Reviving TV Shows: Arrested Development vs. Community
A comparison of two iconic comedies and their challenges in revival, highlighting what works and what doesn't in bringing shows back to life. 🎬

Drew Gooden
6.4M views • Sep 12, 2018

About this video
In my second attempt at a TV-centric video essay, I attempt to point out the parallels between two of television's most innovative comedies of the past two decades: Arrested Development and Community. Both are highly acclaimed and feature award-winning writing and performances, but they have another, more specific thing in common; they both failed- twice. Which one did a better job handling their attempted rebirth, or did both of them crap the bed their second time around? I offer my two cents.
watch my last attempt at a video essay:
"Efficiency in Comedy: The Office vs. Friends"
â–ºhttps://youtu.be/jTRC_FMzLoo
watch my appearance on the gus & eddy podcast:
â–ºhttps://youtu.be/zU6aR-BaIzg
buy my merch:
â–ºhttps://www.drewgoodenshop.com/
follow my own personal revival:
twitter - https://www.twitter.com/drewisgooden
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twitch - https://www.twitch.tv/drewisgooden
thank for watching! I tried to be a bit more informative and research-based with this video rather than solely opinionated. While I admit this video is less funny than what I usually attempt to put out, my goal was to take a documentary-like approach to the history of two shows I love. Let me know what you think.
And remember- the goal for this video is 1 billion likes, so smash that mf'ing like button and see if you can get another 14% of the world's population to do the same!
watch my last attempt at a video essay:
"Efficiency in Comedy: The Office vs. Friends"
â–ºhttps://youtu.be/jTRC_FMzLoo
watch my appearance on the gus & eddy podcast:
â–ºhttps://youtu.be/zU6aR-BaIzg
buy my merch:
â–ºhttps://www.drewgoodenshop.com/
follow my own personal revival:
twitter - https://www.twitter.com/drewisgooden
instagram - https://www.instagram.com/drewisgooden
facebook - https://www.facebook.com/drewisgooden
twitch - https://www.twitch.tv/drewisgooden
thank for watching! I tried to be a bit more informative and research-based with this video rather than solely opinionated. While I admit this video is less funny than what I usually attempt to put out, my goal was to take a documentary-like approach to the history of two shows I love. Let me know what you think.
And remember- the goal for this video is 1 billion likes, so smash that mf'ing like button and see if you can get another 14% of the world's population to do the same!
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Duration
20:12
Published
Sep 12, 2018
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