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Intermediate Documentary Filmmaking
"Intermediate Documentary Filmmaking" is the fifteenth episode of the second season of ''Community''. The episode originally aired on February 17, 2011 on NBC. In the episode, Pierce pretends to be dying after a drug overdose and takes psychological revenge on the rest of the study group for not taking him seriously. He stages a documentary with Abed and plays on the rest of the study group's sympathies by giving them gifts and promises that torments them with their insecurities. The episode was written by Megan Ganz and directed by Joe Russo. It parodies mockumentary sitcoms such as '' ''The Office'''', ''Parks and Recreation'' and ''Modern Family''. Plot Pierce (Chevy Chase) is found unconscious on a park bench after nearly overdosing on his painkiller medication and is admitted to a hospital, where the study group rush to be with him. He pretends he is dying and asks Abed (Danny Pudi) to film a documentary on the "final" moments of his life. Unbeknownst to them, the documenta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Community (TV Series)
''Community'' is an American television sitcom created by Dan Harmon. The series ran for 110 episodes over six seasons, with its first five seasons airing on NBC from September 17, 2009, to April 17, 2014, and its final season airing on Yahoo! Screen from March 17 to June 2, 2015. Set at a community college in the fictional Colorado town of Greendale, the series stars an ensemble cast including Joel McHale, Gillian Jacobs, Danny Pudi, Yvette Nicole Brown, Alison Brie, Donald Glover, Ken Jeong, Chevy Chase, and Jim Rash. It makes use of meta-humor and pop culture references, paying homage to film and television clichés and tropes. Harmon based ''Community'' on his experiences attending Glendale Community College. Each episode was written in accordance with Harmon's "story circle" template, a method designed to create effective and structured storytelling. Harmon was the showrunner for the first three seasons but was fired before the fourth and replaced by Da ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kunta Kinte
Kunta Kinte ( – ; ) is a character in the 1976 novel ''Roots: The Saga of an American Family'' by American author Alex Haley. Kunta Kinte was based on one of Haley's ancestors, a Gambian man who was born around 1750, enslaved, and taken to America where he died around 1822. Haley said that his account of Kunta's life in ''Roots'' is a mixture of fact and fiction. Kunta Kinte's life story figured in two US television series based on the book: the original 1977 TV miniseries '' Roots'', and a 2016 remake of the same name. In the original miniseries, the character was portrayed as a teenager by LeVar Burton and as an adult by John Amos. In the 2016 miniseries, he is portrayed by Malachi Kirby. Burton reprised his role in the 1988 TV movie '' Roots: The Gift''. Biography in ''Roots'' novel According to the book '' Roots'', Kunta Kinte was born circa 1750 in the Mandinka village of Jufureh, in the Gambia. He was raised in a Muslim family. In 1767, while Kunta was searchin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HitFix
HitFix, or HitFix.com, was an entertainment news website that launched in December 2008 specializing in breaking entertainment news, insider information, and reviews and critiques of film, music, and television. In mid-2010 HitFix crossed the 1,000,000 unique users per month milestone. HitFix had been cited as a source by ''Time'', ''Los Angeles Times'', ''HuffPost'', '' E! Online'', and ''The Daily Herald''. In April 2016, it became a brand of Woven Digital and is now a part of the Woven Digital property Uproxx. As of 2021 the HitFix web address redirects to Uproxx. Founders HitFix was founded by ex-Reed Business Information Development executive Jen Sargent and former ''L.A. Times'' and MSN.com film editor Gregory Ellwood. Sargent and Ellwood's goal was to create a site that fit into the gap between trade publications and gossip- or celebrity-scandal-driven sites, such as TMZ, and to target an audience slightly skewed towards males – a unique approach in a female-driven ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Advanced Dungeons & Dragons (Community)
"Advanced ''Dungeons & Dragons''" is the fourteenth episode of the second season of the American comedy television series ''Community'' and the thirty-ninth episode overall. It was originally broadcast on February 3, 2011, on NBC. It was written by Andrew Guest and directed by Joe Russo. In the episode, the study group plays a game of '' Dungeons & Dragons'' to cheer up a fellow student Neil (Charley Koontz) after he becomes depressed. However, when Pierce (Chevy Chase) learns he was not invited, he begins working against the rest of the group. The episode draws inspiration from the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' games played by creator Dan Harmon when growing up. Harmon came up with the basic premise but allowed the other writers to build a story around it. Having never played ''Dungeons & Dragons'', Guest studied the game with fellow writers and relied on Harmon's experience when writing the script. Filming was relatively easy and inexpensive, with few sets and minimal effects requi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dungeons & Dragons
''Dungeons & Dragons'' (commonly abbreviated as ''D&D'' or ''DnD'') is a fantasy tabletop role-playing game (RPG) originally designed by Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson. The game was first published in 1974 by Tactical Studies Rules, Inc. (TSR). It has been published by Wizards of the Coast (now a subsidiary of Hasbro) since 1997. The game was derived from miniature wargames, with a variation of the 1971 game ''Chainmail'' serving as the initial rule system. ''D&D'' publication is commonly recognized as the beginning of modern role-playing games and the role-playing game industry, and also deeply influenced video games, especially the role-playing video game genre. ''D&D'' departs from traditional wargaming by allowing each player to create their own character to play instead of a military formation. These characters embark upon adventures within a fantasy setting. A Dungeon Master (DM) serves as the game's referee and storyteller, while maintaining the setting in whi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abed's Uncontrollable Christmas
"Abed's Uncontrollable Christmas" is the eleventh episode of the second season of the American comedy television series ''Community'' and the thirty-sixth episode overall. It originally aired on NBC on December 9, 2010. In a break from the show's usual live-action format, the episode is a stop motion Christmas-themed episode. Plot On the final day of the semester, Abed (Danny Pudi) begins seeing the world in claymation, to the rest of the study group's concern. He meets with Jeff (Joel McHale), Britta (Gillian Jacobs), and Professor Duncan (John Oliver); Duncan seems interested in studying Abed's delusions to benefit his career, but Abed insists he does not need therapy. Despite this, Britta tricks Abed into attending a therapy session with the group led by Duncan. Abed accepts it and leads the group on an imaginary journey to "Planet Abed". Upon arrival, the rest of the group is transformed into toy versions of themselves. Shirley (Yvette Nicole Brown) and Jeff quickly express di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Basic Rocket Science
"Basic Rocket Science" is the fourth episode of the second season of ''Community''. It was originally broadcast on October 14, 2010, on NBC. In the episode, the study group, except Abed, are trapped in a space flight simulator being towed from Greendale Community College. When they discover it was a plot hatched by rival City College, they work together to complete the simulation mission and bring the simulator back to Greendale in time for the college's simulator launch. The episode was written by Andy Bobrow and directed by Anthony Russo and is a spoof of the space adventure movie ''Apollo 13''. It received mixed critical reviews. Plot Dean Pelton ( Jim Rash) acquires an old 1980's Greendale County Museum Space Flight simulator to beat City College to become the first community college to simulate a space launch. The Dean gets the study group to clean the simulator as punishment for submitting the winning design for the Greendale school flag, which is actually an anus. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Epidemiology (Community)
"Epidemiology" is the sixth episode of the second season of the American comedy television series ''Community'', and the 31st episode of the series overall. It originally premiered in the United States on NBC on October 28, 2010 as a special Halloween-themed episode. In the episode, the Dean throws a Halloween themed party on campus. During the party, a few of the partygoers become sick from eating a hazardous substance that the Dean mistook for taco meat bought at an army surplus store. The sickness causes those affected to turn into a violent, zombie-like state that can be passed on through bites. As the study group try to escape, the Dean (under orders from U.S. Army Special Operations) locks the doors, trapping them inside with the infected. The episode was written by Karey Dornetto and directed by Anthony Hemingway, and also features the voice of George Takei. The episode's plot is an homage to various zombie and horror movies, with the infected students mimicking stereotypi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Modern Warfare (Community)
"Modern Warfare" is the twenty-third episode of the first season of ''Community'' and originally premiered on May 6, 2010, on NBC. In the episode, after the Dean announces the prize for a friendly game of paintball, Greendale sinks into a state of all-out paintball war, with every student battling for supremacy. During the chaos, Jeff's study group teams up in order to last longer in the game. Meanwhile, Jeff and Britta confront their unresolved sexual tension. The episode was written by Emily Cutler and directed by Justin Lin. The episode's plot is a pastiche of multiple action movies, such as '' Battle Royale'', '' Pitch Black'', ''The Matrix'', ''Die Hard'', ''Terminator'', ''28 Days Later'', '' The Warriors'', ''Rambo'', ''Predator'', and the films of John Carpenter and John Woo. The episode came third in its timeslot and received overwhelmingly positive reviews from critics praising its writing, direction, and performances; it is often ranked among the show's greatest episod ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New York (magazine)
''New York'' is an American biweekly magazine concerned with life, culture, politics, and style generally, and with a particular emphasis on New York City. Founded by Milton Glaser and Clay Felker in 1968 as a competitor to ''The New Yorker'', it was brasher and less polite, and established itself as a cradle of New Journalism. Over time, it became more national in scope, publishing many noteworthy articles on American culture by writers such as Tom Wolfe, Jimmy Breslin, Nora Ephron, John Heilemann, Frank Rich, and Rebecca Traister. In its 21st-century incarnation under editor-in-chief Adam Moss, "The nation's best and most-imitated city magazine is often not about the city—at least not in the overcrowded, traffic-clogged, five-boroughs sense", wrote then-'' Washington Post'' media critic Howard Kurtz, as the magazine increasingly published political and cultural stories of national significance. Since its redesign and relaunch in 2004, the magazine has won more ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dan Harmon
Daniel James Harmon (born January 3, 1973) is an American writer, producer, and actor. He is best known as the creator and producer of the NBC/ Yahoo! Screen sitcom ''Community'' (2009–2015), creator and host of the comedy podcast '' Harmontown'' (2012–2019), co-creator of the Adult Swim animated sitcom '' Rick and Morty'' (2013–present) and its subsequent franchise along with Justin Roiland, and co-founder of the alternative television network and website Channel 101 along with Rob Schrab. Early life Daniel James Harmon was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on January 3, 1973. He graduated from Brown Deer High School in Brown Deer, Wisconsin, and attended Marquette University. He briefly attended Glendale Community College in Glendale, California, an experience which would later form the basis of his sitcom ''Community''. Career Early career (1996–2008) Harmon was a member of ComedySportz in Milwaukee, alongside Rob Schrab, a member of the sketch troupe The Dead ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joel McHale
Joel Edward McHale (born November 20, 1971) is an American actor, comedian, and television host. He is best known for hosting ''The Soup'' (2004–2015) and his role as Jeff Winger on the NBC sitcom ''Community'' (2009–2015). He has performed in the films ''Spider-Man 2'' (2004), '' Spy Kids: All the Time in the World'' (2011), '' Ted'' (2012) and '' The Happytime Murders'' (2018). He also starred in the short-lived CBS sitcom '' The Great Indoors'' (2016–2017), hosted a reboot of ''Card Sharks'' (2019–2021), and portrayed the superhero Sylvester Pemberton / Starman on the show '' Stargirl'' (2020–2022). In 2020, he hosted a special aftershow interviewing key subjects from the Netflix documentary series '' Tiger King'' and voiced Johnny Cage in the direct-to-video martial arts film '' Mortal Kombat Legends: Scorpion's Revenge'' (2020), a role he reprised in the sequel '' Mortal Kombat Legends: Battle of the Realms'' (2021). He also voices X-PO in ''Lego Dimensions'' (201 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
