Being the jaded, middle aged lump that i am, very little makes me giggly these days, except Community. It never fails to divert my attention, make me laugh and put me in a far better mood than before i watched it.
In all honesty i only gave it a chance originally due to the involvement of Chevy Chase and Joel McHale, i've always been a big fan of Chevy's films and i first saw Joel on The Soup, which is shown pretty regularly on the E channel here in the UK.
The show is a well kept little secret here in Blighty, people keep saying, "hey, have you seen that show with the people in the college?", people seem to stumble across it. It shows on Viva, which is part of MTV Europe, frankly this show needs to be front and centre Channel 4, Friday nights in the traditional Cheers, Frasier and Friends slot.
This show gets an A+ in all its classes, writing, performances, direction. It nails its pop culture references, but never strays too far towards parody, it has whip smart dialogue and hilarious visual gags. The central characters of the study group are immediately likable, yet sustained viewing reveals their depths and i think this accounts for the warmth the show exudes, from the characters and to its audience.
In summary, this is GOOD TV, it needs to be seen by a much wider audience here in the UK, Channel 4 i'm looking at you, season one and two are now on my DVD shelf, season three is just kicking off, don't be a dingbat, watch it, its impossible that it wont work its magic on you, as Pierce says "never stop Laerning !"
In all honesty i only gave it a chance originally due to the involvement of Chevy Chase and Joel McHale, i've always been a big fan of Chevy's films and i first saw Joel on The Soup, which is shown pretty regularly on the E channel here in the UK.
The show is a well kept little secret here in Blighty, people keep saying, "hey, have you seen that show with the people in the college?", people seem to stumble across it. It shows on Viva, which is part of MTV Europe, frankly this show needs to be front and centre Channel 4, Friday nights in the traditional Cheers, Frasier and Friends slot.
This show gets an A+ in all its classes, writing, performances, direction. It nails its pop culture references, but never strays too far towards parody, it has whip smart dialogue and hilarious visual gags. The central characters of the study group are immediately likable, yet sustained viewing reveals their depths and i think this accounts for the warmth the show exudes, from the characters and to its audience.
In summary, this is GOOD TV, it needs to be seen by a much wider audience here in the UK, Channel 4 i'm looking at you, season one and two are now on my DVD shelf, season three is just kicking off, don't be a dingbat, watch it, its impossible that it wont work its magic on you, as Pierce says "never stop Laerning !"