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And in that finale last year, Jeff more than anybody made peace with all of this. It wasn’t just, “I’m okay being here,” but “I’m actually happier being here than I was in my old life.” So when a character reaches that point, what do you do with him?

David Guarascio: Yeah, that was a tough one; that was hard. That’s the thing about doing episodes that you want to be season enders, but could be series enders. Jeff being that position, Chang trying to murder everybody, these were things to deal with creatively. For Jeff, it’s a little bit of a —

Moses Port: Personal journey.

David Guarascio: Yes, it’s the personal journey of this theme that’s been out there, what set up in the finale from last year of his father, what that means for him. Are you defined by the journey or defined by the relationship? What happens when that’s done? And also what happens when you come to that place of understanding that he does at the end of season 3 and then realize, now it’s actually ending. You may feel very comfortable in your college environment and whatever that may be but it actually doesn’t last forever. So what does it mean for you and how do you handle that as you see that approaching end? And some of that really is as much about next year perhaps, and maybe I’m tipping a little bit of where we go this year, but we’ve always said we want to be true to the fact that this is college and it can’t last forever for everybody. Because of the kind of college it is, it allows everyone to take courses at their own rate. Doesn’t mean were all graduating on the same day. You do need to move people on to be true to what the show is and that reality.

So you have plans in mind for a fifth season if a fifth season happens?

David Guarascio: We have - yes, we are ready to approach a fifth season if it should come. The finale is not something that should suggest that the show is over. Even though, if God forbid, the worst thing happens, we feel like we have a finale would be a great way to go out.

And being in this vacuum all this time, are you more confident now, less confident, the same in terms of whether it continues?

David Guarascio: More confident. I would make the bet now that there is a season five.

Moses Port: And I would make the bet with him.

Okay.

David Guarascio: And I would take it from two angles. One is I think the show holds up as being, this is still “Community” and it’s still a funny and neat show with great characters and we’re telling interesting stories. And I think there will continue to be an audience for it. Two, frankly the bar for how much of an audience you need seems to get slightly lower every year, which helps returning shows in particular. And the network is losing two shows next year. They're losing “The Office” and they're losing “30 Rock,” so just from a business standpoint, and no one's paying us to think about it this way, but I just think they're going to want something that has some familiarity to it. Because with development, you’ve got 15 hits on your hand in January and then in May you have a couple and then in October you have one or zero. And something that has been on the air, that has an audience and has a loyal following, you’re going to want in your corner. And I think this show can do that.

And being held until February and back in the old timeslot was probably ultimately better for you than if you debuted October 19 on a Friday; that’s a better night and other things have had more time to show NBC what they're doing and where the bar should actually realistically be set.

Moses Port: There’s something about that that feels like just might be true. It’s just airing in February, doing almost 13 straight. We’ll have a couple reruns in the middle, hopefully keep our momentum going as we get going and…

David Guarascio: Yeah, it’s tough to tell. There was a period of time where it seemed like (losing) October 19 was the loss of that. Somehow it was even worse than not being on the beginning of the fall. It was like, “It seems right to be this show to be on a Friday.” Somehow I’d talked myself into that being the perfect time period.

Moses Port: Being on Community is really a matter of continually talking yourself into the idea that whatever obstacle has been put in front of you is really for the best, and you’re going to make it work.

When we talked back in the fall, one of the things you said was it’s different coming in to a show that somebody else has been doing for a while, but you also had three years worth of being able to see what Donald can do, what Alison can do. You don’t have to go through that learning curve where you’re figuring out strengths and weaknesses. How much of an advantage was that and was it just easy to always say, “In case of failure have Donald cry,” something like that?

David Guarascio: I mean, it’s an advantage because the show found its voice and both the writers who’ve returned and the new writers (knew it). Because every new writer loved the show and this is everyone's favorite show. Among writers, this is not always but often one of their favorite shows. And certainly everybody who came to work on it, they knew the show inside and out. And of course, the cast that knows their voice of their characters, backwards and forwards, That what the part that made it easier. For everything that’s easier about it there was an obstacle on the other side.

So what were some of the things that were harder then about doing this?

David Guarascio: I think the collective anxiety of not having your leader (Harmon) anymore was the biggest thing. And the reason why that’s hardest to deal with is there’s no tangible thing you can do. All of this is faith. And then seeing the material and getting it and trusting it, that is a hurdle to get by. Sometimes you could go through the beginning and you could be on a run on a few good episodes and then we can hit one that we find something hinky in, which happens every year on every show including this one. I think everyone always thought, “Well there’s a little bit wrong, but Dan will figure it out,” but he’s not here. So then what happens, the rest of us (have to).

Moses Port: One of the bigger challenges of what we’re talking about before is where Dan left it at the end of season 3. First off the challenge of coming in, even though there is a voice, it already had three years of storytelling. You’ve used up three years of stories and they’ve been great stories. Memorable stories. It’s not like people are going to like, “Oh, I forgot they did that.” They will remember — especially with these fans. And the idea that we left Chang as a psychotic, we had to come back from some of these things.

David Guarascio: It really did seem like there was some finality to that end of year where Jeff was, or Chang. Making it something organic, believable, without just saying, “Oh, we're not even going to think about that.” That was difficult.

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Alan Sepinwall has been reviewing television since the mid-'90s, first for Tony Soprano's hometown paper, The Star-Ledger, and now for HitFix. His new book, "The Revolution Was Televised," about the last 15 years of TV drama, is for sale at Amazon. He can be reached at sepinwall@hitfix.com

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Gail

Really?? Multiple pages??
February 6, 2013 at 11:00AM EST Reply to Comment
- sepinwall It's a 7000-word transcript. We've run into big problems in the past with long articles like this or some of Drew's Film Nerd 2.0 pieces, and breaking them into multiple pages is the easiest way to get them to load properly for everyone, every time.
  February 6, 2013 at 11:03AM EST
- Andrew Disagree. Use multiple pages if you want, but include a Single-page or a Print button. The lack of one is just criminal.
  February 6, 2013 at 11:07AM EST
- sepinwall "Criminal," you say?
  
  This is maybe the third article in close to 3 years writing for the site where I've had to use this option. It's a rare thing.
  February 6, 2013 at 11:10AM EST
- Paolo I think Andrew is overreacting a bit, but I do agree that having a Single-Page option would be nice. The New York Times has a lot of paginated articles but there's always an option for one page
  February 6, 2013 at 11:19AM EST
- Andrew I'm exaggerating for humorous effect! But requiring six clicks without a single-page option does hit a sore spot for lots of people who read long things on the Internet. It makes us feel you just want us for our clicks... :(
  February 6, 2013 at 11:51AM EST
- Guy Hitfix gets to show us 6 times as many advertisements this way. Duh.
  February 6, 2013 at 4:53PM EST
- Sterling Mallory Archer Boo hoo. Stop being the opposite of Batman. Get a faster device or live with it. I wish all of Alan's pieces were long enough to have six pages.
  
  February 6, 2013 at 9:29PM EST
- Ben Kabak Multiple pages is awful
  February 7, 2013 at 11:17AM EST
Razorback

My fears increase every time these dudes speak. I don't think they get the show. I don't think they get the fans. They certainly don't get Dan. Oh well, not like I expected this season to not be fan-fiction anyway.
February 6, 2013 at 11:02AM EST Reply to Comment
- Mahmoud Fayed Agreed. Definitely raised an eyebrow at how Alan had to correct him on it being season 1 and not 2 where they ended up getting 24/25 they made.
  February 6, 2013 at 8:10PM EST
- Wendy's When a show and all it's plots and character development and stories is brought together by the writers and is filtered through one persons brain then if that show is a work of art and is obviously a genius is at work then why change?
  
  The reason they got rid of Sorkin from West Wing is because he was always behind schedule and never on budget and he was not flexable but he was the guy responsable for 4 DRAMA EMMYS!!!!!! Matt Weiner is the same and was responable for 4 DRAMA EMMYS!!! Dan Harmon is the same and may not get the Emmy's but still he is awesome!
  
  How many times does a network have to do this? How many times does a studio have to do this?
  
  This is so disappointing, I now get why Dan Harmon did that presentation a little while back on why Money is evil, it is not the money but the people who have it and who wield their power to screw up art!
  
  Damn!
  February 6, 2013 at 8:25PM EST
- Sterling Mallory Archer I have the exact same worries as you guys. But it is the same actors, so i want to try to have an open mind. I just hope the perspective of knowing Dan is gone doesn't cloud my judgement more than it should. But i would still rather have Communtiy-Light than none at all. And maybe we all get super surprised.
  February 6, 2013 at 9:31PM EST
Guy

Finished the first page only but the transcription is making my brain hurt.
February 6, 2013 at 11:23AM EST Reply to Comment
- JM Yeah, there are so many grammatical errors in the transcription that my head hurts as well.
  February 6, 2013 at 1:54PM EST
- Kiran Thirding this, I gave up reading it on page 2.
  February 6, 2013 at 8:32PM EST
Joyeful

Really? Multiple pages is that big of a deal? Geez people, talk about first world problems...

I read the whole interview, loved it. I'm a big Dan Harmon fan, but they're right in saying that Community was great because of a lot of people, not just Dan. They sound like they understood what they were undertaking, and they certainly sound like they did the best that they could. I'm looking forward to watching it - I'll reserve judgement until it airs.
February 6, 2013 at 11:49AM EST Reply to Comment
- Lex I took it as that too. And they're right, Community has grown a lot from season to season, changing with this or that. Nothing ever stays the same with this show and that's why I love it; it's realistic and unique in that regard.
  
  It sounds like they're focusing on the stories for the characters instead of obsessing over fan feedback or trying to keep just within the status quot, which is nice. There'll always be some that will complain, but people complained even when Dan was running the show. Complainers are expected 'cause you can't please everyone.
  
  I'm keeping my judgement clear until the premiere too.
  February 6, 2013 at 12:27PM EST
- jenfullmoon Yeah, this still sounds as promising as it possibly can be under the circumstances, and I'll reserve judgement as well.
  February 6, 2013 at 1:49PM EST
dave

Alan, on page 1 there is what I believe is a question/comment from you that isn't formatted as one. Starts with "Initially, the order was for 13 (episodes). But I have to assume when you took the job...."
February 6, 2013 at 11:51AM EST Reply to Comment
- sepinwall Thanks, Dave. Fixed.
  February 6, 2013 at 12:03PM EST
Lou

Wow they really are reopening the Jeff/Britta thing. Completely unnecessary IMO. I wish they'd leave it as it is.
February 6, 2013 at 11:58AM EST Reply to Comment
- sepinwall I took it in a different way. Britta and Troy will be the romance, but Britta will be functioning as Jeff's therapist (as she did a couple of times last season), and that causes complications for Troy/Britta, just as Troy and Abed's friendship will.
  
  Their take on Jeff/Annie was the more surprising one, as I felt like the Dreamatorium episode really did put a bow on that idea.
  February 6, 2013 at 12:05PM EST
- LOU I hope you're right because Jeff/Britta are finally in a place where I like them. Their romance has never been something I've enjoyed watching. But their platonic banter is fantastic and very funny. I thought the opposite about the Dreamatorium episode for Jeff/Annie. I thought it tried to put a bow on that idea but failed because everything I saw on screen contradicted Annie's insistence that there was no feelings there.
  
  I forgot to say thanks for the great interview. Great questions.
  February 6, 2013 at 12:12PM EST
- John I took it the same way Alan did, which seems like good comic potential to me.
  
  As for Jeff/Annie and that "bow", well, they did just come from a writer's room that felt like putting Alex and Dave back together, so...
  February 6, 2013 at 12:46PM EST
- Jon, The Earl of Hamm Sandwich I also didn't get the sense at all that the Dreamatorium episode was putting a nail in the Jeff/Britta relaysh. but any so excited for Thursday! thanks for the interview. on another note, once this leaves, the current state of the network TV sitcom will be somewhere between print newspapers and the original pets.com
  February 6, 2013 at 12:59PM EST
- stephrenb I never believed the Dreamatorium episode was putting a "bow" on the Jeff/Annie relationship. I just saw it more as a case of unreliable narrator on Annie's part. Either that, or Annie recognizing that her feelings weren't love, but still feelings just the same.
  
  John, I don't see any similarities between Jeff/Annie and Alex/Dave. If anything, the reverse is true. The original pairing of Jeff/Britta didn't work so revisiting it would be like putting Alex and Dave back together. Unless I'm misunderstanding you.
  
  Jon, I assume you mean the Jeff/Annie relationship. I don't see the connection between Jeff/Britta and the Dreamatorium episode.
  
  February 6, 2013 at 2:38PM EST
- Jon, The Earl of Hamm Sandwich yep, Jeff/Annie. guess I Britta'd that!
  February 6, 2013 at 3:20PM EST
- Karen PREACH.
  February 6, 2013 at 3:29PM EST
Lex

Great interview, thanks :)
February 6, 2013 at 12:21PM EST Reply to Comment
Karen

Good interview but I'm more scared than ever. I don't think they understand the show. I do not want a Jeff/Britta/Troy love triangle. No thanks. Can't we just have a romance on the show without the need for a third party? Sick of it. I was excited for Troy & Britta but now I might give this season a miss if all we've got to look forward to is Jeff and Britta getting together. Can't think of anything worse.
February 6, 2013 at 12:50PM EST Reply to Comment
- stephrenb Agreed. It's the fourth season and the time for jerking around with relationships is over. Draw some lines in the sand. It doesn't all have to be settled now, there can still be conflict, but let's be done with love triangles. There's plenty of story in a romantic pairing on its own.
  
  And ITA agree about Jeff and Britta getting together. I do not understand how anyone could think that "Jeff/Britta is one of the most remarkable things that Dan has done." Really? Out of everything that Dan has done on the show, Jeff/Britta is among the most remarkable? smh
  February 6, 2013 at 2:45PM EST
- Karen Exactly. One of the best things Dan Harmon did was get rid of the Jeff/Britta romance pairing. It wasn't working. It wasn't remarkable. His concept episodes were the remarkable thing!! Picking a ship as the best thing the creator has done is scary to me and also makes me think they are saying it just to keep on his side. I don't see anything remarkable about Jeff/Britta at all. I think I'm done with Community. This is not what I signed up for.
  February 6, 2013 at 3:28PM EST
- SashaV3 re: Jeff/Britta is one of the most remarkable things that Dan has done."
  I kinda agree in that it's refreshing when shows show that men and women (especially the lead characters) can be friends without falling in love with each other. Yes, there might have been feelings in the beginning but the Jeff/Britta relationship developed into an amazing friendship. They'll hookup with each other every now and then but sex doesn't mean true love, especially to thirty-something egomaniacs.
  February 6, 2013 at 4:02PM EST
Slam

Chevy Chase was always the worst actor and least funny character on the show. Good riddance.
February 6, 2013 at 12:52PM EST Reply to Comment
- Jon, The Earl of Hamm Sandwich I always enjoyed Pierce. what's better than a punching bag that you don't have to feel sorry for? I hate this idea that every character has to be likable except for clear-cut villains. not that you said that, but I think that view drives a lot of what people have hated about Chevy and Chang
  February 6, 2013 at 1:01PM EST
- Slam When Chase starred in "Fletch", I thought he was the next superstar comedian/actor; instead he disappeared then resurfaced all bloated and old and weird on Community.
  
  So maybe that's why I don't care for him.
  February 6, 2013 at 1:51PM EST
- Jon, The Earl of Hamm Sandwich yeah I hear you there! the falloff after Fletch which I also loved was incredible. although it would have shamed him, he probably should have just gone back to SNL after that LOL
  February 6, 2013 at 3:19PM EST
- Jonas.Left Years ago, Comedy Central did a roast of Chevy Chase, and the highlight was a blistering speech by Stephen Colbert that accrately and devastaingly explained why Chevy Chase is a mediocrity and a has-been. NBC did him the favor of making him relevant again and he spent three years punishing Dan Harmon and his co-stars for it.
  
  In the first season Chevy Chase was in the first classic scene of the series - the Spanish presentation. Chase did some decent work on the show, especially season two, where he got to do a lot of different things character-wise. He was just too much a hack to see how special the show he was on was.
  February 6, 2013 at 4:35PM EST
- Slam Maybe I'm reading too much into this, but t seems Community needed a "name" actor to get the series green lit, so they hosed-off Chase ... and he was my least favorite character.
  
  But yes the Spanish presentation was HILARIOUS I gotta admit
  February 6, 2013 at 5:41PM EST
- Haik Mendelovich According to Joel McHale, our friend Chevy used racist language, and tried to fight (!) McHale on the set:
  
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XSaZd-AUzRc
  February 6, 2013 at 6:00PM EST
Corbin

The fourth question on the third page ("There’s been some debate..") isn't formatted as such.

Also, are the the Guarascio and Port "category" page links supposed to be there on the top of the page? It seems a bit random
February 6, 2013 at 1:37PM EST Reply to Comment
Rob

On page six, there's a question without the formatting: 'Do you feel like for those people who are acutely aware of the behind-the-scenes stuff, maybe you’re going to be held to an unfair standard?'
February 6, 2013 at 3:47PM EST Reply to Comment
Jonas.Left

Am I the only one who liked season one Britta? I kind of had a crush on her. Sure, part of that is she looks like Gillian Jacobs, but i liked her earnest, if a little insufferable social coscience, too.
February 6, 2013 at 4:13PM EST Reply to Comment
- Victor I never had a problem with Season 1 Britta and I never understood why anyone would hate her.
  February 6, 2013 at 5:12PM EST
- Craig I didn't love her or hate her. I think she was maybe just too much of a "straight man." Most comedy troupes need a "straight" figure to balance the dynamic, but COMMUNITY quickly established itself as a show that worked without one (or at least, without a full-time one - various characters can fill the role in different scenarios). So Britta had to either change, or become irrelevant.
  February 6, 2013 at 7:01PM EST
Oaktown Girl

My biggest concern for where the show was going when we left off was that the Abed character was becoming *too* awesome. It seemed that no matter what, Abed was always the one in the end who was the smartest, the healthiest (mentally), had the best grasp of the big picture, etc. His "awesomeness" was becoming so predictable I felt I never had a reason to really invest in his character anymore because there was never any reason to be concerned for his outcome.
February 6, 2013 at 5:24PM EST Reply to Comment
- Craig Did you watch season 3? I certainly wouldn't categorize Abed as mentally healthy (he was ready to saw off Jeff's arm!!! And the season ends with him vanishing into his "Dreamatorium," which the show had set up all season as detrimental to his mental health). If anything, you might complain that Abed's character got too angsty and creepy in season 3.
  February 6, 2013 at 6:57PM EST
- Oaktown Girl Well perhaps "mentally healthy" wasn't the best way to put it. What I meant is that he seems to be always so in control and dominant, even if what he is doing seems a little crazy. We'll see where it goes. Maybe I'll be pleasantly surprised.
  February 6, 2013 at 8:16PM EST
- Mahmoud Fayed Yeah I'm with Craig, I was left scratching my head and wondering if she watched any of season 3 at all.
  February 6, 2013 at 8:22PM EST
- Jonas.Left It still amazes me that they made the Evil Abed storyline work. As crazy as all the concept episodes are, the character arc of Abed being taken over by an imaginary evil twin from another dimension should have broken any semblance of reality, but they pulled it off. I can scarcely believe they had the nerve to try it. True genius.
  February 7, 2013 at 2:55AM EST
tossit

Hmmm...I'm not sure how I feel about how they approached everything...hopefully I can remain objective as I'm watching. I wish I could watch it without knowing about the showrunner change.
February 7, 2013 at 8:11PM EST Reply to Comment
Roy G. Biv

If Dan Harmon isn't the showrunner, then it's not Community. PERIOD. And after watching tonight's episode, my opinion has only been further confirmed.
February 8, 2013 at 10:15AM EST Reply to Comment

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Gail Really?? Multiple pages??

sepinwall It's a 7000-word transcript. We've run into big problems in the past with long articles like this or some of Drew's Film Nerd 2.0 pieces, and breaking them into multiple pages is the easiest way to get them to load properly for everyone, every time.

Andrew Disagree. Use multiple pages if you want, but include a Single-page or a Print button. The lack of one is just criminal.

sepinwall "Criminal," you say? This is maybe the third article in close to 3 years writing for the site where I've had to use this option. It's a rare thing.

Paolo I think Andrew is overreacting a bit, but I do agree that having a Single-Page option would be nice. The New York Times has a lot of paginated articles but there's always an option for one page

Andrew I'm exaggerating for humorous effect! But requiring six clicks without a single-page option does hit a sore spot for lots of people who read long things on the Internet. It makes us feel you just want us for our clicks... :(

Guy Hitfix gets to show us 6 times as many advertisements this way. Duh.

Sterling Mallory Archer Boo hoo. Stop being the opposite of Batman. Get a faster device or live with it. I wish all of Alan's pieces were long enough to have six pages.

Ben Kabak Multiple pages is awful

Razorback My fears increase every time these dudes speak. I don't think they get the show. I don't think they get the fans. They certainly don't get Dan. Oh well, not like I expected this season to not be fan-fiction anyway.

Mahmoud Fayed Agreed. Definitely raised an eyebrow at how Alan had to correct him on it being season 1 and not 2 where they ended up getting 24/25 they made.

Guy Finished the first page only but the transcription is making my brain hurt.

JM Yeah, there are so many grammatical errors in the transcription that my head hurts as well.

Kiran Thirding this, I gave up reading it on page 2.

jenfullmoon Yeah, this still sounds as promising as it possibly can be under the circumstances, and I'll reserve judgement as well.

dave Alan, on page 1 there is what I believe is a question/comment from you that isn't formatted as one. Starts with "Initially, the order was for 13 (episodes). But I have to assume when you took the job...."

sepinwall Thanks, Dave. Fixed.

Lou Wow they really are reopening the Jeff/Britta thing. Completely unnecessary IMO. I wish they'd leave it as it is.

John I took it the same way Alan did, which seems like good comic potential to me.As for Jeff/Annie and that "bow", well, they did just come from a writer's room that felt like putting Alex and Dave back together, so...

Jon, The Earl of Hamm Sandwich yep, Jeff/Annie. guess I Britta'd that!

Karen PREACH.

Lex Great interview, thanks :)

Slam Chevy Chase was always the worst actor and least funny character on the show. Good riddance.

Slam When Chase starred in "Fletch", I thought he was the next superstar comedian/actor; instead he disappeared then resurfaced all bloated and old and weird on Community. So maybe that's why I don't care for him.

Jon, The Earl of Hamm Sandwich yeah I hear you there! the falloff after Fletch which I also loved was incredible. although it would have shamed him, he probably should have just gone back to SNL after that LOL

Slam Maybe I'm reading too much into this, but t seems Community needed a "name" actor to get the series green lit, so they hosed-off Chase ... and he was my least favorite character. But yes the Spanish presentation was HILARIOUS I gotta admit

Haik Mendelovich According to Joel McHale, our friend Chevy used racist language, and tried to fight (!) McHale on the set:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XSaZd-AUzRc

Corbin The fourth question on the third page ("There’s been some debate..") isn't formatted as such. Also, are the the Guarascio and Port "category" page links supposed to be there on the top of the page? It seems a bit random

Rob On page six, there's a question without the formatting: 'Do you feel like for those people who are acutely aware of the behind-the-scenes stuff, maybe you’re going to be held to an unfair standard?'

Jonas.Left Am I the only one who liked season one Britta? I kind of had a crush on her. Sure, part of that is she looks like Gillian Jacobs, but i liked her earnest, if a little insufferable social coscience, too.

Victor I never had a problem with Season 1 Britta and I never understood why anyone would hate her.

Oaktown Girl Well perhaps "mentally healthy" wasn't the best way to put it. What I meant is that he seems to be always so in control and dominant, even if what he is doing seems a little crazy. We'll see where it goes. Maybe I'll be pleasantly surprised.

Mahmoud Fayed Yeah I'm with Craig, I was left scratching my head and wondering if she watched any of season 3 at all.

tossit Hmmm...I'm not sure how I feel about how they approached everything...hopefully I can remain objective as I'm watching. I wish I could watch it without knowing about the showrunner change.

Roy G. Biv If Dan Harmon isn't the showrunner, then it's not Community. PERIOD. And after watching tonight's episode, my opinion has only been further confirmed.

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Gail

Really?? Multiple pages??

sepinwall "Criminal," you say?

This is maybe the third article in close to 3 years writing for the site where I've had to use this option. It's a rare thing.

Razorback

My fears increase every time these dudes speak. I don't think they get the show. I don't think they get the fans. They certainly don't get Dan. Oh well, not like I expected this season to not be fan-fiction anyway.

Guy

Finished the first page only but the transcription is making my brain hurt.

dave

Alan, on page 1 there is what I believe is a question/comment from you that isn't formatted as one. Starts with "Initially, the order was for 13 (episodes). But I have to assume when you took the job...."

Lou

Wow they really are reopening the Jeff/Britta thing. Completely unnecessary IMO. I wish they'd leave it as it is.

John I took it the same way Alan did, which seems like good comic potential to me.

As for Jeff/Annie and that "bow", well, they did just come from a writer's room that felt like putting Alex and Dave back together, so...

Lex

Great interview, thanks :)

Slam

Chevy Chase was always the worst actor and least funny character on the show. Good riddance.

Slam When Chase starred in "Fletch", I thought he was the next superstar comedian/actor; instead he disappeared then resurfaced all bloated and old and weird on Community.

So maybe that's why I don't care for him.

Slam Maybe I'm reading too much into this, but t seems Community needed a "name" actor to get the series green lit, so they hosed-off Chase ... and he was my least favorite character.

But yes the Spanish presentation was HILARIOUS I gotta admit

Haik Mendelovich According to Joel McHale, our friend Chevy used racist language, and tried to fight (!) McHale on the set:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XSaZd-AUzRc

Corbin

The fourth question on the third page ("There’s been some debate..") isn't formatted as such.

Also, are the the Guarascio and Port "category" page links supposed to be there on the top of the page? It seems a bit random

Rob

On page six, there's a question without the formatting: 'Do you feel like for those people who are acutely aware of the behind-the-scenes stuff, maybe you’re going to be held to an unfair standard?'

Jonas.Left

Am I the only one who liked season one Britta? I kind of had a crush on her. Sure, part of that is she looks like Gillian Jacobs, but i liked her earnest, if a little insufferable social coscience, too.

tossit

Hmmm...I'm not sure how I feel about how they approached everything...hopefully I can remain objective as I'm watching. I wish I could watch it without knowing about the showrunner change.

Roy G. Biv

If Dan Harmon isn't the showrunner, then it's not Community. PERIOD. And after watching tonight's episode, my opinion has only been further confirmed.

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