Another week, another new show consumed and ready for digestion. Over the past year, I’ve been on a decidedly British kick, with Misfits, Sherlock and Doctor Who (well, two seasons of it) under my belt. I’ve loved them all to various degrees, and so I was ready to accept another UK recommendation, Luther, with open arms.

It was suggested to me by a couple of readers when I was talking about these previous shows, and Idris Elba, whom I’ve loved since The Wire, actually just won a Golden Globe for his portrayal of troubled cop John Luther. Surely, a recipe for success.

Luther is by no means a bad show. It’s very well made, well acted and a few of the story arcs are actually quite gripping. At only ten episodes total across two seasons, it manages to be a serial that allows for stories that are more complex than a 40-minute murder mystery.

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You know, I’m usually a big fan of crossover art, and as such, feature it all the time. And when it involves Community? I’m even more pumped about it. Artist Benjamin DeGuzman has brought the show into another universe before, and his series of Batman heroes and villain portraits were fantastic.

But I’m not so sure how I feel about his new effort, jamming the cast into street fighter. Namely, I’m a bit concerned with how he’s made the gorgeous Annie and Britta into men, which is quite strange considering all the other characters are pretty much dead-on. What’s the deal Benjamin? What’s the obstacle with these hot ladies’ faces?

by Remy Carreiro

Alright, I’ll confess. This piece would not exist if it were not for Unreality. Let me explain. Last year, this site ran a piece about Community that piqued my interest. Well, it wasn’t so much about Community, as it was about Abed’s Batman impression. Anyone who has seen that impression will tell you, there is no better Christian Bale Batman impression. Trust me. I looked. There are really good Batman impressions, but somehow, Danny Pudi (who plays Abed on the show) nails it. The gravelly voice and the deadpan stare. The unwavering seriousness a man in a bat suit needs to carry with him to be taken seriously.

The impression was great, but what stood out to me was how it seemed more of a love letter to Batman than an impression or a satire. And THAT, my friends, is the main difference between Community and every other geek show on TV. Community makes the jokes, but it does not jam them down your throat. It doesn’t punch you in the face with a joke to make sure you get it. The pop culture references on Community are far more subtle than that. And that is why they work.

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I feel like it’s been a while since we’ve done anything Ron Swanson related.   While this GIF is quite simple, it’s also quite telling.   I think this is basically Ron Swanson at his core.

If he had it his way this is what he’d be doing all day every day.   My guess is he’d probably have a beard, ax the suit, and have an endless supply of beer at his side.

I wish my office cubicle experiences would have been a bit more like this.

If you’re somewhat close to my age, then you grew up in the late ’80s and early ’90s with a certain set of shows. Transformers, Thundercats, Masters of the Universe, Voltron and many, many more were all animated series that you followed religiously, and often shared elements of with each other.

A common theme was “the team.” A group of ordinary guys  (and girls) given giant mech suits that they fought monsters, aliens and robots in. Power Rangers, Voltron, etc. Well, in that spirit, for 2012 The Animation Workshop has created an entirely NEW series in that vein called “Space Stallions.”  It’s a parody of that type of show, and it captures all their tropes perfectly. You’ll definitely want to check it out above.

Thanks, Remy.

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I always love discovering a great new artist online, and Patrick Brown is the man of the hour today. The comic book artist has an incredibly clean style and apparently all the same favorite video games as I do. He can go realistic, or sometimes even border on caricature, but all his pieces are amazing.

There’s a giant gallery of his best work below, and though the title says video games, there are a few famous films and shows thrown in there as well. Check them all out for yourself. What should he get to next? I’m going to go with some cool Portal art.

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Skyrim is so popular these days, that even mainstream late night hosts can’t ignore it. That’s why on a recent episode of Conan, he devoted a segment to the game when it was revealed that Andy Richter actually did voices for the game. Well, not just voices, ALL the voices.

I’m not sure why, but it really makes me happy to see a game like this work its way onto a mainstream comedy show. That doesn’t happen nearly enough.

Also, if there was a mod to make this actually happen for every character, I would probably sink another fifty hours into the game trying to hear every line.

The Office is a fantastic show in part because nearly all of these characters feel authentic. The actors embody their respective characters each and every week with such believability we’ve grown to know and love all of them over the years.

Kevin Malone might be the most lovable one of the bunch, and I’ll never forget the episode where Holly was convinced he was “special.” He’s slow in speech and in action, but as it turns out, actor Brian Baumgartner is the furthest thing from either of those, and he’s playing a character to a greater degree than definitely anyone else on the show. At the minute mark of the video above, you’ll be shocked to hear him speak in his actual voice.

by Zack Ruskin

If you haven’t heard of Paul F. Tompkins, good. It only means you’ve yet to experience one of the most brilliant, hilarious and dapper gentlemen working in the comedy field today. Tompkins, perhaps best known as a writer on the television cult classic Mr. Show, has been busy planting himself in just about every noteworthy comedy project around.

As a stand-up, he has released two albums, Freak Wharf and Impersonal. Both embody his trademark style: riffing his way through stories that challenge the insanity of everyday life. One routine about the rubber snake in the peanut brittle gag is a genius dissection on society’s gullibility and our fascination with worthless crap.  In the acting world, Tompkins has made memorable cameos in small-screen comedy stalwarts such as Community, Curb Your Enthusiasm and Weeds. Tompkins is gifted in his ability to mold every character to his comedic strengths without compromising the scene.

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Though my days of being interested in The Simpsons have long since passed, it is kind of cool to see that someone went to the trouble of making a complete map of Springfield.

I’m not exactly sure how exactly you’d go about crafting this kind of a map, unless you just watched every single episode a few times and paused and rewound to get a complete lay of the land. Really impressive. Like, scary impressive. Check it out in detail for yourself by clicking above.