(Spoilers?) Did anyone else want the security guard's arm to fall off at the end of Community and have him proclaim "And that's why you don't play with prop guns."
Posted by: L4NkYb at November 19, 2010 10:52 AM
That header line almost killed me last night. It's a front-runner for "30 Rock"'s best line of the year.
And "Community" was, as always, excellent. Alison Brie really outdid herself with the chest-thrusting in this one. It was so bad I had to hide my boner from the dog, who's always judging me. Little Miss Judgypants judging me with her eyes while she licks her butthole, which is ironic. But dogs don't understand irony, so I must expend my fury into some Kleenex and go to sleep.
Posted by: Kballs at November 19, 2010 10:54 AM
Ahem.
"You guys wanna see me shotgun this?"
"Oh, God, she means the pizza!"
"She's unhinging her jaw!"
T'wasn't my favorite episode of 30 Rock, but that last tag just killed.
Also, Community:
"Would that this hoodie were a time hoodie!"
And the professor's full name was "Professor P. Professorson" (formerly, "Professorberg"). Bloody brilliant.
Did anyone else notice that Dwight's Hay Day consisted entirely of bales of straw?
Posted by: Mrs. Julien at November 19, 2010 11:07 AM
Yeah seriously, that whole line with Stanley wanting to live alone at the top of a lighthouse/rocket ship was one of the funniest things I've heard on The Office this season.
Posted by: annoyingmouse at November 19, 2010 11:07 AM
RobP, that pizza shotgun part was by far my favorite thing of the night. I about died laughing.
Posted by: Gabs at November 19, 2010 11:09 AM
Community reminded me why I hated LOST so much at the end, and then made me laugh at it. Community really is a national treasure.
What about Professor Professorson's ring tone?
Or the chase through the blanket fort?
Posted by: blacksred at November 19, 2010 11:11 AM
Yes folks, we do indeed live in a world where Outsourced had a better night than The Office.
Chilling, isn't it?
Posted by: Scott at November 19, 2010 11:35 AM
"Kenneth, how many times have I told you? Your Nana is a idiot."
Posted by: Lemon Poundcake at November 19, 2010 11:39 AM
Well, The Office needs to hang it up anyway, and AGAIN, I say that as the World's Biggest Fan of The Office EVER.
Outsourced actually made me and the mister laugh out loud. THE MISTER. HE. LAUGHED. Do you know how hard that is to do? I don't even remember what line it was, but it was after the monsoon started. Plus I think he has a crush on that Hazelwood chick.
I missed Community because of in-house drama, but 30 Rock killed me, as usual. That last bit about shotgunning the pizza caused me to have a choking coughing fit. Holy shit, she folded it fast.
Posted by: Snuggiepants at November 19, 2010 11:46 AM
Obviously, "The Office" now suffers from a distinct lack of Olyphantasic.
Posted by: agent bedhead at November 19, 2010 12:07 PM
Community was awesome last night. I will be saying "Exchetera" from now on.
Posted by: Lucas at November 19, 2010 12:11 PM
Are you crazy? The Office was hilarious!
"Oscar is my queen. That's easy. Give me a hard one. That's what Oscar said."
Posted by: Bettie at November 19, 2010 12:11 PM
From 30 Rock:
Jack: My God...
Indian Tech: Which one?
Posted by: alphawhiskey at November 19, 2010 12:35 PM
HA, alphawhiskey! I loved those guys, and that last line:
"Are we racist, or do those two look EXACTLY alike?"
I have to force myself to watch The Office anymore. I just don't enjoy it now, it feels so tired.
But 30 Rock was really great. I'll have to watch Community tonight.
Posted by: Julie at November 19, 2010 12:49 PM
I loved how they put Twofer in the corner for over-pronouncing "Time to end this charade and adjust my schedule to buy a new vase". And then Liz's response of "NO! You stay there. You stay there until you die!"
Posted by: Optimus Rhyme at November 19, 2010 1:15 PM
"Your boo's don't scare me! I know most of you are not ghosts"
That line killed me
Posted by: yodalicious at November 19, 2010 1:38 PM
I actually thought this community was better than the "bottle" episode. McHale and Brie have fantastic chemistry, although they have to find some way of letting her be funny without being as cartoonish as she's been lately.
As for the Office... I thought this ep was better than Rowles thought, but it gets more and more obvious every ep that they've just run out of direction for the characters that made the show what it was- Jim/Michael/Pam.
That said, my favorite quote from The Office:
"I always wanted to be Hay King. But the world shines on Mose."
Posted by: logar at November 19, 2010 2:07 PM
"How many vections does it have?"
"Five."
Posted by: Mr Wasserstoff at November 19, 2010 2:30 PM
I thought the blanket fort in Community was silly-dumb, but then they added a chase scene and a Latvian Pride Parade, and it suddenly became silly brilliant.
Another good line: Leonard, after the collapse of the blanket fort - "We've starting looting!"
Posted by: MelBivDevoe at November 19, 2010 3:47 PM
Would that this hoodie were a time hoodie!
Community was may favorite, followed by 30 Rock.
Optimus, Liz's line to Twofer was one of my favorites of the night. I'm glad that Liz is being written so funny this season, Fey can and does bring it.
Bettie: "Oscar is my queen. That's easy. Give me a hard one. That's what Oscar said." Carrell's quick delivery of "that's what Oscar said" lol that killed me.
I think that the recorded boss joke worked better on the Office than 30 Rock, the computer Baldwin voice was to stilted to be believable. Also in tune with the Conspiracy angle from Community, was there espionage on the set of either 30 Rock or the Office? Odd that they had the same gag in both episodes...Cue the dramatic music from Professorson's ring tone.
Posted by: Mebe at November 19, 2010 3:53 PM
I almost died at the shotgunning a pizza line.
Did anyone else think Jack's conversations with the South Asian technicians were a jab at Outsourced?
"You'll wish you had never been born."
"Which time?"
That being said, Outsourced roped me in yet again with their peppy theme music. The Bollywood beat gets me every time. And then I gag at what an insensitive, poorly written show it is. The Indian lost the laser tag war because of dessert? Really???
Posted by: Empress of All the Russias at November 19, 2010 4:10 PM
Both of the Hindi jokes were amazing, :"You better pray to God..." "Which one?" and "You'll wish you had never been born." "Which time?" Ha ha
Posted by: Mebe at November 19, 2010 4:31 PM
I realize that I'm incredibly juvenile to begin with, but Abed's line to Leonard in the fort:
"You shouldn't even be in here. You've already got 3 fart strikes against you."
absolutely had me rolling.
Posted by: Cody at November 19, 2010 5:06 PM
@mebe
Are you being serious? Those jokes were so stupid, I assumed they were trying to be stupid on purpose for some meta reason I didn't understand, but then I've never watched outsourced. Wait, is your liking them a meta joke too? Dammit I can't keep track.
Posted by: John G. at November 19, 2010 5:32 PM
Posted by: Kballs at November 19, 2010 10:54 AM
You made me pee, sir. Well done.
Posted by: Anna von Beav at November 19, 2010 5:52 PM
The model name of the new microwave is TK-421, which was the designation of the stormtrooper whose armor is donned by Luke Skywalker in A New Hope. TK-421 was also the only stormtrooper to receive a designation in any of the three original trilogy movies.
Posted by: alex at November 19, 2010 5:57 PM
L4NkYb, I was thinking that too. I also thought he might be a Hot Cop.
I also loved Fluffytown's civil rights museum, the Pierce's Mom Memorial Tunnel, and whatever section Britta was in (an Eyes Wide Shut reference?).
John G: How was it offensive? Hindis believe in many gods and many lives and the majority of India are practicing hindus, just stating a fact is not offensive. Especially when the character in question was using said joke to get the better of a white, judo-christian, tea bag supporting executive.
Granted it wasn't the most creative joke, but I didn't see it coming and thought it was funny.
Posted by: Mebe at November 19, 2010 9:47 PM
Am I insane or when Jack was talking to the Indian lab guys... those were just Outsourced jokes right? I swear I've heard the "Which one?" joke on Outsourced.
And the professor's full name was "Professor P. Professorson" (formerly, "Professorberg"). Bloody brilliant.
I concur; I loved that joke. And for some reason I couldn't place TK-421 either, but I knew it sounded familiar.
I liked the shout-out in Jeff's line about Annie, "She took to deception like Abed took to Cougar Town."
Posted by: Uda at November 20, 2010 2:06 AM
Guess I'm dense ... can someone explain the Office quote to me? Guessing it had to do with male escorts?
Posted by: anjali at November 20, 2010 11:06 AM
"Initiate the omega protocol."
Posted by: southwer at November 20, 2010 1:58 PM
Totally agree with a D for the Office, that show's stale and needs to end! Like yesterday or two years ago. It should have finished with Jim and Pam's wedding or just after a couple of seasons like most British TV shows..
Posted by: J at November 20, 2010 2:19 PM
What I consider the best line on The Office last night-- when Daryl admonishes Michael for not wanting to sell his shares: "What's wrong with you? What happened to you in high school?"
Posted by: Tecuya at November 20, 2010 4:26 PM
Thank you Tecuya!!!
That was not just the best Office line, it was the best line of the night.
"What happened to you in high school?"
So good. Stop underrating The Office. It's so much better than you guys give it credit for.
That being said. Community. Is. The. Best.
Posted by: Littlejon2001 at November 20, 2010 8:13 PM
I think The Office is pretty terrible. It's never made me cringe like when The Simpsons was going downhill but it didn't have as far to fall. They can spin off a show with Darryl though. I also still like Dwight sometimes but I absolutely loathe Pam and Jim makes me drowsy. That Stanley line about blasting off to the moon hurt my head. Stanley wouldn't say that.
I took the Indian techs as a jab at Outsourced too. I hope it was. I love Tina Fey and I like to believe that she hates what I hate! Shotgunning the pizza was the line of the night for me.
Brita in the Eyes Wide Shut room was funny. I love how the blanket fort was foreshadowed in Abed's Rowboat Cop vision. That show is so far ahead of the pack. Streets ahead.
"Would that this desk were a time-desk"