I won't read them. I'm going near black-out til the 2nd, but the positive reviews are a good sign, hopefully.
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Community S5 |OT| From the Executive Producer of Community Seasons 1-3
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I won't read them. I'm going near black-out til the 2nd, but the positive reviews are a good sign, hopefully.
UGH SO POSITIVE I CAN'T WAIT THREE MORE DAYS.
I remember having almost the same reactions to specific episodes that Sepinwall had during season 4, so I'm rather excited to see him talk about season 5 being a return to form and whatnot.
I didn't know about him saying that, but I'd believe him.
I was just thinking about crowdfunding since Harmon and Starburns Industries, Inc. already had a successful campaign for Kaufman's Anomalisa.
I was just thinking about crowdfunding since Harmon and Starburns Industries, Inc. already had a successful campaign for Kaufman's Anomalisa.
jamesinclair
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Yeah a movie is essentially four episodes. Unless it's about blowing up stuff in Europe, should cost under 5mil
The Real Abed
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At this point, that's all I really want. A short 13 episode 6th season and a movie, either made for TV or theatrical, with a final finale and the show can get put to rest having lived a mostly awesome life.
I bet if it were theatrical, the fans would easily make back its budget and more.
Out of curiosity, how much does an episode cost to make? I'd be curious to see the amounts each episode cost from the start when they were still allowed outside to now where they're stuck in a studio. Dan was notorious for going over budget for the hell of it just to make the episode work his way. He's mentioned it in a few commentaries. They spent so much more than Sony wanted them to numerous times.
Anyone know if season 5 still has the same "Can't film outside the studio" restriction? It's a real shame because it makes seasons 1 and 2 a lot different looking from 3 and 4.
I bet if it were theatrical, the fans would easily make back its budget and more.
Out of curiosity, how much does an episode cost to make? I'd be curious to see the amounts each episode cost from the start when they were still allowed outside to now where they're stuck in a studio. Dan was notorious for going over budget for the hell of it just to make the episode work his way. He's mentioned it in a few commentaries. They spent so much more than Sony wanted them to numerous times.
Anyone know if season 5 still has the same "Can't film outside the studio" restriction? It's a real shame because it makes seasons 1 and 2 a lot different looking from 3 and 4.
Not sure about how much it costs to produce a single episode, but I do believe that the no filming outside restriction is still in place for Season 5 unfortunately. They're just recycling old outside shots of Greendale for the commercials/possibly the episodes.
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The Real Abed
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Ditto. 😞
Yep.
Was it just too costly to film at that actual college campus? Wish Harmon would just guerrilla that shit in some how. Pack the cast into his car, grab a couple cameras and just get them walking.
If The Hobbit can use a Go Pro, why not Community?
Perfect.
I really need to see the Hobbit part2 soon, as this partially goes over my head.
Also, I really do think that's the kind of thing Harmon would not let go of once he set his mind to it.
Weird continuity jokes are something they do well. eg Beetlejuice
The Real Abed
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Isn't the reason they can't film outside for insurance reasons? Because it makes no sense that it'd be cheaper for Sony to keep them inside where they need to spend money to build new sets instead of letting them go out on location where the set is already built.
jamesinclair
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Building sets (or really, redecorating the cafeteria) might well be cheaper than going on location.
The Real Abed
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But how? Do places really charge that much to film on the street or something?
Maybe that Community college they filmed at upped the asking price to something unreasonable?
Can't film outside? That's crazy. It's actually weird to think how many outside shots there were in season 1. I have been watching it the past couple of days and I actually kind of miss the format the show had then, despite previously thinking it was the worst of the three seasons.
They filmed that (season 1) on the campus of an actual community college. Los Angeles City College, to be exact. Which I believe is within a 20 minute drive of where they film the study room.
I've noticed that they've gone from shooting on campus in season 1, to on the Paramount lot in season 2, to just indoor shots in season 3-4. Smaller budget, I'd imagine. I can really get distracting, though. like when Jeff visited his father last year the only thing I could see was how it was filmed on a set.
I've noticed that they've gone from shooting on campus in season 1, to on the Paramount lot in season 2, to just indoor shots in season 3-4. Smaller budget, I'd imagine. I can really get distracting, though. like when Jeff visited his father last year the only thing I could see was how it was filmed on a set.
Hmm that's really interesting. I did notice the lighting was really different when I went from a season 1 episode straight to a season 3 one. In fact, I even told my brother who I was watching with that it seemed more like set lighting or something.
The pilot episode study room? That's an actual study room at the LA City College. If you notice, the pilot study room looks like it's on the second story, where as the 2nd episode study room is obviously on the first floor.
I always noticed it when they tried to film 'outside' in later seasons, the angles and lighting make it obvious theyre using a set.
Today is October 17.
This October 19th thing is the only remnant of Season 4 everyone seems unashamed of lol
If it's good enough for the cast, it's good enough for us.
It was apparently Gillian Jacobs' idea. I remember them saying so in a random interview.
I'm probably annoying people by referencing it almost daily, though. Don't mean to do that - just happy that we're almost at the start of a new season.
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Incandenza
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This scene is brilliant. The fact that they can make a bunch of people looking at each other with zero dialogue into something hilarious is a testament to the sharp writing and characterization.
All I wanted. Good. Good. Season 4 was the only season where I didn't watch every episode twice.
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