Most of the articles I've read have said that the 13 ep order will give them a chance to write to a deliberate end. NBC doesn't give a fuck, but the writers are now afforded that opportunity.
Jeez, don't get all Movie of the Week. I was just too cheap to buy you a real present.
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§ ita § - May 19, 2012 2:01:52 pm PDT #5650 of 8624
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
-t - May 19, 2012 2:13:32 pm PDT #5651 of 8624
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
OK. I still don't find that a comforting thought, but I get the concept.
Steph L. - May 19, 2012 2:23:05 pm PDT #5652 of 8624
I look more rad than Lutheranism
What's to be resolved in 13 episodes?
At the most simple--graduating any or all of them from school seems the most obvious.
That, plus Jeff and his dad, which has been teased all 3 seasons. (Though without Harmon, that might be a plot line that's dropped.) Maybe Jeff and Annie will hook up.
§ ita § - May 19, 2012 3:30:08 pm PDT #5653 of 8624
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I think Troy and Britta are more in need of resolution right now. Jeff and Annie are in a stable place right now, as I see it. Troy and Britta are teetering on the edge of something undefined.
Steph L. - May 19, 2012 3:38:20 pm PDT #5654 of 8624
I look more rad than Lutheranism
Oooh, that, too.
Tom Scola - May 22, 2012 2:11:57 pm PDT #5655 of 8624
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
Interesting perspective on the Harmon situation: [link]
§ ita § - May 22, 2012 2:27:55 pm PDT #5656 of 8624
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I like that post. It's reasonable and sounds like they know what they're talking about. It's dispiriting how many commenters I saw taking extreme positions while conflating Sony and NBC (not even presuming collusion, just not distinguishing between the two relationships to the show).
-t - May 22, 2012 2:40:38 pm PDT #5657 of 8624
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
I know that's a mistake I was making, conflating the two. And sorting that out made everything make a lot more sense. That post is very clear and agrees with a lot of the conclusions I've been coming to, and I always like that.
I'm very pleased that Megan Ganz seems to be sticking around, she wrote some great episodes - Lupine Urology and at least one other standout, I think.
Really, I'm still sad that Harmon won't get a chance to surprise me by making an even better 4th season (and by better I mean more satisfying and rewarding to me personally) than 3rd season, but I have to recognize that it would have been a surprise just because this 3rd season was so damn good.
Vonnie K - May 22, 2012 3:02:22 pm PDT #5658 of 8624
Kiss me, my girl, before I'm sick.
Lupine Urology and at least one other standout, I think.
Cooperative Calligraphy, or the Bottle Episode where Annie loses her pen, which is probably on my top-five episode list. I really like Ganz's work and am slightly reassured that she's staying on, although overall remaining apprehensive.
I haven't gone into interweb to seek out reactions from the fan base because I haven't the energy. Overall, I think I'm happy we'll get 13 more eps, even if that's Harmon-less?
Dana - May 22, 2012 3:06:25 pm PDT #5659 of 8624
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
The reactions from the fanbase are generally OMGFREAKOUT.