<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?><oembed><version><![CDATA[1.0]]></version><provider_name><![CDATA[Jumped The Snark]]></provider_name><provider_url><![CDATA[http://jumpedthesnark.com]]></provider_url><author_name><![CDATA[skeim01]]></author_name><author_url><![CDATA[https://jumpedthesnark.com/author/skeim01/]]></author_url><title><![CDATA[Gratuitous Search Term Bait of the Day: Dungeons &amp;&nbsp;Pegasuses]]></title><type><![CDATA[link]]></type><html><![CDATA[<p>Today&#8217;s search term is &#8220;snl pegasus mural,&#8221; which means that someone was looking for this middling, often painful, somewhat baffling <em>Saturday Night Live </em>sketch:</p>
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<p>But it&#8217;s not our job to just give you what you asked for.  No, our job is give you what you didn&#8217;t even know you wanted.  To show you something better.  To light up the path towards brilliance.  And with that in mind here&#8217;s a far superior Pegasus-related clip from last night&#8217;s phenomenal Dungeons &amp; Dragons-themed <em>Community</em>:</p>
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<p>[<a href="http://www.hulu.com/watch/212709/community-hector-the-well-endowed#s-p1-sr-i1" target="_blank">And see what happened next here</a>]</p>
<p>From the first ten seconds of this episode you could tell it was going to be special, and it was just another example, in what has become <a href="http://jumpedthesnark.com/2010/12/31/on-the-last-day-of-the-year-the-best-show-of-2010-and-nine-other-good-ones/" target="_blank">a long line of examples</a>, of how <em>Community</em> is totally redefining what it means to be a television comedy.  The way they play with genre while still keeping the characters consistent is a marvel, their ability to reinvent themselves without sacrificing the greater story arcs truly remarkable.  Basically, they&#8217;ve gone ahead and blown up our conception of a network sitcom, truly breaking new ground, blazing a trail.  Freeing Draconis and shining a light on brilliance.</p>
<p>Perhaps there hasn&#8217;t been a show that has mixed this much deft comedy with as much genuine heart since <em>Freaks and Geeks</em>.  Which is why we would be remiss not to bring you that one of a kind show&#8217;s own Dungeons &amp; Dragons-centric moments.  In many ways, these stories are two sides of the same coin:</p>
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<p>Now if we could only see a showdown between Carlos the Dwarf and Hector the Well-Endowed.</p>
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