Watch "Community" Marathon this Thursday!!!

Summer tv doldrums got ya down? Do you find yourself sitting around complaining that there's nothing on? (Obviously, I don't have this problem. Cuz I have a willingness to try out just about every summer show, and I have Netflix to fill the downtime. LOL.) But if you are looking to "try on" a new show, may I suggest the very funny "Community" from NBC's Thursday lineup. This Thursday, they're doing a 3-hour marathon--6 eps back to back. The show is about a hapless group of losers at a community college that form a study group. Their group serves as the core "family" of the show. It stars Joel McHale, host of "The Soup," and it is high-larious! The show is ripe with acerbic wit & the pop culture references fly fast & furious. There's some warm & fuzzy to it, but it's more "edgy." It was one of my favorite new shows last seasons (after "Glee" and "Modern Family.")

As luck would have it, they are showing my two fave eps during the marathon. They are called "Modern Warfare" & "Physical Education," and they are on back-to-back during the 8-9 hour. I have both of them on my dvr, and I'm not erasing them if I can help it. They are that good, IMHO. In particular, "Modern Warfare" is the most brilliant homage to great action movies of the past. It's so fun trying to figure out which movies they are spoofing (and they spoofed tons of them!) with their balls-to-the-walls campus-wide paintball competition. It is an instant classic! Now if you haven't seen many action movies, you may not fully appreciate the genius of this episode. Then watch it with your fella; he can point out the funny.

But fret not actionphobic ladies, for there is still something for you: sexy muffin man. Is it a coincidence that both of these eps feature stealth-hottie Joel McHale in his tres chic striped boxer briefs? Maybe. But really it's just a bonus, cuz he is crazy buff, head to toe. Let's just call the semi-nudity a bonus. (FYI, there's more flesh on parade in "Physical Education" than in "Modern Warfare.")

"Community" is already renewed for season 2 this fall, but it's hardly a smash hit. We need viewers, people, to keep this quality show going! Give it a shot. You've got nothing to lose but a couple of hours (hey, that's all there is when you cut out the commercials, right?). Get in now before the masses. You'll be street ahead, just like this show. (If you're lucky, they'll explain that expression during the marathon. :-)