troy and abed in the moooorning

[aria]

I have finally caught up on Community! I watched most of it a while ago, before getting sitcommed out and stopping. (Not to mention that I occasionally get intense contact embarrassment from Britta. I know you're trying so hard, but stop being on my side!) But ... idk, I think I mostly just wanted to get to the stop-motion Christmas episode, and it's not like it's very difficult to be a completist when every episode is twenty minutes long.

Anyway, um, along the way I managed to get massively emotionally invested, although mostly in Abed and Troy. (If anyone asks, since I am given to believe that it is A Thing in certain sections of the fandom, I am on Team Jeff/Britta Because They Deserve Each Other, and Team Annie/Someone Preferably Female and Awesome For Her. I'd be on Team Annie/Britta except that I think Britta's hipster gay acceptance would slowly destroy Annie. ANYWAY.) But I really just want to watch the Troy and Abed Show! I am so happy that, at least from where I'm standing, there is nothing inherently "haha we're not gay NOT THAT THERE'S ANYTHING WRONG WITH THAT" in their epic BFF relationship. They love each other! They love each other and it's canon and not used as a weapon or a punchline! I may keep getting a little starry-eyed about this. I'm pretty sure that on onscreen romance with kissing between them isn't going to happen, but I'm also pretty sure that if did, everyone else's reactions would be the punchline.

Also, how much do I love Abed? A lot. He is such a nerd, and he is no good at people except for those times when he really, really is, and he is so meta I can hardly stand it, and sometimes I find him kind of attractive? which is weird, idk, I just want to hug him a lot. Has anyone written the fic where Abed literally breaks the fourth wall? I know he looks at it a lot, but he's never properly destroyed it.

In conclusion, like most of my entries about shows I'm watching but haven't put much serious thought into, I expect it's only mildly coherent. Also, Abed's Uncontrollable Christmas made me cry. Legit cry actual tears because I may be a bit emotionally invested in Abed.

(Also it is WHITE COLLAR NIGHT. I have been rubbish at blogging about White Collar, but I am pretty excited for this one.)

Comments

[happydork]

OH TROY AND ABED! I love them so much!

Team Annie/Someone Preferably Female and Awesome For Her

I would love someone gentle and sweet and funny to spend time with Annie and adore her in all her charming and neurotic glory. Not even necessarily dating, but someone who really values her as a person and not just as part of the group.

*blink* I didn't realise I had feelings on Community past <3TROYANDABED<3, but hey, turns out I do. Go Team Annie/Someone Preferably Female and Awesome For Her! I will make t-shirts.

[aria]

I KNOWWWW. <333

I would love someone gentle and sweet and funny to spend time with Annie and adore her in all her charming and neurotic glory.

Exactly this! It doesn't necessarily have to be a woman, but Annie has a kind of awful track record with men, and I was very charmed by her willingness to kiss Britta. Therefore! Annie needs some love. :D

[fahye]

HI THERE K. As you will see below, your fic has only made me want mooooore amazing people who could date Troy-and-Abed. (I considered Parker, and then I realised that I just wanted Parker and Hardison and Troy and Abed to hang out constantly and be amazing.)

[aria]

PARKER AND HARDISON AND TROY AND ABED HANGING OUT. The world is a glorious place now that you have proposed this. :DDD

[fahye]

PARKER AND ABED. CAN YOU IMAGINE. They would understand each other! And Troy would be intrigued by her sweet blonde bendiness and Abed and Hardison could talk geek forever.

[happydork]

<3! That makes me happy!

and then I realised that I just wanted Parker and Hardison and Troy and Abed to hang out constantly and be amazing

STARS! STARS IN MY EYES! Oh, so much yes to this!

[petra]

Abed and Hardison geeking out is something that needs to happen. I see the light!

[katewrites]

NO JOKE. Last night, I was thinking, "You know who'd be perfect for them? Parker. And then Hardison would be like "Why are you flying out to COLORADO all the time?" and he'd track down video footage of her and them and he'd get all jealous and then Troy would be freaked out because all of a sudden his computer was talking to him and Abed would be all, "I knew this day was coming" and pull out his Terminator survival pack.

...also, Hi, it's fry. With a different username.

[fahye]

Don't worry, occasionally Abed IS ridiculously attractive. And since happydork wrote the first one I now want there to be a WHOLE WAVE of crossover fics starring people who would be awesome for Troy and Abed to date.

[aria]

Oh, I know, I just feel like ... I'm encroaching on his space? Idk idk. He is MAD attractive in the episode where he's Jesus, though.

Omg, yes! If you were to write crossover fic of that sort, who would you ship Troy and Abed with?

[fahye]

He is MAD attractive in the episode where he's Jesus, though.

HAHAHAH OH ARIA. You are seconds away from mentioning Narnia, I CAN JUST TELL.

I am not sure yet! I feel that Martha Jones is maybe a bit too normal.

[aria]

Noooo, it was because he had serenity and leather pants! Apparently this is a lethal combination to me.

Hmm. I kind of want them to have adventures with Dawn Summers? I do not know if I would want to ship them, but she could wear Troy's letter jacket, and exchange demon trivia with Abed, and she would be so down with making those weird little films with them.

[fahye]

Ohh, nice one indeed!

[skipthedemon]

Heeeeee. I'm still working my way up to current on Community. I resisted watching for a long time because well, lawyer, and the stereotype that lawyer are all selfish, lying monrygrabbers makes me angry. But then I've ended up really liking Jeff anyway.

TROY AND ABED. I. Sort don't care if they go overtly romantic or sexual route or not? They love each other, and how they want to express that, in all their quirkiness, is up to them, if that makes any sense? I agree with you so far the show hasn't used it as a weapon or icky punchline. It really *is* ok that they are two guys who adore each other.

[aria]

Hah, yeah. I only watched it at all because a friend showed me Modern Warfare and I was impressed enough to give the rest of it a go. And yeah, Jeff is really likable! I am constantly surprised by this. I think in part it's because he's trying hard not to be, and then kind of can't help himself sometimes? <3

I. Sort don't care if they go overtly romantic or sexual route or not?

I think I am with you there! I mean, I would be over the moon if they did become canonical boyfriends, because how fucking amazing would it be for characters of color in a same-sex relationship to be on network TV, and probably not get treated any less or more seriously for it? But on the other hand, I love what the show's giving us now, and I don't get the feeling we're being teased with impossible possibilities. So that's really nice.

[ellen_fremedon]

So, where does one find Community, if one is interested in watching it?

[aria]

I know at least the most recent episodes are up on the NBC website; That Place On LJ With All The TV has download links that still work for every episode, and it looks like you have access to that, so you should be set. :)

If you want to know whether you'll like the show, I think starting with the pilot is valid, but for a sense of what the show's like at its best, a great episode is 1x23, Modern Warfare.

[ellen_fremedon]

I do not have access to That Place On LJ! I have access to A Place on Dreamwidth, but they do not have Community. And Netflix is not streaming it.

[ellen_fremedon]

OMG you're right, I do have access to That Place! It's been so long since I've seriously used communities on LJ I had forgotten all about it!

Well. I know what I'm doing tonight.

[aria]

Confession: I mostly still crosspost just so I can be active enough to not get kicked out of That Place. It is my crack. /o\

Have fun! And if you like it, please feel free to flail at me about it. :D

[were_duck]

Man, the Valentine's Day episode was one of my faaaavorites for Troy and Abed. I love them so! I need icons dude.

[aria]

That was PRETTY GREAT. Also I was kinda disappointed in their date, because obviously the answer was, "You're both totally adorable! Would you guys mind a threesome?" But since she did not, Troy's decision was great. <3

[yasaman]

I love Troy and Abed so much. When I was rewatching most of season one with my cousin who had never seen Community before, I realized just how sweet and adorable the evolution of their relationship is. My cousin went from "those guys are kind of funny, I guess," to "OMG TROY AND ABED ARE HILARIOUS AND SO CUTE *______* " while I went on about how they're BFFs who love each other.

And yes, I so adore that their totally canon BFF love for each other isn't really a punchline. The show seems to take a lot of joy in their relationship, and I really love that.

[aria]

AWW YOUR ICON.

The show seems to take a lot of joy in their relationship, and I really love that.

This is exactly it! And, I mean, the show does take joy in every relationship, including Britta's occasionally toxic ones, which I think is a large part of the reason why I enjoy it: it really comes from a place of affection for all the characters. (That's why the Christmas episode actually made me cry, and it's also why Pierce works at all.) But the especially great thing about Troy and Abed is that, of all the relationships, it never needs to go a remotely soap-opera route, and I love that.

[daphnie_1]

Hmm you make me want to watch this show! I don't really do sitcoms apart from 'The Big Bang Theroy' but do you think it's worth catching then? :D

ANON IS ANONYMOUS

[(Anonymous)]

YES. (Love BBT, by the by).

It is amazing. And joyful. And just generally brilliant.

[aria]

I have an extremely low sitcom tolerance, but I love this show to pieces. It's honestly not just Troy and Abed who are worth watching; the whole cast is really fun, they hardly ever do idiot plots, a lot of the plots are wicked fun and occasionally amazingly geeky, and there is surprisingly little fail. So, um, yes, I certainly think it's worth at least giving a try. :D

[daphnie_1]

Just finished watching the pilot - really liked it. Rather sharply written, made me laugh. Still got a bit of a stupid grin on my face...and I want to hug Abed XD HE IS SO CUTE I CAN'T STAND IT. I love my fellow pop culture geeks :D

Thank you for the heads up! :D

[katewrites]

I'm deeply invested in Community. I adore how self aware it is and how much time it spends being awesome and mocking other stuff in a loving way. Like, how can you ever watch a fourth wall breaking documentary again without giggling? ABED I LOVE YOU. Also, YOU CAN'T DISAPPOINT A PICTURE!!!

I am on board with Annie dating a girl. Ummm... someone awesome and comfortable in her sexuality.

[aria]

YES. All of this! I just love how much joy it takes in itself, and also how it miraculously balances ~life lessons~ and occasional ridiculous sincerity with really flawed people who still manage to be likable. And ABED ABED ABED. <3

I have to confess, I'm kind of desperately hoping that might happen. This show needs more women anyway, it's probably a hell of a lot more likely to get a network green light than Troy/Abed would, it would be fun to see Pierce thrown for a loop like that, no one would stay weird with Annie for long, and man, Annie really deserves nice things. So!

[katewrites]

RIGHT? Usually the Britta and Shirley and Jeff characters drive me UP THE WALL but here I love them so much.

There can never be enough Abed in the world. That episode where he was in the background DELIVERING A BABY???

You are making me want to write epic Annie/OFC fic. This is warring with the fics already in my head. The one where Abed is accidentally interviewed by the BAU because Pierce called in on a hotline because the description of the unsub was someone odd who hung out with a more popular guy.

And the inevitable Entourage fic where Abed gets a film put in at Sundance and it becomes a hit and Annie is essentially his manager because he is awkward about calling people for meetings and Jeff is emotionally blackmailed into helping Abed and Troy follows along and there's random Ari.