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neku wrote

i saw community on netflix and was like "i never finished the first season when i first watched it like 12 years ago so lets try it again" and it's pretty good. in some ways its totally retrograde and 2009 (casual use of the t word, they have flip phones) but it's still funny for the most part.

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devtesla wrote

the funniest thing about community to me is always going to be how you can draw a direct line from its sensibility to the worst marvel movies. lots of the same writers and directors lol

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neku wrote

yeah at the end it says like "russo brothers productions" and im like THOSE russo brothers?

i havent watched a marvel movie since the avengers and dont really remember what the comedy is like in them other than like "is he behind me? hes behind me isnt he" but i feel like community is genuinely funny in subtle ways sometimes that we dont see in marvel. at the same time... i'm not that discerning lol

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devtesla wrote (edited )

Marvel movies these days are split between senes that look like a multi-camera sitcom, but like, worse, and confusing CGI barf action scenes. The movies drag on and on because the Community writing style has to constantly serve a mass of additional storylines that are purposefully drawn out and aren't allowed to go anywhere. It's a deeply bizzare way to make movies and it not a surprise that's it currently crashing down around them.

The next one, The Marvels, is probably going to tank, which is funny because the premise and look of it actually sounds like it might actually make the superhero sitcom work for once.

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