Plot[]
 I can't believe you guys are pitching this to me and I can't believe I'm the one saying no.
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| In the study room, the Save Greendale Committee are watching Ben Chang being interviewed by a woman on an entertainment talk show. He discusses his recent rise to fame due to a local commercial that went viral online. This was due to his colorful phrasing of his line "Ham girl!" which became an internet meme. He's pursuing roles in Hollywood and hadn't been at school for three weeks. Later at The Vatican, the committee toasts to Chang's success unsure of how to feel about his absence. Frankie is inspired when Abed mentions he has some footage of Chang from an unfinished film project. She proposes they use it to create a movie capitalizing on Chang's new popularity and earn the school some quick cash.
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| Everyone is excited about the project except Abed. At his apartment, he screens the footage to the committee and points out how the three minutes he has is unusable. Despite his objections, Frankie brings her Hollywood producer friend Maury to meet with everyone. He confirms they can make a tidy profit if they incorporate the existing Chang footage into a new film. Abed is skeptical but the committee believes it's possible and everyone volunteers to help him out with the project. He reluctantly agrees to do it but wants assurances it will be a quality movie and that he has final cut of the film. The others accept his demands but ask that he complete the movie over the weekend even if it's bad.
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| The next day, filming begins on "Chief Starr and the Raiders of the Galaxy". Jeff, Britta and Annie play the leads while Dean Pelton is used as a stand in for Chang. Abed finds that he is unable to shoot more takes and his directions are ignored by the cast and crew. Jeff tells Abed he needs to lower his standards significantly as his perfectionism could cause them not to make the deadline. Abed takes his advice during the following scene choosing to ignore an obvious mistake and moving on to the next shoot. As filming continues, the quick pace of the production causes some on the spot improvising to occur. This includes Annie having her character pull a laser bomb from her cleavage and Elroy's CGI character "Glip Glop" revealing himself to be a traitor.
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| After filming completes, Maury stops by the study room to see an early cut of the film on Abed's laptop. He loves the movie and his only critique is that they trim down the film as they need it to be under 81 minutes. The committee unanimously agrees that Jeff's characters death scene can easily be edited out to fill that requirement. Jeff is unwilling to let that happen and runs away with the laptop much to everyone's shock. Abed tracks him to a storage room filled with frisbees that collapsed the cafeteria roof months ago. Inside Jeff is trying to learn how to video edit from an online tutorial. Abed surprises Jeff who retaliates by strangling him. Jeff manages to regain his senses and lets go as Abed questions his sanity.
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| In response Jeff blurts out his fear of being the last one to leave Greendale. He is astonished that despite the tight restrictions placed on him, Abed delivered a halfway decent film. The only superfluous thing in the movie was his death scene, the one part Jeff was most excited about. He sees a parallel between its removal and him being left behind as those closest to him end up moving on. Abed comforts Jeff by telling him that the movie shoot taught him an important lesson about how unpredictable life is. Despite meticulous planning things could still fall apart at any moment without warning. However, sometimes there are unexpected developments like Annie pulling a bomb from her cleavage that remind you of how great life can be.
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| Jeff considers Abed's words and asks that he go ahead and remove his characters death scene. That night, the completed film is screened in the cafeteria for everyone at school. The movie is a hit with the audience who loudly applaud an additional scene which featured Jeff and Chang's characters in hell. Unfortunately, Murray receives word from his distributor the movie deal is off since they are filing Chapter 11. At the same time Annie reads a news alert that Chang's stardom is starting to fade due to a scandal he was involved in. Over in Hollywood, Chang is recording lines for his part in a Steven Spielberg film when he insults the director. He is promptly shown the door and replaced by another actor.
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| The Save Greendale Committee is having a meeting when Chang returns to the study room quietly and takes his seat by the table. They continue the discussion concerning the problems of Greendale's cosmetology department, but the atmosphere is awkward now. Abed offers a movie quote that he alters to suit the cosmetology department's situation, which gets a laugh from the group. Britta thinks Abed quoted a Pink Floyd lyric, prompting everyone to declare "Britta's the worst", which Chang shouts the loudest in his trademark style. The atmosphere normalizes, Chang having assumed his old role within the group.
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- “I finally know in my heart that I will literally be the last one of us here. And I know they gave digital muscles to Chris Pratt in Guardians of the Galaxy. I watched Parks and Rec.”— Jeff
| Season Six Episodes | ||
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1. "Ladders" |
8. "Intro to Recycled Cinema" |
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