Community Renewed for a 5th Season *Updated* New Season Begins Jan 2nd

[davidpdx]

Last edited Sat Oct 19, 2013, 05:24 PM - Edit history (1)

I'm a little shocked given how much trouble the show has been in with both Harmon and Chase leaving, the shortened season, and getting pushed back to a mid-season filler.

NBC has renewed Community as the Joel McHale starrer continues to march toward its "six seasons and a movie."

The beleaguered cult favorite will continue on for a fifth season, NBC announced Friday. The news comes a day after the Thursday comedy wrapped its fourth season, even year-over-year with a 1.3 rating in the advertiser-coveted adults 18-49 demographic and tying American Idol among adults 18-34.

While Community will continue, it will do so without co-star Chevy Chase, who exited the show in November following a roller-coaster relationship with the NBC series as he grew frustrated with the direction his character was taking. Most recently in October, the actor used an N-word on-set when questioning dialog in a scene, then "immediately" apologized to the cast.

The pickup also comes ahead of Community's syndicated debut in the fall on Comedy Central, with repeats potentially helping to lift the series the way TBS' encores have helped push CBS' The Big Bang Theory to new heights in its sixth season.

Despite being initially left off the network's midseason lineup for the second time, the series received a vote of confidence from NBC Entertainment chairman Bob Greenblatt earlier this year when he touted that the community college comedy would have more heart under new showrunners David Guarascio and Moses Port. The duo took over from series creator Dan Harmon this season, with some critics of the Sony Pictures Television vehicle giving season four mixed results, some noting Community had lost the edge it had under Harmon.

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/nbc-renews-community-fifth-season-520816


Fan favorite Community will return for its fifth season on Jan. 2.

http://insidetv.ew.com/2013/10/18/nbc-cancels/

[Salviati]

1. I don't know about that more heart thing...

There were a number of episodes that I thought were pretty good this season, but the loss of Harmon was palpable. This season did finish strongly though, and I'm glad to see it back for season five. I hope that the whispers of rumors of Dan Harmon coming back are true though.

#sixseasonsandamovie

[davidpdx]

2. The last four or five were really good

I really was disappointed with the beginning of the season and almost stopped watching. The only reason I continued watching is because I really thought this season was it and wanted to see the end. If they bring back Harmon the show has a real chance of running a full season. It is hard to tell what happened, but apparently Harmon and Chase didn't get along well.

[davidpdx]

3. Bump

[Tikki]

4. Good...a show the Mr. and I enjoy.

Tikki