Clicking the Like button would be DEAN-lightful!
So, we got another season of “Community”!
Yayyyyy!
But they moved it to Fridays, following nobody’s favourite, “Whitney”!
Er… fine. I guess I’ll watch it online…
And they fired the showrunner!
That just sucks.
Exactly, other voice in my head, it sucks. NBC pulled a move that could only be described in the words of Justin Trudeau, as “just plain dumb”. I’m heartbroken, because “Community” is a very special show. It’s hilarious, but it’s also experimental, and unafraid to take risks. That’s pretty rare to find in a network TV show, and it’s resulted in a dedicated, passionate fanbase, but subpar ratings. After being put on hiatus this year, “Community”‘s future was uncertain for a while, but the announcement of a fourth season was very fine news indeed. That is, until it was revealed that it was put into an 8:30 Friday night slot, and that the show’s creator and runner Dan Harmon had been unceremoniously let go (technically demoted to Consulting Producer, but whatevs). This comic’s supposed to be a funny take on movies, but since “Community”s been such a huge influence, and since it’s already provided dozens of loving parodies and references to my favourite flicks, I thought I’d whine about the sad situation over at NBC for a while. It’s a real shame.
Google Led You Here: “It also goes for you” Not sure what you’re getting at, Internet Searcher.
In all fairness, THIS failure isn’t NBC’s fault, it was Sony’s fault that Dan Harmon’s contract didn’t got renewed. NBC heard what we wanted and did commission the 13 episodes, Sony chose to wreck the production staff by not renewing Dan Harmon, or Chris McKenna’s contracts. Our only home is Megan Ganz! NBC is by no means blameless though.
I’ll have to look into it. Seems like a major oversight was made at multiple levels, though. Very sad about it.