nbc's thursday night comedy poop factory

[creationist]

Man you guys really hate this tv show that most of America doesn't give a shit about.

It's almost as if... No... couldn't be...

[rtt]

i am really attracted to Kathryn Hahn on parks and rec.

[rtt]

my previous ideal was kristen bell on party down. but i think this parks and rec character is closer.

[tex porneau]

parody is an untapped market if you think about it

[Broncobama]

Man you guys really hate this tv show that most of America doesn't give a shit about.

It's almost as if... No... couldn't be...

It's almost as if we're in the habit of watching the normally stellar programming on NBC Thursday nights and this thing is in our way. Please note we were similarly hard on Outsourced but it did not have an inexplicable loyal fanbase and it had a much lower lifespan.

[black mamba]

here's a blog post about it by a former showrunner

For a network to fire a showrunner, his behavior had to be pretty unruly. The network weighs the value of his contribution with the nightmare of dealing with him and must decide if he’s worth it. Dan Harmon apparently wasn’t worth it.

And let’s be real. NBC has no faith in COMMUNITY. They scheduled it in a death slot of Friday night. They’re only looking to appease viewers and show that they’re cool, and make more episodes to fill out a possible syndication deal (i.e. more money for them). So if the creative quality of the show suffers for these last thirteen episodes, no one in Burbank gives a rat’s ass.

...

From what I’ve heard second-hand, Dan Harmon was very erratic. There are horror stories of 24-hour writing sessions. A number of writers have supposedly run screaming from the show. So if these stories are true (and I have no proof that they are), it’s not just NBC that has problems dealing with him.

The Chevy Chase incident. Forget who said what to whom and who was an asshole and who was a bigger asshole – the fracas never should have gone public. And it was Harmon who spilled the beans by airing his dirty laundry during a stand-up routine. Networks frown on this.

Although I personally thought some of the format-bending episodes of COMMUNITY didn’t work, I always admired Dan Harmon’s fearlessness in doing them. I love his desire to challenge conventions and push the envelope. Again, networks only love this when the show becomes SEINFELD. Then all the execs who hated it, take credit for it. If it doesn't become a break-out hit then they do hate it. They’ll never say they hate it but they do. They’d much prefer something safe and predictable. Something they know how to give notes on.

[lostintheair]

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-f ... nbc-328815

Team Community:


With last night's news of David Guarascio and Moses Port as new showrunners/EPs on "Community" running in the press, and since we know that cast members have interviews coming up this week, I wanted to forward some messaging we hope our cast will find helpful as they navigate questions that will undoubtedly come up. I know that David and Moses are reaching out to them all directly but I've also heard from some of the actors that they'd like some guidance on the topic.


I saw some of the tweets that went out and we're glad they all addressed their own sentiments quickly, and we're hoping that the news will lose some steam over the next day, especially if we're not perpetuating the topic in any way.


We're tracking the coverage and conversation and will circle back if we feel the need to reshift our plan or messaging. Please let me know if you have questions.

Why did Dan get let go from the show?


We're not made aware of why staffing changes take place, but I will always be grateful to Dan for his great work on the show and wish him only the best. We're also excited that we'll be back on NBC's schedule in the fall and are looking forward to working on those episodes.


Were you aware that Dan was going to be let go?

No, that's not something we're consulted on. I'm sad to see him go, but I am looking forward to starting our next 13 episodes of "Community."


Did the studio or network consult with you about these changes?


No they didn't, but we're looking forward to working with David Guarascio & Moses Port on a new season of "Community."


What are their plans for the new season?


It's a little early to say at this point, but we're looking forward the stories our characters will find themselves in come Sept.

http://twitpic.com/9p3dud

A certain Community cast member leaked a memo yesterday. Might as well get this memo out there too.

[pinkerton]

ok, I'm back on Dan Harmon's side now after reading that memo.

[Feech La Manna]

Mitchell Hundred5/21/2012 6:23 AM
From what I've heard (I've only seen Season 1, so can't say if it's true or not), the reason why people are so mad about Harmon being fired is because most of the show's edginess stemmed from his creative input. And since that was what the hardcore fans really loved about it, they don't believe that it'll be as good without him.

woah man this guy must be in the industry or something

[delgriffith]

This conspiracy goes all the way to the top!

[Ghost Boy]

the idea of an ice cream sandwich vending machine is kind of blowing my mind

[seriesfinale]

I've seen far more of them than episodes of Community I could watch in their entirety

[Feech La Manna]

http://www.avclub.com/articles/bj-novak ... lly,81878/

Further testing the bounds of how much of a TV show's cast you can expunge while still pretending it is that TV show, the purgatorial ninth season of The Office will also feature a greatly reduced role for B.J. Novak, who's leaving his full-time duties as both a writer and the guy who occasionally pops up to drop a douchey reference to Millennial pop culture and the Internet. According to TV Guide, Novak is officially stepping back from the show, but is still expected to make a few recurring appearances, and could even potentially return to contribute some writing or direct an episode—though the article makes all of those prospects sound incredibly vague. Novak isn't formally attached to Mindy Kaling's The Mindy Project either, despite serving as an executive producer on its pilot, making the reasons for his exit similarly unclear. You know, besides the fact that everyone else is doing it. Indeed, Novak now joins Kaling and other exiting principals Paul Lieberstein and (eventually) Rainn Wilson, in a year that will also reportedly see fewer episodes for Ed Helms and John Krasinski, plus an increased amount of Catherine Tate in what now ranks as the series' strongest attempt at consistency. But hopefully Novak will still remain in the opening credits, as that would make as much sense as it ever has.

welp

[Kuboaa]

just shut it down NBC

[Feech La Manna]

By midseason it will just be her and Kevin staring and grunting at each other

[Robo-Chachi]

I'm having a hard time contemplating an Office that is going to be exceedingly worse than last season.

[Kuboaa]

Ed Helms was the only chance in saving that show at all, so it's all downhill at this point

[Feech La Manna]

I think Ed Helms is great but they've stretched more mileage out of Andy as a character than they ever had any right to

[Kuboaa]

true, I guess I only have to watch Parks & Rec this fall on Thurdays at this point

[Robo-Chachi]

Yeah, the Andy character is pretty grating anymore. They really would have gotten a lot more mileage out of making Dwight the manager.

[nakedlunch]

true, I guess I only have to watch Parks & Rec this fall on Thurdays at this point

Always Sunny s8 this fall

[dan]

http://tvline.com/2012/06/29/office-spinoff-the-farm-casting/

The Office’s Dwight Schrute has a dream to be a boss, and it’s inching closer to being a reality.

TVLine has secured exclusive intel on casting for The Farm, the buzzed-about planted spin-off to star Rainn Wilson‘s ambitious off-kilter character. The prospective off-shoot will sneak peek as an episode of The Office’s upcoming Season 9 before getting the green light to make a go of it on its own.

In the new show, Dwight and his kin inherit a large family farm/bed-and-breakfast. When the bespectacled beet farmer decides to give the new venture a go, he must talk his brother and sister into joining him.

What’s that you say? You’d like more info on the rest of the cast? So far, the series regular roles include:

FANNIE SCHRUTE | Attractive, urban and in her late 20s/early 30s, Dwight’s younger sister fled the Schrute farm life for Boston as soon as she could, and has had little to do with her roots for quite some time. Now divorced with one son, Fannie is “a bit of a pseudo-intellectual lefty” with an ironic sense of humor and a great heart.

JEB SCHRUTE | Dwight’s easygoing thirtysomething brother hasn’t done well in any of the career paths he’s followed – worm breeder and Bigfoot hunter among them — but has found some success with a pot farm. He’s got none of Dwight’s dedication or work ethic, but he has made an exercise video about things you can do with a knife and a canoe. (We like him already.)

CAMERON WHITMAN | Dwight’s smart and slightly weird 9-year-old nephew (Fannie’s son) is a cosmopolitan lad who nevertheless feels the pull of his Schrute heritage, especially when he’s around someone — his uncles, perhaps? — who can offer the fatherly guidance he lacks.

HEINRICH MANHEIM | The Schrute siblings’ great uncle is charming, greedy, manipulative… and just may have had to spend time in Argentina following World War II, thanks to his German National Socialist roots. Oh, and he vows to kill Dwight by the end of the first episode.

There is no word yet on the whereabouts of cousin Mose (played now and again by Office co-exec producer Michael Schur) or whether the titular farm is the same one Dwight has called home all these years. You’ll recall that he’s already tried being a hotelier — in Season 4, Pam and Jim even spent a romantic night “away” as guests of the Schrute homestead — so here’s hoping Dwight’s improved on his hospitality since!

ugh
none of these family members have ever even been mentioned before this right?

[Durham]

those words made me wish I didn't understand English

[worrywort]

he's gonna make one of them eat rocky mountain oysters

[starttomelt]

[seriesfinale]

They announced this morning that The Office ends after this season; Greg Daniels is back to steer her, listing, into port.

[Feech La Manna]

Hey I might actually watch this season then

[fester]

one more season is too many

[seriesfinale]

Hey I might actually watch this season then

I was encouraged by them getting rid of Sabre at the end of last year; unfortunately it appears Catherine Tate will still be around.

I watch syndicated episodes from the early seasons nightly before bed out of habit and I'm a bit of an apologist for the later seasons, even some of last year, but it's remarkable and depressing how much the show tanked. Used to be really funny and warm and even kinda real (generally speaking) and now it's just constant goofy shit thrown against the wall.

But yeah, come on Greg Daniels

[acapelli]

jonathan back on 30 rock!