- Date: October 21, 2010
- Type: Television Episode
This Television Episode refers to Synecdoche, New York
The conversation that Abed and Shirley have about a film within a film is an homage to the movie, Synecdoche, New York.
Shirley gets inspired to create a religious film. After reading the Bible, Abed becomes very enthusiastic and wants to make his own, however, Shirley wants no part of it when she hears his idea, a film that equates a film director with Jesus and his camera with God. Meanwhile, Pierce struggles to come to terms with being the oldest member of the group and is recruited by another set of students his own age, known around the campus as hipsters.