This is a little taste of the stuff I'm writing for TV Geek Army. On the site, we're going a series of posts about what could be the best TV show of 2010, and my nomination is Community. Enjoy, and definitely check out the site. There are some writers there who are certainly much better than I am. Here it is:
My nomination for best TV show of 2010 is "Community". Community has really been coming into its own this year, and it's clearly become one of the most consistently sharp and well-written comedies on TV. It's always ambitious - trying things like bottle episodes and animated musical episodes in only its second season. And it makes a great ensemble cast work despite having Chevy Chase, one star who threatens to tower over the rest of the show.
The show began its first season looking pretty formulaic - it seemed to be heading in the direction of a standard two-lead romantic sitcom, with the early plotlines of Joel McHale's Jeff eagerly chasing Gillian Jacobs' Britta. They also made a lot of jokes about the dire plight of all of the characters in being in community college in the first place. While that's part of the inherent humor of the show, it did feel cheap. But this season is completely different. The show has found its sweet spot of character-related humor, supported by an excellent ensemble cast. This is certainly a show for which the watcher would benefit from having watched all of it, because the characters are designed so wonderfully, and so much humor is gotten from knowing them all well. When the great writing is combined with the great characters, that makes almost every line a laugh-out-loud moment.
I have great hopes for "Community". It's on a roll right now, and as the characters grow, the show can only get better. But for now, it was without a doubt the best show of 2010.
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