At its strange, messed-up heart, “Community” is the story of a family. It’s not a traditional family, and it’s not a family bound by either blood or law. Usually, however, this central family — the study group — functions in its own special way.
Maybe it was the inherent dysfunctionality of Thanksgiving, but the “Community” family felt fractured in “Cooperative Escapism in Familial Relations.”
Considering that the two “real” families in… Continue reading A 'Community' Thanksgiving: Three families, none of them functional

Man and woman cannot live by turkey, dressing, mashed potatoes, pumpkin pie and Black Friday sales alone. When you’ve had your fill of Thanksgiving merriment, television will be there to comfort you with an array of specials and marathons all weekend long.
It’s the Big Bang Theory, Charlie Brown!
Who will be the Last Man Standing to get Revenge for all those critics who, Once Upon a Time, needed a lesson or two on How to Be A Gentleman? Ooh, we could play this all day!
Unfortunately, we’re running out of titles to riff on (if only NBC named it Rock Bottom with the Brian Williams instead of Rock Center) and frankly, the…