Community

This week's episode succeeds by pummeling us with the familiar and then presenting us with pleasant and unexpected twists.

The early-nineties singer is one of Britta's heroes. Maybe.

Abed goes Animal House.

A pretty good episode until that last minute. What the hell, Community?

Who are these people, anyway? Did we ever really know them?

See how the archetype went from high-water pants and taped glasses to the No. 1 sitcom on TV.

Longevity versus supernova.

"These are the things I like to watch."

Last night's episode seems to have been made for the Pierce Hawthornes of the world, not the Abeds.

Plus: You need to watch Dominic Monaghan figure out it was J.J. Abrams who couldn't keep a secret about a certain Tesla car accident, and more, on our daily late-night roundup.

All puppets, plus Jason Alexander.

Meta vs. vérité, Troy and Abed vs. Larry and Artie.

This is the first episode this season that feels both familiar and fresh.

We kick off our Sitcom Smackdown, a bracket that pits Cheers, The Simpsons, 30 Rock, Arrested Development, and twelve more comedy greats against each other to find the ultimate champion.

Sounds like a good fit.

Has Community turned into an "American version" of itself?

I’m trying to give the post–Dan Harmon Community a chance. Really I am.

Plus: Working with Adam Levine is like watching Magic Mike, per Andy Samberg, and more, on our daily late-night roundup.

Plus: Kevin Bacon's encounters with drunk New Yorkers, and more, on our daily late-night roundup.

Stupid Valentine's Day.