8.2
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Community (2009)
Community (2009)
Overview
Follow the lives of a group of students at what is possibly the world’s worst community college in the fictional locale of Greendale, Colorado.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
LGBTQ: Neutral
Christianity: Positive
Viewer Rating
8.2
Overview
Follow the lives of a group of students at what is possibly the world’s worst community college in the fictional locale of Greendale, Colorado.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Center
Primary
The show's core focus on character-driven comedy, meta-commentary, and the formation of a diverse 'found family' is largely apolitical, as it consciously balances critiques of institutional absurdity with satire of performative activism.
The television series 'Community' is built around a clearly diverse ensemble cast, making visible representation a fundamental aspect of its design. Its narrative subtly critiques various societal norms and character archetypes through humor, without explicitly portraying traditional identities in a negative or villainous light.
Secondary
Community features LGBTQ+ elements primarily through Dean Pelton's comedic cross-dressing and ambiguous attractions, which are played for laughs but not presented as degrading. Incidental positive representation includes a mention of same-sex parents. The show's overall impact on LGBTQ+ themes is neutral, avoiding strong affirming or negative arcs.
The show portrays Shirley's Christian faith as a core part of her identity, a source of both her moral compass and her occasional judgmentalism. While her hypocrisy is satirized, the narrative often frames her bigotry as wrong and ultimately shows her faith as a source of strength, community, and personal growth, without condemning the religion itself.
The show "Community" does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. There are no plotlines or character arcs that engage with transsexual identity, either positively, negatively, or incidentally.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Community is an original television series, not an adaptation of pre-existing material. All characters were created for the show, establishing their genders within its original canon. Therefore, no characters were gender-swapped from prior canonical or historical portrayals.
Community is an original series with characters created specifically for the show. There is no prior source material, historical context, or previous installment from which characters could have been canonically established as a different race before their portrayal in this series.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
8.5
8.0
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