S02E05 · SCENE 5/17 · 04:24

Abed pitches meta Jesus film

Abed pitches a meta film about Jesus as a filmmaker to Shirley.

04:24→05:51
in the episode · 1m 27s · S02E05

What happens

04:24–05:51

Shirley reads the New Testament. Abed explains his vision for a post-postmodern Jesus movie where Jesus is a filmmaker and God is the camera. Shirley rejects the concept as too confusing and self-indulgent. Abed insists it is his masterpiece.

WhereGreendale cafeteria
DriverAbed
Positionact1 · complication
ThreadAbed's meta Jesus film

Key lines

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04:41

Abed, that's wonderful. What do you think we should do?

05:44

This means there is no movie.

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Scene DNA

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absurd2.0
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Beats

04:25Abed describes Jesus as E.T. and Marty McFly
05:18Abed pitches meta film called ABED

Scene in the episode

04:24–05:51
A · Abed's meta Jesus film
B · Pierce's rebellion and joyride
C · Shirley's religious objection

Clips from this episode

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Answers About The Movie | Community | Messianic Myths and Ancient Peoples Clip · Community
Abed Plays Jesus in His Own Film | Community (Yvette Nicole Brown, Danny Pudi) · Scene City
Abed Becomes Jesus | Community (Danny Pudi) · Comedy City
The Wild Idea for a Jesus Movie | Community (Yvette Nicole Brown, Danny Pudi) · Scene City
Beat-itudes Rap from Community · rock4him93

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Abed Nadir12 episodes · drives 277 scenes
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Shirley Bennett12 episodes · drives 70 scenes

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