The Common Room

The Common Room is a sitcom for Duke Student Broadcasting. It is about a group of college students living together in a dorm who find themselves in situations that are unique to Duke student life.

The show began production in Spring 2010.

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Sexilization and the Art of AlcoholEdu, Act III – The Common Room, Episode 4

With alcohol flowing and sex in the air, will Amy find a place to sleep? Will Arya wind up in someone’s bed or passed out in the gutter? Will Jonathan’s fratstar side beat out his feminist side? And what kinds of crazy drinks do the Craven bunch use for the AlcoholEdu drinking game? Find out this week on The Common Room!

Sexilization and the Art of AlcoholEdu, Act II – The Common Room, Episode 4

Sexilization and the Art of AlcoholEdu, Act I – The Common Room, Episode 4

Britney helps transfer-student Arya maximize her first college “Drunk.” The rest of the Common Room plays an AlcoholEdu drinking game. Chamberlain and Zanele meet while both sexiled by their roommates.

Dropping Bookbags Can Add to Your Waitlist If You Have 4 ACES, Act III – Episode 3

Dropping Bookbags Can Add to Your Waitlist If You Have 4 ACES, Act II – Episode 3

Amy investigates the true nature of Sakai, Britney and Gary explore their BFF-ness, and Jonathan seeks to reveal the sexism epidemic in the Women’s Studies department.

Dropping Bookbags Can Add to Your Waitlist If You Have 4 ACES, Act I – Episode 3

Syllabuses, Women’s Studies courses, new BFFs, and Sakai – the replacement for course management system Blackboard – haunt the denizens of The Common Room. And they may uncover Duke’s greatest conspiracies hidden just beneath the surface!

Writers’ Room — November 1, 2011

If anyone, anyone at all, is interested in the “creative” process behind The Common Room, please watch this week’s episode of Writers’ Room. Captioned by yours truly.

We Will Rebuild, Act III – Episode 2

Will Helen’s meditation exercises sooth The Common Room or drive them to insanity? Will Gary finally realize that Paul has been enjoying her heroic acts a little too much? Will our heroes ever escape from The Common Room? Find out in this exciting conclusion!

We Will Rebuild, Act II – Episode 2

Trapped in the Common Room by the threat of an earthquake, Paul’s health deteriorates, Gary takes her shirt off, Jonathan hates on RLHS/HDRL and the House Model, and Helen is Helen. Just another day in The Common Room!

We Will Rebuild, Act I – Episode 2

When an earthquake hits Duke campus, Paul, Gary, Jonathan, and Helen are trapped in the Common Room.

Ulysses, Act III

Ulysses, Act II

Ulysses, Act I

Writers’ Room Week 3

Writers’ Room Week 2

Writers’ Room Week 1

Meet Amy

Amy Lin, played by Alyssa Wong, talks about her lack of problems, Shooters, and people in the common room.

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