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Community
Season 1
Season 1 DVD cover
No. of episodes25
Release
Original networkNBC
Original releaseSeptember 17, 2009 (2009-09-17) –
May 20, 2010 (2010-05-20)
Season chronology
Next →
Season 2
List of episodes

The first season of the television comedy series Community originally aired from September 17, 2009 on NBC to May 20, 2010 in the United States. The first three episodes aired at 9:30 pm ET before being moved to 8:00 pm ET. The show was picked up for 22 episodes in October 2009, and an additional 3 episodes were ordered later.

The show focuses on disbarred lawyer Jeff Winger, and his attempt to get a bachelor's degree at a community college, while he forms a bond with his Spanish study group.

Cast

Main article: List of Community characters

Starring

Episodes

See also: List of Community episodes
No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateProd.
code		U.S. viewers
(millions)
11"Pilot"Anthony Russo & Joe RussoDan HarmonSeptember 17, 2009 (2009-09-17)1007.89[1]
22"Spanish 101"Joe RussoDan HarmonSeptember 24, 2009 (2009-09-24)1015.39[2]
33"Introduction to Film"Anthony RussoTim Hobert & Jon PollackOctober 1, 2009 (2009-10-01)1025.86[3]
44"Social Psychology"Anthony RussoLiz CackowskiOctober 8, 2009 (2009-10-08)1044.87[4]
55"Advanced Criminal Law"Joe RussoAndrew GuestOctober 15, 2009 (2009-10-15)1055.01[5]
66"Football, Feminism and You"Joe RussoHilary WinstonOctober 22, 2009 (2009-10-22)1035.18[6]
77"Introduction to Statistics"Justin LinTim Hobert & Jon PollackOctober 29, 2009 (2009-10-29)1065.32[7]
88"Home Economics"Anthony RussoLauren PomerantzNovember 5, 2009 (2009-11-05)1075.45[8]
99"Debate 109"Joe RussoTim HobertNovember 12, 2009 (2009-11-12)1095.09[9]
1010"Environmental Science"Seth GordonZach PaezNovember 19, 2009 (2009-11-19)1084.86[10]
1111"The Politics of Human Sexuality"Anthony RussoHilary WinstonDecember 3, 2009 (2009-12-03)1105.42[11]
1212"Comparative Religion"Adam DavidsonLiz CackowskiDecember 10, 2009 (2009-12-10)1115.51[12]
1313"Investigative Journalism"Joe RussoJon Pollack & Tim HobertJanuary 14, 2010 (2010-01-14)1135.42[13]
1414"Interpretive Dance"Justin LinLauren PomerantzJanuary 21, 2010 (2010-01-21)1124.73[14]
1515"Romantic Expressionism"Joe RussoAndrew GuestFebruary 4, 2010 (2010-02-04)1155.23[15]
1616"Communication Studies"Adam DavidsonChris McKennaFebruary 11, 2010 (2010-02-11)1165.15[16]
1717"Physical Education"Anthony RussoJessie MillerMarch 4, 2010 (2010-03-04)1185.06[17]
1818"Basic Genealogy"Ken WhittinghamKarey DornettoMarch 11, 2010 (2010-03-11)1174.70[18]
1919"Beginner Pottery"Anthony RussoHilary WinstonMarch 18, 2010 (2010-03-18)1145.21[19]
2020"The Science of Illusion"Adam DavidsonZach PaezMarch 25, 2010 (2010-03-25)1225.07[20]
2121"Contemporary American Poultry"Tristram ShapeeroEmily Cutler & Karey DornettoApril 22, 2010 (2010-04-22)1233.67[21]
2222"The Art of Discourse"Adam DavidsonChris McKennaApril 29, 2010 (2010-04-29)1244.36[22]
2323"Modern Warfare"Justin LinEmily CutlerMay 6, 2010 (2010-05-06)1194.35[23]
2424"English as a Second Language"Gail MancusoTim HobertMay 13, 2010 (2010-05-13)1204.49[24]
2525"Pascal's Triangle Revisited"Joe RussoHilary WinstonMay 20, 2010 (2010-05-20)1214.41[25]

Production

Casting

Dan Harmon emphasized the importance of the cast to making the premise of the comedy work. "Casting was 95 percent of putting the show together," he said in an interview.[26] He had worked with several of the cast members earlier; Joel McHale, John Oliver, and Chevy Chase all had cameo roles in episode 9 of Water and Power, the short film series produced by Harmon for Channel 101.[27] Actor Chevy Chase had long been a favorite of Harmon. Though principally not very partial to sitcoms, Chase was persuaded to take the job by the quality of the show's writing.[26] Harmon saw similarities between Chase and the character he plays on the show. Though Chase has often been ridiculed for his career choices, Harmon believed this role could be redeeming: "What makes Chevy and Pierce heroic is this refusal to stop."[28] Harmon had to warn Chase against playing a "wise-ass" the way he often does in his roles, since the character of Pierce is a rather pathetic figure who is normally the butt of the joke himself.[28]

McHale, known from the E! comedy talk show The Soup, was also (like Chase) impressed by Harmon's writing. He commented that "Dan's script... was so head and shoulders above everything else that I was reading."[29] McHale appealed to Harmon because of his likeable quality, which allowed the character to possess certain unsympathetic traits without turning the viewer against him.[28] For the role of Annie, Harmon wanted someone who would resemble Tracy Flick, Reese Witherspoon's character from the 1999 film Election. Originally the producers were looking for a Latina or Asian Tracy Flick. Instead they ended up casting Alison Brie, known from her role as Trudy Campbell on Mad Men.[28]

Dan Harmon

Development

The premise of Community was based on Harmon's real-life experiences. In an attempt to save his relationship with his then-girlfriend, he enrolled in Glendale Community College northeast of Los Angeles, where they would take Spanish together.[26] Harmon got involved in a study group and, somewhat against his own instincts, became closely connected to the group of people with whom he had very little in common. "...I was in this group with these knuckleheads and I started really liking them," he explains, "even though they had nothing to do with the film industry and I had nothing to gain from them and nothing to offer them."[28] With this as the background, Harmon wrote the show with a main character largely based on himself. He had, like Jeff, been self-centered and independent to the extreme before he realized the value of connecting with other people.[28]

About the creative process behind the writing, Harmon says that he had to write the show as if it were a film, not a sitcom. Essentially, he says, the process was no different from the earlier work he had done, except for the length and the target demographic.[28]

Reception

Critical reception

The show's reviews for season 1 have been mostly positive, scoring a 69 out of 100 with critics on Metacritic.[30] Notably, David Bushman (Curator, Television) of the Paley Center for Media called Community the best new show of the fall season.[31] Jonah Krakow of IGN gave the first season an 8.5 saying "Given the way Community eventually ramped up and delivered some amazing stories in the second half of the season, I'm extremely excited about what's to come for Season 2."[32]

Awards and nominations

Nielsen ratings

The first season averaged 5 million viewers with a 2.4 rating in the 18–49 demographic and ranked #97 for the season.[34]

DVD release

The first season of Community was released on DVD on September 21, 2010. The DVD contains all 25 episodes on four discs plus special features. Special features on the DVD include:[35]

References

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  30. ^ "Community: Season 1". Metacritic. Retrieved February 16, 2010.
  31. ^ Bushman, David (October 13, 2009). "And the Best New Show of the Season Is..." Paley Center. Retrieved February 16, 2010.
  32. ^ Krakow, Jonah (May 27, 2010). "Community: Season 1 Review". IGN. Retrieved June 6, 2010.
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  35. ^ Lacey, Gord (October 14, 2010). "Community - The Complete 1st Season Review". TVShowsOnDVD.com. Retrieved December 16, 2010.

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