# Community 1/20/10 **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 21, 2011, 6:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/community-1-20-10/568427 "2011-01-21T06:16:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Acsenray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/acsenray/32/4519_2.png) [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2011, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/community-1-20-10/568427/21 "2011-01-21T21:03:39Z")
> [@AlsoNamedBort](#): > > I think the episode is supposed to bet set right at the start of January (some schools do go back that early). I’m wondering if the NBC shows thought they were going to be back earlier, because 30 Rock and The Office both seemed to be set right after New Years. TV shows have never been obligated to follow the actual calendar with their plots. Those episodes that do are the exception. ---
**Author:** ![TBG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@TBG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TBG)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2011, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/community-1-20-10/568427/22 "2011-01-22T00:37:16Z")
> [@TheTerribleTako](#): > > It was a good episode tonight, although I was :dubious: at the idea of a two semester anthropology class. I went to a real college, not a community college, so maybe it’s different, but where I went there were no two semester classes at all, so I found it weird last year when their Spanish class was two semesters. If they’d just said it was something like Spanish I the first half of the season and Spanish II the 2nd half of the season, that would’ve been fine, but then they should’ve had different background characters instead of all the same ones (like Starburns), to account for not everyone always taking the next course, students taking different sections, etc. Then again, I was surprised at them apparently going to CC for 4 years instead of 2 then switching to a real one, so I’m just gonna not think about this stuff too hard. Troy and Abed in the morning! ---
**Author:** ![Kylede](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/a6a055/32.png) [@Kylede](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kylede)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2011, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/community-1-20-10/568427/23 "2011-01-22T03:02:14Z")
> [@Pedro](#): > > Troy & Abed in the Morning is great too. I want to see an episode about them actually doing a morning show on public access cable for credit for a class…a real “Troy & Abed in the Morning” ---
**Author:** ![Lamia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Lamia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamia)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2011, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/community-1-20-10/568427/24 "2011-01-22T04:00:58Z")
> [@TBG](#): > > I went to a real college, not a community college, so maybe it’s different, but where I went there were no two semester classes at all, so I found it weird last year when their Spanish class was two semesters. If they’d just said it was something like Spanish I the first half of the season and Spanish II the 2nd half of the season, that would’ve been fine, but then they should’ve had different background characters instead of all the same ones (like Starburns), to account for not everyone always taking the next course, students taking different sections, etc. I also went to a 4-year college, and although it was unusual to have a two-semester course it wasn’t unheard of. Well, they weren’t technically the same course, they had different course numbers and you had to enroll again for the spring semester if you wanted to continue, but there definitely were cases where one would take the same subject two semesters in a row with the same professor. Almost everyone did a full year of their foreign language, as we were required to have at least 6 credits in the same language to graduate. (I think it was actually at least 6 credits AND at least through the Intermediate level, so many people needed 12 credits.) I was in Intermediate German, and with the exception of one girl who switched to Advanced everyone from the fall class continued in the spring. It doesn’t seem strange to me that the _Community_ gang might take two semesters of Anthropology either, as when I took Psych 101 I had the option of continuing with Psych 102 (same textbook and instructor) in the spring. > [@](#): > > Then again, I was surprised at them apparently going to CC for 4 years instead of 2 then switching to a real one, so I’m just gonna not think about this stuff too hard. Some community colleges do offer 4-year degree programs, although at the moment the _Community_ gang is still only in their second year. They may not all be at full-time either. ---
**Author:** ![TheTerribleTako](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ba8739/32.png) [@TheTerribleTako](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheTerribleTako)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2011, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/community-1-20-10/568427/25 "2011-01-22T04:03:48Z")
> [@TBG](#): > > I went to a real college, not a community college, so maybe it’s different, but where I went there were no two semester classes at all, so I found it weird last year when their Spanish class was two semesters. If they’d just said it was something like Spanish I the first half of the season and Spanish II the 2nd half of the season, that would’ve been fine, but then they should’ve had different background characters instead of all the same ones (like Starburns), to account for not everyone always taking the next course, students taking different sections, etc. > > Then again, I was surprised at them apparently going to CC for 4 years instead of 2 then switching to a real one, so I’m just gonna not think about this stuff too hard. I know, I’ve resolved not to think too much about this stuff either. I went to a 4 year college and took classes at the local community college as well and neither of them had two semester classes, especially for liberal arts and social science classes. For season 1, they actually made an effort to show that the gang took Spanish 101 in the Fall and then took Spanish 102. I just rewatched the Christmas episode from season one and Chang tells everyone that they’d be joining him in Spanish 102 in the Spring. As for the background characters all being the same, I’ll just convince myself that there’s only one Spanish 102 class and everybody needed the credits. Someone on another board pointed out that Rich isn’t exactly a nice guy for leading Annie on like that. I mean, a guy like him had to have known that Annie was basically flinging herself at him, right? Also, there’s more signs that he’s once again taking classes that are beneath his level a la ceramics: Annie points out that Rich is really good at anthropology and if you look at his house decor in the scene where Jeff visits him, you can see lots of African and tribal statues along the wall and shelves. Hmm, looks like someone needs to feel special. ---
**Author:** ![Gestalt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/90ced4/32.png) [@Gestalt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gestalt)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2011, 7:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/community-1-20-10/568427/26 "2011-01-22T07:06:15Z")
“I love footballs” ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2011, 10:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/community-1-20-10/568427/27 "2011-01-22T10:08:27Z")
> [@What\_Exit](#): > > I love these subtle shout outs they do but this was one of the best. Unfortunately, I’m apparently out of the loop. What was that a shout-out to? ---
**Author:** ![Achren](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/898d66/32.png) [@Achren](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Achren)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2011, 11:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/community-1-20-10/568427/28 "2011-01-22T11:06:20Z")
He played the son in [The Cosby Show](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0086687/). Bill Cosby wore many [unique sweaters](http://www.originalprop.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/bill-cosby-show-sweaters-charity-ebay-auction-x425.jpg) during the show’s run. And of course Rich needs to feel special - if the pottery ep is anything to go by, his mom wishes that his brother was alive instead of him. ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2011, 11:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/community-1-20-10/568427/29 "2011-01-22T11:16:44Z")
> [@BigT](#): > > Unfortunately, I’m apparently out of the loop. What was that a shout-out to? :smack: For some reason I didn’t remember who said that line, and was thinking it was Rich. But if it was not-Theo, it makes more sense. ---
**Author:** ![Tangent](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tangent/32/3098_2.png) [@Tangent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tangent)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2011, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/community-1-20-10/568427/30 "2011-01-22T19:30:33Z")
I liked the opening when they are trying to guess who Annie found the “river finger” with: Troy: “Is it black Michael Chiklis?” Annie: “No.” Pierce: “What about white George Foreman?” Britta: “You guys are talking about the same person. He’s biracial, his name is David, and he’s a human being!” Abed: “We really need to start learning people’s names.” Jeff: “You’ve got a point, brown Jamie Lee Curtis.” (I had never noticed it before, but he kinda \*does \*look like a brown Jamie Lee Curtis!) ---
**Author:** ![Simplicio](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c37758/32.png) [@Simplicio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Simplicio)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2011, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/community-1-20-10/568427/31 "2011-01-22T19:37:13Z")
I really liked this episode. I’m glad their dialing back the surrealness, its fun in limited doses, but part of why its funny is that its surprising. They were really starting to hit the bottom of that well before the break, IMHO. ---
**Author:** ![Hallucinex](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ba9def/32.png) [@Hallucinex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hallucinex)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2011, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/community-1-20-10/568427/32 "2011-01-22T22:12:23Z")
> [@Simplicio](#): > > I really liked this episode. I’m glad their dialing back the surrealness, its fun in limited doses, but part of why its funny is that its surprising. They were really starting to hit the bottom of that well before the break, IMHO. Looks like because of the heavy dose of those types of eps lately they’re back to more ‘normal’ eps for a while now. From [Alan Sepinwall](http://www.hitfix.com/blogs/whats-alan-watching/posts/community-asian-population-studies-if-i-cant-chang-your-mind-then-no-one-will) : > [@](#): > > At press tour last week, there was much discussion about the balance of “normal episodes” versus “conceptual episodes” - as if you could ever have a “normal” outing for a show that features Troy, Abed and Pierce - and Dan Harmon noted again that because they did so many high-concept outings early in the season, logistics demanded that we’d get a lot of episodes in 2011 that took place closer to reality. I have to agree with others above: Donald Glover has spectacularly good delivery. ---
**Author:** ![TheTerribleTako](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ba8739/32.png) [@TheTerribleTako](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheTerribleTako)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2011, 7:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/community-1-20-10/568427/33 "2011-01-23T07:28:33Z")
> [@Achren](#): > > And of course Rich needs to feel special - if the pottery ep is anything to go by, his mom wishes that his brother was alive instead of him. Yup. I was referencing that episode and the Halloween episode where he didn’t say anything about getting bitten cause he thought he was special. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/community-1-20-10/568427.md?page=1)