Wednesday, April 6, 2011

Community 1x07

Community, Introduction to Statistics, on NBC
Annie is excited to get extra credit organizing a Día de los Muertos party. But don’t call it the Mexican Halloween, Señor Chang warns, because that’s offensive if you’re familiar with the (no doubt completely fictitious, but absolutely hilarious) sexual position. Jeff claims he has a conflict, “It conflicts with the enjoyment of my life.” He then asks Britta if their relationship will ever move on beyond strictly platonic, and when she denies, he tells her he’ll chase after his hot statistics professor instead. He immediately approaches Prof. Slater aggressively, get’s turned down, but refuses to budge. He asks for a chance to change her mind. “Oh, I know you can. That’s why you’re not getting a chance,” she replies with a seductive smile that says “follow me to my office and you’ll get some.” But Annie prevents him, begging him to join the party. Best part of the Día de los Muertos: Abed as Batman, Troy as Lionel Ritchie, Pierce as the Beast Master, Britta as squirrel, Shirley as Harry Potter? Tough choice. Then Chang offers to take Jeff to the faculty Halloween party, where he arrives as cowboy stirring his spurs for Slater’s female Robin Hood. His friends arrive to save Annie’s party. He tells them to leave, but still has no chance with Prof. Slater. Chang whispers a few words of advice in his ear. Jeff returns to her and begs, “Please sleep with me, please. Pretty please! I’m so lonely, I haven’t slept with anyone in a very long time, and you are so good looking. Please do me the favor of having sex with me.” It works like a charm. They walk out of the party together, past the library, and get stopped by Troy, because Pierce is tripping out on the ecstasy pill Starburns gave him.

This show is so much fun! I love all the characters. They each have something adorable – and something absolutely annoying. Troy and Abed are a terrific team. Their bits at the end of each episode are some of the funniest moments in recent comedy. It’s takes a while before Annie and Shirley grow on you, but you’ll soon enough love them with all your heart. Every guy wants to be Jeff. And Britta ... hot damn! Enough said. Chevy Chase’s Pierce Hawthorne is such character, too! He’s one of these people who buys all the latest useless gadgets, but doesn’t know what to do with them. When he gets an “ear-nocular” (some type of in-ear mini radar for listening in on conversations), he believes everyone is gossiping about him. He keeps trying to use voice command on his cell phone, but it won’t work. “It’s like my mother,” he sighs. “Calling mother,” his cell responds. “Hello Pierce! How’s school going? Are you popular?” his mother asks with his phone on speaker! I can’t pick a favorite. I’m glad I’m watching this show and I hope you all do, too. Spread the word.

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