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Originally Posted by Pedestrian
As for Community, I could talk for days about the kind of genius Dan Harmon is. I don't even know where to start to engage you in a discussion about it. Screenwriting is my secret passion the way some people daydream about being rockstars or models, and Dan Harmon has had the greatest impact on my writing, after Black Books being what inspired me to try writing in the first place.
If I could choose to relive any episode of television as if it were for the first time, I'd choose to go back to Community's first paintball episode. The wonder and pure elation I felt when I realized that they were making a movie out of television is kind of indescribable. I watched the whole thing on the edge of sanity and it completely changed the way I view sitcoms.
I've been playing around with writing an entry on Community as well, but I can't seem to sit down and funnel my feelings into a structure to do it; I've really lost a lot of passion for my own journal, although my need for cognition probably thrives more today than it did when I was writing.
Fingers crossed for Hulu to pick up Community; I hear they're talking. Honestly, I think that just like Arrested Development, Community is going to be one of those television legends that seriously impacts American sitcom production, whether it impacts the format, humour, and pop culture as A.D. did, or the very medium of television itself (as clearly the network format is broken).
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The Regine comment wasn't really meant in a cruel way, it's just the sense of humour my friend and I have built up over the years. I still think she's beautiful and stand by it. (although I like the violinist even more)
I'm a writer too - and although Community is far from my biggest influence it has taught me to embrace the works than inspired me and actively include homage in my own scripts and stories. Not hiding my favourite films impact on on my own work has been pretty huge and I thank Community for that.
I love Modern Warfare and all of the big high concept episodes but I was always a bigger fan of the emotional core of the show. I don't cry often but Community moved me to Troy level tears on multiple occasions and I think it's just outstanding that a show can be hilarious yet contain so many emotional nuances. Community never relied on relationship based upsets or big moments like death for drama, all of the pain derived from character flaws. No doubt, Harmon was a special writer.
As for passion for journals. I don't really have the bug either. It's only since I started a blog on
www.medium.com that I've been crossposting the content here.