"You can't disappoint a picture!"

I asked over on Mark Spoils too, and it's really interesting and fun to see people's lists and justifications. A few episodes do keep popping up (I'm glad pretty much everyone has "Contemporary American Poultry" on their list, because I want to show that one). And I like this justification of "Cooperative Calligraphy":

This episode is like a one-timeline test run of "Remedial Chaos Theory." It's pretty much essential.

Before they watch Chaos Theory, they should know that Troy and Pierce lived together, so maybe Pascal's Triangle Revisited (which also has Jeff/Annie) and/or The Psychology of Letting Go. Conspiracy Theories and Interior Design for Annie saying she has a gun because she lives in a bad neighborhood. Or Celebrity Pharmacology.

Paradigms of Human Memory is good for backstory in a nutshell, I think.

Though, honestly, you can watch RCT cold and it's pretty great. It was among the first episodes I saw, and I enjoyed it more after I'd seen everything that led up to it, but I enjoyed it a hell of a lot that first time.

Though, honestly, you can watch RCT cold and it's pretty great. It was among the first episodes I saw, and I enjoyed it more after I'd seen everything that led up to it, but I enjoyed it a hell of a lot that first time.

Precisely this.

I think I'm looking at this list right now tentatively:

Introduction to Statistics
Debate 109
Comparative Religion
Contemporary American Poultry
Modern Warfare
Epidemiology
Cooperative Calligraphy
Mixology Certification
Advanced Dungeons and Dragons
Intermediate Documentary Filmmaking
Paradigms of Human Memory
Remedial Chaos Theory

It's 12 episodes, but it's a good mix of "regular" episodes and out-of-the-box episodes. I don't want to just have all the weird episodes. "Comparative Religion" is also a Christmas episode, so that works out (they have a tree-trimming party every year, so it's appropriate). Plus I saw that it has Troy's "fiiiiiigh-ting" moment.

Those are good choices

I agree.

I wasn't going to disagree with the list, I don't think. It's not like you're going to get a bad group of 12. But...and I'm awful at titles so let me go look.. However, I do feel Introduction to Film is a mandatory part of the picture of Abed, even if you have Comparative Religion (call me wacky--I might use it instead). And I guess I just love Social Psychology so much....I'm not very good at this game. I'll back out now. It can't end usefully.

One person did suggest "Introduction to Film" for that same reason, but I think Abed's worldview will come through in the other episodes.

new eps of Community will finally be airing soon!

In Canada.

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I have a sense of perspective of course, but it is difficult for me to express how absolutely bullshit this decision is.

I am not sure if this is a fuckup, but is it really possible the show will air in Canada before it does here?