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[Catnip]

I love this show. My boyfriend and I are halfway through the second season, and I just love it.

It's hilarious, the characters are entertaining, the actors are fucking great to watch, but there is one major flaw, and it happens to be a very popular flaw in television and movies; the female characters.

They're written so poorly. They're unrealistic, have a mystery that the show hardly acknowledges and never digs into, and they're portrayed as a persona rather than a personality. Britta is fake, Annie is in denial about herself and Shirley is a Christian who tries too hard to be good hearted. I get the concept and it's a good idea, but....that's all these characters are. They are no more than this. I wouldn't be surprised if they didn't develop by the end of season 3, which is the last season.

But like I said, this isn't a unique flaw. Most nobody can write for females, and it's something that I've learned to live with, no matter how bad it sucks. I'm just glad we have Quentin Tarantino.

 

[Squid]

I used to LOVE community a lot, the first season and half of the second were really great, I loved Britta, Jeff is a hottie and Troy and Ahbed are adorable... but then things just went... downhill

They made Britta into a mental hippy, the stories just got weird and I dunno... it just stopped being fun for me and I stopped watching near the end of season 2. I hope it gets better, if I start to hear it does, I might pick it up again.

 

[Catnip]

Yeah, I see what you mean completely. I loved Britta at first. She was a down-to-earth, smart and charmingly flawed woman that left you wanting more. Now she annoys the fuck out of me and the only thing she has going for her is the way she dresses. I love what the bitch has got in her closet.

I'll let you know if it picks up

 

[Squid]

Awesome, yeah, defo post if it gets better because I would like to see it to the end, I just can't bring myself to do it yet haha.
And I know what you mean about Britta's clothes... where the hell do you even shop to find stuff like that?

I actually don't mind Annie still, I think she's a good character but her thing with Jeff is starting to bother my happiness.

 

[Catnip]

Yeah, and what the hell happened with Jeff liking Britta? It just...faded away into nothingness.

For Britta's clothes, I totally follow a few tumblrs that know where to find exact copies or close alternatives. For cheap too! I love it.

This one's my favourite.

 

[Squid]

Ohhhh awesome I'll be following that tumblr!

Annie has awesome clothes too but I'm not Prissy enough to pull off her style

And yeah, they did just fade, after that paintball ep... things just kind of died down between them, it was weird because I liked them as a couple...

 

[Catnip]

Same! It sucks because exact pieces aren't rare at all! You can get exactly what she wore, but I can't pull it off 8|

Also same, and it was crazy for it to die down....right after they had sex. wtf Community? That paintball episode was amazing though. I wish it was actually taken seriously like that.

 

[Will Graham]

The first season was ok, but it's a very smug show. Jeff doesn't seem that amazing, but every character goes out of their way to say how amazing he is. Which makes it feel like a self-insert. It's surprising though, considering the strength the writing stock it comes from. I gave up after season 1, when every female suddenly declared their undying love for jeff.

Plenty of shows write females well

 

[Catnip]

Yeah the situations with Jeff are unrealistic. Its okay for him to think he's awesome, that I can believe, but literally everyone else is in love with him. It's kind of lame.

Still love the shit out of the show though. Whatever.

 

[charliepanayi]

I'm only on the start of season 2, but I must be watching a different show to everyone else here. Bad female characters? They're no more outlandish than the male ones. And the show hardly loves Jeff, it often shows him in a bad light. I'm quite pleased if the whole 'will these two characters get together' thing dies down through season 2 and onwards, there's too much of that in TV shows anyway.

I enjoy Community from what I've seen so far anyway, it's not grade A yet (except Modern Warfare of course) but it's definitely one of the more enjoyable comedies I've seen recently. And as has been pointed out, Community is a good show that laughs with geeks, whereas The Big Bang Theory is a bad show that laughs at geeks.

 

[Lloyd]

I enjoyed the first two seasons, I'm with a lot of others though that it went downhill. Season 3 kinda felt more like a live action family guy television show more than anything, or at least that's what it seemed like they were trying to do. The jokes felt dumber and I didn't laugh as much so I dropped it. Shame too because Donald Glover is hilarious.

 

[Catnip]

Regardless, it has a special place in my heart. I absolutely love it so much. It's special to me, and if the show goes downhill or starts feeling different, I'm willing to adjust. It's hilarious, and the actors are wonderful at their characters. Abed is great. I'm on season 3, halfway there. Britta got more annoying, but I LOVE te Annie + Troy + Abed friendship. It's great! Favourite friendships so far.