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@romaldomadrid38192 ай бұрын
Idea! Those canisters they all got have pieces/keys to a "treasure" on Greendale
@tenztops46369 ай бұрын
I loved when dean yells “JESUS WEEPPTT!“ while wearing his vr headset😂😂😂😂
@kgldude9 ай бұрын
To the funniest moments in "Ladders" I would add Britta's line: "Abed, don't make this more dramatic than it is. It's just a blood oath to defy evil."
@pretentiousn3rd9 ай бұрын
Season 6 is easily the most underrated season of the show. It has some of my favourite episodes of entire show. 'Basic Email Security', 'Advanced Safety Features', and the last four episodes are absolute peak imo. 'Wedding Videography' is easily one of the funniest episodes of the entire series
@jordansweet80549 ай бұрын
I always enjoyed those episodes and upon rewatch, the darker, cynical pain of the characters is very powerful.
@littlechickeyhudak9 ай бұрын
Elroy is genuinely one of the funniest characters to grace the show. "Yes they are, leave them alone!" and "Now this is a man who knows how to marry his cousin!" are among the absolute best lines in the entire series
@RobertShugert9 ай бұрын
The tags in S6 should be released on DVD.
@shaec83429 ай бұрын
Gillian Jacobs has said this same thing! So true!
@melon_6169 ай бұрын
Ladders
@AlisonBrieVids9 ай бұрын
"What sort of board certifies a tutor?" is the perfect line to introduce Annie
@dustyboialex4 ай бұрын
I NEVER NOTICED THAT
@devaughnhathaway77089 ай бұрын
I love the quick Danny and Drew are the same person bit
@c.decker30469 ай бұрын
My single favorite moment in all of the first episodes is the focus on Annie as Jeff & Britta do their awkward kiss in the Anthro class in the S2 opener. Such a great choice of shot and Alison just knocks it out of the park
@PillarofGarbage9 ай бұрын
_so… it begins_
@c.decker30469 ай бұрын
@@PillarofGarbage cue romantic music by Academy Award winner Ludwig Goransson
@adinakruijssen30566 ай бұрын
Also Annie very obviously peeking through her fingers when Jeff plays pool lmao
@HectorTWE9 ай бұрын
Alison Brie's acting as the lovestruck teeny-bopper Annie in the S2 opener is so hilarious
@DavidProv9 ай бұрын
My favorite part from Ladders was when Abed was doing a montage of emails and Frankie gets on to him about changing his shirt.
@scottymacdewder52299 ай бұрын
Everyone likes to complain about s5&6, but w/o them we never get buzz hickey, frankie dart, elroy patashnick, and most importantly... KOOOOOOOOOGLER!
@PillarofGarbage9 ай бұрын
The Koog Approogs!
@jinnaihiryuАй бұрын
Abed meeting Hickey was the best. "Are you the coolest person ever?" "I doubt it..."
@scottymacdewder5229Ай бұрын
@jinnaihiryu "does anyone have any rope?" "I'm offended by that question!"
@ignaciotorovillacura63429 ай бұрын
Season 6 premiere basically tell us that greendale needs to go back to a grounded reality. When the show started Greendale was just a regular community college and the cast made it crazier every season. When you enter college you meet new people, you get crazy experiences, learn about some student tradition, but some day your time in school finishes and now there's a new generation that will not know what you have experienced. Greendale isn't the same school anymore and the cast realised that by seeing that they aren't the centre of the craziness anymore, and left greendale just as how they came, as a regular school.
@brodieorr53939 ай бұрын
i'm always surprised by how many people like season 4 better than 5 and 6. i Love that the last 2 seasons are more focused explorations of different aspects of the show's history
@KaiInMotion9 ай бұрын
Frankie and Elroy carried season 6.
@littlechickeyhudak9 ай бұрын
Elroy STOLE Wedding Videography. In my brain that entire episode has been reduced to a montage of Elroy hyping up white people
@Frizzleman4 ай бұрын
On my first rewatch I kept waiting for both of them to show up way earlier and was kind of disappointed how little time we had with them. Buzz hickey too those later seasons are peak just as good as season two and three
@vexorian6 ай бұрын
"Less weird than the first 2 years combined" is such a blessed line. Because it actually means that you'd need to combine the weirdness in the firt 2 seasons to be able to reach a number that's comparable to season 3's weirdness.
@debrachambers13049 ай бұрын
I love how Ladders reflects this comfy vibe that season 6 has with the 4 original study group members. They're used to Greendale's wackiness and have a well-defined rhythm with each other. They've all taken on some common group traits and rounded out their personalities. Abed is more expressive and scarcastic, Annie is generally down for silliness like with the drinking on campus, Jeff is softer and more into the groups wacky antics and Abed's meta, Britta is... well, she takes herself less seriously and is more open to fun (a common theme for all but Abed, who was already open to fun) but her overall change as a character is harder to pin down as one thing. This is all shown by the characters making a speakeasy while Abed is the only one NOT involved in it, somehow. They didn't HAVE to theme their bat thay way, but they WANTED to, god damn it! Ex: at the end of Grifting, they're jumping up and down, chanting as a group about getting hotdogs or something. Abed isn't too stoic for it, Jeff and Britta aren't too cool and cynical got it. They're just all sharing a moment of enthusiasm together. I also think the meta in the final season is really razor sharp, at reflected by Ladders. The episode structures are also the most loose and don't stick to the formats lf the typical epsiodes within earlier seasons did. (Study room opening, other scenes, mid season study room sceene, more scenes, study room closing, tag) Overall, there's just a sense that the writers are really in the groove with the show.
@adinakruijssen30566 ай бұрын
Another whimsical s6 abed moment: Abed: "can I be his assistant?" Dean: "not for money" Abed: "can I be his friend?" Dean: Elroy, abed is your friend" Abed: *smiles to himself, does a lil fist bump*
@kevincarter20202 ай бұрын
Jeff is mean to Abed throughout season 6. Constant put downs and name calling. In finale he fantasies about strangling Abed and in episode when they shoot a film with Chang's old footage he actually does
@oosakasan9 ай бұрын
I just rewatched the pilot and the second episode of community for the first time in forever and I was really struck by how the character dynamics in that second episode come out in retrospect. The core of the episode was Jeff/Pierce, a relationship that always proved contentious and ambiguous so this first iteration doesn't feel like it ends up amounting to that much. It also continued Jeff/Britta, a pairing the show eventually gave up on. The B-plot was Britta, Annie and Shirley protesting, none of which resonates that much in retrospect - Annie and Shirley getting completely into a thing they know little about isn't that fundamental to their character or their dynamic even if it happens, and Britta herself changed as a character from being a voice of reason to being a goofball so this early iteration of her confronting her flaws isn't that resonant. And then there is ONE SCENE with Troy and Abed who have no plotlines of their own. The relevant interaction lasts 10 seconds. It's not even *about* Troy and Abed, it's a joke on how much time Jeff is wasting with Pierce on an assignment that could be done that quickly. And it's that scene that turns out to actually resonate with the rest of the show! That and the post-credit sequence that follows it up of course, which is itself an instant classic and I couldn't believe it arrived so early. It's the Troy & Abed friendship! This is where it starts! And it almost tracks tbh that it starts here, not even as a plotline, just as a random scene. That's how naturally those two click, how effortless their chemistry can be. And it's kind of funny in thinking back at the card-switching shenanigans and how the show tried to make a big deal of its consequences - will Abed work with Britta? No, Jeff gets a chance with her! Oh no Jeff is going to have to work with Pierce instead, so that's the relationship we'll learn about! And it turns out the most important consequence of those shenanigans is the one we barely saw at all: Abed getting paired with Troy.
@AugustRx9 ай бұрын
I'm glad Community went the way it did but God do I wish we also had that show the pilot teased
@ko3799 ай бұрын
i always loved the line "men are monsters who crave young flesh!!" because it does a good job of conveying what the show wants to tell us: our characters aren't great people, but they are embarrassed about the bad parts of themselves and wish they were better, so sometimes they try to pretend they are. jeff spent that episode trying not to be a creep and then it gets stripped away and says to the audience "see, i'm not likable! can you like me anyway?" and the answer can be yes for a lot of people. and if you pretend to be better than you are, do your better actions make you better? also, it's a sarcastic joke that references media (twilight) but cuts to the core emotionality of the episode, and there's nothing more community than that. and then at the end of the day, the line makes me laugh.
@eoghan008 ай бұрын
The failure of Britta and Troy’s relationship is entirely season 4’s fault. There’s a lot to dig into in their dynamic and season 4 doesn’t understand that at all. They’re right in thinking the relationship is destined to fail, but they have no idea what the pair like eachother in the first place. Troy and Britta see in eachother a representation of what they need to most to be better versions of themselves. Troy is insecure about not being a real adult, being a manchild. That’s why Abed is such a good friend to him, he accepts him for who he is. But unlike Abed, Troy is very concerned with how people view him, so the idea of being with Britta, a ‘real woman’, worldly, older, mature, into boring adult stuff, the kind of woman Jeff would like, if Troy could be with her, he’d be a real man. Britta on the other hand has a self destructive taste in men, and Troy is just a lovely guy, highlighted in the ‘Blade’ episode where Troy seems to have said something really nice to Britta to put her off Blade. It makes her think “why can’t I be into a guy like that?” And so Troy for her represents a healthy relationship. The issue here is neither character is seeing the entire person. Theyre essentially using eachother to fix themselves. There’s so much room for great drama in that premise, but in Season 4 they’re just so boring. Their breakup should be a moment of such huge growth, but it’s essentially meaningless.
@artconfluence80489 ай бұрын
Loved this one! A video on Annie's growth from S1 to S6 would be amazing
@thomheil9 ай бұрын
I can't count the number of times I've rewatched (most of) Community, and your video series has pointed out so many things I've missed. Probably why I'll always love the show -- there's always more to appreciate -- and why I'll keep watching your Community videos. Thank you!
@WCWit9 ай бұрын
A retrospective on Britta’s deterioration would be great!
@jonathanguzman30447 ай бұрын
You’re absolutely right. Pierce WAS cooking with streets ahead/behjnd
@Dimas59 ай бұрын
I just finished re-watching community I was binging your streets ahead videos yesterday haha
@PillarofGarbage9 ай бұрын
excellent timing!
@imgod2u9 ай бұрын
Many praise S2 for its concept episodes and how many of them they can cram into one season. However, I think it could only do so when the characters were already established in a much more grounded S1. A lot of the characterization that we find funny (Abed being a human computer, Jeff admiring Troy's laziness, Pierce admiring Abed's inadvertent sexism, Shirley judging Britta's sexual openness, etc.) that occurs during the excellent Bottle Episode wouldn't have had much of an impact let alone make a lot of sense without the characters having already established their traits and thoughts about one another.
@AntagonistVideo9 ай бұрын
Thanks for making these. Community is one of my favorite series ever, and it’s always so fun to revisit, analyze and discuss. Would love to watch a breakdown of the series finale from you in the future, and don’t leave us hanging with a Britta Episode tease!
@faithevers68996 ай бұрын
i’ve always thought season 4 got too much hate. yea it’s not harmon perfection but dan didn’t write it and for what it is it definitely has good moments and good episodes and doesn’t deserve to be ignored completely
@TheDanishGuyReviews9 ай бұрын
You did all the premieres already? Jeez, I am Streets Behind.
@lisastoner16198 ай бұрын
i have rewatched this video at least 3 times now, love community content so much and yours is by far my favorite :) thank you for putting the work in to making this and sharing it with people like me who are probably way too obsessed with that show, but i think you get it
@caromelette9 ай бұрын
i don't know if you saying danny gonzalex instead of drew gooden was a bit but it made me giggle regardless. 10/10 video, i've always really loved community and it makes me really happy to hear people talk about it so thoroughly and thoughtfully!
@Creepsandwicheater4 ай бұрын
As we all remember their classic song "we are the same person"
@redheadbandanna19737 ай бұрын
I love Community and I love you for covering it so well. Thanks buddy
@erikandchristine1024 ай бұрын
Community has been the only show Dan Harmon has created that I can come back to. There is such a comfort in this show to me since my sister and I put it on our regular rotation list. Even season six has a lot of great moments and it’s interesting to see how things change from season to season.
@nobodybutaghost7 ай бұрын
Bro I tried putting it in fullscreen and accidentally skipped so i just heard, "community was pretty good right? The end."
@loretaruisenor9889 ай бұрын
I found it an odd choice to only analyse the first episode of each season but after the video it made so much sense to focus on the openers effect on the rest of the season. Great video!!! ♥️
@DavidLangrock3 ай бұрын
Damn, I am beside myself with how much I appreciate this essay. No TV series matters to me as much as Community, and this essay enriches my understanding. Thank you! ❤
@lenzzzzzzz9 ай бұрын
I’m not gonna lie “there was lumber involved!!!“ gets me every time 😂🤣😂
@saeedrazavi44289 ай бұрын
Wooooo new streets ahead!!! I love PoG community videos! I comment so on every one of them to make sure they get a boost in the logarithm
@PillarofGarbage9 ай бұрын
Much appreciated!
@saeedrazavi44289 ай бұрын
@@PillarofGarbage hey, much thanks for making enjoyable and insightful videos on a great show. Cheers✌️
@bulletsandbracelets41404 ай бұрын
I have the unpopular opinion that season 4 wasn't actually all that bad, so I'm kind of glad to see you confirm the same XD. I understand why people think it is the worst season! But when I was watching, I didn't notice a huge downtick in quality, and every time I rewatch I go through the entire season as well. It builds up to season 5 and, imo, doesn't have anything bad enough to deserve skipping over. I'm a Britta fan and, tbh, I thought her and Jeff would be a good outcome! She's genuine and kind but also slightly self-involved, like he is, and he has the self-confidence she clearly lacks. They'd have room to grow together and call each other on their bs. The episodes with Jeff's family really cemented that for me - I love Annie too, don't get me wrong, but she always felt too good for him. He was the crush she'd eventually grow out of. I still love the show, and there's not much I'd change about it - but that's one thing I might have done differently from what I see in the characters. Love this video, really great retrospective!
@cipherfresh9 ай бұрын
Great video! I love your analysis and the way you remind the video's audience that this show could have gone in so many different directions, that the outcome that we got wasn't guaranteed. We're lucky we got something as good as we did.
@NotThatKate4 ай бұрын
This retrospective was streets ahead!
@AlexandriaVagabondess9 ай бұрын
You and your videos are what make rewatching this series better every time.
@spadinnerxylaphone26224 ай бұрын
4:45 - I love this type of disagreement. No disrespect and you even give the guy a shoutout.
@waywardlaser9 ай бұрын
Oh thank god it’s my day off so I can watch this right away
@somethingawesome86569 ай бұрын
I absolutely love this show and these videos, makes me appreciate them more. Wonder if some original IP might ever come out from pillars since his character development analysis is astounding
@PillarofGarbage9 ай бұрын
I'll probably try my hand at a novel or something eventually idk but for now all my time & effort & brain juice goes into the _video pit_
@sacrificiallamb45689 ай бұрын
Honestly, I think you'd be good at writing. I know I'd hire you.@@PillarofGarbage
@mattkeflowers7 ай бұрын
I think you could argue that the ambition, zaniness, and abstract nature of season 3 is why season 4 exists. It sets up the idea that the big draw of the show is more about absurdity than grounded characterizations. It is also during this window that (according to Dan Harmon himself), the spend really stretched beyond the budget, that schedules slipped more and more off the plan, and Dan really started to spiral behind the scenes. While we will never know for sure, it's very likely that if season 3 was a bit more restrained, Dan is there to lead season 4.
@dukesilver34919 ай бұрын
I listened to this at work n had to pull my phone out when you mentioned danny making a community video.
@dogbreathTK9 ай бұрын
This was such an interesting and engaging video, I had already seen the previous parts but I watched the whole thing
@sharragamez13189 ай бұрын
These are a lot more impactful strung together. Good call.
@reorosbizando55933 ай бұрын
1:14:00 that reminded me of a comic where the university was founded and built around a bar.
@bijikedelai9 ай бұрын
i thought i have had a deja vu but it was Prime's Theater Community retrospective video that i have watched recently. not that i am complaining, i am welcoming all of these Community video!
@Bleepnopboopbeep9 ай бұрын
same!
@Serevarno9 ай бұрын
Community has never failed to make me happy. Even the absolute worst episodes. They're still better than a ton of TV
@Kcoldraz4 ай бұрын
Damn the image of hot lava made me teary eyed.😢
@trollpotatoe9 ай бұрын
the season i keep rewatching is season 6 and season 1-2. i really enjoy the tone of these seasons tbh :>
@onearmedbandit849 ай бұрын
I had no idea that PoG was a fan of the show Community, I am completely blindsided by this.
@someanimal35069 ай бұрын
pillar of garbage is a name thay comes from community
@brendang68339 ай бұрын
The Vaughn-style original track at the end was streets ahead 😂👍
@lemonstea9 ай бұрын
the 'Danny Gonzalez made a video' bit was gold
@jaykaye5949 ай бұрын
The season six cappers were all gold. You G.D.D. you.
@inelouw8 ай бұрын
I have always seen the Hunger Deans as a representation of how a community is suddenly divided by an outside, manufactured force and finds itself at odds with each other, not only in competing for the manufactured scarce resource but also in how they go about trying to get that resource. So in that sense I actually did think it was a good way to exemplify season 4, the different goals of the study group members and the strategies they use. I thought the games themselves were a bit meh, but I could appreciate the idea.
@noxhausy2 ай бұрын
Community is like baking chocolate; its hard to convince your friends to try it but once you explain how, they never go back lmfao
@janedoe30438 ай бұрын
You definitely get this on another level. Captain Midnight doesn't.
@johnsylux72413 ай бұрын
The Hunger Dean's exists as it is without a bridge between the normal and insanity gap... is because everyone in the US would rather have that than what it's actually like to try and get a class that filled up and everyone needs.
@readwrecks9 ай бұрын
Jim Rash is very pretty in that blue dress though
@Gurgamo9 ай бұрын
Fair warning: I will watch any video discussing any aspect of this show.
@henrypeters52919 ай бұрын
Great title by the way.
@readwrecks9 ай бұрын
But also, in that Biology 101 episode, it’s unsatisfying, but not unrealistic that people would forgive Pierce for a litany of bad behavior while refusing to forgive Jeff for a single instance of wrong doing. That shit happens in politics all the time. People get to know someone as this fucking villain and they hate them for it, but when that villain appears to turnover a new leaf, a lot of people are quick to forgive, especially when someone else has committed a new “horrible” crime. It’s like people get used to one person being an asshole, and they appreciate it when that asshole is less of an asshole. Especially when they keep that person around long term and spend mental energy finding reasons to do so. But it works both ways. The characters lionize Jeff, he has worked hard to get them to see him as a leader and a good (enough) person, so when he doesn’t live up to the standards he set, it’s fucking devastating, or at the very least alienating, for the people who had previously bought his bullshit. Anybody who thinks it’s unbelievable that the characters would accept Pierce while rejecting Jeff is living an unexamined life.
@feigi92634 ай бұрын
Okay fine I’ll binge community again for the 7th time
@wowanimejoshua51493 ай бұрын
My only real problem with season 5 is similar to another KZbinrs problem with it (idr who it was) Jeff is a good lawyer. Jeff is a VERY good lawyer. The idea that he would be broke just because he decided to help people doesn't make any sense
@TheNitropАй бұрын
I kept hearing Lattuce instead of Ladders for the whole last part of the video.
@kboussa7 күн бұрын
The paintball episodes are wonderful, just like The Simpsons Halloween specials.
@eshaanreza8324 ай бұрын
Community was ALWAYS streets ahead.
@thatredhead36138 ай бұрын
*sigh* I guess I have to watch the series again!!
@kevincarter20202 ай бұрын
After The Bear, Jeff is now Chef Winger
@ec9499 ай бұрын
I remember watching Biology 101 when it came out and immediately noticing a difference in the look and tone of the show. The show went from looking cinematic to weirdly cheap and cartoony. Britta felt like a completely different character and never really recovered. Ludwig Goransson's score started becoming less prominent. I still like season 3 but when watching it for the first time it never quite felt like the same show as the first 2 seasons.
@thekage1009 ай бұрын
Omg omg omg!! ❤❤❤❤❤❤This is amaaaaaziiing!! Cant wait to watch, after work. As a Muslim i love Abed so much! Even though some parts...😅 Overall love Community!! 😊We need more innovative shows! ❤❤❤ I myself (with some friends) Am making a Video Game 🎉
@PillarofGarbage9 ай бұрын
Good luck with the game!
@thekage1009 ай бұрын
@@PillarofGarbage thx!! ❤️
@dustyboialex4 ай бұрын
DAMN. that was an awesome video!!!
@thedeafelectrician4209 ай бұрын
What was that, Tiny Chips? You all want to fight with me? This is best idea.
@DabbleDo7 ай бұрын
If you don’t like “streets ahead,” then you are streets behind
@mr.c98209 ай бұрын
made me wanna binge community again 😊
@redgreen24539 ай бұрын
The song is back! Banger content!
@Fantallana9 ай бұрын
Thanks for this
@switz9 ай бұрын
Let's gooooooo!!!! I've been waiting for this
@magicalgirllaurie9 ай бұрын
When I first watched season 6, it was my least favourite season because it just seemed so different. I never warmed to Frankie. But my opinion has since been reversed and I love both Frankie and season 6 now, they’re fantastic. Also the Sub to POG song is great.
@M.W.29 ай бұрын
I hope you do the same thing for sll the season finales, it will be a bloodbath
@BradsGonnaPlay9 ай бұрын
He’s already got my view if he does that series.
@PillarofGarbage9 ай бұрын
Interesting idea! One to think about…
@M.W.29 ай бұрын
@@BradsGonnaPlay an hour long essay on paintball and leader Chang
@einplaysbad9 ай бұрын
Wow that Jamer guy sounds awesome
@PantsOHara9 ай бұрын
Best I can figure re: The Hunger Deans Everyone was being incredibly cutthroat about taking the class which was not only a complete gimme, but would have been awesome because ice cream. The rush to secure a spot in the class was frantic, not unlike the scramble at the beginning of Hunger Games for the weapons/supplies in the centre of the arena. Plus, I refuse to accept that the Dean putting on a whole "Hunger Games" type extravaganza is somehow out of character for him. The man dressed as "the Duali-Dean of man" to deliver good news and bad news ffs. lol He's sort of a "go big or go home" kind of fella. Plus ... ice cream... eating... hunger. Meh. Thematically, it's a pretty big stretch, I know, but I assume the new writers were doing their best to stay true to the material and this was their first go-around. (I admit, they got varying results as time went by. The puppet episode just hurt.) To address the "starting sensible" point, the escalation kind of happened off screen, leaving us already amidst the mayhem - countless students either trying to keep their established spot in class, or take it from those who had already signed up. Anyway, just my flimsy take. Feel free to tear it apart.
@TSDTalks229 ай бұрын
community
@mariannedarrow72279 ай бұрын
Great video thanks.
@realchezboi9 ай бұрын
community!!!! :)
@nickelfront9 ай бұрын
i absolutely loved frankie and elroy
@fraac9 ай бұрын
paget brewster was so good
@roxiwisse71674 ай бұрын
That's not Danny Gonzales... that's Kurtis Conner.
@deffientllynotjalenbutler17365 ай бұрын
Good video
@Sfaxx24 күн бұрын
That's not "prestige hit": that's a stability hit😅😁
@AozoraUltra20069 ай бұрын
the inside jokes you have lol "this is the thing" shows a picture of The Thing. "Daddy Gonsalez" shows drew gooden
@basilelrobeh9469 ай бұрын
Community :D
@debrachambers13049 ай бұрын
It bothers me that every premiere gets its own video except for the 6th episode. I'd prefer releasing it individually, and then releasing the compilation later. For conceptual symmetry.
@Ma_ksi9 ай бұрын
Very cool vid
@koernerkomedy4 ай бұрын
23:28 I genuinely can't tell whether you're saying "Rowboat Cop" or if I just Britta'd it.
@jamespusey71864 ай бұрын
if you don't know about the show, you're streets behind