Community, the tv show

really curious how 30 rock will do at 8 o'clock vs idol and big bang theory.

it'll be crushed obv

isn't that a doomed slot no matter what the show is?

they had an easy out of the (presumably) most expensive part of the show when chevy 'left' the group at the end of s2, they should have taken it. moments like these would work much better with a cheaper show and i'd be v. surprised if chevy as a name brings anyone in anymore.

is chevy actually paid more than mchale or anyone else on the show or do people just assume that because of how famous he is?

I don't think I'm being overly optimistic. I just don't think this changes much of anything. Certainly not its chances at a 4th season. I really think they'll air it in March. If they do, they'll have all new episodes straight to the end of the season, and even though advertising dollars are lower in the off-months, they'll be competing against BBT and Greys repeats for a while and if people tune in, rating might build up enough that, in combination with a sweet deal from Sony, might make a 4th season possible. There are a lot of factors at NBC that work in its favours.

I guess the elephant in the room is Comcast having enough and demanding a massive retool of the network.

xposts, obv

btw, there is NO WAY that Chelsea show will be anything besides a complete bust.

Otm

is chevy actually paid more than mchale or anyone else on the show or do people just assume that because of how famous he is?

I can't believe he's on more than mchale, or I'd agree with Gukbe (bcz I hate how he just rejoined the group like nothing had happened)

either way he's gotta be on a big package they don't need on the show.

fnarr

http://i.imgur.com/RQ2Br.gif

Perfect!

Do we know for sure that they're still filming the full 22 episodes for this year? If so what does that mean, they film the remainder when they were going to and hang onto them, or they try and fit it around the actors' schedules? Ken Jeong, Donald Glover and one or two of the others must be pretty busy right now.

Also for someone not familiar with American TV schedules is 'mid-season' January to March? So presumably we still run up to Christmas as normal?

Yeah, they'll probably air through the xmas episode as usual and then it will disappear for a while (until the Chelsea show on Wednesday nights gets canned).

Judging by the last two episodes, I don't think Ken Jeong is particularly busy (or rather, if he's busy, it's not with Community).

And yep, new episodes should continue through mid-December (everything's reruns after around December 15 or so). It's not beyond the realm of possibility for it to return in the spring, but my bet is that they'll burn off the remaining episodes over the summer.

It's confirmed that the full order will be shot and they will be aired at some point. "Some point" is a nebulous phrase that might be mean a summer burn-off, but more likely they're just not going to have anything to fill the gaps if (when) one of their midseason replacements tank.

Midseason means January/February and generally running until the end of the season proper (May). xpost

Oddly enough, I think it's Shirley I'm going to miss the most.

i miss Starburns.

POP POP

I saw Starburns in an episode of Mr Show the other day, which was cool.

he was one of the main writers on mr. show

WHAAAAAA????

what skit was he in?!

Apparently he's one of Louis CK's best friends. When Louis when on the USO tours that inspired the Afghanistan episode of his show this season, he brought Dino just for company and had to explain that they weren't lovers.

Wow. When I read CK's tour diaries I had no idea it was the same guy. And I had no idea that he was the creator of Moral Orel as well!

good summary of community's odds: http://nymag.com/daily/entertainment/2011/11/vulture-answers-your-questions-about-communitys-future.html

Dude, yeah. Dino "Starburns" Stamatopoulos is all over Mr. Show if you watch closely. He's also the co-creator of Moral Orel and one of the original writers on Late Night With Conan O'Brien. Dude's talented.

Oh, Orel already mentioned, sorry.

His WTF interview is a must-listen.

also him likes dominatrixs

Dino is a hero and Moral Orel is one of the greatest things ever. Frankenhole is pretty funny too.

Wow. When I read CK's tour diaries I had no idea it was the same guy. And I had no idea that he was the creator of Moral Orel as well!

― s.clover, Tuesday, November 15, 2011 3:11 PM (2 hours ago) Bookmark

Whoa me neither

good summary of community's odds: http://nymag.com/daily/entertainment/2011/11/vulture-answers-your-questions-about-communitys-future.html

― congratulations (n/a), Tuesday, November 15, 2011 4:34 PM (3 hours ago) Bookmark

Don't make me slap you like Dean Pelton would love to slap Jeff Winger:

rule that needs to be added to journalism style guides: "when attempting to write about something comedic, do not try to be funny."

informative article tho

tl;dr version: "maybe it'll be renewed for a new season. maybe not! good luck everyone."

Guys here is basically what happened, got it on a source from NBC, basically the network thought they'd do this fake-out just so they could see what the reaction would be, and so it's totally up to you guys to raise a fuss about this so NBC will get the picture that yo word up there are Community fans out there and they're excited and passionate about the characters and more important the BRAND of community that Dan Harmon has built up over the last couple years, and once they get that signal, they'll be all WORD UP guys we're bringing Community back to NBC, God's honest truth.

dude, jaymc.xls is not an inside source

jaymc is an agent of Whiney sent in here to fuck with us

was this post written by a nigerian jaymc desperate to shift nielsen ratings to an american account?

yeah probably NBC did it for the "buzz"

Was going to buy the second DVD box tonight and they didn't even have it.

Spent the thirty bucks on the Lego Hoth set instead. Feel ok about this.

TRAITOR

Wal Mart was selling S2 (standard def) for $20. I couldn't grab it fast enough.

supervisor girl

"Anarchist Cat Owner"

does anyone else's community sound static'y or is it just my tv?

No it is static-y

Also I count two perfectly good gags cocked up by dumb elaborations so far

i'm getting the static too, even on the commercials.

Also, Brie's got great crazy eyes.

danharmon Dan Harmon
AND, tonight, celebrate Community's unschedulization with the least accessible, least marketable episode in its alienating history!
3 hours ago

NBC must be doing really rough if they're broadcasting static now