Community season 2 explained

Season Number:2
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Network:NBC
Num Episodes:24
Episode List:List of Community episodes

The second season of the television comedy series Community premiered on September 23, 2010 and concluded on May 12, 2011, on NBC. The season consists of 24 episodes and aired on Thursdays at 8:00 pm ET as part of Comedy Night Done Right.[1]

Cast

See also: List of Community characters.

Starring

Recurring

Guest stars

Episodes

See also: List of Community episodes.

Production

On March 5, 2010, NBC renewed Community for a second season.[2]

Guest stars in the second season of Community include Betty White in the season premiere as June Bauer, an anthropology professor.[3] Drew Carey appeared in the second episode of the season as Ted, the boss from Jeff's old law firm, and Rob Corddry also appeared in the second episode as Alan, Jeff's best friend from his old law firm.[4] Hilary Duff guest starred in the seventh episode as a "mean girl" who's a part of a clique that goes head-to-head with the Greendale study group.[5]

The second season featured a stop-motion animated Christmas episode written by series creator Dan Harmon and Dino Stamatopoulos, who plays Star-Burns in the series. Harmon said, "There's a reason for it to be stop-motion animated, but it's not a dream. It still exists within the reality of the show."[6]

On November 3, 2010, NBC ordered 2 additional episodes for the second season, bringing it to a total of 24 episodes.[7]

The second-season finale was a two-part episode featuring Josh Holloway in a guest appearance. The episodes were a follow-up to the season one episode "Modern Warfare" where the students partake in a campus paintball match.[8]

In the episode "Critical Film Studies", Abed mentions he traveled to Los Angeles to appear in a scene in the television series Cougar Town. In the second-season finale of Cougar Town, Danny Pudi as Abed appears in the background of a scene. Cougar Town actors Dan Byrd and Busy Philipps also appeared briefly in the background of a scene in second-season finale of Community. Cougar Town creator Bill Lawrence explained, "They had Abed have a love of Cougar Town, we had Travis have a love of Community, and once we got wind of what they were having Abed say he experienced out here, we were going to try to find a way of Danny being a background character and essentially act that same thing out on our show."[9] Community previously had an episode that featured several shout-outs to Cougar Town.[10] The mutual admiration between the two shows started as Cougar Town creators Bill Lawrence and Kevin Biegel became friends with Community creator Dan Harmon, and would often tweet each other. Also, Community executive producers Neil Goldman and Garrett Donovan previously worked with Lawrence on Scrubs for several years.[11] [12]

Reception

On Rotten Tomatoes, the season has an approval rating of 100% with an average score of 8.9 out of 10 based on 18 reviews. The website's critical consensus reads, "Community unfurls into a marvel of meta-madness in its sophomore season, artfully deconstructing sitcom tropes while repeatedly knocking its own emotional beats out of the park."[13]

DVD release

The second season of Community was released on region 1 DVD on September 6, 2011, and on region 2 DVD on September 24, 2012.[14] The DVD contains all 24 episodes on four discs plus special features, which include:[15]

Notes and References

  1. NBC Announces Series Premiere Dates for Fall 2010 Schedule. NBC. July 15, 2010. August 8, 2010. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20100718090136/http://www.nbc.com/news/2010/07/15/nbc-announces-series-premiere-dates-for-fall-2010-schedule/. July 18, 2010. mdy-all.
  2. NBC Gives Pickups To Thursday-Night Comedies '30 Rock,' 'The Office' and 'Community'. NBC. March 5, 2010. August 8, 2010. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20100307194133/http://www.nbc.com/news/2010/03/05/nbc-gives-pickups-to-thursday-night-comedies-30-rock-the-office-and-community-for-2010-11/. March 7, 2010. mdy-all.
  3. The Cast of "Community" Gets Schooled by Legendary Emmy-Award Winner Betty White. NBC. July 14, 2010. August 8, 2010.
  4. NBC Announces Guest Stars for "The Office" and "Community". NBC. July 30, 2010. August 8, 2010.
  5. 'Community' Exclusive: Hilary Duff to headline 'Mean Girls' homage. Entertainment Weekly. September 24, 2010. September 28, 2010. October 6, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141006101453/http://insidetv.ew.com/2010/09/24/community-hilary-duff/. live.
  6. Web site: Community Plans Stop-Motion Animated Christmas Episode. TV Guide. September 18, 2010. September 19, 2010. September 19, 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20100919144326/http://www.tvguide.com/News/Community-Christmas-Episode-1023265.aspx. live.
  7. Web site: 'Community' gets two extra episodes. HitFix. Alan. Sepinwall. November 3, 2010. November 3, 2010. May 31, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160531100526/http://www.hitfix.com/blogs/whats-alan-watching/posts/community-gets-two-extra-episodes. live.
  8. Josh Holloway Set to Guest Star in "Community" Season Finale Episode. NBC. March 1, 2011. March 8, 2011.
  9. Web site: Exclusive: Cougar Town Boss Bill Lawrence Spills All About the Finale's Surprise Guest Star. TV Line. Megan. Masters. May 26, 2011. June 4, 2011. May 31, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110531065734/http://www.tvline.com/2011/05/cougar-town-bill-lawrence-finale-guest-star/. live.
  10. Web site: Community Producer: NBC Was 'Very Cool' About This Week's Cougar Town Lovefest. TV Line. Megan. Masters. March 24, 2011. June 4, 2011. May 30, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110530030818/http://www.tvline.com/2011/03/community-cougar-town-love/. live.
  11. Web site: Cougar Town Boss Flattered Not Offended By Community Tribute: 'No One's Taking Digs at Us'. TV Line. Megan. Masters. March 25, 2011. June 4, 2011. June 13, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110613080814/http://www.tvline.com/2011/03/cougar-town-boss-community-tribute/. live.
  12. Web site: The Showrunner Transcript: Communitys Dan Harmon on Finale Cameos and Season-Long Lessons. Vulture. New York Magazine. Kyle. Buchanan. May 13, 2011. June 4, 2011. May 19, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110519112029/http://nymag.com/daily/entertainment/2011/05/dan_harmon_showrunner_transcri.html?. live.
  13. Web site: Community: Season 2 . Rotten Tomatoes . November 13, 2021 . December 5, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171205172033/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/community/s02/ . live .
  14. Web site: Community – Season 2. Amazon.co.uk. May 1, 2012. November 11, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201111191605/http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B006E06F90. live.
  15. Web site: Community - 'The Complete 2nd Season' DVDs: Press Release with Actual Date and 3D Packaging. TVShowsOnDVD.com. David. Lambert. July 21, 2011. July 21, 2011. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110725060254/http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Community-Season-2-Press-Release/15692. July 25, 2011. mdy-all.

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