Note: Full spoilers for Community: Season 6 follow.
6 seasons. 110 episodes. No matter what the future holds for Community, the entirety of this series has to be looked at as a big success for the show itself, the fans, the cast and crew and, of course, for creator Dan Harmon... even if he wasn’t involved in 13 of those episodes. Most TV shows fail and in the grand scheme of things, a relatively small amount make it to and beyond 100 episodes. So for this ever-endangered series, filled with a surprising amount of backstage drama, to make it this far is a win, plain and simple. And if this was truly The End, Community went out with its head held high.
Yes, Season 6 was different, which is saying something, given Season 4 and 5 were also different, reflecting changes in front of and behind the camera, including cast departures and additions and Dan Harmon’s firing and re-hiring. But Season 6 not only saw more cast upheaval, it saw the show rise from the ashes of cancellation by NBC into a new realm on Yahoo – which suddenly took many restrictions away, including those involving content and running time.
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6 seasons. 110 episodes. No matter what the future holds for Community, the entirety of this series has to be looked at as a big success for the show itself, the fans, the cast and crew and, of course, for creator Dan Harmon... even if he wasn’t involved in 13 of those episodes. Most TV shows fail and in the grand scheme of things, a relatively small amount make it to and beyond 100 episodes. So for this ever-endangered series, filled with a surprising amount of backstage drama, to make it this far is a win, plain and simple. And if this was truly The End, Community went out with its head held high.
Yes, Season 6 was different, which is saying something, given Season 4 and 5 were also different, reflecting changes in front of and behind the camera, including cast departures and additions and Dan Harmon’s firing and re-hiring. But Season 6 not only saw more cast upheaval, it saw the show rise from the ashes of cancellation by NBC into a new realm on Yahoo – which suddenly took many restrictions away, including those involving content and running time.
Continue reading…
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