Breaking News:

Dan Harmon out as Community showrunner.

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Shit. He may be crazy and a pain to work with but I'd really rather be watching the door hit Chevy's tuckis right now.

I'm still reeling at the back half of the season.

Oh, no. But not completely off the show, right? Don't ruin this for me, NBC.

This season has been amazing and maybe perfect and it certainly seems to be largely Harmon's vision. I know it's all collaborative, but somebody had to say "yes, let's be that weird, this is how we'll pull it off".

OH MY GOD that video game episode was unreal.

Yes, he'll still be consulting producer. So there will still be....Harmonising.

I'm not used to getting a feel off of sitcoms as to individual impact. Here's to hoping there's effectively no downside.

I do wonder what's up with this--did he get the boot--for performance reasons? Wrote one too many rant? They want to go in a different direction?

I mean, it feels like there are only 13 episodes left--why not just ride it out with the current team?

Yeah, everything that's been said about the move to Friday seems to imply that the goal is mostly to keep the current audience, so why shake things up further? Unless there were even more behind the scenes shenanigans than we know about. Which there could easily be. But I'm very curious about all that.

I'm also pretty curious about that scene Chevy wouldn't shoot or was resistant to or whatever it was that sparked the feud. I didn't notice any holes in the final episodes, but maybe I wouldn't if it would have been something surprising.

They've got to make some web version of the video game or a phone download or something, right?

So, I am worried about Harmon not being showrunner for several reasons. And let me clarify that Sony (the studio) is to blame for Harmon being let go, not NBC this time.

1) I don't think Harmon's voice will nearly be as prominent as the first 3 seasons of the show. So I think Community will become a more traditional sitcom - like season 1.

2) The renewal of the show and the firing of Harmon signals to me a naked attempt by Sony to get the show to 100 eps with proper regard for what makes the show "Community."

I think the show is going to suffer. Some people are comparing it to the last season of "Gilmore Girls." I didn't watch much past the 2nd seasons so I don't get the reference, but I don't think it is possible any of my favorite episodes will occur next season. I would prefer the show be canceled and go out on this finale. The final 3 eps were perfect.

Dan Harmon speaks:

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