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CaptainHollywood posted:The new AV Club review aptly sums it up. I love that they gave Introduction to Teaching an A-. 
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Thank you Lord Harmon! I seriously love Jeff as a teacher. It's new and really funny and there's so much new material with the focus on teachers now. I can't believe we've never seen that side of Greendale as much as this one episode despite 4 seasons. Can't wait for more staff lounge meetings.
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Jan 3, 2014 05:06
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hcreight posted:Harmon has said that despite the nasty behavior between him and Chevy during the course of the show, there aren't really any hard feelings between them. I wouldn't be shocked if Harmon talked him into doing it as a sendoff for the character. Plus the nature of the cameo means that they literally could've sent a crew to Chevy's house to shoot it if they had to. The Chevy cameo was the moment I knew that the show was gonna be OK.
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Jan 3, 2014 05:14
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That was about what I realistically expected and I am happy with that. Definitely better than season 4. More quality, rapid-fire jokes than the entirety of the previous season. Some good character stuff. Mike from Breaking Bad was pretty cool. But overall, I'd say it was the quality of some lesser season 3 episodes, with the "wackiness" and some of the lines. I thought the Scrubs voiceover was a little much and the Magnitude line in the first episode was meh. But it's honestly nice just to see good jokes again. (So many lines and exchanges that I expect to see giffed all over the tumblrs.) And the idea of improving Greendale instead of moving away from it is a great move. Davros1 posted:I mean, did Troy suffer brain damage? Or has he always been that stupid? "You faked a robot fight?" And yes, how dare they have Pierce grow and change but ultimately stay true to his character in a line that was endearing and funny? (Even if the hologram thing was really really stupid)
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Jan 3, 2014 05:17
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Maybe it's because I haven't seen the show in a while so I'm not picking it apart week after week, but that was pretty good. It felt comfortingly familiar and snappy, but still had weird silly bits that don't lean too much into pop culture parody and gimmicks. I'm actually excited for the rest of the season.
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Jan 3, 2014 05:27
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Look, it wasn't the greatest thing ever. That will take some time to get to. It's going through the period where it has to ground itself. I have no doubt that it will be the greatest thing ever in this season. That's the Harmon guarantee.
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Jan 3, 2014 05:30
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Just catching this now, Jeff Winger's cheek makeup is a bit... slutty. Why is this?? What did he have to do to survive interseason?
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Jan 3, 2014 05:46
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I see "What's wrong with Joel's face?" is the new set lighting.
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Jan 3, 2014 05:49
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Davros1 posted:I mean, did Troy suffer brain damage? Or has he always been that stupid? "You faked a robot fight?" I disagree with you there, I see this more as Troy accepting and knowing who he is. He started out as a jock saying dumb things because he was truly clueless. Now he's dumb things because he's kinda clueless, but he knows that and sometimes he's just loving with you.
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Jan 3, 2014 05:54
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Really digging the season 1 vibe that these episodes had. I wasn't a big fan of Abed going crazy and repeatedly channeling Nicholas Cage, but apart from that I loved the episodes.
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Jan 3, 2014 05:56
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"That's like me blaming owls for how much I suck at analogies" is funnier than anything in the previous season.  (The very shadowy lighting is a bit weird though. I still miss when Greendale looked clean and spacious.)
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Jan 3, 2014 06:01
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VagueRant posted:"That's like me blaming owls for how much I suck at analogies" is funnier than anything in the previous season. I was hoping to see John Oliver in the teachers lounge.
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Jan 3, 2014 06:03
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AND WE'RE BACK!!!
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bobkatt013 posted:I was hoping to see John Oliver in the teachers lounge. From what I read there's a specific explanation for his absence during the past two seasons, so I'm guessing we're still getting to that.
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hcreight posted:From what I read there's a specific explanation for his absence during the past two seasons, so I'm guessing we're still getting to that. Will it involve DANGER or will it be booze related?
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Jan 3, 2014 06:11
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Man, I've missed this show.
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Jan 3, 2014 06:14
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Senor Tron posted:Really digging the season 1 vibe that these episodes had. I wasn't a big fan of Abed going crazy and repeatedly channeling Nicholas Cage, but apart from that I loved the episodes. I appreciated that Pierce convinces Jeff to stay in both this episode and the first episode. And there's this slight tinge of darkness again (and I don't mean the darkest timeline bullshit), which had been missing in the third and fourth seasons when they started focusing more on wacky hijinks. I like it.
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Jan 3, 2014 06:15
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First off, amazing. Second, Jonathan Banks is perfect. And lastly, I'm happy to report watching the season 3 finale before starting season 5 works really well, minus the absence of Troy-Britta and Changnesia.
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Jan 3, 2014 06:16
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Jan 3, 2014 06:23
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You know, I didn't even hate S4, but this felt like such an effortless return to form that I just... poo poo's better than owls, is what I'm saying.
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Jan 3, 2014 06:25
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Watching the first episode definitely gave me some Return to Oz vibes- but I mean I still enjoyed it and I didn't pee my pants. Mombi.Second episode was pretty great, too. SO FAR SO GOOD!  
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Jan 3, 2014 06:25
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I only watched 2 eps of Season 4. I'm really glad to see Harmon back and it seems like he hasn't missed a beat. Abed going full Cage made me lose it. Also, Chevy Chase cameo was pretty cool. I remember Harmon saying after he was fired that Chevy Chase was not happy about it, so maybe Chevy has a soft spot for Harmon after all?
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Jan 3, 2014 06:33
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MrAristocrates posted:I see "What's wrong with Joel's face?" is the new set lighting. I did think that first episode was weirdly lit but I think it was on purpose?
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Jan 3, 2014 06:53
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Mexcillent posted:I did think that first episode was weirdly lit but I think it was on purpose? Darkest timeline, man.
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Jan 3, 2014 07:05
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I can't believe Good Community is back. Calling S4 "the gas leak year"... brilliant.
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Jan 3, 2014 07:06
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The gag with Annie's witness intimidation class project was maybe my biggest laugh of the night.
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Jan 3, 2014 07:14
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Davros1 posted:I know I'll be torn apart in this thread for voicing this opinion, but . . . I agree, I don't understand how so many people think this was good when I kind of felt like it was season 4 all over again. The second episode really felt like a lot of season 4 episodes where they're jamming in too many subplots and the writing doesn't really wrap everything up nicely together. I really like Jonathan Banks though, the scenes with him and Jeff were actually really good. Also the Abed as Nic Cage was surprisingly well done, but the rest of it was pretty forgettable to me. I didn't really laugh during anything except Pierce's
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MrAristocrates posted:I see "What's wrong with Joel's face?" is the new set lighting. It was really creepy looking. I thought Yvette looked great in episode 2. I liked her mixing it up with Abed.
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So far the episodes feel like a return to season one types of comedy which I'm really enjoying. Just a couple of students going to a community college and the comedy being based around how they interact with other students and teachers. Pretty excited to see how the season goes from this point on.
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Jan 3, 2014 07:39
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Maxwell Lord posted:I found S4 pleasant, but forgettable. Like a gas leak...
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Jan 3, 2014 07:48
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Wow, what a return to form. Community is back!
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hcreight posted:Harmon has said that despite the nasty behavior between him and Chevy during the course of the show, there aren't really any hard feelings between them. I wouldn't be shocked if Harmon talked him into doing it as a sendoff for the character. Plus the nature of the cameo means that they literally could've sent a crew to Chevy's house to shoot it if they had to. Also, wasn't most of it into season 4 when he started getting really fed up with the constant racist lines he was getting, by which point Harmon wasn't involved as much? Piece the character did start to get exceptionally racist in season 3/4 after just being an out of touch old man without proper boundaries. These episodes were almost perfect to me. It dropped all the things that have been dragging down the show for years and focused on what has always been good.
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Jan 3, 2014 07:59
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Am I the only person who heard it as "That's like me blaming owls for how much I suck at anowlogies"?
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If you want to complete some homework, live in the United States and sub to Netflix, I present: http://nicolascageroulette.com/
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Jan 3, 2014 08:27
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Occupation posted:Subtle So that's the story circle in its initial position. Wonder if the arrow's going to move as the season advances.
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Senor Tron posted:Am I the only person who heard it as "That's like me blaming owls for how much I suck at anowlogies"? nope, i thought that was on purpose.
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These felt episodes felt closer to the Community fell in love with. Apparently the 4th episode this season is even better then these two
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Jan 3, 2014 10:21
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CaptainHollywood posted:The new AV Club review aptly sums it up. Interestingly enough, "trying too hard" would be exactly how I would describe last night's episodes.
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Jan 3, 2014 10:26
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Senor Tron posted:Am I the only person who heard it as "That's like me blaming owls for how much I suck at anowlogies"? She definitely says analogies, there isn't more to it
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Davros1 posted:And ending the first episode on a fart joke? I though Harmon would be better than that Ah yes, Dan Harmon, the creator of "Laser Fart", how could he possibly end an episode with a fart joke?
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