With joel mchale, gillian jacobs, danny pudi, yvette nicole brown. Modern warfare is the 23rd episode of the first season of community and originally premiered on may 6, 2010 on nbc. John woos the killer is the most overt and consistent reference in the episode. It both ramps up the complexity and simplifies itself. The paintball game first appeared in the season one episode modern warfare and made. May 05, 2010 a fistful of paintballs is the twentythird episode and part one of the twopart second season finale of community. Community season 2 episode 23 a fist full of paintballs lourdapratt9. Community a fistful of paintballs tv episode 2011 imdb. Its a big, bold, ridiculous episode of television, and yet it so completely commits to its vision of greendale as a postapocalyptic wasteland in the midst of a giant paintball war that it feels both very funny and very serious in every. The best paintball based satireparodypastiche of post apocalyptic and heroic bloodshed action movies since spaced.
The community episode modern warfare provides examples of action episode quiet drama scene. The episode originally premiered on may 5, 2011 on nbc. Community directors joe and anthony russo on tonights. This episode is a triumph, so let me first make a note regarding its tremendous or, if you prefer for me to actually complete the reference completely, huge success the various action movie parodies which run throughout modern warfare are expertly designed, tremendously directed by justin lin, and result in a really funny and successful episode.
Inspired by the positive response to season ones epic paintball battle modern warfare, for you. Paintball on community what paintball guns were used. This season, nbcs community has dramatically upped the ante with big, loud episodes. End tag recurring themes continuity garrett to jeff jeff and britta arrive together at the study room annoying everyone with their flirtatious arguing. The campus turns into a war zone and friendships are test. The twentythird episode of communitys first season, its the paintball one or the action movie episode or the one where britta and jeff have sex. Nbc itself hasnt been doing too much to talk up the modern warfare episode of community after all, how much can you promote a single episode of a tv show. I wrote a lot about tonights community and the shows love of pop culture and meta references in yesterdays post.
A prize is given to the winner of the contest which normally has great value to the students with the exception of the time when the prize was simply tickets to see a musical. With that said, below is the modern warfare episode conveniently embedded for your viewing pleasure. The paintball assassin games are annual competition events held towards the end of the school year at greendale community college. During the chaos, jeffs study group teams up in order to last. Modern warfare season 1, episode 23 choosing the best paintball episode of community is like choosing a favorite child. The remains of the study group around the campfire and jeff and brittas afteraction patchup affectionate parody. May 06, 2010 modern warfare the paintball game was starting, and the dean. This reference feels less defined than the western vibe of the previous episode or modern warfare, making it the. I would also put geothermal escapism in between 5 and 6, it has the same feel as paintball before it got stale. Modern warfare brings in every cliche and trope imaginable, referencing among others the book of eli, scarface, boondock saints.
No one thought community could follow the magic that was modern warfare, but they managed to fill the twopart special a ton of fun action. Fistful of paintballs, of course, is the sequel to last seasons modern warfare, the episode thats still the highwater mark of this series for many, many people. Greendale community college is transformed into an apocalyptic war zone when the dean promises the winner of a paintball competition priority registration, and it could fan the flames of sexual tension between jeff and britta. There should never be a right answer and you should never be asked to choose, but at the end of the day youre still probably picking the first one. For me, a handful of season two episodes have eclipsed that one, but i get why modern warfare will always be the standardbearer. Community season 2 episode 24 for a few paintballs more 2011. The paintball guns of community posted by kelly on may 6, 2011 at 9. The paintball game first appeared in the season one episode modern. However, the guns used in this episode are not, in fact, paintball guns, but gas powered airsoft guns equipped with paintball pellets. May 07, 2019 the 23rd episode of the first season, modern warfare introduced a gimmick successful enough to inspire three sequels the greendale community colleges annual game of paintball assassin.
But its a freakish aberration, and community is back with its agame in modern warfare, aka the first paintball episode that is totally awesome and sets the standard for a fourshirley episode. Modern espionage is a paintball episode and, like the best of communitys paintball episodes read. Abed explains that their sexual tension is putting everyone on. Its a big, bold, ridiculous episode of television, and yet it so completely commits to its vision of greendale as a postapocalyptic wasteland in the midst of a giant paintball war that it feels both very funny and very serious in. In the episode, after the dean announces the prize for a friendly game of paintball, greendale sinks into a state of allout paintball war, with every student battling for supremacy. Jun 20, 2018 community season 2 episode 23 a fist full of paintballs part 1 s2 e23 community a fist full of paintballs. Modern warfare is the twentythird episode in the first season of community and originally premiered on may 6, 2010 on nbc. This reference feels less defined than the western vibe of the previous episode or modern warfare, making it the weakest of the three paintball. Communitys modern warfare, otherwise known as the paintball episode, is still generally regarded as the most ballsout awesome episode of the. Could somebody please make a list of every paintball episode. May 07, 2010 what can even be said about this weeks community aside from. He also mentions that there will be a game of paintball assassin, with a special prize for. Joel mchale, gillian jacobs, danny pudi, yvette nicole brown. He also mentions that there will be a game of paintball assassin, with a special.
Communityrecaps1 e23 modern warfare all the tropes wiki. A fistful of paintballs is the 23rd episode and part one of the twopart second season finale of community. You know for a sitcom, this is definitely some one of a kind revolutionary stuff. Its near the end of the semester, and as the other members of the study group discuss how infuriated they are getting at britta and jeffs unresolved sexual tension, dean pelton walks in to inform everybody about the schools upcoming spring fling, featuring music, food, activities, whatwhat. Directly taking on your most famous episode takes a certain kind of courage and skill, and community takes aim at modern warfare in two ways. Acting as a sequel to modern warfare from the first season, dean pelton once again announces plans for a game of paintball.
Sep 22, 2017 for me, the episode modern warfare was the series peak. The remains of the study group around the campfire and jeff and brittas afteraction patchup. May 06, 2010 modern warfare is the twentythird episode in the first season of community and originally premiered on may 6, 2010 on nbc. Abed explains that their sexual tension is putting everyone on edge and affecting the group. The 15 best episodes of community that make you feel like. The best paintballbased satireparodypastiche of post apocalyptic and heroic bloodshed action movies since spaced after the end. If audiences in 2009 didnt recognize that and embrace it or shun it by the the latefirstseason episode, modern warfare, a halfhour ostensibly about an oncampus paintball war to win priority class registration at greendale community college, they likely never would. A fistful of paintballs is the twentythird episode and part one of the twopart second season finale of community. The concept of someone firing two guns at once while flying in slow motion through the air was sorta originated in this film. The complexity comes from the character relationships and the storytelling, which are both more complicated in this episode than they were in modern warfare. Its merely using paintball in a way that works best for the show a way that allows you to read into the funny expressionsreactions of characters. Communityrecaps1 e23 modern warfare all the tropes.
Below is also a collection of screen captures of the best moments of the episode. For example the paintball episode modern warfare is a parody on the war genre obviously, where the dean who is basically the headmaster of the college to anyone who doesnt know announces that the whole school is now in a paintball tournament with itself and the last man standing wins a very special prize i wont spoil it. In my opinion 3 is the place to stop though, even modern espionage felt forced to me. What can even be said about this weeks community aside from.
Community s02 ep23 a fistful of paintballs 1 hd watch. Empire paintball premium paintballs, 2000 count, red. What movies are referenced in communitys modern warfare. Watch community season 1 episode 22 online tv fanatic. For me, the episode modern warfare was the series peak. Modern warfare community wiki fandom powered by wikia. Affiliates with free and paid streaming include amazon, itunes, vudu. Let me just say, then, that modern warfare is not just one of the best episodes of community so far but one of the best episodes of tv of the season so far. The 23rd episode of the first season, modern warfare introduced a gimmick successful enough to inspire three sequels the greendale community colleges annual game of paintball assassin. The community episode modern warfare provides examples of. During the chaos, jeffs study group teams up in order to last longer in the game.
Acting as a sequel to modern warfare from the first season, dean pelton once again announces plans for a new game of paintball. Modern warfare the paintball game was starting, and the dean. Curriculum unavailable briefly advanced introduction to finality. The winning prize being 100,000 dollars cash, the study group teams up. In season 1s modern warfare, we get a postapocalyptic feel, as our lead jeff winger wakes up from a nap to see the greendale campus torn apart by a vicious paintball battle. Watch community season 1 episode 22 online via tv fanatic with over 8 options to watch the community s1e22 full episode. Sep 29, 2010 john woos the killer is the most overt and consistent reference in the episode. Wow and ha the episode modern warfare took the sitcoms pop culture references and selfaware cliches to a new, hilarious level. May 19, 2015 modern espionage is a paintball episode and, like the best of communitys paintball episodes read. Community to follow up modern warfare with a twopart. May 05, 2011 the tiger stripe m16 used by chang in modern warfare, the paintball episode of the previous season, apparently by the feeding hopper and bore of the barrel fires 17mm paintball pellets. Community s modern warfare, otherwise known as the paintball episode, is still generally regarded as the most ballsout awesome episode of the show. Community 1x23 modern warfare group reaction youtube. But i have a few specific spoiler points on modern warfare.
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