Excellent post. I know King & Cummings want to play around with "wacky" sitcom antics, but before that happens we need some setup of the real world in which it takes place.

I think South Park should take it. If only because it's made the death of a 9-year-old child into an extremely famous running gag.
 
And I also, against my better judgement, really like the Gang in IASIP.

Tacos are sandwiches' non-union Mexican equivalent.

Icky and yet it perfectly encapsulates why I feel so uneasy for enjoying the pleasant chemisty between the two leads.

One of the many reasons I hated Squid and the Whale. Stop ruining my favorite childhood movie, Baumbach!

*tries to hide waterfall of tears*

Liked just for the mention of Secret of Nimh, which is fantastic and also super-dark.

Fly Away Home, Charlotte's Web, and the Muppet Movie. Throw in the Iron Giant (another one I'd pick that teaches kids about death) and you have basically every movie that's ever made me cry.

Oh, sorry. Season 3. But four does have the musical episode, the cannibal episode, and the Mac & Charlie Die two-parter, which are all also favorites of mine.

They have done a good job of separating her personality - which is awkward - and her looks. Pretty much every straight guy (except for Ron, of course, who only likes powerful women) has tried to hit on or has hooked up with Ann. Andy, Chris, Mark, Tom, collection of random guys from last season.

I liked Poehler's weird head motion she made as the camera sort-of-but-not-quite tried to focus closer on her eyes.

Pretty sure Season 4 has my favorite episode ever - "Sweet Dee's Dating a Retarded Person" - but it definitely hasn't jumped the shark. Last season had some great stuff, like the Lethal Weapon 5 episode or "Who Got Dee Pregnant?" (the pregnancy arc was overall handled really well). This was just a weak episode.

Without Jeff (the leader), they lose their inhibitions and can step outside of their perscribed roles, no longer plotting against one another.

I'd go with "Girl With Two Breasts" as the only Coupling episode that could stand next to a top-tier Community like this one.

Nothing tells more about a character's role in a group than their absence. That, in a nutshell, is why this idea is crazy-good.

Wel, it's a pretty recognizable song that's fun to belt on the first note/have an adorable dace party to. But also, it's a song about not having to repeat self-destructive habits, which nicely ties into Jeff stopping Britta from singing it every time except for the final one, where they can put aside their inhibitions…

I think it makes more sense if CE comes second, because it reflects how labored and mean-spirited Jeff's influence is, which we see explicitly in this episode.

Troy's insecurity about whether or not Abed really considers him a friend is a good piece of characterization we haven't really seen in use yet. But I'm guessing this season will put that in motion.

But Jeff, more than anyone, is interested in preserving the status quo out of fear. I think that's what he'll have to address as the season goes on. More serialization means less use for the reset button - and Jeff, as someone who likes his status within the group (as leader), likes the reset button. He loves Winger…

Yeah Abed's speech lays out that by catching the die he prevents the creation of the other universes.