'Community' cast wishes you all a Happy October 19
Season 4 will premiere 'someday,' according to a new video for the fans
"Community" stars Donald Glover and Danny Pudi in a very special edition of "Troy & Abed in the Morning."
October 19 is my birthday, and though I know NBC didn't originally schedule the start of "Community" season 4 for this night because of me, it felt nice to know I could celebrate the day with Troy, Abed and the rest of the study group. But as you know by now, NBC changed their minds and delayed the premiere, to a date and time unknown. (My guess is it either replaces "30 Rock" in early 2013 or replaces "Up All Night" if that show's ratings drop any lower.)
Because the "Community" cast and crew are aware of the crazy love their fans have for the show, they decided to provide them with some original content for the 19th, regardless, and came up with this very special edition of "Troy & Abed in the Morning," addressing the delayed premiere and the idea that October 19 (also Gillian Jacobs' birthday) isn't so much a date as a state of mind. I like this, not only because it's a funny video, but because it gives me an excuse to declare virtually any day to be my birthday. Thanks, "Community"!
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October 19, 2012 at 1:20PM EST Reply to CommentI love the dig at Animal Hospital
Bill Coming right on the heels of its cancellation.
October 19, 2012 at 1:50PM ESTJoyeful
October 19, 2012 at 1:21PM EST Reply to CommentThis clip achieved two things:
1. Made me miss the show even more. Damn you NBC!!
2. Gave me hope for the show in the absence of Dan Harmon.
Gotta appreciate how much the cast and crew love their fans.
And happy birthday, Mr. Sepinwall!
Mike Totally agree with both points.
October 19, 2012 at 2:05PM ESTMike
October 19, 2012 at 1:25PM EST Reply to CommentHappy Birthday, Alan!
Jobin00
October 19, 2012 at 1:25PM EST Reply to CommentHopefully Annie's Boobs is free to roam the halls and air vents of Greendale.
Balaji K
October 19, 2012 at 1:34PM EST Reply to CommentHappy Birthday, Alan.
Jobin00
October 19, 2012 at 1:35PM EST Reply to CommentHappy Expulsion Alan!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wwQsSLeVlmg
Greg
October 19, 2012 at 2:19PM EST Reply to CommentI think Up All Night will air all of its episodes, no matter what (they only ordered 13, so they could air everything by December). Sorry, but I think we'll only see Community back in 2013.
Paul in Phx
October 19, 2012 at 2:37PM EST Reply to CommentGod, I love this show...
The Noble Robot
October 19, 2012 at 2:49PM EST Reply to CommentMaybe this isn't fair, but this gives us the only taste of what a Harmon-less Community might look like. It's like a fan-video or cover song, hitting all the hot buttons, but not really nailing it.
Mike Funny, I thought it was better than most of season 3. I'm now looking forward to Harmon-less Community a whole lot more.
October 19, 2012 at 3:12PM ESTaamadis Yeaah, I have to agree with Mike. I thought that was great.
October 19, 2012 at 5:19PM EST
October 19, 2012 at 6:16PM ESTJoyeful I thought the clip was great, and very reminiscent of Dan Harmon's days, which gives me hope. I don't know if I'd say it was better than Season 3, but it was true to the characters.
October 20, 2012 at 1:12AM ESTMahmoud Fayed No offense, Robot, but that's rather petulant. I'm with Mike on this one.
October 20, 2012 at 12:17PM ESTthe minister @MAHMOUD FAYED
October 20, 2012 at 2:59PM ESTWord.
Yeah, that's right, I'm bringing back "word."
The Noble Robot Really, people? All the jokes were obvious, and most of them were just references to the show's recurring gags (Anne's yelp, exhibit A).
October 20, 2012 at 4:32PM ESTThe meta-narrative (pretending that they're talking about Troy and Abed in the Morning) was lacking in the cleverness I've come to expect from the show, and they almost immediately gave up on any attempt to keep it going.
Again, I'm sure they just wrote and shot this during a lunch break, so it's probably not a sign of the quality of season 4, but I'm shocked at you people for giving it so much credit.
(Mahmoud, "rather petulant," really? Overreact much?)
Mike Robot, I don't disagree with your take, but I've always found that Community can be its own worst enemy, taking cleverness too far. Many times in Season 3, I found the show sacrificing humor or even watchability in favor of showing you how clever it can be.
October 20, 2012 at 5:24PM ESTAlso remember, this is the first bit of Community we've had since Season 3 and Dan got fired, so it showed that Season 4 might be be a good mix of funny and clever, and it hasn't been turned into Two and a Half Men. That's enough for me to cheer about.
Tedd Y'all are getting an awful lot from a 90 second clip that isn't even from an episode.
October 21, 2012 at 5:32PM ESTMarquan
October 19, 2012 at 3:36PM EST Reply to CommentHappy Birthday Alan! Celebrate the ravages of time!
Tom
October 19, 2012 at 4:09PM EST Reply to CommentHappy birthday, Alan
gotfire55
October 19, 2012 at 4:24PM EST Reply to CommentHappy Birthday!
fresser28
October 19, 2012 at 4:53PM EST Reply to CommentBack to Old School Community - maybe there is a minuscule sliver of hope for this series (providing it ever sees the light of day beyond a DVD).
fresser28 Oh, and now that Animal Hospital is dunzo, Annie's Boobs can come back to the Old School (unless all the episodes are in the can already).
October 19, 2012 at 4:58PM ESTaamadis
October 19, 2012 at 5:18PM EST Reply to CommentHappy Birthday Alan!
Mename
October 19, 2012 at 5:42PM EST Reply to CommentDamn you NBC for airing three seasons of a low rated sitcom and even post this video on your Youtube channel. Hate!
belinda
October 19, 2012 at 7:01PM EST Reply to Commentdamnit nbc. just give us our show already.
CommFan
October 19, 2012 at 9:21PM EST Reply to CommentI am SO BUMMED. We absolutely love Community over here and we were so looking forward to tonight. This sucks NBC!!!!!!! Give us our show! Very funny video by the way.
kaulf
October 19, 2012 at 10:07PM EST Reply to CommentHey Alan, today is my birthday too. Unfortunately, I can't celebrate it by watching the premiere of Community.
BlackStar
October 19, 2012 at 11:51PM EST Reply to CommentHappy birthday, Alan.
M.A.Peel
October 20, 2012 at 4:36PM EST Reply to CommentBest wishes, fellow Libra!
jim
December 13, 2012 at 3:28PM EST Reply to CommentIt`s really sad that a show like this struggles and show like men with Babies or wahtever its called has an audience. This show is another Arrested Devlopement, just too good for the mass of dummies out in t.v. land.