Community just won Hulu's "Best in Show" competition. Throughout 5 weeks/rounds, from March 8 to April 11, fans could vote for their favorite show. Renowned critic and fine television connaisseur Alan Sepinwall was in charge of writing a few lines for each show. At first, there were 32 of them, but in the end there was only one survivor. A hint : the runner-up could only be stopped with a bullet in the head.
Community almost got bitten by The Walking Dead, AMC's smashing zombie hit which made it all the way to the final after defeating 4 drama series - always narrowly, might I add (The Vampire Diaries (51%-49%), Fringe (53-47), Breaking Bad (52-48) and Sons of Anarchy (54-46)). But Community fans are changtastic : the show crushed its direct opponents in the comedy category (30 Rock (59%-41%), Parks & Rec (60-40), New Girl (66-34) and Modern Family (55-45)).
Community had a harder time in the final. The Walking Dead's Facebook page (almost 8 million fans) kept mentioning that Hulu competition while NBC's Community page (barely 1.1 million fans) didn't mention it until the last day (before that, Community held strong though). If we had to be logical for a moment, we'd say that it's a popularity contest and given this situation (TWD being watched by a lot more of (young) people than Community), Community should've been eaten alive, devoured, its guts spilled all over the place, you pick the metaphor. Thankfully, we don't have to be logical (also, multiple voting does help) : the Human Beings are awesomely loyal, that's why they won. Last year, Community finished #2 behind Chuck (out of the race this time). And today, Community finally claims its title of best series.
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The final words go to Sepinwall himself (who I know is a big Community fan) :
NBC's Community is the best show on TV.
There was previously just a mountain of love letters, fan art and petitions to prove it. Now, it has an award. With the help of its Twitter-happy cast and a tireless fanbase, Community took down AMC's force of a zombie show The Walking Dead by more than 11,000 votes to win Hulu's 2012 Best in Show competition.
Greendale's finest fended off comedy's juggernauts — 30 Rock, Parks and Recreation, New Girl and Modern Family — to earn the title. Now, it's officially part of TV's comedy pantheon. And, yes, it's officially streets ahead.
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