Community
Communityowes some of the other success of the show to the gift of the unbelievable Russo brothers who fall in as executive producers , and frequently step up to conduct episode of the show . While the show was the introduction of Dan Harmon , who went on to co - createRick and Morty , Community was a much more grounded sitcom that still pull off to subvert the genre and experiment throughout . The serial follows a uneven group of people who all find themselves in a residential district college for a variety of reasons , but this summary does n’t begin to capture the creativeness of the show .
Throughout , Communityexperiments with the format , introducing phantasy , action , sci - fi , and even stop - motion at various period . However , while many shows struggle to get a counterbalance with such eclectic styles , Community made every one of these choice make horse sense in the circumstance of the show . And during the first three seasons , Anthony and Joe Russowere imply as executive producers , who frequently ill-treat in to lineal episode , including the pilot , and a further 33 episode throughout the series ' ravel .
10"Basic Rocket Science"
Community Season 2, Episode 4
build on that same creativity , Anthony Russo steered the ship in one of the most challenging episodes in time of year 2,“Basic Rocket Science . " This installment sees everyone in the subject field grouping , apart from Abed , pin down inside a rocket simulator . While there are obvious means to take an instalment like this with a varied cast of comedy fiber cramped in a diminutive outer space , Communityuses the chance to showcase the show ’s imagination and potential .
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And while the main cast is split up up with Abed on the external performing as delegation control , the tale forge in staring harmony . The episode is also full of the thing that make the show with child ; latent hostility between the radical , trouble - solving in originative room , and at long last , a moral deterrent example that sees them rise as individual and a squad . All matter considered , this is one of the best episode of the series directed by Anthony .
9"Debate 109”
Community Season 1, Episode 9
" Debate 109 " is great for a number of reasons that make it clearly different to " Basic Rocket Science . “For one , this episode avoids using one central story , and in the abbreviated 21 - minute runtime , it manages to tell three distinct and evenly majuscule story . Jeff Winger and Annie Edisonprepare for a debate , Britta agrees to countenance Pierce help her quit smoking through hypnotherapy , and Abed ’s films seem to betoken the future .
It ’s truly striking how much character evolution could be pass on to such a varied cast in so little time , but Joe smashed it .
In terms of stinting storytelling , this episode , like many of the other Russo directed episodes , is a masterclass in how to give every type a moment to shine . Joe Russo helm this early episode of the series , and while the show was still finding its pes and establishing the characters , " Debate 109 " did a huge amount to expand on their personality , need , and strong suit . It ’s truly spectacular how much character maturation could be given to such a wide-ranging cast in so little time , but Joe smash it .
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8"Physical Education”
Community Season 1, Episode 17
Anthony Russo also head the incredible " Physical Education " episode in season 1.The full episode orbit around a uncomplicated plot point , with some minor sub - plots . For the most part , the episode follows Jeff as he present off against the gymnasium coach , when he is being forced to wear incredibly forgetful gym shorts as part of the uniform , despite the bodily process in that class being a childlike game of Pool . Jeff obviously takes offspring with the fatuous rule , and render to make a stand .
While the instalment is one of the most childlike concepts , it plunk deep into the minds of the group , particularly Jeff , and forces the refractory and reluctant loss leader of the chemical group to reconsider his spatial relation . While he starts the episode believing that changing his posture would be a impuissance on his part , he eventually learns that it can be a mansion of military capability , and willingly embraces the modification . This modification and growth for the characters is a polar part of the show , and this instalment does it better than most .
7"Cooperative Calligraphy"
Community Season 2, Episode 8
In " Cooperative Calligraphy , " Joe Russo focuses in on aCommunitystory that puts Annie in the public eye . This episode conform to the grouping as they all seek to work the case of Annie ’s missing pen . However , the group is still tenuous and struggles to approach the issue without completely breaking down and engage in a brutal fight of insult and accusation . And despite the draw of an adorable puppy parade on campus , the chemical group ca n’t resolve their difference in time .
This instalment hone in on the group and , like few others in the serial , it is n’t afraid to mesh the story into preponderantly one location . Everyone sit or stand around the table as they examine to decipher the mystery , offering up their stories , and endeavor to encounter holes in each other ’s alibis . The creativeness and excitement of such a still instalment is truly awe - inspiring , and it ultimately dissolve with a hilarous conclusion that the consultation gets to take part in , but the group is still a retentive agency off discovering for themselves .
6"Intermediate Documentary Filmmaking"
Community Season 2, Episode 16
" Intermediate Documentary Filmmaking " is another entry directed by Joe , which concentrate on the obscene Pierce . By this decimal point in the series , he has established himself as a scoundrel , but this sequence take his anger to a whole fresh level . Pierce pretend to be dying , and in his " final moments , " he wish to contribute gift to his dear friends in the study group . However , all of these gifts are actually designate to rack and penalise those same friends .
The sequence follows Abed making a documentary throughout , and it allows the direction to zero in on Pierce , and how his actions make ripples in the group . However , despite the malicious intent , the episode is perfectly laugh out loud hilarious . Particularly the moments where Troy receive his celebrity idol , LeVar Burton , whom he is bitingly afraid of disappointing , and so he retreats within himself , becoming completely frosty . Again , the style , and the focus on characters and storytelling make these unforesightful funniness episodes into something that has a much longer endure impact than the episodes ' runtime themselves .
5"Documentary Filmmaking: Redux"
Community Season 3, Episode 8
Fittingly , Joe returns to helm an sequence that is partly a subsequence to the one note above in season 3 ’s " Documentary Filmmaking : Redux . " Once again , movie buff Abed cast on his film director ’s lid , and assigns himself the job of document the experience as the study mathematical group helps the Dean film a commercial message to try and advertize the benefits of analyze at Greendale and attract more bookman . However , when things kick downstairs down , the budget is muff , and everything appears to fall aside .
As is often the vitrine withCommunity , the show approaches its own narrative in a meta narrative where the characters in the group are spew as other people at Greendale , and rather than becoming convolute , it ’s playful and cagy . Joe does an excellent problem at layering the write up neatly on top of each other in a way that never feel crowded or overstuffed , but works utterly for the episode . And Abed becomes an intermediator that appears to stand between reality and the show on multiple level .
4"Geothermal Escapism"
Community Season 5, Episode 5
While Joe and Anthony did not carry on to act as executive producers on Community after season 3 , Joe did riposte to place two of the episode in season 5 , with one of those capture some of the magic of the classical college wide schooltime secret plan that they introduced back in season 2.It was n’t a paintball sequence , but " Geothermal Escapism " present a similarly entertaining story with all of Greendale compete in a mellow - stake game of " The Floor is Lava . "
The episode pays tribute toMad Max , with many groups becoming factions in the wasteland of the school . While the backcloth of Greendale remains , the sequence tansforms this familiar setting with barebones prop , colored lights , and makeshift costume that make it find like something much more heroic in ratio . In accession , the episode carries tremendous emotional weight , as it acts as a send - off for Troy before he embark on a navigation trip around the globe . Joe captured emotion , action , friendship , and comedy against unacceptable betting odds , and to a eminent standard .
3"Advanced Dungeons & Dragons"
Community Season 2, Episode 14
However , time of year 2 easily led the fashion in terms of Community ’s very best game base episodes . One of Joe Russo ’s right-down best comes in the form of theD&D inspiredCommunityepisode " Advanced Dungeons & Dragons . " After some striking lighting and a Lord of the Rings style presentation to the episode , the rest of the episode put the group around their study table , and they play a secret plan of D&D with a student who has a tougher meter fit in . While the chemical group do what they can to make Neil finger welcome , Pierce derails the game out of jealousy and spite .
The sequence does a capital occupation at showcasing how compelling and plight a simple collaborative storytelling plot can be .
But , the virtuoso of this sequence actually comes from the fact that the narrative play out just like a regular game of D&D. The episode does n’t use clever tricks , animations , or other ocular tricks , it simply see the radical talk and performing , while both they and the audience imagine the adventure together . Rather than trust on the visual trick that are readily available to them , the episode does a nifty line of work at showcasing how compelling and engaging a simple collaborative storytelling game can be .
Community is a comedic television series that chronicles the lives of diverse students at Greendale Community College, a fictional and notoriously underperforming educational institution in Colorado. Released in 2009, the show explores the quirky interactions and relationships among the eclectic group navigating their academic and personal challenges.
2"For A Few Paintballs More"
Community Season 2, Episode 24
In time of year 1,Communityestablished a custom of including monumental epic game events with the first paintball episode . However , for the time of year 2 finale , they step up the game and put the task into the hands of Joe Russo . The paintball motive evolved into a multi - event extravaganza that closed out the 2d season and left Greendale rocked like it had never been rocked before . And while both episodes pay homage to the Dollars Trilogy of spaghetti westerns star Clint Eastwood , the second and final entry shifts from a distinctive horse opera , to a space opera house .
More specifically , the installment begins to lean into a clear-cut parody ofStar war , with rolling mention , an Empire - similar villain , and more small detail throughout . This episode is a great example of the show ’s ability to spoof soda water culture , while delivering a new story and induce it fit perfectly into the existence ofCommunity . And on top of this , it contain the study group on a journey that ultimately fetch them nearer together .
1"A Fistful Of Paintballs"
Community Season 2, Episode 23
However , the first part of this two - episode saga require the bar for the best episode from either Russo blood brother , with the tribute to spaghetti horse opera providing the complete stage to create an heroic , all - out brawl in Greendale . In fact , throughout this instalment , which to begin with aired in 2011 , there are quite a little of moments that feel like another Russo brothers projection in 2016sCaptain America : Civil War . Joe Russo was give way the reins in this episode , but it certainly influenced the careers of both brothers go onward .
But , perfect in on this episode alone , the paintball competitor is back .
In an attempt to promote keen schooling - wide participation , the Dean announced a spectacular plunder to get the Greendale student prompt ; $ 100,000 . Evidently , this causes the entire school to mistreat up , and take a secret plan of paintball more gravely than ever before . faction descriptor , a mysterious block out hit man roams the halls , and the radical find themselves separated and questioning who they can and ca n’t rely . This episode is a perfect deterrent example of both whatCommunityis open of as a show , and the Russo brothers ' talent as director , many age before they became some of the best get it on conductor in Hollywood .
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Community is a comedic television series that chronicles the lives of diverse students at Greendale Community College , a fictional and notoriously underachieve educational institution in Colorado . relinquish in 2009 , the show explore the offbeat interaction and relationships among the eclectic group navigating their donnish and personal challenge .
