A Community Community

There are 8 of us so far, EIGHT! :D To celebrate I thought I'd start a weekly series rewatch. Every Monday (sorry this is a bit late!) I'll make a post for us to discuss an episode, going in order. And I suppose if we get to the end we'll just start over!

You can also jump into any of the past posts at any time to talk about the show, feel free to rewatch in whatever order you like once more posts are up!



Community Rewatch Discussion Post
1.01 "Pilot", written by Dan Harmon, directed by Anthony and Joe Russo.

Notes:
- Dan Harmon actually went to community college to connect with his then girlfriend. They were supposed to take a Spanish class together to get closer, but he ended up becoming close with the study group he joined. "...I was in this group with these knuckleheads and I started really liking them," he explained, "even though they had nothing to do with the film industry and I had nothing to gain from them and nothing to offer them." He wrote the role of Jeff based mainly on himself.

- Metacritic gives the show a score of 69 out of 100, based on 23 reviews. (Nice!)

Study Questions

1. How did you feel about the pilot on rewatch? Do you feel it was a good pilot in that it established the world and characters well?
2. What were some of your favorite lines/bits from this episode?
3. Is there a character you love now that you didn't appreciate in earlier episodes?
4. Do you think it's a "classic tv pilot"?
5. Do you think Jeff secretly wanted to have a found family so bad he lied about wanting to be with Britta?
6. Any other thoughts?

Extra Credit

• Reply with any fanworks you made for this episode!