Let me start by making this simple proclamation: “Community” is better than “The Office.” I know… I know… That’s blaspheme, especially coming from someone like me who’s been pushing “The Office” on people for the past 5 years (At this point I don’t even know who’s got my Seasons 1 & 2 on DVD… No, seriously I’m freaking bidding on eBay for replacements). However, when you see an episode of “Community” like last week’s “Epidemiology” there can be no doubt (Sadly, judging by the ratings only Casey Johnson, my brother, & I watched the episode. What the hell do you people do on Thursday nights? Get hammered? Do homework? Get hammered while doing homework? Either way you’re making a mistake). In fact “Community” actually surpassed “The Office” last season with its brilliant paintball, action send up “Modern Warfare” (the best half hour of TV all last season). Out of loyalty I gave “The Office” a chance to come back this season, but Community remains the stronger, & much funnier, show.
It shouldn’t come as a surprise that “Community” would give us probably the greatest Halloween themed episode of all-time (which is saying something considering how good last week’s “Modern Family” was). No live action show does a better job of poking fun at/paying homage to movie genres. First there was last season’s mob themed chicken finger episode with homages to “The Godfather” movies and “Goodfellas”, then “Modern Warfare,” followed by this year’s space themed episode of two weeks ago & then last week’s zombie apocalypse masterpiece “Epidemiology” (officially the half hour that all other comedy’s will be judged against the rest of this season).
