NBC’s new sitcom “Community,” which premieres tonight, Thursday Sept. 17, is about a motley crew thrown together by happenstance at a community college.
Community star Joel McHale - This is McHale's year, fast-tracking from "The Soup" and TV guest spots on "Will & Grace," "CSI: Miami" and, most recently, "Pushing Daisies." He also jumped onto the big screen with roles in "Spider-Man 2," "Lords of Dogtown" and "The Informant!"© Janet Mayer / PR Photos
Like The Soup, this show is a nice vehicle to show the nimble wit of Joel McHale as a lawyer, Jeff Winger, who lied about his education and now must go to a real American community college.
The title comes from Greendale Community College, the scene of the ensemble.
McHale must get his law license back by obtaining a real college degree. His scenes with The Daily Show's John Oliver are genuine and have that elusive comedic chemistry. That's a big plus.
This is McHale's year, fast-tracking from "The Soup" and TV guest spots on "Will & Grace," "CSI: Miami" and, most recently, "Pushing Daisies." He also jumped onto the big screen with roles in "Spider-Man 2," "Lords of Dogtown" and "The Informant!"
In "Community," Spanish professor Señor Chang is played by Ken Jeong, which leads to Winger cooking up a private Spanish study session with a hot co-ed Britta, played by Gillian Jacobs, setting up the series premise as an cast of characters crashes Winger's fantasy study date.
This impromptu ensemble includes Chevy Chase as Pierce Hawthorne, a clueless seven-times divorced older member of the group; Yvette Nicole Brown as strong-willed divorcee Shirley; a stand out Danny Pudi as Abed, compulsive and hyper-verbal; Alison Brie as Annie, who has perfectionism issues, and Donald Glover as Troy, a glory days recovering jock.
Only seeing one episode, "Community" feels like an extended webisode, in fact, I wish NBC had put the money and effort into fleshing out their "CTRL"
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