When NBC released its winter schedule, fans were baffled – if not outraged – at the glaring omission of critically-acclaimed comedy, Community. Though oft-slighted by Thursday night audiences in favour of arguably flatter, less compelling comedies, NBC’s prodigal child saw a resurgence in popularity following the unpopular news, garnering rushes of support through celebrity endorsements and the #SaveCommunity campaign.
After nearly three months of eager anticipation, the news that Human Beings everywhere have been waiting for has arrived. Tuesday afternoon, Community’s creator, Dan Harmon, tweeted “What you call 8:00, we call home. Community returns to Thursday nights on March 15th.” Can I get a “Pop pop!”
The collective cheerful sigh that went out after this revelation may be a little premature, however, as there has yet to be any word on the show’s potential fourth season. Though headlined by such established and emerging comedians as Joel McHale, Chevy Chase, Donald Glover and Dani Pudi, Community’s experimental approach to the multi-camera formula has paid the price for its unconventional storytelling in numbers.
Contributing to Community’s hiatus-hype, actor Joel McHale, who plays the narcissistic and self-appointed “reluctant leader” of the study group, teased fans with a cryptic revelation. “A character from the show will die... someone you’ve seen a lot. And he dies in the mid-afternoon.” Though guesses are ranging from Leonard to “my name is Alex” Starburns, if Community is denied renewal, I wouldn’t write off a twisted turn that sees Dean Pelton go down with his ship. Don’t let this happen, fellow Human Beings!
I second the pop POP