Community: Season 3

Community is THE best television show created. Now while my opinion may be a little subjective, the writing, the characters, the entire premise of the show just appeals to me in a great way and I'm sure to millions of other people as well. I am sad to say that this wonderful show doesn't have the highest ratings on television, and I cannot find the reason why? This show is ten times funnier than anything on CBS, and yes I do mean "The Big Bang Theory" as well. Seriously, this show is 10x more ambitious, and dares to be different which just makes me appreciate the creative road this show just continues to take really pushing a lot of boundaries taking unexpected risks that the show is famous for. This season is noticeably different than the previous 2, I will say that this season is a bit darker in tone because of the focus on exploring some of the characters psyches and back stories a bit more. Character developments continue to raise more questions than answers, but the characters are just so loveable and intriguing that sometimes you forget about their personal bios and just enjoy whats happening in the moment of the episodes... To be perfectly honest, the episodes of this season is what hooked me on Community in the first place so I can't say I'm a hardcore fan being that I only came across the series on a happy accident not too long ago (not to mention I'm a huge Donald Glover/Childish Gambino fan). I was just surfing through demand on my DVR and I watched ONE episode, just one, and that episode happened to be "Pillows & Blankets" after watching the genius in that episode alone was enough to pull me into the ENTIRE series buying the Season 1 DVD not too long after and my love fandom just grew from there. I will take season 3 with a grain of salt to say that this season is slightly weaker than the previous seasons not in quality, but in storytelling, it really gets darker and loses some of the fun from previous seasons. Season 3 is the most experiemental season so far of Community and I guess I just wasn't prepared for that. Needless to say Season 3 is still fantastic in every sense.Love the DVD, commentary on every single episode (once again), great featurettes on the making on some of the more "special" episodes, and hilarious outtakes which I have always found enoyable on every season release of Community. Point being, I hope that this show continues to do well and gain more viewers, and even though the creator Dan Harmon may be out of the picture, I hope the new season can still capture all the things that make this series so special. And who knows, Dan Harmon might return at some point in time to continue or maybe even finish off his beloved show (just not now). If your a fan of Community like I am, continue to support the show, if you don't watch the show WATCH IT!! its as simple as that, you will not be dissapointed.P.S. If you are new to the show go back and buy the other seasons because this particular season will not impact you the same way if you haven't grown to love the characters from the very beginning.

There have been times where I have been concerned about how long Community can continue to create its high level of layered, meta-content. I've also taken the time to watch some videos of Writer Dan Harmon and this has greatly helped me to understand his vision for the show and how well thought out the entire show is (not just each individual episode). This is where these DVDs really start adding their value as Dan Harmon commentary, palyfest, comicon, etc. really help you understand the genius he brings to the show.Season 3 is the dark season. Its how Harmon characterizes the growth of a relation and its the part that will test the friendship endured so far. It will either tear them apart, or drive them closer together. Once I understood this, each episode made much more sense. I was also concerned that there might not be much else to do outside of the study room. With 3 paintball episodes, and far too many dances, I was worried about where we would go to keep the show popping. My worry was in vein.Season 3 contains the study group tackling a new Biology professor who has a special appreciation for life gleaned from years spent in prison. It dares to explore the group as they encounter separate timelines. We become privy to Brita's declared major and how she will work within the group with her new skills. We see Jeff play Foosball, the study group sings, Shirley makes sandwiches, we get a law and order spoof, someone dies, and we are presented with a fantastic 8 bit episode. In short... We don't need no stinking paintball.The show continues to delve deep in multi-layered plot twists chocked full of cleverly written pop references and dynamically acted out by a superb cast. The musical talent of the cast is once again brought to light, but so is the talent of the song-writers and directors on staff.Three years in and this show still gets an A+ in every conceivable category. Sadly, this season marks the end of Dan's writing and leadership. It also marks the apparent end of a full season as season 4 has only been ordered with 13 episode across the board from NBC. Two more reasons to complete the Community trilogy with this season 3 DVD. While it doesn't look like this show will complete its "6 seasons and a movie", It did release 3 full seasons + in less than ideal circumstances, and remains one of the most intelligent and underrated comedies of its time.I recommend Community to any sitcom fan for a fresh look at life, politics, pop culture, story telling, acting, music, and more. Community contains the entire academic experience ;)

El producto llego a tiempo y bien empaquetado. Gran serie.

Seriously, this may be TOO funny. I feel tired in advance, just sticking it in the player!

It's the group's third year at Greendale Community College and once again their attempts to get good grades are threatened by their flamboyant Dean, the mentally unstable Chang (now unwisely made part of the college's security force) and a new threat in the form of Vice Dean Laybourne, head of the Air Conditioning Repair Annex, who now seeks to take control of the college for himself.After the second season of Community, which featured an overload of classic, high-concept episodes and an internal battle between the other members of the group and Pierce, it was unclear which direction the third season would go in. For the first couple of episodes, it's clear the producers don't either. The addition of John Goodman (as Laybourne) and Michel K. Williams as Professor Kane are good starts, but it's not until the third episode, Remedial Chaos Theory, that the show hits its former stride again. The Emmy and Hugo-nominated episode, which revisits the same events in six different timelines and cleverly comments on each character's place in the group in the process, is flat-out hilarious as well as being clever, and sets up a couple of recurring elements that are periodically revisited throughout the year.However, despite this early high point, the third season remains patchy. The decision to tone Pierce down this season results in his near-total absence from many episodes. Without him in an adversarial role, the writers seem to struggle to find something plausible for him each week without him falling back on his traditional (and now rather tired) homophobia and casual racism. There is a potentially promising storyline when Pierce's ancient and even more horrific father arrives in town, allowing the writers to show how the group has made Pierce (relatively) more tolerant and understanding, but even this is under-explored.In the meantime, we have yet more adventures with Chang being insane, which is getting old. Ken Jeong is funny enough that this - more or less - works, but you can't help feeling it's a bit of a cheap stand-by. Even worse is the decision to make Dean Pelton a regular character. This results in a lot of running gags and very broad comedy based around the fact that the Dean is gay, which feels odd for a series that spends so much time trying to avoid cliches. Having said that, the Dean's battle with his nemesis Laybourne does give the season a dramatic spine and a sense of direction.Elsewhere, the performances of the regulars remain superb, individual gags are often hilarious and, after taking a back seat in Season 2, character development moves to the fore, with the show concentrating on Abed as an actual character than an ongoing commentary on what's happening in each episode. Annie, Shirley, Troy and Jeff also get good moments of character evolution throughout the season. On the flipside of that, Britta fares poorly, with the slight turn she took into 'dumb blonde' territory in Season 2 now turning into a full-scale character regression (so overt that it's even lampshaded at one point). It's a shame that a character who was an essential foil for Jeff in the first two seasons is now being treated as a hate figure by almost everyone.In terms of the episodes, Remedial Chaos Theory is the undeniable high point, but other episodes are strong. Horror Fiction in Seven Spooky Steps, in which the gang tell horror stories (so Britta can try to work out which of them is a sociopath-in-the-making) is extremely amusing, especially Abed's remorselessly sensible and logical take on a horror movie narrative. The Ken Burns-influenced mid-season two-parter, which presents an epic blanket fort vs pillow fort war fought across the whole college (complete with detailed, animated maps of the battle lines and commentary from those involved), is another instant classic. Basic Lupine Urology isn't just a great episode, but also a phenomenal mickey-take of the Law and Order franchise (and Michael K. Williams gets to make a few references to his former role as Omar on The Wire, which takes place in the same fictional universe). Curriculum Unavailable tries to recast the events of the entire series with the study group being inmates at a mental institution, a successful satire of unconvincing 'plot twists' in long-running series. Digital Estate Planning, which forces the group to play an 8-bit video game, is almost as good as Remedial, with the video game being used to expose both rifts in the group (not to mention the Christian Shirley's suppressed homicidal streak) and encourage their cooperation as well.Against this, there's probably a few too many episodes centred around the Dean and Chang, whose broad characterisations don't lend themselves too well to central roles in an ongoing series. There's also the feeling that Community's meta-awareness and commitment to avoiding cliche is too often turned into distinct smugness at its own cleverness. This is most notable in the first few episodes, before it calms down and just gets on with having fun again.After the third season, Community wouldn't quite be the same again. Showrunner Dan Harmon was taken off the show for the fourth season (though he would return for the fifth) and Chevy Chase would depart in the following year.The third season of Community (****) is relentlessly entertaining, very funny and often very clever. Where it falls down is not matching it own very high standards and occasionally getting too tangled up in its own desire to be funny whilst avoiding stereotypes, whilst not always having anything new or interesting for the characters to do (particularly Britta, Pierce, Chang and the Dean). But ultimately this is still one of the funniest shows on the air.

At greendale things get crazy but in season 3 things get completely crazy the final few episodes are so out of hand ridiculous you feel that the show possibly pushing plausibility to far. even with how insane the final episodes were they were still very funny as is the whole season 22 episodes of absolute insanity this is due to the fact that abed is the main character this season which is something i was always afraid would push the show to far and while it did the show is still the funniest show ever.yes i said ever because it is what other show could live out my dream of being in an 8-bit game for an entire episode and not seem stupid but actually smart and be very funny as well. the only episode i found to be boring was the halloween episode it just wasnt that funny to me(except abed's fantastic story)other then that we have the dice episode,pillow and blanket double episode,law and order parody and basically every episode. now i've mostly talked about abed in this review mostly because as i said before he is the main character this season however im very glad that pierce was not show to be the villain this season because while he played the bad guy great last season it would get old very quickly we also have the yearly episode where troy shows feelings towards britta only this time theres no long waiting period for troy to make a 4th attempt at her they go on a date towards the end of the season and they officially become a couple in season 4 which helps bring the characters forward.annie also has a development as she moves out of her ghetto apartment and into troy and abed's place allowing for some very funny plots that are surprisingly not overused she also explains her true feelings towards her attraction to jeff. Shirley also has a development beyond her boring marriage as she starts up a business (with pierces help so he has something to do) and jeff goes around in circles making great speeches particularly in the final episode of the season and his final scene in this season had a great setup for season 4 so all in all this season was funny,sweet and crazy not as good as season 2 but it still shows community as the best comedy on tv and possibly the best comedy ever.special shout out to dean pelton who was in more episodes and had his standout moment when singing kiss from a rose with jeff absolutely perfect.

The third season features John Goodman in a recurring role, the death of a recurring character and another interesting Halloween episode, where the characters all tell spooky stories when Britta tells them one of them may be a murderer-in-the-making. Highly recommended.