It just struck me recently and I’m sharing.
As a millennial who enjoyed these shows as a young(er) adult … I cherished them both, and at the time probably like 30 Rock more, and probably would have said that it’s “the better comedy”.
Over time though I’ve noticed I basically don’t really think about 30 Rock … frankly I almost certainly think about Seinfeld more … but Community has “seeped in” to my TV subconscious fabric.
If I were to re-watch either right now, it’d be Community hands down. It’d be heart warming and comfortable and, I suspect, more relevant or still meaningful. By comparison, I wouldn’t be surprised if 30 Rock would feel more dated, “noisy”, and kinda culturally narrow and specific in a not-coincidentally SNL-like way.
30 Rock may still be “the better” TV Comedy (whatever that means). But it was written by a TV writer about making TV in New York, while Community was written about TV and its fans, IE “us”, living in any random city.
I loved community… Until the second episode of paintball and then it started to feel generally recycled. But man the first couple seasons are good. Have not tried 30 rock.
Ok but the real question is, is Community better than Parks and Recreation?
The writing of 30 Rock is so clever and its jokes per minute rate is off the charts - it’s also more conventional in its structure than Community
I watched all comunity but I never really fell in love with it.It’s funny but I don’t feel like rewatching. Some characters are kind of boring. 30 rock had less boring episodes but it’s not my favorite either. I’m a Parks and Rec /The Office / B99 kind of gal. I like to laugh with the same intensity as Pimento looking at cocaine
Agree. And Parks and Rec beats them both.
