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| No, "butt stuff" is not much funnier in context. |
Okay, I might be a little late for the hate train on this one (or even the "relevant" train), but I still feel that my rage ticket is redeemable for a little something, considering I'm a liberal arts college student now. Why is my being a liberal arts college student relevant to any of this? Well, if you know anything about liberal arts colleges, it's that they're filled with privileged 20something East Coasters. And if you know anything about privileged 20something East Coasters, it's that what they like is always 3000 times better than what you like, without question in perpetuity throughout the universe. If you don't like what they like, you are a class-A moron who was probably Christian homeschooled. By a goat. A goat in a coma. So, as you can imagine, when I said that I didn't keep up with the NBC's beloved Thursday night underdog, Community, I got a less than understanding reaction.
"IT IS THE FUNNIEST THING ON TELEVISION. AND IT IS SO MUCH BETTER THAN 30 ROCK. HOW CAN YOU NOT LOVE IT????"
"THEY DID A WHOLE EPISODE IN STOP-MOTION ANIMATION. DID YOU EVEN WATCH THE PULP FICTION EPISODE??????? BRILLIANT!"
"TROY AND ABED ARE SOOOOOOO FUNNY. BROS 4EVER <333333 i="">
"YOU'RE LITERALLY THE WORST. YOU SAID THERE WAS GOING TO BE BUTT STUFF!" (These are quotes from the show. I'm still not won over.)
"LOOK AT THEM!! THEY ARE THE MOST ATTRACTIVE CAST ON TELEVISION!!!!" (Solemn reminder that Chevy Chase is part of the cast and that Grey's Anatomy is still on television.)
Now, before you crucify me, burn me at the stake, and throw the ashes into a pit of expired cheese, let me explain myself. I don't hate Community. I don't even dislike it. I just don't see why people flip their hash browns over it. If I want a joke a minute, I go to 30 Rock. If I want to watch quirky, lovable losers, I go to Parks and Recreation. If I want a weird cult favorite, I go to Arrested Development. If I want far-fetched plots with a sweet center, I go to The Simpsons (*cough* *hacks up a lung* *dies of consumption* the earlier seasons). Community fans act like it's the first show to do any of these things. It ain't. Plenty of shows have pushed the envelope, had memorable quirky characters, and manage to fire a joke at you every few seconds. And other shows have done it better. So what really sets Community apart? Why are the fans so rabid about it?
I mean, honestly, the Community fandom has far surpassed Gwyneth Paltrow in terms of smug self-satisfaction and the Sherlock fandom in terms of hiatus-related self-pity (at least when comparing their respective "hiatus length" to "amount of whining" ratios). And for what reason? Seriously. I'm out of guesses. If you have a good reason, PLEASE TELL ME. It's decent, but I don't see why people are assholes over it. I've never seen people so fanatic over something so okay since Lady Gaga (Face it, people. She was no better than Britney Spears or Rihanna musically speaking.).
Well, I guess I better bounce out before I make any more mortal enemies. And just so you guys don't hate me forever: #sixseasonsandamovie. Better?
