That was an amazing bit of storytelling.

They compressed so many stories and so many commentaries on character into 22 minutes. It was some of the most efficient use of screentime I've seen. So tight.

I was actually getting kind of antsy every time Abed's "different timeline" line came up because how can they get through them all if they say the whole line every time? But they did, and didn't feel rushed. And, going into it basically not knowing any of these characters, I came out feeling like they were people I want to see more of. Impressive!

Okay, I'm going to have to get these DVDs, huh?

I know! I kept thinking--are we going to see the crazy dorky pizza dance every time? Uh, no. Because not every reality needs the pizza dance. But two of them did, so we watched it twice. This week's took over as my favourite of the season so far, but I'm still so very impressed by the multiverse.

eta: Steph, I'd be REALLY surprised if you regretted it. It starts kind of conventionally, but not conventionally bad. And then it ramps up crazy mad pretty quickly.

Okay, I'm going to have to get these DVDs, huh?

Yes! I bought them after only having seen "Modern Warfare." No regrets!

Okay, I put S1 on hold at the library. I love our library.

Also, we had to watch this week's BBT online because we were out Thursday night, and the damn thing kept freezing up on us. Since we really only watch 1 show faithfully (well, 2 when Bob's Burgers comes back), it's not worth it to get a DVR. But man, it is annoying as shit to try to watch a frigging 21-minute show and have it freeze up 3 times. Bah.

(Oh, duh. I was assuming it's NOT on iTunes, because last season it wasn't. But I just looked, and it is. I totally would have just bought the damn episode to avoid the streaming problems. I'll have to remember that.)

You all have me watching Community on Hulu right now! I need to catch up.

I bought seasons 1 and 2 or Community sight unseen based on the comments in this thread. I still haven't gotten properly started, but I did see the multiverse episode at my brother's house and OMG that was amazing. I'm pretty sure I know the verse that ita ! was referencing obliquely (the one that got the callback at the end?) and...Wow. Just Wow.

Who's got 2 thumbs (see what I did there?) and has the first disc of Community S1? Well, I realize the answer could be many Buffistas. Damn. Who's got 2 thumbs and just got the first disc of Community S1 from the library today? Well, the answer could be me, or it could be Tim.

Anyway, we are in fact watching the pilot right now. I already dig Abed. "She has 2 brothers, one of which works with kids who have a disorder I may want to look up." AWESOME.

Abed is very diggable.