So I'm ridiculously behind on this series (season three just added to Netflix - huzzah!). This is a series that I admire the hell out of, even if I don't absolutely love it. It's hilarious and has a cast that I find phenomenally enjoyable. The guys I want to hang with, the women I want to date. But not because they're beautiful (which they are) but because they just seem like a helluva lot of fun to hang around. This series is unlike any other in it's ability to constantly test it's format. You could argue that really all they do is play with genre within their own universe, but I'd argue that that's easier said than done. They do this, sure, but they don't abandon their characters or arc to do so. Is it about a community college? Not really. It's about, like all great sit-coms, a dysfunctional non-traditional, family.
I don't imagine that this series is for everyone, but if you're a comedy fan and a bit of a nerd, you could do a hell of a lot worse. It'll be interesting to rapidly consume the next season and then see what happens when they come back sans-Dan Harmon...
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I'm trying not to pre-judge a Dan Harmon-less Season 4, but it breaks my heart just thinking about it :(
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