Thursday Night Massacre

[CT III]

Looks like 30 Rock, Community and Parks and Recreation are gone.


http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/television/nbc-final-shortened-seasons-30-rock-community-parks-recreation-article-1.1074555

NBC making way for Anne Heche, Matthew Perry and Bill Paxton.

[Eli]

I think they just picked that story up from some random blog. Seems pretty unsourced at this point.

Seems pretty unbelievable that they'd can their three most acclaimed shows all at once, as dumb as NBC is.

[CT III]

Yeah, I mostly just posted in hopes that Bort or Tank or somebody would pick me up on The Simpson's gag.

[J. Walter Weatherman]

Yeah, I mostly just posted in hopes that Bort or Tank or somebody would pick me up on The Simpson's gag.

I'm gonna have to plead "woosh" on this one.

Maybe Huey gets it.

[CT III]

Looks like 30 Rock, Community and Parks and Recreation are gone.


http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/television/nbc-final-shortened-seasons-30-rock-community-parks-recreation-article-1.1074555

NBC making way for Anne Heche, Matthew Perry and Bill Paxton.

FINE.

It's Bill PULLMAN, you fool!

[J. Walter Weatherman]

Looks like 30 Rock, Community and Parks and Recreation are gone.


http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/television/nbc-final-shortened-seasons-30-rock-community-parks-recreation-article-1.1074555

NBC making way for Anne Heche, Matthew Perry and Bill Paxton.

FINE.

It's Bill PULLMAN, you fool!

Seems like that would have required me to read the linked article carefully all the way to the end.

You want the impossible.

[Sterling Archer]

Pass the Snakejuice, Parks got a full-season renewal of 22 episodes. This is, literally, the best day of my life. Ann Perkins!

[J. Walter Weatherman]

http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2012/05/13/nbc-2012-13-season-schedule-announced-includes-fall-cycle-of-the-voice-community-on-friday-more/133828/

In the big news (at least for our Saturday morning traffic when we post the Friday night ratings reports) Community will air on Friday nights along with Whitney.

http://www.vulture.com/2012/05/harmon-isnt-signed-for-new-community-episodes.html

NBC chief Bob Greenblatt has just confirmed what's been an open secret in Hollywood: While Community has been renewed, lead producer Sony Pictures Television has not yet signed creator Dan Harmon to a new deal to exec produce the new batch of episodes. Harmon only signed a one-year deal when the show was renewed last spring, and insiders tell Vulture there haven't been any intense talks just yet. Greenblatt said he's aware Harmon isn't signed, but said he doesn't know details: "I've been so busy looking at our new shows and putting together the schedule, that hasn't come to me yet," he told Vulture. (Universal Television, overseen by Greenblatt, is a co-producer of Community). So what happens if there is no deal? "Shows lose showrunners all the time and do well," Greenblatt said. "We have to figure out at makes sense. I don't have a specific answer for that yet." Gulp.

Meanwhile, Greenblatt also explained why Community has been shifted to Fridays. It turns out it's all about Grimm. The latter drama has done decently on Fridays at 9, where it's often the top show on Fridays among viewers under 50. Putting scripted shows in front of it, instead of reality, might boost ratings even more. Plus, "Both [Community and Whitney] have core audiences that seem to travel with them," he said.

[Eli]

http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2012/05/13/nbc-2012-13-season-schedule-announced-includes-fall-cycle-of-the-voice-community-on-friday-more/133828/

In the big news (at least for our Saturday morning traffic when we post the Friday night ratings reports) Community will air on Friday nights along with Whitney.

http://www.vulture.com/2012/05/harmon-isnt-signed-for-new-community-episodes.html

NBC chief Bob Greenblatt has just confirmed what's been an open secret in Hollywood: While Community has been renewed, lead producer Sony Pictures Television has not yet signed creator Dan Harmon to a new deal to exec produce the new batch of episodes. Harmon only signed a one-year deal when the show was renewed last spring, and insiders tell Vulture there haven't been any intense talks just yet. Greenblatt said he's aware Harmon isn't signed, but said he doesn't know details: "I've been so busy looking at our new shows and putting together the schedule, that hasn't come to me yet," he told Vulture. (Universal Television, overseen by Greenblatt, is a co-producer of Community). So what happens if there is no deal? "Shows lose showrunners all the time and do well," Greenblatt said. "We have to figure out at makes sense. I don't have a specific answer for that yet." Gulp.

Meanwhile, Greenblatt also explained why Community has been shifted to Fridays. It turns out it's all about Grimm. The latter drama has done decently on Fridays at 9, where it's often the top show on Fridays among viewers under 50. Putting scripted shows in front of it, instead of reality, might boost ratings even more. Plus, "Both [Community and Whitney] have core audiences that seem to travel with them," he said.

Harmon is pretty much crazy, but it's tough to imagine Community going forward without him.

[Powdered Toast Man]

Whitney has an audience?  That show is awful.

[J. Walter Weatherman]

Whitney has an audience?

Intrepid Reader: Gil

"Whitney was surprisingly funny."

Intrepid Reader: Gil

"I liked Whitney, damnit!!"

Intrepid Reader: Gil

"The sitcom-y delivery was obnoxious. But I chose to view it as a nuanced criticism of 80s sitcoms. Bordering on an homage. Damnit, I liked Whitney! Maybe that's what it needs, an exclamation point."

[Powdered Toast Man]

I shoulda known.

[Gilgamesh]

Whitney has an audience?

Intrepid Reader: Gil

"Whitney was surprisingly funny."

Intrepid Reader: Gil

"I liked Whitney, damnit!!"

Intrepid Reader: Gil

"The sitcom-y delivery was obnoxious. But I chose to view it as a nuanced criticism of 80s sitcoms. Bordering on an homage. Damnit, I liked Whitney! Maybe that's what it needs, an exclamation point."

What an asshole.