S06E08 · EP 105
season 6 · 2015-04-28

Intro to Recycled Cinema

written by Clay Lapari · directed by Victor Nelli Jr. · image Community Wiki (CC BY-SA)

Episode DNA

23 scenes · 3 threads
absurd 18%tense 10%chaotic 8%deadpan 5%scheme 5%cheerful 5%deal 5%obsession 5%lie 3%petty grievance 3%

Story threads over runtime

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0:005:0010:0015:0020:00
A · Chang's Hollywood success
B · Making the space movie
C · Abed's existential crisis
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Every scene

23 scenes · our breakdown
2 · Television studio · cold_openInterview with Ham Girl guy

Ben Chang is interviewed about his rise to fame as the Ham Girl guy.

01:59–02:36lie
3 · Greendale study room · act1Study room discussion about Chang

The study group discusses Chang's departure and its implications.

02:36–03:00petty_grievance
4 · Greendale study room · act1Abed's unfinished movie revealed

Abed reveals he was making a movie with Chang before he left.

03:00–04:22coincidence
5 · Greendale study room · act1Movie idea for profit

The group decides to finish the movie to profit from Chang's fame.

04:22–06:32scheme
6 · Greendale study room · act1Producer Maury offers distribution

A Hollywood producer offers to distribute the movie if it stars the Ham Girl guy.

06:32–07:40deal
7 · Greendale study room · act1Retooling the movie as sci-fi

The group decides to turn the cop movie into a sci-fi film with CGI.

07:40–07:57scheme
8 · Greendale study room · act1Forced agreement to make movie

Jeff forces Abed to make the movie by threatening a morning announcement.

07:57–08:24threat
9 · Greendale set · act2First day of filming space movie

The group films the space movie with improvised dialogue and costumes.

08:24–09:46
10 · Greendale set · act2Filming continues with adjustments

Abed makes adjustments to improve the space battle scene.

09:46–09:52misunderstanding
11 · Greendale set · act2Escape pod scene filmed

The group films a scene where characters escape to an escape pod.

09:52–10:52
12 · Greendale set · act2Abed and Jeff discuss quality

Abed and Jeff argue about the movie's quality and their motivations.

10:52–12:22obsession
13 · Greendale set · act2Minotaur Man scene filmed

The group films a scene with a Minotaur Man character.

12:22–14:19
14 · Greendale set · act2Hallway action scene filmed

The group films a hallway action scene with laser bombs.

14:19–14:56
15 · Greendale set · act2Glip Glop death and space garbage

The group films Glip Glop's death and a space garbage scene.

14:56–15:46
16 · Greendale set · act2Dracula confrontation filmed

The group films a confrontation with Dracula.

15:46–17:23
17 · Greendale study room · act2Movie completed and reviewed

The movie is completed at 87 minutes and praised by the producer.

17:23–17:58deal
18 · Greendale study room · act3Editing debate over cuts

The group argues over which six minutes to cut from the movie.

17:58–20:18negotiation
19 · Greendale study room · act3Abed watches editing tutorial

Abed watches an editing tutorial to save the movie's soul.

20:18–20:44obsession
20 · Greendale study room · act3Abed's emotional breakdown

Abed has an emotional breakdown about being left behind at Greendale.

20:44–23:20confession
21 · Greendale set · act3New ending filmed in hell

The group films a new ending set in hell.

23:20–23:43
22 · Greendale study room · act3Distributor call reveals failure

The distributor call reveals the deal fell through due to digital distribution.

23:43–24:43comeuppance
23 · Movie set · tagChang's Hollywood downfall

Chang is fired from his movie role after a scandal.

24:43–28:18humiliation
24 · Greendale board room · tagBoard meeting interrupted by Britta

A board meeting is interrupted by Britta's outburst.

28:18–28:21social_rule_violation
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Episode facts

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Aired
2015-04-28
Overall
#105
Writers
Clay Lapari
Director
Victor Nelli Jr.
Pace
130 words/min · 116 questions

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In this episode

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Ben Chang47 episodes · drives 2 scenes
JW
Jeff Winger16 episodes · drives 702 scenes
BP
Britta Perry16 episodes · drives 194 scenes
AN
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AE
Annie Edison14 episodes · drives 204 scenes
EP
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Leonard RodriguezRichard Erdman22 episodes · drives 2 scenes
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