Community

[PassiveTheory]

Four seasons would be fine by me. Maybe a graduation special, but not eight seasons.

Still, this show deserves more of a chance to shine than do the bloated corpses of 30 Rock and The Office, that's for damn sure.

[jackstraw94086]

Get off it, cara. You're completely discounting the possibility of them all pursuing the same 4 year degree before going on to get their masters and doctorates in a zany, obscure, and outrageously diverse subject with an absurd range of prerequisites.

[kitt kat]

30 Rock stopped being "good" or even "funny" about four seasons ago....

[guedita]

Get off it, cara. You're completely discounting the possibility of them all pursuing the same 4 year degree before going on to get their masters and doctorates in a zany, obscure, and outrageously diverse subject with an absurd range of prerequisites.

Hehehehehe. I like this show a lot, for what it's worth. I just have gotten the sense this season that certain schticks are going to get old really quick. I don't view this as a cancellation is imminent type deal and I hope it isn't.

[jackstraw94086]

The unfortunate thing about community is its necessarily short shelf-life, and the fact that every time you see the cast from here on you'll just be wishing they were their community characters.

[cutterbutter]

Streets ahold...

[sbessiso]

Whoa on the 30 Rock hate

[nathanfairchild]

i hope they don't pull an office and continue the show once alec baldwin leaves.

[J~$$$$]

ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME!!!!!! THE OFFICE NEEDS TO GO. 30 ROCK DIED AFTER THE WON AN EMMY. WE GET IT LIZ LEMON. CATHY COMICS ARE NOT FUNNY. FUCK NBC TIL FURTHER NOTICE!

CAPS LOCK

[cutterbutter]

NYT http://mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.co...uspect/?src=tp

NBC Overhauls Prime Time, Benching ‘Community’ and ‘Prime Suspect’
By BILL CARTER
Facing problems on almost every night of the week, NBC announced wholesale changes to its prime-time schedule Monday, which were focused mainly on strengthening two nights, Mondays and Thursdays.

The most noticeable alteration is the move of two comedies off Thursday nights, the low-rated but much praised “Community” and the struggling new comedy “Whitney.”

“Community” is being benched for the moment – NBC vows it is not canceled and is promising the sit-com will be off the air for only a brief time. “Whitney” is being relegated to Wednesdays at 8, a treacherous time period, having not held up in the best comedy time period NBC owns, Thursdays at 9:30 after “The Office.”

That slot will go, as many have urged on NBC, to the new comedy “Up All Night,” which has shown promise this season on Wednesdays. It is also a single-camera filmed comedy as are all the other NBC comedies on Thursday. “Whitney,” a three-camera taped comedy, had stood out as somewhat alien on the night.

To replace “Community,” NBC is bringing back its multi-award-winning “30 Rock,” which has been off the air to accommodate the pregnancy of its star, Tina Fey.

NBC will finish off Thursday by introducing a new drama, “The Firm,” based on the John Grisham novel, hoping that it will prove more appealing than “Prime Suspect,” which has barely moved the ratings needle at 10 p.m. NBC executives say that the cop drama, which stars Maria Bello, is not canceled.

Mondays will be NBC biggest effort to build some ratings momentum. The network will bring back its hit singing competition from last season, “The Voice” for two hours, followed at 10 p.m. by the drama that generated the most excitement from critics last spring, “Smash,” about the creation of a Broadway musical. (Both shows will get a sendoff after the Super Bowl on Feb. 5.)

NBC has another reality series called “Fashion Star,” about the creation of a new fashion line, which will move into Tuesdays starting in March. It will replace “Parenthood” at 10 p.m. after that show finishes its season Feb. 28. (That well-received drama will definitely be back next season.)

On Wednesdays a new comedy “Are You There, Chelsea,” based on the book by the talk show host, Chelsea Handler, will follow “Whitney” at 8:30. NBC will move its new newsmagazine “Rock Center,” to Wednesdays at 9. “Law & Order SVU” will remain at 10.

NBC will insert the return of the reality entry “Who Do You Think You Are?” (about celebrities tracing family roots) on Fridays at 8.

Sundays, after the run of potent N.F.L. games, will be completely revamped. “Dateline NBC” will add a second weekly edition at 7 followed by the drama “Harry’s Law” at 8 and a new season of “Celebrity Apprentice” at 9.

CBS also announced two minor changes to its mostly stable – and successful – lineup. A new comedy, “Rob,” which stars Ron Schneider as a bachelor who takes the plunge by marrying into a Mexican-American family, will replace “Rules of Engagement” on Thursdays at 8:30. And a new season of “Undercover Boss” will fill in for “The Amazing Race” until that reality show returns in the spring.

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[J~$$$$]

ITS TIME TO OCCUPY.

[J~$$$$]

The voice? oh coooooolllllllll and so original.


Fuck you USA.

[Gribbz]

Is the Voice another one of those awful "America's Got Talent" esque shows?

[ivankay]

Friend of mine just put this up in response to the link to the article above i posted on fb:

"We're still working on it, so don't give up yet! Of all people you should start the petition."

[kitt kat]

WE GET IT LIZ LEMON. CATHY COMICS ARE NOT FUNNY. FUCK NBC TIL FURTHER NOTICE!

CAPS LOCK

I LOLD

[HunterGather]

THIS IS BULLSHIT.
I'm not gonna bash any NBC show other than Whitney, but ONLY 'cause I don't care take the time to watch that show.
I still love The Office (its still lolzy without Steve Carell), Parks n Rec, and 30 Rock.

And I feel Community should go on for 5 seasons. Like that number. 6 at most, but that might be pushing it.

[PassiveTheory]

The Office has been terrible this season (and arguably before it) and 30 Rock is an abortion at this point. The good parts of 30 Rock are already in syndication on Comedy Central, so why not let it die and leave Alec Baldwin to whatever terrible shit role he'll land next.

[J~$$$$]

Capital One. "We rape the little man." I thought Alec was going to move to Canada. Ill buy him a one way ticket.

[kitt kat]

The Office is pretty fucking dismal this season, I'll agree. I mean, it's been dying a long, slow death -- but it's reached new lows in the past 3-4 episodes alone.

THE OFFICE FORMULA (post-Michael Scott)
1. Open with shenanigans!
2. ROBERT CALIFORNIA IS COMING TO THE OFFICE! QUICK LOOK BUSY!
3. Shenanigans while everyone tries to impress Robert California
4. Oooh comical situations!
5. Pam is pregnant joke
6. Robert California is a major douche, he leaves
7. RESOLUTION! HAPPY FUN SMILE TIMES!

[HunterGather]

We must be watching different shows because this season so far and the last season were great.
But I am growing tired of Robert California. Seems pointless.

[Alchemy]

I still like The Office, but not as much as when Steve Carrell was on. But I still have been enjoying this season... I actually like Robert California, but I think maybe I'm just like all the characters and am drawn into the grandiose way he talks.

As for 30 Rock, I'm not sure I laughed during the past season.

[M Sparks]

I was just listening to Dan Harmon on The Indoor Kids podcast today and when they plugged the show's network and time at the end, he kind of wearily said "You all only watch on the internet...that's OK...we'll get to syndication."

[cutterbutter]

So, basically...

[weeklymix]

Yeah... what the fuck NBC?

[ivankay]

Here's an online petition:

Petition

[nathanfairchild]

just out of curiosity, what were the ratings week to week? were they significantly lower than everything else they were showing?

[sbessiso]

just out of curiosity, what were the ratings week to week? were they significantly lower than everything else they were showing?

I lost the link but I read something a few weeks ago that sad this show was on the bubble. I can't remember exactly but the numbers were really, really low.

[fikus222]

Here's an online petition:

Petition

Signed, thanks for the link.

[J~$$$$]

A lot of people watch TV online these day on our own schedule not the networks. Ratings are skewed.

[M Sparks]

just out of curiosity, what were the ratings week to week? were they significantly lower than everything else they were showing?

Outsourced did better.

Community lasts...and will probably continue for at least a partial 4th season...because the fans are loyal and a desirable demographic, and because NBC still holds on to the idea that quality is worth something. But they gotta make money somewhere.

Also, it stays because it will probably do well in syndication and DVD sales. Sony (the producer) has been known to cut prices on shows dramatically to keep them on long enough to syndicate. I just read an article that said Sony kept something called "Till Death" on Fox for 80+ episodes by pretty much giving it away. I've never even heard of this show.