Jasmine Rae

I love this show so so much. The way the characters grow and interact with each other is beautiful and hilarious, and I couldn't love them more. The plot of each episode is more or less the same, but still manages to be immensely entertaining. Each of the characters have such a specific niche in the group, and perfectly match with each other in differences and similarities. Schmidt can be a little problematic at times, but this is mostly addressed. I've watched this series a good four times, and it's one of my favorite things to just rewatch and laugh along with the characters I've known for so long as they continuously evolve. The character arcs are great and well formed, and the dialogue is natural and cunningly funny. The actors are amazing and extremely talented. I couldn't recommend this show more!

Honestly I kind of hate how much I love this show. There are many obvious issues with it as far as relying too heavily on racism, homophobia, transphobia, and sexism for humor (mostly through the character Pierce, which they acknowledge as being problematic, but always blow it off as "that's just how he is") as kind of a copout as well as dangerous stereotypes and overused tropes/character dynamics. However, there are some legitimately hilarious moments (especially those involving Troy and Abed, who are my absolute favorite), and I love the special episodes with paintball and various other antics. And contrary to what I said earlier, there is pretty good representation. The Dean is confirmed pansexual, and quite possibly gender-queer, the study group is formed of pretty much every religion (or lack thereof), and quite a few ethnicities and nationalities represented. I've watched the full show probably about 4 or 5 times at this point, and it's perfect to have on in the background or if you don't want to watch something heavy. Because even within the comedy genre, there's often a lot of heavy topics and drama, but in Community, everything is so ridiculous and surprisingly entertaining, it's perfect to just watch to relax or fall asleep to. Seasons 5 and 6 are pretty disappointing and far from the original premise, but entertaining nonetheless, and it's still something you just can't stop watching.