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What's a "red flag" in a TV show that tells you it's about to go downhill? (sopuli.xyz)
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[–] themeatbridge@lemmy.world 13 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (3 children)

Clip Show! Nothing says "We're out of ideas" like a rehash of the currently available greatest hits.

[–] Notyou@sopuli.xyz 10 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

Community had clips from "previous episodes" that never existed in their bottle episode.

Most of the time I hate clip shows, but that time was okay.

[–] themeatbridge@lemmy.world 16 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Community was great at simultaneously lampshading, satirizing, and paying homage all at the same time. Abed was the perfect vehicle for that sort of meta-self-referential nihilism. Plus the entire cast was lightning in a bottle.

[–] Pronell@lemmy.world 10 points 2 weeks ago

Except for Pierce.

He was semen in several bottles.

[–] mercano@lemmy.world 7 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Clip shows are usually about “we didn’t adequately budget and need to make an episode using only one set and one day of shooting.”

[–] toddestan@lemm.ee 3 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Many years ago, before things like Youtube or even VCRs, clip shows were actually pretty popular (well, assuming they were decently put together). It was really the only way, other than catching a rerun at some odd hour, to see some of the show's best and most memorable moments again, and like a "Greatest Hits" album people liked them even if there really wasn't much of anything actually new in them.

Nowadays of course they are pretty much obsolete.

[–] can@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 weeks ago

Maybe Moe gets a cellphone?