The Day Community Died
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- čas přidán 22. 07. 2019
- An exploration into the tumultuous history of Community, the creative aspects that led to the show's unique success, and the one episode that sparked the show's downfall.
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What should I explore next in my Day ___ Died series?
Ben 10
Malcolm in the Middle!
Seinfeld
American Dad
Archer
The thing I loved most about community is how every single big event at greendale like paintball or the meowmeowbeenz turns the entire campus into a post apocalyptic society
Lol
Pillows and Blanket!!!
Don’t forget the floor is lava episode and the blanket forts
@cam i pillows and blankets is my favourite episode
Yeah, but it's all cleaned up by Monday morning... shout out to Deputy Custodian Lapari!
Community died when magnitude said his last pop pop
POP WHAT MAGNITUDE? POP WHAT!?
Those balloons where the MVP of the series
He was annoying
@@on1kag326 no one will love you
Pop POP!
I personally believe Community died when Dean stopped wearing costumes to make announcements to the study group
i think it died when the study group was no longer a study group
@@jm-bn9sy Yes!!!
@@jm-bn9sy when was that? Season 6 i guess?
@@heatherperleberg7816 id argue when pierce left it started falling apart they were no longer whole
@@jm-bn9sy It all died when Troy left :(
For me it died when they suddenly stopped going to classes and I was like 'why aren't they going to classes any more?'
that’s when i stopped watching it. i was kinda like “okay well now they’re just dragging it on”
Yeah, that is probably why season 1 was the best season of Community. Especially with the last scene, a sorta plot twist on what started the study group.
I kinda agree i liked when they would “study” for classes and the going to them but i dont think it died it just wasnt the same hut thats y season 1 was my favorite
So you're saying its impossible for you to like seasons 5 and 6? They graduated at the end of season 4. Well, after since the final episode of season 4 deals with Jeff graduating early.
And regardless if Harmon was fired from Community for season 4 or not, he still had to create a reason for them to come back in season 5 and 6.
@@3m3gz50 season 5 and 6 are THE BEST
When community died
“Troy and Abed are in mouuurning”
But season 5 is still terrific. Of course losing Donald Glover was huge. But they were able to compensate, at least for some episodes. Season 6 is up and down. The final 3 episodes are brilliant though.
my exact thought lol
You were singing mourning with a u? Oh, no.
Abed: you know we are singing it with "u".
Troy: oooohhhh
“So uncomfortable”
It’s ironic that the reasons the characters left in real life matches their in show characters perfectly. Chevy Chase kept fighting and wanted things his own way, Yvette Nicole Brown left for family reasons, and Donald Glover left to be Childish.
Lawn Gnome True 😂
Donald also left to go on an even bigger adventure.
@Alex_LameO i never realized that awe
Wdym he left to be childish?
Isaac Mahoney his rap name is Childish Gambino
Community never died. It ended the day Jeff graduated, then it became its own spin-off. And it was great, every minute of it. I'm happy we had more Community for a little while, and I'm still hoping to see a Movie someday
still?
@@sleeexs If Psych can still pop off a movie every other year, Community can squeeze one through the cracks. Especially with such big names attached to it in retrospect.
That's a great way of describing the different vibe of the final 2 seasons. They're still very funny and heartfelt, but the differences in tone and even the lighting can make it weird when directly compared to the previous 2. Internally justifying it as a spin-off is a really neat compromise.
We were promised 6 seasons and a movie! Six seasons and a movie!
So true, I came to the show later on Netflix. I love it at first and I would watch it on my lunch breaks and then discuss them with a fellow fan on the job. Once Jeff graduated it didn't feel the same and I stopped watching episodes midway through season 5.
It’s crazy that community was struggling to stay on the air while they made like 12 seasons of Big band theory and an entire spin off
That was the beginning of the end of our social and humanity 😅
The lesson, as always: if you make your show as accessible as possible, you will draw better ratings.
@@54raynor sadly, yeah
@@panquake5698 nothing sad about it. TBBT was an enjoyable comfort-food show that catered to an audience that wanted to start and stop watching at any time in its run. Community offers a deeper enjoyment for those who sink themselves into it (at least the first three seasons), but it was never designed to be the most accessible show.
@@54raynor true, i guess what i fell is sad about it is that this system is making it harder for shows like community to have a chance to get that many seasons
"Troy and abed in a movieeee"
we ALL want to hear that
With all the renew interest in Community, I think we (the fans) are making it happen.
A doubt yvette, donald glover, chevy chase is gonna be there.
twix, Glover desperately wants a movie is what Joel said. Yvette only left at season 6 to take care of family and would probably be happy for a movie. Chevy yeah you’ve got that one right.
No need for Chevy Chase, tho. His character is dead.
it would be amazing if they broke the fourth wall like that, and right after a famous band or singer could perform the song
it really died when troy left because abed is my favorite character but he can’t shine the same without troy
Troy snd abed are a package deal they have the best friendship dynamic 🥺
Troy and Abed in the moorningg
ah never gets old😌
@@goncalooliveira4319 cool, cool, cool.
Some of abeds best moments were without Troy. Intro to Recycled Cinema was uncontrolled brilliance.
Sydnie Marie right Pudi is such a great actor. But without Troy. His character became a grown man that the group babied. His bloopers were hilarious though
That Darkest Timeline episode is a real gem in comedy storytelling
It’s really not
@@NoName-fo7mz guys like you live to be miserable
@@NoName-fo7mz 🤓
@@NoName-fo7mz if Andrew means Remedial Chaos theory, he’s 100% right. If he means the S4 paintball finale, I’d have to disagree
The darkest timeline might just be the seeds of inspiration for disney's Marvel multiverses
My dad always said, “it takes a smart guy to play the dumb guy.” I love Donald Glover both as an actor and musician, and his starring on the show was huge. I still loved the show all the way, but it would never be the same.
I love that quote by your father 😊
I don't see the story circle. I see the Greendale logo.
Glad to hear I'm not the only one
You just wrinkled my brain
The pathways of learning
"He kept not seeing it"
Same😂😂😂😂
I’m still waiting on the “movie” that Abed promised.
Remember it’s 6 seasons and a movie...six seasons...and a movieeee *begins to cry like Troy*
Zaydreamer same sis same
Why you listening to come sail away by Styx again?
Bro it looks like we're in luck!
@@arktiksnyper492 what do you mean what happened
*MY EMOTIONS*
Remedial Chaos theory, while rightly being highly regarded was even more prescient than intended, as the person who left to get the pizza for the Darkest Timeline, was Troy. When he ended up leaving the show later, that was the real life Darkest Timeline and when the series died
Didn't even think about that but its so true. After Troy left, it was as if the show actually transitioned to the darkest timeline where nothing was funny or quirky or interesting anymore
Basic Story and Basic Sandwich are super quirky and while not as funny as earlier seasons, they fit in from a whimsy standpoint for certain.
The series finale is a fantastic finale because it allows the audience to interpret what happens in several different ways. Personally I like to view it as a circular story where Jeff becomes a Pierce character and remains at Greendale for decades because that’s the only place he’s ever felt like he belongs, which in a way makes Pierces intuition in season 1 correct that he saw a lot of himself in Jeff. It allows us, the audience, to imagine a new generation of Abeds, Annie’s, Shirley’s, Brittas, Troys, and Jeffs.
I love this
The whiplash of the rapid adding and losing of characters toward the end was the real death of the show.
Exactly. Duncan was there for like 2 episodes, and Elroy was forced in after Jeff and Dean ask him for a refund on the Virtual Reality thing. That was so random. The Insurance lady kinda made sense to always be around. Then Hickey joined the group outta nowhere after him and Jeff shared Office rooms. Then Hickey left outta nowhere too 😂
I couldn't even watch the last season. Community was very funny, but imo whenever it needed substance or heart it failed miserably. Potential, yes. Execution, pitiful. Couldn't keep watching to only be disappointed.
Perplexed Ferret at least watch the final episode. It goes back to its roots breaking the 4th wall and being streets ahead
@@perplexedferret you should look through imdb and see the high rated episodes. Some episodes are boring, but some of them are really great.
@@perplexedferret nah, even community at its worst was still entertaining for me
Community is just like Starburns. We all thought it died, but it turns out it’s still alive today.
Ha ha 😂😂😂
No it’s perice
(play "starburns audio" sound byte here)
My name is ALEX!
his name is Alex
Abed's character didn't work without Troy. When Troy was around it balanced Abed and made them both extremely funny, but when Troy leaves, Abed becomes this sinister character that was completely different.
evil abed
He eventually got past it, just as Jeff will get past his alcohol problem now that he knows he has a chance with grown-up Annie.
To be fair some of his character development backtracked after troy left and abed ended up acting more like he did in season one
i also felt like britta is written to fill in the "airhead" hole of the group. she was annoying but full of substances, arrogant in her selflessness but well meaning still. she's taken after someone real around us but after troy and pierce left she was just hot dumb blonde
This was done on purpose though, and Abed had this whole character arc in season 6 where he finally overcame it and grew up.
When Troy left, Abed could not have been written to just be a funny person with his character arc progression as normal, it would've felt off, because of what you said, Troy balancing Abed and being funny.
Honestly, I would prefer Troy leaving in season 5 over him not, because of how complex it made Abed's character. It really feels like Abed is a real human being.
Glover leaving was the deepest cut to the show, but even though it was no longer the best show in the world with out him, it still continued to be amazing. If they get a movie, Glover has to be in it.
He confirmed he will be!
Who would have thought the theme song predicted the shows end..... I Can't count the reasons I should stay. One by one they all just fade away
Seann Borba i didn’t even realize that 🤯
I watched the show after it was finished and as I watched and realized I was getting closer and closer to the last season/episode the theme song made me sadder and sadder.
@@dirk9787 Then the last episode literally drills the point home by repeating the same line with every pitch.
Eff off, season 4 is the only bad season of the bunch.
santiagovare it’s the best because it had been the last season with Donald in it
Troy was what held the group together wishing the show.
For proof look no further than remedial chaos theory.
The darkest timeline occurs when Troy leaves the room...
and he was also the most charismatic half of troy and abed in the morning.....and troy and abed in the morning, nights!
When Troy leaves, it's a disaster- but still hilarious. When Abed leaves, that's when I feel the "heart" goes away because everyone is worse off for it. And to complete the analogy, when Pierce leaves... nothing really happens.
Woah, foreshadowing the fact that Abed will have to deal with Troy's leaving!
@@lucaxtshotting2378 idk, in season 6 it felt like abed replaced jeff as the main character
Still, (more than ?) a few great episodes happened after his departure.
Fact: The Darkest timeline is when Troy left to get the pizza.
Fact: The second darkest timeline was when Abed left to get the pizza.
Fact: The original Troy & Abed died when Troy (Clone) left Greendale.
Fact: The series never recovered from the loss of Troy & Abed.
Art imitates life
@@DrFrankenMax That's when I started finding it boring....
Abed never left
@@walmartden6602 The original Abed died. The Abed that we came to know after Troy left was in fact a clone. This was shown in the Hot Lava episode just before Troy's departure.
The last one isn't a fact
I went to community college. My friend group was the most ridiculous paring possible and made for many memories. Kind of miss those times, and this show did it justice.
Haha same and hilariously my community college was the one Dan Harmon based the show on…Glendale Community College 😂❤
So now it's on Netflix and it skyrocketed to the top 10 most watched show on Netflix. Not surprised.
Top 10 in South Africa as well. I got prime video to rewatch it then netflix dropped it the following week.
I just binged it
Went to 9 then 8 then 7 then back down to 8.
I already binged it on Hulu several times
Already on my second time rewatching it since it came back onto Netflix. This show has always had a special place in my heart, right up there with Firefly. It deserved better than what NBC did to it.
#sixseasonsandamovie
this perfectly mirrors how a real group of friends who meet threw college will split up bit by bit until the group does not exist as we knew it once before.
The theme song does say “one by one they all just fade away”
I know everyone says Community died after some kind of season or moment, but I graduated college not too long ago and honestly really connected with Jeff's fear of everyone leaving in the last seasons. Call it what you will, but it is a depressing feeling. I had the best moments with my friends in college and now everyone is just kind of leaving to do their own thing. I thought that connection in the show was necessary.
Axelade wow that’s is meta! But still dramatically unsatisfying
Okay you didn’t have to hurt my feelings like this 😢
@@sylwia155 Speaking at the age of 46 my college years were the most fun and rewarding... and the most unique friends during my life.
"let's take a look at the puppet episode"
me: "let's not"
I cringe just thinking about it
@yes I'm sorry but it really was
@@jackchojnacki3818 how so?
@@TCG9777 in my opinion, the episode has no reason to exist. the episode would have worked fine without the puppets, there is no reason for them. with other parody episodes like GI Jeff or the paintball ones, the parody has a reason to exist. Paintball is the plot of the paintball episodes and the animation medium in the GI Jeff episode explores how Jeff is scared of turning 40 so he regresses into something from his childhood. The puppets have no point. Its "parody" for the sake of it.
@@momoluvr6052 agreed
Come on Donald Glover, you've made enough money now. You can literally produce the movie yourself with Dan Harmon and make millions off it while the fans get to cherish it forever!
They never should have made chang a student. They needed to keep him as a teacher. That was his strongest position. Without that power he had over the other people, it made his character weak and watered down
It would have likely gotten stale if he stayed in that position. There are only so many "crazy spanish teacher jokes" you can make.
Honestly I would’ve been fine if they had written Chang off entirely, either after they found out his credentials were fake or after he kidnapped the dean. He had no character development, and had pretty much no depth outside of being insane. In my opinion, he didn’t have much comedic substance either.
@@mckenziealexa5000 I agree. He was the weakest link in almost every season. I'd argue even Pierce was funnier
@@lets.get.intoit. you guys have some sensitive taste if you guys are complaining over Pierce and Chang
He took over the school and locked the dean in a basement for months. That doesn’t sound weak to me XD
Netflix was picking up all these tv shows but didn't even think to grab Community and push it to the stratosphere. Ugh. Seasons 1 through 3 are perfect.
Adam Corraliza Netflix had community on it
Years ago but then got rid off it
Hulu has it now but ik what you mean. Look at what happened with Arrested Development and Futurama when Netflix picked them up for new episodes though.
Yeah, they should've picked it up and tried to give it a bigger audience.
5 and 6 were perfect too, season 4 just sucked cause it wasnt dan harmon
You know the show was great in its early days. I am from the UK and often don't enjoy or understand America tv/comedy. I found this show fantastic and funny though
"6 seasons and a movie" they said... and I'm still waiting for that movie :(
They're probably make a movie after they're done with MCU.
We will probably be waiting until the pandemic dies down
do you really want it, after what they've done, are they capable?
I hope it never happens. The last three seasons only increased the disappointment record. A movie would be even worse at this point.
2023
Troy was the kryptonite of Abed's insanity, also he was the star of all of the high concept meta episodes. He was the glue between Dan Harmon's thoughts and the show.
Here to announce community is officially on Netflix.
I keep seeing this everywhere but can't find it on Netflix
Just finished gas leak year on my rewatch.
And a movieeeeeeee
Aditya Pandey did you update Netflix?
@@horsewidwings it might be where you live. Im judging by a name here but try using different vpns, it might be where you live.
Is it weird that i hate pierce but when he's gone, i kinda miss him
because you enjoy hating him!
I love him
Pierce was the best character. I absolutely hate how they constantly made him the villain. He fought with Harmon so much because he didn’t like the amount of racist lines he was given
Jimmy Hwang there’s a whole episode about that lol
Jimmy Hwang I never missed pierce I just noticed he was gone
Community started going downhill when it stopped becoming a show about a study group.
Community lost a part of its soul when Chevy left
Community was barely living after Donald left
Community died after Shirley left.
The rest of the season was them carrying around a corpse.
All shows hit an end of the series dip but Community is a show where as I was watching the final season I asked myself, What happened? It is such a shame because the first seasons where so high quality and some of the pieces of television I’ve ever seen.
“Some of the pieces of television I’ve ever seen”😂😂
Nah, I think it would also not have been an interesting show if everyone were all still studying after six seasons
Shirley was not that important honestly. Troy and Pierce were much more relevant. Also, you can't narrow it down entirely on the characters. The writting just became much worse after season 3.
fax
Seasons 5 & 6 are perfectly fine. I liked some of those episodes more than I like some of season 3.
When I rave about Community, I'm always only referring to the first three seasons.
same
Me too tbh
What about season 4
thats’s dumb
*4
I mean, Community is now on Netflix, plus Joel McHale, Gillian Jacobs and Alison Brie were in Netflix originals shows and the Russo Brothers just made a Netflix original movie. I think it's safe to say Netflix is our best shot at getting the Community movie.
I really hope the Russo Brothers help if they make a movie!
@DistriktA what? why?
@ChujinDrag0n that.....actually sounds like an interesting idea if done well, however despite community’s loony and satirical nature, they’ve always followed a kinda grounded reality with the exception of that Halloween episode where zombies became canon, so it couldn’t really work as much as that would be fun to see
@@adrielcruz2736 I mean, it is the Russo brothers. Sooo...
#sixseasonsandamovie
When pierce died the show was dieing.
When Troy left the show died.
For me after Pierce died I always thought "Imagine if Pierce was in this scene".
WHAT?? PIERCE DIED??
@@sankarsshanansundararajan8829 😂😂😂 Dont read the comments if you have not yet watched the show loll
@Caleb Mayfield why are you even watching this video if you havent even watched season 5 yeesh
I only got a few episodes past him leaving and I couldn’t keep watching. It was just so different.
I mean, season 6 is honestly a top-tier season. As much as people like to talk about Season 4 and the leaving of multiple characters, Abed said it best "There is skill to it. More importantly, it has to be joyful, effortless, fun. TV defeats its own purpose when it's pushing an agenda, or trying to defeat other TV or being proud or ashamed of itself for existing. It's TV; it's comfort. It's a friend you've known so well, and for so long you just let it be with you, and it needs to be okay for it to have a bad day or phone in a day, and it needs to be okay for it to get on a boat with LeVar Burton and never come back. Because eventually, it all will."
Notice how the theme song lyrics fit.
“One by one they all just fade away”
Chevy left
Donald left
Yvette left
And things like that
"I can't count the reasons I should stay, one by one they all just fade away"
I feel totally in sync with Jeff in the final episode when he realises how much he needed his friends and how lost he felt without them. Let us take this as a lesson in not taking our friends for granted.
I wept with that.
I believe Jeff is supposed to represent us, the viewers; the strong community of fans, that having a hard time letting the series go. Jesus ain't the only one wept on that day.
only episode of tv i’ve ever cried at
I'm glad I'm not the only one who thinks that Community never died. The cast departures were tough, especially because I love Pierce and Troy and Shirley, but Dan managed to make this show still shine in places of darkness. The Meow Meow Beanz episode and the last paintball in season six are my two go-to examples of how the show still managed to keep its head up despite everything.
I agree, but I feel like the paintball episode (or the whole season 6) would have been much better without Frankie
@@worm4165 I agree, the new characters didnt really contrast with the originals
@@worm4165 I think they gave Frankie some of the best lines. Her hope speech, her trying not to call the Dean an idiot, her awkwardness about getting ready with Britta and Annie.
@@finnpiperdotcom Frankie and Dean had a real Miss Bellum and Mayor (from Powerpuff Gurlz) vibe. I felt like Frankie and Hickey and Elroy didn't fit in because they were too grounded. The other characters started as grounded but as the seasons progressed they had to become more and more eccentric (there is a single word for that which I can't think of RN) and by the time these characters came in, the original cast seemed like they were coming from a different show.
I didn't like Meow Meow Beanz episode or the final paintball episode. I feel like they didn't really have its heart at that point but yes, it did come very close to the original.
I love the attention paid to the final episode. That episode genuinely, in my opinion, is one of the best episodes and arguably the best way to end such a great show.
In the later seasons the really ruined Abed, they made him comically unempathetic and obnoxius. Purposefully making your most popular character unlikable is not the best idea.
people aren't perfect, especially not when they're struggling to adapt to living without their closest friend and biggest support system. i adored the moments you're referring to because they showed abed's flaws and problems. and it's not like the aspects of him that you think are "obnoxious" just appeared out of nowhere; abed's always put his own desires before his friend's concerns (the celebrity impersonators, anyone?) and had trouble understanding what to do in stressful situations. you can come off as mean and struggle in social contexts and still be a genuinely kind and fun person. i relate to him a lot because of that, as a fellow neurodivergent person.
I agree. I love Abed and all but his schtick got old real quick without Troy and they couldn't lampshade it enough to excuse it.
Do I hear you say that Community is still alive? You truly are "streets ahead." #andamovie
If you have you ask, you're streets behind. :)
This is such a special phrase! I’m so glad no one Britta’d it! 😁
I'm dying you guys!!!!🤣😂😭🤣😂🤣😂suuuch a great show, with soooo many awesome scenes and soundbites! What a great cast ensemble too! I loved them all, because I could identify as all of them! Too bad Chevy Chase is crazy! See what I did there, THATS AN A EXPLAN-A-BRAG!!!!!! 😁
@@gnacho9993 Ugh, you're the worst
Mathias shut up Mathias...
Can’t stop thinking about how Britta is the only character who didn’t get closure :(
Let me assure that Britta needs to be growninup but the first phase to closure the character would be that she actually has a better relationship with parent thanks to Frankie. To me at least she never change the rebellion phase but grownup a lot in that episode.
Carlos Emir Alonso yeah i see that as well
She really Britta'd her character arc.
Britta got shortchanged after the first season.
Thank you. She became such a passive role in later seasons... her and Shirley were so sidelined to one liners it really bothered me.
I think seasons 5&6 are severely underrated they still made it work and made plenty of entertaining episodes despite lacking a majority of the major cast. The additional characters although never truly replacing anyone still feeling like an addition that fit
It's pretty simple actually. Community died as soon as the 3rd or 4th season ended. That's when it stopped being a show about a study group made up of lovable and relatable misfits to Jeff becoming a teacher and the "study" group not even being in the same class together.
You can hate Chevy Chase but don't hate Pierce, that character was amazing for the group. The balance of all the characters was very important. There are eight spokes on that wheel, Dan Harmon being one of them.
Stellarfractre It’s really a shame that Chevy Chase chose to be the way he was, his character had incredible potential for growth which never really had the chance to be fulfilled.
Nicholas Kalas-Hernandez dan harmon wrote pierce that way hence their disagreements
I always thought the empty chair between Jeff and Annie was for the audience... like the audience was the eighth member of the group. But maybe it's Dan Harmon's chair. And he's always in the room, in spirit.
I have long said that "Community was excellent, but needed a Ron Swanson to make it truly legendary." Infinite crossover potential.
I really missed Pierce after he died. It just never felt the same anymore.
i guess i’m alone here but i think all 6 seasons are fantastic and even the worst episodes are still leagues above any other comedy show i have ever seen
Some would even say "streets ahead" of any comedy show.
You are definitely not alone there- I think the show only gets better as it goes along, all the way to the end. It perfectly mirrors real life in a way so few shows, even more serious dramas, do. I think it gets a bad rap for the later seasons because of the expectations for it to remain a comfort. Instead, it moves right along with us through our own disjointed lives, and reminds us that none of this makes sense, so we may as well make it funny.
The "#andamovie" never ceases to make me emotional when I see it. SPEAKING of which; the rumblings of it becoming true are once again lurching forward.
Aw Yvette Nicole Brown didn’t get a shout out in the first two minutes like the others. For generations that watched Drake and Josh, she was a pretty big driving force to watch the show too.
Ikr
racism for sure. right sister?
Nah she was pretty lame on the Show.
*In the nice sweet voice* "The word he's looking for is "sassy""
*in the angry, aggressive voice* "N if he aint careful, he gon' get it!"
@@DarkWandererAU Those weren't the lines lol
Troy was the only selfless character, everybody else wanted their agenda fulfilled, and had to somehow control something the group was doing, everybody else had selfish moments, where Troy was mold-able. Troy was the gem.
They ALL had selfish moments. That's what made them somewhat believable characters. Remember when Troy joined the football team and started acting like a D-bag?
He just wanted to watch a show with Abed
@@VivaToddVegas but then he was redeemed quite literally 10 minutes later, and it was jeffs selfishness that caused that
@@VivaToddVegas I loved the part where he is just going around yelling his own name, "Troy! Troy Troy Troy" hahah
Troy decided to betray the group in Modern Warfare. Though he did get paintballed immediately afterwards. It was uncharacteristic for sure which made it disappointing
“I can explain...Let ME explain...”
That whole scene with the chloroform is GOLD
Guys I got an idea
This makes me so sad :( cus they’re we’re such amazing episodes like when Jeff took billiards class ahaha. I miss the original community :(
If they do a movie they better bring back Troy otherwise don’t bother making one
Donald Glover says he wants to do a movie
If it’s anything like the final season I don’t want a movie.
@@RedCaio I never understood peoples dislike for the last season (outside of missing characters). Care to explain?
Facts
Hey I thought of a plot
If Troy comes back that means he finished his boat trip, and got the money so they go to Japan on holiday. Remeber the japanese kid that pretend to be jeff to the dean? The one that became the leader of the japanese mafia...?
See where I'm going with this?
I loved all of the episodes of Community, but Troy and Abed were the soul and I died a little when Troy left.
Community went downhill because Donald Glover left
Change my mind
@@shaynguyen836
i think you're correct.
now i wonder....would donald glover and danny puddi be willing/able to film a few(like 3-4) episodes of troy and abed in the morning if the people who hold the copy-right allowed it?
i would be content with 3-4 episodes per year...
the bitter thing is me and my best friend thought of each other as troy and abed -because tv characters are more canon than our real personalities duh- i was troy, she was abed. then I left the relationship. it was the day community died in me and i never can bring myself to even mention the show despite it being my favourite comedy show.
Troy leaving was a terrible loss to community, but I can always take solace in geothermal escapism being one of the greatest episodes of the entire show.
I would have to say community is one of the greatest shows I think I’ve ever had the pleasure of watching. I think the show started to die when Pierce Troy and Shirley left the show.
In my humble opinion, Community will go down as one of the best sitcoms ever.
Abed's dialogue with Troy when Troy was leaving *BROKE ME* .
That part got me too. It didn't help when he mentioned Troy in the series finale...
that wasn't them, they were clones
man I don't even remember it and I watched it like 1 year ago
I was literally sobbing, so sad
Literally just needed "Greendale is Where I Belong" playing, and it would have been perfect.
That 2009 lineup is something no network will ever match again. Frankly, the world began to die the moment that lineup ended.
The only one I’ve never watched is 30 Rock? Where would you say it ranks amongst Office, Parks and Rec, and Community?
In my opinion from best to worst it goes 1. Community 2. 30 Rock 3. Parks and Rec 4. The Office
That claymation episode is a masterpiece, I've never been a big Christmas person but I do rewatch that every year.
So I'm gonna have to be THAT guy and say that I like season 4.
Me too honestly...
I just finished community and I have no idea why people hate it. I disliked 5 and 6 way more
And I’m gonna be THAT guy and say that season 4 was better than season 6 overall. I don’t really like either of the seasons, but 4 had more funny episodes imo
@@beanstheman8844 I agree. Season six for me is pretty immemorial compared to season 4. Yes it was very different to seasons 1-3, the peaks of the show, but it still very much felt like Community. It was funny, it had heart, and most of the time it hit the mark. Season 5 for me was like a filler season, keeping me going, and the season 6 was like 'I have to finish this now' but the last episode of season 6 was a really smart way to end things off.
S4 was my fav season tbh
Having gone to community college myself, I feel like the decline as seasons progressed kind of coincides with actual community college experience. You get a couple really solid years with a core group of friends. Then people move on and your community college experience just kind of becomes eh till it's finally your turn to leave.
But maybe that's just me. 🤷♂️
wooaaahhhhh.....too true man
It all depends on how both sides hold on but yeah the one by one until it's your turn is real..
Yeah if you're there for six years its as sad as the last episode
"One by one, they all just fade away...."
Bruh
This Show was Streets Ahead
Anyone who disagrees is Streets Behind.
I am streets present.
Highways
stop trying to coin the phrase "streets ahead"
@@ugonwigwe5136 this comment is so streets behind
i've literally hardly ever heard of any of these shows that replaced community after season 5
i think that's his point haha
Constantine was dope though 😭
@@missquinberly I agree. Its the closest adaptation of the comics we're going to get.
This explains while during season 4 I fast forwarded episodes a lot, I didn't even realize that it was because the quality took a dip
I realized something was wrong as soon I saw the 13 episode count instead of the 23 episode count from season's 1 to 3
When all the characters where leaving I felt like the singer of the theme song when they say “I can’t count the reasons why I should stay. One by one they all just fade away” for every character that “ faded away” it was another reason for me to feel like I should stop watching
The main reason the show was really hard for me to watch in season 6 wasn't the departure of the characters, but the shoehorning in of new ones. I would have rather the show just focused on less characters than tried to introduce new ones at the last minute. The main group should have been Jeff, Britta, Abed, Annie, and Chang. Paget Brewster and Keith David should have been side characters.
@@garbagefreak Or just one new. Just like Hickey in s5. Keith David's character really looked like a mere replacement. Paget's character brought something fresh.
@@SCharlesDennicon I think Paget Brewster tried but the delivery convinced me she does so much better in crime shows than comedy.
Wasn't she the IT lady at first?
@@kasvinimuniandy4178 The IT Lady was a bit part but they referenced it with a gag about Aramaic when the wifi drops.
The community team has said recently they'd still do the movie if the opportunity arose. Let's hope something comes of it
It won't happen
#andamovie
@@Syfoll Won't happen. Most of them become too famous for this show
@@ikhy1990 they made a psych movie years after it ended, and if someone offered to fund it, it could still be possible, plus it technically doesn't need all of the same cast, just enough to make it community, and if its a movie than it would be much cheaper for one film of the same quality as the show in a 1 hour and 30 minute film instead of several hours of episodes, never say never, except to say never.
@@ikhy1990 imo the ONLY person "too famous" is Donald. They could probably make it work without him, but it would be nice to have him on. None of the cast are even movie actors anyway, so I'm not sure how you can make that statement....Joel McHale, Alison Brie, Gillian Jacobs, and Ken Jeong are all television actors and the rest are pretty much only known for Community.
Community is fantastic as a show but I found the pull of it was more than just unique writing. The show feels like a playground for a group of real friends. It's the only case I can think of where the unintentional lack of believability of a sitcom made it more enjoyable to watch.
Somehow, the most emotional I've ever gotten at any sort of TV was watching Troy leave and the end of season 6. It didn't feel like they were actors portraying sadness, it felt like it really was a group of friends losing an excuse to see each other every day.
Other shows have obviously used the investment of the actors to make the end of their show feel more wholesome, but the effect of having an atmosphere like the one I described, perfectly tied with the self-aware portrayal of the fracturing of a group of friends, is much more sympathetic and melancholy to watch than the way most other shows fade away as the audience and actors get tired of the show.
This at least leaves hope for the final return, seeing how eager the actual ENTIRE CAST (minus Chevy Chase) is for the movie. This show ain't dead, you hella right Mr. Elk.
#andamovie
Troy’s departure hit the hardest and that definitely impacted how s5&6 felt and it never got the s3 peak back...but I still thoroughly enjoyed them. And now I just play ‘at least it was here’ in order to feel something.
As sad as I am/was that Community ended, realistically it couldn’t go on much longer. The characters couldn’t stay in community college forever. Otherwise, the show would become M*A*S*H*
Also, 6 seasons and a movie wouldn't be true
Mash never stopped being great
@@quinn7977 I was just thinking that. Shows that last HAVE to grow and change as it's audience does.
Chevy may be a terrible person, but his character was the perfect foil to the group. I'm thinking of classics like "Advanced Dungeons & Dragons" or "Intermediate Documentary Film Making". Not saying his departure is what killed the show - I mean, let's face it - that was season 4. But he was the first of the core cast to depart and with each departure, I feel like the show lost a little bit of its soul. Other shows can survive cast rotations, but I think that Community hit the ensemble cast jackpot with the original Greendale Seven. Dan Harmon getting to tell them what to do each week was just icing on the cake. #andamovie
You may disagree but I think Pierce was the least necessary one to have around. Either him or maybe Britta. But if the film does miraculously happen with everyone except Chevy I wouldn't be too upset about it
I mean, you need Britta. She played a part in forming the group. With her comes the catch phrase Britta'd it, and apart from the primary comedic characters Pierce, and Troy. Her annoying dialogue on world problems created an opening for comedic retort everytime. I also like how everyone says she is the worst, except Troy who says the opposite. Too bad season 4 did not involve Harmon, their relationship may have seemed a lot cooler.
Pierce I believe was more important than Shirley, as his character is harder to replace, and he was essentially the most comedic of the group as majority of his scenes contained his racist, sexist persona, with the exception of a few scenes where he helps others grow. Pierce and Troy leaving really hurt the show as they were the main comedic reliefs, and Abed's character was only funny in combination with Troy. Without their skits, Abed's character loses this element and becomes a little lacklustre, whereas Troy was funny on his own due to his stupidity characteristic.
I just rewatched it on Netflix and I have to say that Pierce was one the most important characters in the story. His character creates so much conflict in the show. He was one of the biggest driving forces for character progression. Without him we'd be left with Abed causing conflict through treating everything like it's a TV show. A gimmick that got so old by season 4 that even Abed hated it. I was sad to see him go as a character.
@@Mandalor10 thank you for reading my mind.
@vidboy2001 "but I think that Community hit the ensemble cast jackpot with the original Greendale Seven" - I believe it's pronounced Pierce Hawthorne and the Greendale Six
Unpopular opinion: Community was the best show out of the 4 on NBC.
@Mikey Chan I agree
Agreed
At its heights. Yes the original cast complimented each other the best out of those shows.
It's honestly the correct opinion
Am I the only one who actually loved Pierce? His character was such a big part for me to the "Greendale six" and when both him and donald glover left I did not know what to think.. they both had such a big impact for me that was almost a sort of comfort as they just fit so well the whole gang together and all of the small relationships each character had to one-another.
Pierces character was great. It was definitely necessary in their chemistry. However I think the show could have continued to be great if it weren't for Troy leaving. That was the nail in the coffin
It was totally unwatchable for me without Pierce. I was happy when they finally canceled it and put it out of its misery.
I really enjoyed Pierce's character, but I thought the show adapted well when it lost characters as such a big theme in the show is how people deal with change. Parts of the last two seasons feel they have this low key, bittersweet reflection on how people come and go.
Now that the show skyrocketed on Netflix, they could easily hire Dan Harmon and the cast to release a Community movie and make Abed's promise real... they even already have Alison Brie on GLOW and Joel McHale on his own show...
I was really hoping they'd get everyone together in time for Troy to discover Dance Pants last year.
Donald Glover and Chevy Chase would be the hardest to get back. Pierce can be resurrected via the vapor, or as a hologram. Troy can come back from his trip around the world with LeVar Burton. Bring back the whole cast, even the side characters! Neil, Annie Kim, MAGNITUDE. RIP Leonard tho
And Gillian Jacobs has done a few Netflix projects too (Love, Ibiza etc)
Honestly I would want New seasons over a movie.
Please. :(
so the cast rallied to get Dan Harmon back then once they succeeded the cast began to leave?
that's a bold strategy
To be fair, they probably weren't expecting to go different ways
Dude, you just made me cry. I echo your feelings about the series finale. Despite the ups and downs during the latter half of its run, Community remains my favorite comedy show. It truly was something special.
The intro song became a self-fullfilling prophecy. "I cant count the reasons i should stay. One by one they all just fade away."
Its nice to hear you think something is still alive. Community will always be alive as long as it's in our hearts
Exactly
No community will live on in our DVD player
I love community.
My favorite episode was the “flashback” episode to adventures we never saw. I thought it was very clever and highly original.
Awesome ep! Also great idea for #andamovie?
Morty's mind-benders...
That episode bums me out because it makes me wish we had all those as memories in full length episodes!
I just watched it. I thought I had slept thru episodes and began scouring the previous episodes.
It really was but those adventures looked great and I wished they made it actual episodes
I knew I was going to be addicted to this show after the second episode, where Pierce and Jeff are giving their Spanish presentation with Aimee Mann's "Wise Up" playing in the background.
That's the preview on Netflix that got me interested!
Wow that scene had me laughing so hard because of the absolute ridiculousness of it. After I saw Jeff/Pierce's Spanish report, I knew there was no turning back.
We always knew Community never died
#AndAMovie
I thought it died when Glover left: not only stripping the show of one of its funniest characters, but also clipping the wings of another of the show's best characters in Abed.
Also the introduction of Elroy and Frankie in series 6 felt a bit contrived.
But by the last 3 episodes of series 6 I was won over again. I'd watch the movie as long as it had Troy and Abed in it.
I strongly agree. Well said! 👏
I found Season 6 almost unwatchable, and didn't find most of the episodes interesting. The last 3 definitely turned things around.
Although I enjoy Frankie and Elroy, it always felt as though something was missing. Then again, you can't simply replace Troy, Shirley and Pierce. Their roles in the group were important.
If they’d stuck with Hickey it would’ve at least felt like there was some foundation. But it was like “oh Ben Wyatt’s dad and John Oliver left, and now The Arbiter and the Criminal Minds lady are here.” They didn’t feel like characters toward the end as much as I’d want them all in the movie.
i feel like they should have stuck with hickey n got rid of elroy, i liked frankie
It was foreshadowed in remedial chaos theory when the timeline were Troy left for pizza ended up becoming the darkest timeline.
Idk the following episodes with abed without Troy rly helped him develop
I just finished the series and I gotta agree that the show still feels relevant and alive. The cast are still in their prime and I think there's plenty of room for a Community movie, especially as so many like me have just discovered one of the (or the) best sitcom ever.
paintball movie
They all still talk to eachother to this day via webcam calls too!
👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
I think that the entirety of the series is worth watching and rewatching. However, Troy leaving was a major loss for all the reasons you mentioned. It was still great TV but not quite great community.
I just realised I only have a few episodes left and now want to cry
community died when jeff became a teacher at greendale
Jacob Jones yea that's when it was getting cheesy. When they are no longer the underdogs making fun of the place. Just like saved by the bell tried to have a new generation with screech as a teacher.
Yeah Kinda he basically stop be a lawyer all together in season 6 and felt the show was getting way too self aware
Yeah, wasn't the whole reason Jeff was AT Greendale because he needed a legitimate law degree?
Spoiler ._.
@@mxj7019 Darth Vader is Luke's father
For me, the unraveling began when they tried to make Britta and Troy a thing. They never seemed like a match in my eyes on the show and whenever they cut to it in an episode, I zoned out
I actually loved them from the episode in season 1 when they dance together. Them getting together was a sign of their growth : Britta finally able to date a sane, decent guy, and Troy maturing enough to get involved into a relationship. But they didn't end that well.
That was season 4. Everyone zoned out of that. Jeff even remarks in a later season that the thing happening was “the most boring thing to happen to this school since Troy and Britta dated”
I don’t think they tried that hard to make them a thing, never bothered me.
I zoned out whenever it was happening too. At one point in season four I thought I must have zoned out and missed them breaking up. I just finished the series, so I was watching on Netflix. I actually went through the show summaries of the previous few episodes to see if one of them mentioned "trouble arises in Troy and Britta's relationship," but didn't see anything. Then they broke up an episode or two later. The writers flat out just stopped including it. They never had any chemistry, and they even gave Britta a little flirty moment with Jeff during the midst of it. It all honestly felt like the network had leaned on the new showrunners to include it as a way to cash in on Donald Glover as a rising star. His hair and the way he's shot are also different in that season, then revert back in his five episodes in season five. I feel the new writers didn't want to do it any more than Harmon might have and just kind of did the bare minimum to appease executives.
Agreed Troy and Britta Jade know dense together. I knew when they got together Troy would be leaving soon.
I actually absolutely loved the sixth season. Even though it was missing key characters and creators.
It made me feel what the show always made me feel when I first started watching.
The new characters that came in did such a brilliant job of connecting with the group and the viewer. And they only had 12 episodes to pull it off. I thought it was a deserving ending to the show. But better than getting cancelled.
idky the last line made me smile sm but it did so thanks
It might seem dumb, but when you said Community is still alive and well, I got a little teary. One of my favourite shows of all time.
Man I thought I was the only one. The Finale was perfect but if Netflix can get a movie with Glover and the whole cast ( Peirce faked his death, or a few key references) it would be the greatest thing I can imagine
Me too, man. I had lost hope already but the ending of this video made me hopeful again. #andamovie
Greendale is where I belong.
@@saiyanroyalty229 I really think it would work fine if Pierce stayed dead. Probably better, since Chase would probably just eff up the dynamic of cast and creative team with his petulance.
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#SixSeasonsAndAMovie baby. Still hoping for that movie. Come on, Netflix.
Ah you beat me to it! #SixSeasonsAndAMovie!
COMMUNITY
✅ 6 Seasons
❔ Movie
No, it doesnt need a movie. The Community that promised 6 seasons and a movie died around the end of season 3.
The dynamic and cast changed, and it wasnt for the better. They were trying too hard to recapture the comedy style they had lost, and it came off as forced.
@@jflanagan9696 #andamovie
Yes! Most of the actors work there now.
It's hard not to feel bad for Chevy Chase, he and Pierce were similar in that they both wanted to be liked by their peers. Pierce wanted to be included and Chevy stayed on the show bc he liked the cast. However in both situations, the group ends up annoyed and hating him. :(
I was impressed how the show's writing remained strong until the end.
Yeah but losing 3 main characters and then losing 2 of there backups is basically impossible to recover from.
I think I'm just mad about what Britta's character became. I feel like she had a lot of promise but then her character became a joke and one of the least liked. Even though she didn't have a ton of development in season one, at least she was someone who could be respected and liked in the group. She was the main reason the group existed. She could've been the voice of reason without being a complete wet rag and disliked by the whole group.
Edit: I believe she was flanderized
I think a big part of Britta's charm ended up being how she tends to mess things up.
She kind of became a parody of herself, but it made her more approachable in a way. At least in my opinion, any way.
That’s an interesting look at it. I guess it depends on how you personally felt about Britta towards the end.
She went from the voice of reason to fluffy goofball, tbh I liked what Dan did with her, she fit right in with the weird group, everybody had an identity which was weird in their own way and Britta became one of em.
Agreed she switched from being an actual activist to being the joke of one. Made me sad
Britta, Chang and Pierce really suffered because of the writers while Shirley was just "there". Those three characters basically went downhill every season.
Pilot episode Britta is a different character from the episode 3 and forward Britta. Which is much more focused than Season 2 Britta. And then it just got worse.
Chang and Pierce were the worst in writing. I felt the writers had no clue on what to do with them for themselves. They were just "there" for the others.
Season 6 is a low-key gem and I won't hear anything to the contrary. The character of Elroy is pure gold... "I'm addicted to encouraging white people."
season 6 is better than season 5. but it had to end there
I think im the only one who thinks season 6 is the best
Season 6 is automatically the worst because of Frankie
I loved the scene where he has to stay visible in a tablet to bypass the college security for Jeff to reach the dean and the guard just let him pass through because he's black
Paint.... ball???
When Troy and Abed were broken up because Troy left, it just wasn’t the same anymore
It took me 5 years to watch the final season. If I didn’t watch it, there was hope that it never ended. Eventually I watched it and the last episode, while hopeful, really hit me in the feels. It was my favorite show and now it’s gone. Luckily i can watch it again and again.