# Community 10/13/11 **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 14, 2011, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/community-10-13-11/599592 "2011-10-14T01:28:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![obfusciatrist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/4af34b/32.png) [@obfusciatrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/obfusciatrist)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2011, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/community-10-13-11/599592/81 "2011-10-15T00:48:49Z")
> [@Bob Ducca](#): > > Would this episode count as a “[Bottle Episode](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bottle_episode)”? Mostly all in one location, and they didn’t use very many outside characters (just the pizza guy, right?). Not only a bottle episode, but an episode where some segments of video could be reused multiple times for even greater savings. ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2011, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/community-10-13-11/599592/82 "2011-10-15T00:56:41Z")
> [@cmyk](#): > > I thought of that too, but I barely remember the events in the movie. How many timelines/alternate scenarios did they run through in that one? Two. ---
**Author:** ![typoink](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ecb155/32.png) [@typoink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/typoink)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2011, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/community-10-13-11/599592/83 "2011-10-15T02:05:34Z")
> [@Valerieblaise](#): > > I wish we could have seen what happened to make Britta fall in love with the pizza guy. That’s not really a complaint, I’m just curious what the writers imagined would happen in a couple of minutes to make her decide to marry him. As mentioned, I think the pot probably played a role. But I also think it’s notable that Annie commented up front how horrible the pizza guy was – points out a bit of the differences in their tastes. ---
**Author:** ![AlsoNamedBort](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alsonamedbort/32/3213_2.png) [@AlsoNamedBort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AlsoNamedBort)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2011, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/community-10-13-11/599592/84 "2011-10-15T02:12:58Z")
Anyone else notice that despite Britta being “The ruiner,” there was a big long awkward silence once she left? ---
**Author:** ![quixotic78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/3ab097/32.png) [@quixotic78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/quixotic78)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2011, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/community-10-13-11/599592/85 "2011-10-15T03:16:56Z")
> [@Sudden\_Kestrel](#): > > Was I hallucinating, or did Pierce tell someone at one point to “Encarta it!” Oh man, I missed that, and now I get free next-day giggles! This episode was definitely streets ahead. Good thing, because the rest of this season this far has been a bit disappointing. ---
**Author:** ![vd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b19c9b/32.png) [@vd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vd)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2011, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/community-10-13-11/599592/86 "2011-10-15T03:56:10Z")
> [@Bryan\_Ekers](#): > > Plus in the final scene, Troy and Abed are clearly watching _Inspector Spacetime_. As best as I can make out… > [@Inspector Spacetime](#): > > Constable: Those blogons really peppered our biscuits! We got out just in time! > > Inspector: More accurately, Constable, we got out just in _space_. > > Constable: [laughs] Well I certainly walked right into that one, didn’t I Inspector? ---
**Author:** ![Raygun99](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Raygun99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Raygun99)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2011, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/community-10-13-11/599592/87 "2011-10-15T04:23:54Z")
> [@SenorBeef](#): > > I know it wouldn’t work for a show that’s mostly grounded in the real world, but I wouldn’t mind seeing the schemes of evil troy and abed again. > > Inside joke: this episode was originally meant to be the third episode of the season but got shifted to the fourth for production reasons. Hence the joke early on about “is it 303? I thought it was 304. No, it’s 303” about the apartment door. Which also explains the bit about Chevy Chase’s Eartha Kitt comment last week. ---
**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:** [October 15, 2011, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/community-10-13-11/599592/88 "2011-10-15T21:03:43Z")
> [@Sam\_Lowry](#): > > Especially when Pierce tried to keep Troy from taking the present and Troy yelling something like “you don’t know how to give presents right!” And, “IT FEELS LIKE FUN!” > [@](#): > > Although really, pretty much any moment in any episode where Troy is either yelling or crying is great. Oh, yes. Troy’s Levar Burton freakout is the highlight of the series for me. ---
**Author:** ![MyFootsZZZ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/myfootszzz/32/12580_2.png) [@MyFootsZZZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MyFootsZZZ)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2011, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/community-10-13-11/599592/89 "2011-10-15T21:58:24Z")
Is Annie moving in with Troy and Abed now? ---
**Author:** ![Nobody](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/94ad74/32.png) [@Nobody](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nobody)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2011, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/community-10-13-11/599592/90 "2011-10-15T22:10:12Z")
> [@MyFootsZZZ](#): > > Is Annie moving in with Troy and Abed now? I don’t think so. I thought she gave them a wtf look when asked. ---
**Author:** ![Swords\_to\_Plowshares](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b38774/32.png) [@Swords\_to\_Plowshares](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Swords_to_Plowshares)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2011, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/community-10-13-11/599592/91 "2011-10-15T22:24:09Z")
> [@Sampiro](#): > > What’s the “fingers to the noses” thing, btw? I’m not familiar. [Nose Goes](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nose_Goes). Last one to touch their finger to their nose has to do the errand. ---
**Author:** ![Fair\_Rarity](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fair_rarity/32/153_2.png) [@Fair\_Rarity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fair_Rarity)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2011, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/community-10-13-11/599592/92 "2011-10-16T02:43:42Z")
Another “what-if” was done on Malcolm in the Middle, where in one timeline Lois took the boys bowling and Hal did it in the other. I found both MITM and Community had a similar, sadistic sense of humor about it that made both the episodes awesome. One funny bit I don’t think anyone mentioned was how Jeff bonked his head on the ceiling fan every time he got up, which cracked me up, as I’ve seen people do that so often. I was by myself watching it today and I was trying not to laugh aloud, but I couldn’t stop. Troy’s turn to get the pizza was just my favorite thing I’ve seen on tv this week, and maybe this season so far. ---
**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:** [October 16, 2011, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/community-10-13-11/599592/93 "2011-10-16T03:38:54Z")
Gillian Jacobs is really awesome in this episode. I crack up every time she goes into the “Me so hungee!” pizza celebration dance. And when Abed catches the die and is explaining why they shouldn’t use it: \*\*Abed: _“…on the raft of life. A raft held together by those few rare, beautiful things that we know to be predictable.”_ Britta (confused): _“Ropes? Vines. Vines? Let him finish!”_\*\* The way she turns to the rest of the group and exclaims “Let him finish!”–when she was the one interrupting him–is hilarious. ---
**Author:** ![nivlac](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/3bc359/32.png) [@nivlac](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nivlac)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2011, 7:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/community-10-13-11/599592/94 "2011-10-16T07:36:45Z")
Great episode. For me, this episode reminded me immediately of _Groundhog Day_, with the same sequence of events occurring, but slightly altered in each iteration, and ending with different results. The doorbell buzzer is just like the alarm clock that wakes up Bill Murray and sets off the next iteration in _GD_. Since _GD_ is one my all-time favorite movies, this _Community_ episode has climbed all the way to the top as my favorite one so far. I think what made the episode particularly enjoyable was that each toss of the die resulted in really unpredictable outcomes. The other message that the episode left me was that Jeff is indeed the “bad element” in the group. It was only when he wasn’t around to stop Britta from launching into Roxanne that the group all got along. ---
**Author:** ![Nobody](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/94ad74/32.png) [@Nobody](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nobody)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2011, 8:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/community-10-13-11/599592/95 "2011-10-16T08:42:02Z")
It’s kind of funny. Jeff started out selfish and narcissistic, started getting better, and now he’s regressing somewhat. ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2011, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/community-10-13-11/599592/96 "2011-10-16T22:01:21Z")
> [@nivlac](#): > > The other message that the episode left me was that Jeff is indeed the “bad element” in the group. It was only when he wasn’t around to stop Britta from launching into Roxanne that the group all got along. Well, what do you expect from a guy who keeps his toiletries in a safe? ---
**Author:** ![Lamia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Lamia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamia)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2011, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/community-10-13-11/599592/97 "2011-10-16T23:18:41Z")
I just caught this one on Hulu, and thought it was fantastic. I don’t usually laugh out loud while watching TV by myself, even when the show is pretty funny, but I during the Troy timeline when he came back into the apartment and saw the evil troll doll. The stinger set in the dark universe was also brilliant. > [@typoink](#): > > As mentioned, I think the pot probably played a role. But I also think it’s notable that Annie commented up front how horrible the pizza guy was – points out a bit of the differences in their tastes. I’m thinking maybe the pizza guy made some weird pass at any reasonably attractive woman he encountered, and that it repulsed Annie but worked on (high) Britta. Something like telling the woman he’s sure she’s his soulmate. ---
**Author:** ![Sir\_Prize](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d2c977/32.png) [@Sir\_Prize](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_Prize)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2011, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/community-10-13-11/599592/98 "2011-10-17T00:38:58Z")
Which timeline will the rest of the series be set in? I’m guessing it is the first where Annie gets the pizza. ---
**Author:** ![SenorBeef](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senorbeef/32/2220_2.png) [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2011, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/community-10-13-11/599592/99 "2011-10-17T00:42:15Z")
They made it clear that the one where Abed catches the coin and Jeff went to get the pizza is the real timeline. Or rather the one we’ll be following. ---
**Author:** ![Mollie\_Magill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mollie_magill/32/20882_2.png) [@Mollie\_Magill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mollie_Magill)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2011, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/community-10-13-11/599592/100 "2011-10-17T02:15:34Z")
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