The new sitcom, Community, has put a whole new definition to community college. Introduction to Statistics, Introduction to Debate and Home Economics are some of the names that NBC calls their episodes on Community, the new television show that began airing on September, 17, 2009.
Community is a sitcom set at the fictitious Greendale Community College. Community is directed by Emmy Award winning directors Joe Russo and Anthony Russo, and includes of cast veteran comedic actors.
The show stars Joel McHale, who hosts E!’s show, “The Soup,” and Comedy Central’s show, “Almost Live.” McHale plays the lead role of Jeff Winger, a once highly acknowledged lawyer who had his license taken away due to an infraction and was forced to continue his schooling at Greendale Community College.
Other lead characters of the show includes: Chevy Chase, Ken Jeong, and Yvette Nicole Brown. Chevy
Chase, who plays Pierce, is a retired movie veteran switching from his big screen roles, and starred in the movies such as “Foul Play” (1978), “Caddyshack” (1980), “National Lampoon’s Vacation II” (1983) and “Snow Day” (2000). Ken Jeong, who plays the Chinese Spanish professor, Senor Chang, is known for his part time roles such as “Knocked Up” (2007), “Step Brothers” (2008), “Role Models” (2008), “Pineapple Express” (2008) and “The Hangover” (2009). Lastly, the cast includes Yvette Nicole Brown, who is known for her upbeat and outgoing roles such as “Little Black Book” (2004), “The Ugly Truth” (2009), and acts in an upcoming movie, “The Repo Men” (2010).
Community has episodes that relates to the average Modesto Junior College student like Home Economics, which was about Jeff losing his condo and finding himself homeless.
Community offers episodes for all community college students, such as from film to football, the sitcom continues to produce shows for many students to relate to.
The show is comical yet it still sends a message to its viewers.
During episode, Football, Feminism and You, the plot centered on the freshman, ex-football star Troy, who just came out of high school, had been faced with past injuries and had to choose from two things, Annie or football—both in which he is attracted too. The episode had me laughing because of its over-the-top content. For instance, Shirley asks Britta if she would like to accompany her to the restroom for a “chat,” but Britta is skeptical about it and declines Shirley’s invitation.
I would recommend this sitcom to anyone who is in or was in community college or anyone that mocks or enjoys community college. The sitcom can be seen on NBC every Thursday at 8p.m. or go to nbc.com/community to view full episodes or bios.
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"Community" Review
Published: Friday, November 20, 2009
Updated: Friday, November 20, 2009
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The cast of Community
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