Dan Harmon and Justin Roiland should make an action movie
From Community to House of Cosbys to Rick and Morty, Dan Harmon made a name for himself as a comedy genius. IDK much about Justin Rowland, but I assume he's at least partly responsible for some of the most brilliant moments of Rick and Morty, and I'm not just talking about the jokes. Among other episodes, The Wedding Squanchers, The Rickshank Redemption, Pickle Rick, Rickmancing the Stone and Look Who's Purging Now show great mastering of how action scenes are supposed to work. They ally irreverence, great rhythm and creative use of violence to make delicious gory spectacles. Unlike the increasingly incomprehensible movie brawls of today (I'm looking at you, Marvel...), their battles can be just as fast, but their choreographs are dramatic and easy to follow while retaining a great degree of complexity.
Dan Harmon and his team have a lot to teach to Hollywood.
I'm not convinced Dan Harmon's type of talent would translate well to film. He's really good for sure but the format of Rick and Morty really helps IMO. Community was weird at the time and much as I loved it, the wackiness didn't really fit the setting. And the meta humour that works so well in both.. I don't think works as well on film, especially when a lot relies on cross referencing earlier episodic content.
I do not agree with your comment on Community, especially before the cancellation. To me the meta-comedy and the wackiness worked very well.
But when I say he should make an action movie, I'm not necessarily talking about his comedy, I'm talking about his domain of what makes an action scene good. What Harmon and his team did on Rick and Morty is proof that they have a deep understanding of the genre.
I you're trying to say Dan and Company cannot make a good action screenplay, it could be an action comedy, like Hot Fuzz (he could even partner with Simon Pegg).
I'd like to see Harmon and Roiland resurrect the House of Cosbys concept, but with a hated historical figure that doesn't have a legal team to threaten them with a cease & desist.
House of Cosbys was a stroke of pure genius and it's a shame that Bill Cosby's legal team sank the show.