COMMUNITY Recap: ‘Applied Anthropology and Culinary Arts’

This week on COMMUNITY marked a landmark for one our characters, and the resolution of a many-episode mystery: the birth of Shirley’s child, and the revelation of whether the father of the baby is Shirley’s reconciled husband Andre (guest star Malcolm Jamal-Warner), or their former Spanish teacher Chang. It was a really sweet episode overall, and it shined a light on the different plots and character development strings they’ve been tugging at for the better part of the season.

The episode starts with the “final exam” of the group’s Anthropology class, which consisted mainly of drinking, merriment, and Annie’s indignancy at being the only one who actually studied for the exam.

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In Case You Missed It…BONES, THE OFFICE, GLEE and More

Were you too busy this week to keep up with everything that’s been happening in TV news? Give Me My Remote’s got you covered! We’re here to catch you up on anything exciting you might have missed here at GMMR!

This week on GMMR:

• THE CLEVELAND SHOW’s Mike Henry previews Snoop Dog and Tony Hawk’s guest spots in “Back to Cool”
• CHUCK’s Yvonne Strahovski previews “Chuck vs. The Wedding”
• We got the scoop on COUGAR TOWN’s return and what’s to come
• HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER’s Craig Thomas talks John Lithgow’s return
• BONES creator Hart Hanson talks “The Change in the Game” and a potential season 7
• RAISING HOPE’s Greg Garcia and Martha Plimpton tease a guest spot by Jerry Van Dyke
• GLEE’s Jane Lynch previews Sue’s “legion of doom”
• HELLCATS’ Aly Michalka teases family drama
• We talked to BREAKING IN’s Christian Slater about his favorite part of playing Oz
• BONES’ Saffron Burrows teases “The Finder”
• THE OFFICE casting exclusive: Jim Carrey to guest star
• FRINGE’s John Noble and Joshua Jackson tease red herrings and a “game-changing” season finale
• We held our weekly TV chat

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COMMUNITY Recap: Paradigms of Human Memory

“Feast your ear-tons on these memory pops!”

Everyone who has seen and enjoyed more than a single episode of COMMUNITY can tell you: this show does things a little differently. It’s a sitcom like so many others, but while it acknowledges the tropes it works within, it spends its energy on twisting them, and its characters, in ways that might defy your expectations of them.

It’s what makes the show so consistently refreshing: give an audience a group of twenty- and thirty-somethings with oodles of romantic and personal issues and witty dialogue, and you’ve got your FRIENDS/HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER standard (albeit hilarious) show. Enjoyable in ways that tens of millions of people can appreciate (including this writer), but when you cut it down to the bones we’ve seen it before.

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In Case You Missed It…CHUCK, BONES, SUPERNATURAL and More!

Were you too busy this week to keep up with everything that’s been happening in TV news? Give Me My Remote’s got you covered! We’re here to catch you up on anything exciting you might have missed here at GMMR!

This week on GMMR:

• HOUSE creator David Shore talks Thirteen’s return and a possible season 8
• BREAKING IN’s Christian Slater teases Alyssa Milano’s guest spot and whether Oz is good or bad
• We meet the characters of HAPPY ENDINGS
• CHUCK’s Yvonne Strahovski talks about her College Humor pop star parody
• BONES’ John Francis Daley teases “The Truth in the Myth”
• NIKITA’s Devon Sawa teases Owen’s return
• THE PAUL REISER SHOW’s Paul Reiser teases Larry David’s guest spot in the series premiere
• FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS’ Matt Lauria talks season 5, CHICAGO CODE
• SUPERNATURAL’s Robert Singer teases a surprise in “My Heart Will Go On,” tackling a western, Balthazar and more
• We held our weekly TV chat
• The TV Talk Podcast: THE GOOD WIFE, SURVIVOR, THE KILLING, THE OFFICE, Darren Criss and More!

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COMMUNITY Recap: ‘Competitive Wine Tasting’

For our study group, it’s the last day to sign up for Spring semester electives, and the episode’s storylines largely revolve around which class each character signs up for and who they’re paired off with. So, let’s review…

Troy and Britta

Troy and Britta, on the suggestion of their dance teacher, signed up for “The Actor Inside,” taught by the professor who first appeared in the episode, “Conspiracy Theories and Interior Design.” Britta’s there because she wants to “reach deep inside herself,” while Troy is there because he couldn’t get off the waiting list for Foosball — though, little nerd that he is, he gets excited about it pretty quickly, debating with himself what his stage name should be—Trevor StMcGoodbody, or…David. His excitement might have something to do with another little interesting development: he notices Britta’s potential to join the StMcGoodbody clan. As a result, he lies to the acting class, telling everyone he was molested by his uncle when he was a kid. Britta, who has been diagnosed by Abed as being “attracted to pain, [because] it helps her believe she’s mentally healthy,” of course immediately rushes to Troy’s side, and even kisses him.

This is something that was foreshadowed way back at the beginning of this season in “Basic Rocket Science” when the two of them definitely shared a “moment” as the space shuttle/Kentucky Fried Chicken-mobile hit a bump in the road. And an interesting development it certainly is. I mean, other than their make-out session in the back of a car on Troy’s birthday, the Jeff-Britta romance/ego-fest has largely been put on hold for much of this season in favor of the always classic Jeff-Annie spats. I have no doubt they’ll circle back around to Jeff and Britta eventually—it’s difficult for sitcoms, even ones as offbeat as COMMUNITY, to completely abandon the couple they used as a jumping-off point—but I’m glad they’re taking the scenic route and allowing some wiggle room along the way, as was evidenced in this brilliant scene, these people are all far too attractive and friendly not to end up in each others’ beds every once in a while.

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In Case You Missed it…BREAKING IN, BONES, AMERICAN IDOL and More!

Were you too busy this week to keep up with everything that’s been happening in TV news? Give Me My Remote‘s got you covered! We’re here to catch you up on anything exciting you might have missed here at GMMR!

This week on GMMR:

• HUMAN TARGET’s Matt Miller and Mark Valley talk about a potential season 3
• V’s Elizabeth Mitchell talks working with Marc Singer, Jack, Hobbes, and Erica’s bosses
• Christian Slater and Bret Harrison talk about BREAKING IN
• BREAKING IN’s Michael Rosenbaum and Adam F. Goldberg tease the many layers of Dutch
• Thirteen returns to HOUSE: You Ask, I Answer
• BONES’ Michaela Conlin teases “The Feet on the Beach,” prompting radical honesty and an upcoming surprise
• We held our weekly TV chat

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In Case You Missed it…GREY’S ANATOMY, CASTLE, MAD MEN and More!

Were you too busy this week to keep up with everything that’s been happening in TV news? Give Me My Remote’s got you covered! We’re here to catch you up on anything exciting you might have missed here at GMMR!

This week on GMMR:

• GLEE’s Kevin McHale discusses the Artie/Brittany/Santana triangle
• Exclusive: THE CLEVELAND SHOW lands Mo’Nique, Emily Deschanel, Katee Sackhoff, Eliza Dushku, and Phylicia Rashad
• GREY’S ANATOMY’s Chyler Leigh teases THE MUSICAL EVENT
• HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER, CHUCK, COMMUNITY and more favorite television musical moments>
• TV Chat with Team GMMR

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HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER, CHUCK, COMMUNITY and More Favorite Television Musical Moments

Robin Sparkles. Jeffster. Joss Whedon.

GLEE may have blazed the trail for musicals as a suitable genre for a series as a whole, but the musical “moment” in television has a long, proud, and epically awesome history.

In honor of the GREY’S ANATOMY musical event tonight, we’re taking a look back at some of our past favorite moments in no particular order…

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In Case You Missed it…CASTLE, FRINGE, GREY’S ANATOMY and More!

Were you too busy this week to keep up with everything that’s been happening in TV news? Give Me My Remote’s got you covered! We’re here to catch you up on anything exciting you might have missed here at GMMR!

This week on GMMR:

• Jane Seymour teases her CASTLE guest spot
• CASTLE’s Cameron Mathison teases “One Life to Lose” and Working with Rebecca Budig in Primetime
• GLEE’s Cory Monteith talks Finn and Rachel, prom and more
• LAW AND ORDER: SPECIAL VICTIM’S UNIT’s Rose McGowan and Dan Truly tease “Bombshell”
• GREY’S ANATOMY’s Chyler Leigh teases what’s to come in the Jackson-Lexie-Mark triangle
• BONES’ Michaela Conlin talks baby Hodgela
• HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER lands Chi McBride and Michael Trucco
• FRINGE: “Bloodline” teases, plus EPs Jeff Pinker and J.H. Wyman talk Peter’s choice and the other universe
• CASTLE Scoop: Jason Beghe returns
• We held our weekly TV chat

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THE OFFICE: First Look at Will Ferrell in Scranton

THE OFFICE had many fans in tears of bittersweet joy last night — Michael may have taken things a step closer to sailing off into the sunset with Holly, but he also announced his imminent move to Colorado to take care of Holly’s aging parents.

We’ve known for quite some time that Steve Carell (Michael) will be leaving the show, but we’re still sad about his departure.

So what’s THE OFFICE going to look like once Michael Scott’s no longer around?

Will Ferrell (ANCHORMAN, ELF, STRANGER THAN FICTION) might know the answer to that, as he’s set to appear on the show as the new “boss.”

Check out this preview for the next episode, slated to air April 14th…

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COMMUNITY Recap: ‘Critical Film Studies’

As pop-culture junkies, sometime life throws us some rather unique curveballs. For instance, the issue of how to have a “normal” conversation with absolutely no references thrown in, no quotes from last week’s 30 ROCK and no allusions to some character who influenced you as a child.

Week to week, COMMUNITY is a show that plays on that love of popular culture, lets us play around in it for a half-hour without us having to feel guilty about the fact that it takes up so much of our lives; its script—and its characters, for that matter—are so built around what already makes up the pop cultural landscape that it’s often hard to tell where the references stop and the show begins.

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COMMUNITY Goes PULP FICTION

It’s Abed’s birthday this week on COMMUNITY, and what did you expect? An episode NOT full of references to cult fandom, wigs and gender-bending facial hair? If so, you will be sorely disappointed.

The rest of us, however, will be filled with joy and raucous laughter. This week’s episode pays homage to Quentin Tarantino’s cult classic, PULP FICTION, through the theme of Abed’s surprise birthday party, and things are bound to get out of hand. As to whether the episode will deal with yet another accidental drug overdose — something that happens to Uma Thurman’s character in the film — is yet to be seen.

Check out this preview…

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In Case You Missed it…BONES, GLEE, RAISING HOPE, PaleyFest and More!

Were you too busy this week to keep up with everything that’s been happening in TV news? Give Me My Remote’s got you covered!

Check out our Paleyfest 2011 coverage and everything else you might’ve missed…

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COMMUNITY Recap: ‘Custody Law and Eastern European Diplomacy’

Well, kids, it’s good to be back. COMMUNITY may only have been gone for two weeks, but it was a loooong two weeks on my end.

At least they came back with a bang! Or, if not a bang, a framed kidnapping and some prolonged jokes about nipple play…

But I’m glad they’re back. As guest star Enver Gjokaj (DOLLHOUSE) said in the episode, “I like these guys, they make funny with their mouths!”

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In Case You Missed it…BONES, HOUSE, GLEE, Paleyfest and More!

Were you too busy this week to keep up with everything that’s been happening in TV news? Give Me My Remote’s got you covered!

Paleyfest 2011 was still in full-swing this week, and we’re here to catch you up on anything exciting you might have missed!

This week on GMMR:

• THE CHICAGO CODE’s Devin Kelley and Todd Williams teased Vonda and Isaac getting closer.
• HOUSE’s Lisa Edelstein and Greg Yaitanes tease the genre-bending episode, “Bombshells.”
• We got some teases about the WHITE COLLAR season finale from producer Mark Goffman and series stars Matt Bomer and Tim DeKay.
• GLEE’s Dot Marie Jones talked about Coach Bieste.
• The WHITE COLLAR supporting cast teased “Under the Radar.”
• Emily Deschanel won’t be directing an episode of BONES this year and Cyndi Lauper won’t be reprising her guest-starring role quite yet.
• THE ARTIST’S TOOLBOX’s John Jacobson talked with us about interviewing America’s great talents.
• BONES executive producer Stephen Nathan teased the sniper arc and the season finale.
• The cast and creators of EASTBOUND AND DOWN hit up PaleyFest.
• We held our weekly TV chat!

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