The Shows Mostly Formerly Affiliated with NBC's Thursday Night Comedy Block Thread **SPOILERS**

[livid]

Yeah I was just coming in to post that. Really does suck as Troy's my favorite character on the show.

[TKz]

As someone that doesn't care at all about Donald Glovers music, that fucking sucks.

[livid]

To be fair, you don't care about any music.

[GoGo Yubari]

As someone that doesn't care at all about Donald Glovers music, that fucking sucks.

Seriously. He's not that good and now I'm going to have irrational fanboy resentment at it.

[livid]

While I like his music, I don't think he should focus solely on that so I'm probably going to end up resenting it too.

[TKz]

To be fair, you don't care about any music.

I'm so glad you understand me!

I also don't like sports!

[livid]

To be fair, you don't care about any music.

I'm so glad you understand me!

I also don't like sports!

That is why we can never marry, despite it being legal here now.

[Jimmy]

I dunno, I haven't been Troy's biggest fan recently. I really liked it when it looked like he was going to grow into the role of Jeff of the leader, and then it kind of didn't go anywhere. In the last season he virtually didn't develop at all. But only 5 of the 13 really does suck.

[TKz]

I have to imagine that Harmon will address it in the series. I'm guessing Troy goes off and does something else for a while. Probably in like, the first 2 episodes, then a random episode midway through and then the last two. Going to be weird though, especially as I have to imagine after graduating in Season 4, Jeff won't be a part of the college any more.

Either do that or use one episode to film multiple endings for episodes where it's just Troy turning up having missed everything for each episode he's not in.

[GoGo Yubari]

I'm going to guess that Jeff ends up teaching a class this season.

[livid]

Maybe. Harmon always said that the show didn't have to revolve around the school. Not quite sure how that'd work with just one graduating but if anybody can make it work, Harmon can.

[EddieG]

Would it be too out there, for Jeff to stay as a teacher?

[livid]

Yes and no. Jeff's been pretty anti-Greendale and Harmon has repeatedly said that the college isn't a necessary component of the show. Though the fact that last season's weaker episodes tended be away from the campus may change his mind. At the same time, Jeff would make for a fairly logical choice as a teacher at the school.

[Benjamin]

Boo, that sucks. Childish Gambino isn't even that good to begin with.

And LOL at the suggestion of a 3D episode.

[CobraKaiEnTai]

Boo, that sucks. Childish Gambino isn't even that good to begin with.

And LOL at the suggestion of a 3D episode.

Maybe that's why he's devoting more time to it, to make it better.

At this rate, if they make it to a sixth season, we may only have two cast members left

[MalaCloudy Black]

Kristen Bell's guest starring on Parks & Rec! According to Michael Schur, she's playing a city councilwoman from Eagleton, Leslie "equivalent, but richer and better dressed" rival.

[Benjamin]

OMG, that is going to be amazing. Kristen Bell plays the bitchy type so well, she was excellent in Party Down.

[MalaCloudy Black]

http://www.avclub.com/articles/read-this-sony-and-nbc-probably-got-dan-harmon-bac,100387/

And lo it was declared that now is the time in the Dan Harmon redemption narrative for a magazine feature. Harmon is on the cover of The Hollywood Reporter this week, delving into the story behind the showrunner’s return to Community and his inflammatory statements—andsubsequent apology—about the fourth season on Harmontown. It recounts the process of getting Harmon back to the show—Sony and NBC again communicating through his agent, just like when he was fired—and provides more context to why Harmon was let go in the first place. In particular, here are the most salient details about his firing:

Harmon was forced out—a move the studio had considered making earlier—for a collection of reasons, including erratic behavior and an oddball leadership style, according to multiple sources with knowledge of the situation. Many say he regularly showed up hours late to work and on one occasion outright disappeared to San Francisco for a few days surrounding the SF Sketchfest comedy festival. A tug of war between his perfectionist tendencies and his procrastinator nature led to table reads being delayed—and, at least twice, canceled—and periodic all-nighters. (Former staffers tell tales of songs on season three's musical episode being written the weekend before shooting, and the set of the same season's video game episode still being built the morning production was supposed to start.) There was his liquor intake, which was substantial enough for Harmon to label himself a "ninja of alcoholism," and his habit of falling asleep during the workday, which his staff documented on a Tumblr account called Sleepy Harmon. Some of the show's writers insisted they'd depart if Harmon remained for season four.

It also confirms that Sony didn’t reach out to Harmon without prodding from the cast—especially Joel McHale. According to the article, McHale asked Harmon’s permission to talk to the network about returning, and “the determining factor for the studio—and the primary reason NBC agreed—was to appease McHale.” So there you have it: You can most likely thank Joel McHale’s ability to deliver a signature "Winger" speech for getting Dan Harmon back.

Bless you, Joel McHale.

[livid]

Ausiello talks to Harmon for about 10-11 minutes about the new season.

[GoGo Yubari]

Some quick summary note things if you don't have time to watch the video;

- They've broken six stories thusfar and mostly have ideas/concepts for all thirteen with a couple exceptions.

- Troy will be in the first five episodes of the season and that's it.

- He's considering a disaster movie-themed episode, and plans to do an episode that is 100% animated from start to finish.

- In response to the departures of Pierce and Troy, he's not sure if either will have "replacements," per se, but new characters will show up and old ones will return and that's all he has thusfar.

- He totally hates Weird Al Yankovic, you guys. Hates. What a dick.