TV/Movies Megathread

[celedhring]

Yeah, the first paintball episode is also my favorite. The chicken mob probably the second, but that's probably because I love Scorsese 

[The Larch]

Yeah, the first paintball episode is also my favorite. The chicken mob probably the second, but that's probably because I love Scorsese 

Yeah, that one is also great. When Abed starts doing a voiceover saying "As long as I can remember I've always wanted to be in a mafia movie" I cracked up. 

[Tonitrus]

First episode of "Narcos".

Unbearably boring.

[Malthus]

After I am finished with the current show, I definitely am interested in seeing "Community". Lots of people seem to enjoy that show.

[The Larch]

After I am finished with the current show, I definitely am interested in seeing "Community". Lots of people seem to enjoy that show.

It's the most original and creative sitcom of the last decade, and a deserved cult classic. It's 6 seasons, IIRC, but the true gems are the first two. After the 4th the show got into internal turnmoil, some cast members left and it got cancelled and picked up by a different network a couple of times.

[Josquius]

Community starts slow. The first half of series 1 is a struggle, it really comes across as a plodding and not particularly interesting generic comedy as they give each character an intro episode.
But yes. It picks up and gets great. Getting my use out of amazon prime lately rewatching it.

[celedhring]

After I am finished with the current show, I definitely am interested in seeing "Community". Lots of people seem to enjoy that show.

It's the most original and creative sitcom of the last decade, and a deserved cult classic. It's 6 seasons, IIRC, but the true gems are the first two. After the 4th the show got into internal turnmoil, some cast members left and it got cancelled and picked up by a different network a couple of times.

Season 5 still has some good episodes, though (the social app one is brilliant with all the 1970s sci-fi references  ), even if it's not as fresh. I'd just skip season 4 - a lot of the key creative team was absent for that one but returned for 5th.

[Syt]

I haven't watched Community, but I see it's on Netflix now. So I suppose it's worth it?

[The Larch]

I haven't watched Community, but I see it's on Netflix now. So I suppose it's worth it?

Absolutely. As Tyr mentioned and as we discussed earlier, it takes some patience at first, as it's nont brilliant from the get go. The first half of the first season it looks like a somehow conventional sitcom with extravagant characters, but as it gets into the second half of the season the zaniness and bizarreness is dialed up to 11 and ends up being quite memorable.

[celedhring]

I watch Community during my at-home workouts, and I'm about to finish it. I've decided to continue with the "rewatch great sitcoms of this age" theme and queue Parks & Rec up next 

[The Larch]

I watch Community during my at-home workouts, and I'm about to finish it. I've decided to continue with the "rewatch great sitcoms of this age" theme and queue Parks & Rec up next 

They've just announced that they're doing a new story for charity next week, each actor from their home. Zoom meeting at Pawnee? 

[Sheilbh]

I watch Community during my at-home workouts, and I'm about to finish it. I've decided to continue with the "rewatch great sitcoms of this age" theme and queue Parks & Rec up next 

Nice. That's another show that took a little while to find out what it was about.

[celedhring]

I watch Community during my at-home workouts, and I'm about to finish it. I've decided to continue with the "rewatch great sitcoms of this age" theme and queue Parks & Rec up next 

Nice. That's another show that took a little while to find out what it was about.

I'll probably go straight to season 2 on that one.

[Josquius]

I watch Community during my at-home workouts, and I'm about to finish it. I've decided to continue with the "rewatch great sitcoms of this age" theme and queue Parks & Rec up next 

Nice. That's another show that took a little while to find out what it was about.

I remember trying Parks and Rec after the office finished when it was new, a good decade ago. Didn't like it and dropped it within an episode or two.
Watched it all last year though, it gets awesome.

[The Larch]

I watch Community during my at-home workouts, and I'm about to finish it. I've decided to continue with the "rewatch great sitcoms of this age" theme and queue Parks & Rec up next 

Nice. That's another show that took a little while to find out what it was about.

I remember trying Parks and Rec after the office finished when it was new, a good decade ago. Didn't like it and dropped it within an episode or two.
Watched it all last year though, it gets awesome.

The first Parks & Rec season is a bit of a dud, yeah, as they struggled to get the tone and the characters' relationships right. Thankfully it's short, so you get soon to the good stuff from the 2nd season on.

Ok, I've now just realized that Cel meant going straight to Parks & Rec 2nd season, rather than Community.