of us were worried they'd keep that up! (Borrowing Whitney's set was a nice touch).
OK, they're really bringing it with the guest cameos. That was actually Cher, right? Not a Cher impersonator?
Check out the Dean's face!
They really pushed it with the Dean's outfit from the "If I Could Turn Back Time" video. I don't need to see that much of Jim Rash.
Still loved him singing.
I'm not sure I like the direction they're going with this season. I wonder if Troy and Abed are adlibbing less now...
It's definitely a different feel without Dan Harmon. It's as though it has less substance.
I'm so glad there was a lot of promoting going on for the show before today. It shows how much NBC really cares about getting new viewers.
I'm glad jeff and shirley are finally getting together
The laugh track gag in the cold-open was perfectly executed, I was actually worried for just a second!
This might have been a game changing night for all of us.
The show almost sat on its balls, but at the last second, it made an adjustment.
Maybe after a long, dark, night the sun is finally rising on Community.
I'm so with you on the open, I thought they'd gone the full-on Whitney route. Even the lighting!
i dont know i think they sat right on them and it hurt like hell! why was pierce wearing an eagles t-shirt?
The sexual tension between Pierce and Annie was disturbing.
Agreed. Especially since it was really all Annie.
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