There are few episodes that better demonstrate the genius of the sitcom Community than the famous paintball episodes, which have remained fan favorites ever since. The first was absolutely brilliant and the second almost as good, but after that the concept was toned down.
And apparently, it doesn’t look like we should expect any paintball in the upcoming film either. Community creator Dan Harmon explains why in a podcast:
“For instance, we go, ‘Do we really think it’d be a good idea to be a paintball episode?’ It’s one of the first things to rule out because it’s the first thing off the top of your head, and that’s an issue with the ‘Community’ movie concept. We did a lot of episodes where you are joyfully locked into a construct that isn’ t a traditional sitcom narrative, but is rather through the lens of David Fincher or Martin Scorsese. There were a lot of special episodes that were kind of like genre homages. The paintball thing was one of them. We tried to do a bunch more paintballs , and they were all perfectly wonderful things to do, but would anything ever capture the joy of the original paintball episode?”
We suppose this precludes more Dungeons and Dragons as well, but on the other hand, the reluctance to rely on old jokes was one of the things that made Community so good. Maybe we should trust Harmon’s instincts as he creates the movie we’ve been asking for since the series ended in 2015?
Thanks Screen Rant
