#but then in spanish 101 (episode 1x02) they realized how good danny and donald (and subsequently troy and abed) were together
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people talk about how they could have so easily made troy and abed the typical nerd x jock relationship dynamic friend duo and they didn’t, which made it better. which is all true but I think we forget that they didn’t start with really any dynamic in mind for them at all. troy and abed weren’t even originally supposed to be especially close. they built the characters, seperately, then as the show came together they realized how much chemistry the two had (troy and abed AND danny and donald.) their dynamic wrote itself, with almost no pretense or planning, and that’s what makes it so special and unique. that’s why there’s not really any other duo quite like them in any other sitcom, or even any other show/movie. it’s a really strange realization but some of the best things we create are completely unplanned
#originally troy and pierce were supposed to be the ‘unlikely friends’ duo of the group#like a beavis and butthead type duo#and you can see early efforts to make this happen in the pilot#but then in spanish 101 (episode 1x02) they realized how good danny and donald (and subsequently troy and abed) were together#so they took that and ran with it#they talk about all this in the dvd commentaries etc but yeah#I’m so glad they weren’t too rigid in their plans for the characters#because troy and abed really are a big part of what makes community so special#anyway#community#nbc community#community nbc#abed nadir#troy barnes#trobed#troy and abed
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