I think they've realized they sideline the kids too much (Luke had no lines, Alex had like, what, two?) so they tried to cram in that D-plot, and it really just didnt have enough time to develop.

They shouldn't do one just because of timing, I think is the point. If there's the good story idea and it can be worked around the holiday, then its solid, because there's that whole additional well of shared knowledge to draw from.

They still make you?
I thought the franchise had been dead for years, post-Guitar Hero III.

There was a time and a place for subtly, and it was before Scary Movie.

I read the first 12 or so. They tend to be rigidly formulaic, but when I was reading them (ages 10-13 or so), I loved that formula.

…and what none of them remember?

http://www.youtube.com/watc…

Commentaries = totallllllllly worth it, informative and hilarious.

Abed's intended Characters
So Abed clearly took the time to custom craft characters for each member of the group, I'm wondering who was originally intended for whom.

Close-captioning had it as "Duquesne", like the school in PA.

Fuck, should be "episode NOTES are not as extensive…"

My episodes are not as extensive as yours, Lloyd, (read: in my head only), but in trying to come up with more "in your face" moments, I thought of a totally different context on the same line. Episode where Troy teaches Abed how to mess with people. "You are not good at this, because you are not believable, in your…

I'm with the "rich parents" crowd, but personally I think she lied her way into the Peace Corps. She's got a bit of a reckless streak.

@Scrawler, they absolutely do do that, they mention it constantly on the commentaries. The actors tell stories on set from their real lives, the writers hear them and incorporate them.

C'mon, Troy's "AT&T of people" and his various "Huzzahs!" were awesome.

"I don't give a shit" attitude is more like apathy or just saying whatever comes to mind. Deliberately shitting on someone and rubbing it in repeatedly is way beyond that.

The number of callbacks in that wordless sequence is great.

Three best recurring jokes
are the whole "This is how you get ANTS!", Lana's "YUP!" and Archer's "Phrasing…".

It's faster with two though.

Him constantly rubbing his nipples in the background ruined me every time he was on screen.