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I breakdown the show as a whole as well as the main and recurring characters. Spoilers are ahead. Hopefully I didn’t Britta this podcast.   Recorded January 1, 2021 (Happy New Year)   -The wonders of streaming    -The characters have become my friends   -Pre-pandemic and post-pandemic TV watching   -The characters   Jeff -Joel McHale -First impression -Stereotypes -Layers and evolution   Britta   -Gillian Jacobs -Finding something in common with each -Character traits   Troy   -Donald Glover (I didn’t know he was on this show) -Childish Gambino -Awaken My Love and Donald Glover Presents -The beard -First impression -Caring, sensitivity, openness -Relationship with Abed -Moving on -Skills   Abed -Danny Pudi -First impression -Layers and evolution -Commonalities with Abed -Abed as a device -Psychotic breaks and exploration -Reading emotions -Strengths and struggles -Never was a “very special episode”   Pierce -Chevy Chase and similarities to Pierce -Growing up with Chevy Chase -Saturday Night Live Vacation, Spies Like Us, Fletch -Layers and evolution -Chase on set -Physical comedy -Mixed bag   Shirley -Yvette Nicole Brown and The Talking Dead -Layers, contradictions -Shirley’s different voices   Annie -Alison Brie (I didn’t know she was on the show) -GLOW -Horse Girl and mental illness -Aderral addiction -Ambition -Perfectionism and helping -Relationship with Jeff   Buzz -Jonathan Banks -Played like Mike from Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul -Relationship with Abed   Elroy -Keith David -Voice-over actor -Platoon -He doesn’t age -Keith David and David Keith -Elroy's arc -The wedding episode   Frankie -Paget Brewster -Mystery -Delivering of lines -Had the show continued…   Chang -Ken Jeong -Hangover -Before he was an actor -So out there -Different traits and experiences   Dean Pelton -Jim Rash -Layers -“Coming out” episode -Character traits  -Anxieties, stress, knowledge -Over the top -Screaming -Need to belong   Back to the Show -Forming bonds -Recurring characters (Garret, Leonard, Vicky, Police Officer, John Goodman, etc.) -I cried during the last episode -#AndaMovie -Episodes that stood out (Claymation, GI Joe, Dungeons and Dragons) -Geekiness and geek culture of the present -Jock culture of the 80s -How everyone can get along -One of those shows after a tough day -Paintball episodes -Zombie episode -Never felt “threatened”  -Community’s message -John Oliver (didn’t know he was on the show) -Self awareness (self aware about being self aware) -New Year’s Day (Happy New Year) -Hope is on the way and keep yourself informed.  -Get your news from a credible source (BBC, New York Times, NPR, Washington Post, etc.) -Don’t let a personality dictate how you think. Go to the science -Give yourself a break -Stay safe, wear a mask, practice social distancing, only go out if essential, don’t touch your face -Take care of each other   Twitter https://twitter.com/mmampodcast Facebook https://www.facebook.com/mmampodcast    Apple Podcasts https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/music-movies-and-other-stuff/id1236495556?mt=2  Podbean https://mmam.podbean.com/ Email mmampodcast@gmail.com     © MMAMPodcast 2021 All Rights Reserved