i liked this ep better then the pilot. show has great potential. i hope it sticks around.

Did anyone else notice the line that Chevy Chase threw out from Lampoon's Vacation: "She's ugly!" in the exact same voice he used back in the day.

I didn't really like that everyone other than Britta was bowing at the feet of Jeff. Other than that, the episode was great. Ken Jeong definitely stole the show immediately. The presentation at the end with Jeff and Pierce was one the funniest things I've seen in a while. Full review of the episode.

http://th3tvobsessed.blogspot.com/2009/09/review-community-season-1-episode-2.html

I got bored and wandered off last week during the pilot episode, but last night I liked it. I have a few netflix cds stacked up and short patience for shows that seem dumb (I won't be watching Modern Family again.) I will continue to check out Community after last night's show.
Just a note, after I got my BS and returned to my hometown I enrolled in a few classes at the local community college, feeling smug that I had a degree from a "real" university. I found myself working harder than for most classes at my alma mater as many of my fellow students were older and had worked for years and were very serious about studying hard. The instructors were very good too, my business law class was taught the top judge in the community who was among the best teachers I've ever had. I learned to respect the education offered at a community college.

I gotta disagree, I generally like Ken Jeong but I thought his character's introduction was pretty lame and a little too over the top to be funny. The first half of the episode was just kind of disappointing, but the second half made up for it. The presentation was hysterical and the rap at the end was fantastic.

I meant Pierce's presentation.

As a community college Spanish professor (no kidding), I found Jeff's presentation to be pretty accurate for some students I've had in class (although I don't think I've ever had anyone use silly string).

I'm still reserving judgement on this show, but I did like this episode more than the pilot.

Considering this is written by Dan Harmon (the founder of Channel 101), of course it's going to be overtly self-aware. It's what Channel 101 did during its "heyday" of The 'Bu, Yacht Rock, and House of Cosbys. I think it works well with McHale--especially if anyone who watches The Soup can match that personality to his personality as Jeff.

The show will have growing pains I'm sure, but NBC is pushing it hard and hoping it works--a new practice for a network eager to usually dump shows after two or three episodes because they have patience and therefore, no hits.

This one's not working for me. Ironically, the show feels *too* self aware for me. The characters feel like they're reading out of a playbook for their "type." I can't put my finger on it, but there also seems to be a weird mismatch between some of the elements of the show. I'm not sure if it's tone, or pacing or performance.

Overall, to me it feels like an Aaron Sorkin wannabe trying, and failing, to write a show that feels like Scrubs.

But there's a lot of other stuff out there to enjoy this season, so good luck to them and the fans of the show.

Ken Jeong, the spanish rap, the ending play montage, and the sausage fest won me over. I now have a reason to keep the TV on after The Office.