TV: Six seasons and a movie
Community is a TV series that ran for 110 episodes over 6 seasons.
After its initial run, it developed a cult following over the internet. Let's explore some of the best episodes and funniest moments.
Fistfull of Paintballs (Season 2)
The first of the two-part Season 2 finale. It's a nod to the famed Spaghetti Western films, but with a paintball twist. The group is split: Jeff, Annie, and Abed meet up, and then they run into Troy, Shirley, and Britta, who are hunting the trio for Pierce. They go to Fort Hawthorne, Pierce's safe haven, and have dinner. After a run-in with "The Black Rider," their mysterious and dangerous opponent, they return to Pierce and vote him out of the group. A shocking twist reveals that rival City College planned it all and wants to take over Greendale.
One reviewer said us: "The episode had so many moments you want to watch over again and again. Annie really comes to life in this special episode."
For a Few Paintballs More (Season 2)
Part Two of the second-season finale takes on more of a Star Wars feel. The group and other Greendale students unite to stop the City College Stormtroopers and win the paintball war and the coveted $100,000 prize money. Eventually, all of the Greendale students are eliminated, except for Pierce. He manages to win the war for his school and atones for his betrayal in the previous episode.
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— You Can’t Disappoint a Podcast (@youcantdisappod) May 31, 2021
Remedial Chaos Theory (Season 3)
This is an episode that defined the show's creative genius. At a housewarming party for Troy and Abed's new apartment, Jeff rolls a die to see which group member will grab a pizza ordered for delivery. In this conceptual episode, Abed states that a possible outcome is a new timeline being created depending on who the die chooses to retrieve the delivered pizza.
The video below from Mister Airborne - YouTube explores this episode in detail.
Modern Warfare (Season 1)
The original and best paintball (for many fans anyway) episode honours a number of different action movies. With priority class registration on the line for the winners, the group teams up but they are ambushed by the Greendale Glee Club. Some members make it out, like Jeff and Britta, who address their sexual tension. Chang, however, shows up and takes out himself and Britta, giving Jeff the win. Jeff gives his priority registration to Shirley so she can spend more time with her kids. This shows how Jeff really cares about everyone in the group.
A reviewer told us: "This episode is hilarious! The entire episode is shot to look like an action movie. That's what's great about the series and the sense of heightened reality. It allows for some wonderfully absurd satire."
Basic Sandwich (Season 5)
The season finale of the fifth season. After the gang learns about Greendale's first dean, they embark on a mission to find his old computer lab; Subway enlists Chang to spy on the group as part of its plan to take over the school. The group eventually saves the day, allowing for more adventures in season six.
Check out the video below from CommentaryCentral - YouTube
And a movie...
In September 2022, it was announced that Peacock ordered a movie based on the Dan Harmon comedy “Community,. It has been said that itb bring back stars Joel McHale, Danny Pudi, Alison Brie, Gillian Jacobs, Jim Rash and Ken Jeong to check in on what the gang from Greendale has been up to since the last episode aired in 2015.