Modern Warfare 

Greendale Community College is transformed into an apocalyptic war zone when the dean promises the winner of a paintball competition priority registration, and it could fan the flames of sexual tension between Jeff and Britta.

Director:

Justin Lin

Writers:

Dan Harmon (created by), Emily Cutler

Stars:

Joel McHale, Gillian Jacobs, Danny Pudi

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Joel McHale	...	Jeff Winger
Gillian Jacobs	...	Britta Perry
Danny Pudi	...	Abed Nadir
Yvette Nicole Brown	...	Shirley Bennett
Alison Brie	...	Annie Edison
Donald Glover	...	Troy Barnes
Ken Jeong	...	Ben Chang
Chevy Chase	...	Pierce Hawthorne
Jim Rash	...	Dean Pelton
Dino Stamatopoulos	...	Star-Burns
Richard Erdman	...	Leonard
Erik Charles Nielsen	...	Garrett Lambert
Brian Michael Jones	...	Pawn
Ulysses Lee	...	Chess Club Geek #1
Patrick Rafferty	...	Chess Club Geek #2

Storyline

The sexual tension between Jeff and Britta becomes a hot topic among the study group. Meanwhile, what starts out as a simple contest for a chance at early class registration turns the peaceful campus of Greendale Community College into an all-out war zone. Friendships are tested, as only one student can be victorious.

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Plot Keywords:

paintball | paintball gun | reference to the warriors | explosive vest | slow motion scene | 

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Genres:

Comedy

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Certificate:

TV-PG

Did You Know?

Trivia

When Chang enters the study room to attack Britta and Jeff, a Chinese-language song plays. The lyrics are from a famous Chinese poem entitled "Yi Shui Ge" ("The Song of the Yi River") written around 227 B.C. The English translation is: "The wind soughs and sighs, alas / The Yi River is chilly / The hero leaves, alas / And will not return."

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Goofs

When Chang's paint bomb explodes, the explosions can be clearly seen emanating from either side of the study room door rather than from Chang. Also, Britta is not visible in the shot even though she had been standing upright near Jeff before he ran.

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Quotes

[the study group is pinned down by the glee club]
Jeff Winger: Pierce! Do NOT come over here!
Pierce Hawthorne: Screw you! I'm coming over there!
[Pierce crawls out from behind cover and gets hit multiple times]
Pierce Hawthorne: Medic!

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Connections

References The Chronicles of Riddick (2004)

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Soundtracks

Greendale is Where I Belong
Performed by Ludwig Göransson

User Reviews

Community at its best

When I first started watching Community, I wasn't sure wheter or not I wanted to continue. I liked the humor, the characters and settings were interesting and I could see that it wasn't your typical sit com but I still thought that the show hadn't found its voice yet. I know that this is the case for lot of brilliant series, especially comedies where you have to get used to the humor (it was the same with the first season of The Office and I ended up loving it), so I kept watching. The second half of the season started to get better until this episode. THIS is where Community becomes Community (and by it I mean amazing) and finds its true identity, this is the game changer. If you are not 100% sure on wheter or not to keep watching then this episode will make up your mind.

Modern Warfare contains the classical meta-humor and it's a wonderfully realized parody of post apocalyctic and action movies. It starts with a normal cold open where it's announced that Greendale will have a paintball fight with some huge prize that is still unknow. As Jeff wakes up from a nap, he founds the school empty and wrecked a la 28 Days Later and then there are some interesting (and fun) twists and turns. I'm not giving this episode a 10 just because I know there will be some more good stuff coming up.

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

6 May 2010 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Paramount Studios - 5555 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Krasnoff Foster Productions, Harmonius Claptrap, AGBO

Technical Specs

Runtime:

20 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1