After Christmas, except to not see Annie, Troy, Abed, the Dreamatorium or anything else "Community"-related for anytime soon now that NBC sadly bumped it off the midseason schedule.
RANDOM THOUGHTS:
The following were on my mind between Monday, November 14th and Thursday, November 17th:
- As someone who has loved the NBC sitcom "Community" since the very beginning and who has constantly found ways to praise it (whether it's by naming it my favorite show on television, saying it's one of the ten best shows of the year, or occasionally ranking it #1 on the Thursday night comedy power rankings from earlier this year), it really pained me to hear the news that NBC bumped the low rated comedy off the midseason schedule in favor of burning off the rest of the season sometime in the spring or so. In fact, it's been three days and over 37,000 "Save Community" petition signatures later, and while my initial shock and despair is gone, the anger still remains.
After all, it's one thing to bump the low rated but much adored by critics and fans alike comedy off the network for two months, but it's another thing to do so while also keeping the God-awful "Whitney" on Wednesday, albeit on a newer, much less comfortable time slot that will get them eventually cancelled for sure as a result. Does Bob Greenblatt and the rest of these buffoons working on NBC realize that's there's only one million viewers and a 0.5 18-49 ratings demo separating between "Community" and "Whitney," and that "Whitney" is only getting these ratings because of its post-"The Office" timeslot and the network's constant promotion of it ("Community" hardly gets promoted, even on their own website)? And do they know that while "Whitney" may be getting more viewers than "Community," that "Community" is not as trashed by critics and the American viewing public as much as Whitney Cumming's show is? GAHH, I HATE YOU NBC! I HATE YOU SO MUCH! YOU ARE THE COMPLETE OPPOSITE OF BATMAN!
Unfortunately, it appears that NBC has remained firm in their decision to go through with this. Let's just hope that the backlash that came from this week will launch a full scale movement by fans to keep the show on the air for another season. I'm talking about an increase in ratings, DVD sales, & Hulu and NBC.com viewings of the episode, a large scale fan support of the show on Twitter (the #sixseasonsandamovie hashtagging is just the beginning), a bunch of strongly worded letters to Bob Greenblatt, more criticisms of the network by fans on their Facebook page, celebrity support from people other than the co-stars and Blake Griffin, a bunch of purchases of the show's merchandise at the NBC store, an increase in black goatees, a boycott of "Whitney" and "Are You There, Chelsea?," an increase of signed names under the "Save Community" petition...basically anything that will make the network take notice and allow this show to continue. After all, "Community" is a great show, arguably the best comedy on television since "Arrested Development." To take it away from us before creator Dan Harmon is allowed to create a proper ending would be a terrible shame.
- Two mini-bright sides to "Community" being gone during midseason, though (and they are pretty mini):
1) "30 Rock" is coming back!
2) It should be back without any repeats, so that could potentially build up some momentum ratings wise.
Otherwise, this has not been a good week to be a fan of the show, to say the least.
- It was so weird having ABC airing a "20/20" special on Gabriel Giffords' recovery the same time that NBC aired Bob Costas' interview with former Penn State defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky on "Rock Center with Brian Williams." Flipping between these two specials back and forth, it was like going from a re-run of the inspirational "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington" to a re-run of the very cynical "A Clockwork Orange."
- As long as the ending to "Mad Men" doesn't insult the audience, Matthew Weiner can end the show however he wants.
- Aww, cheer up, little girl! Some Vikings fans have gone decades before realizing that their team is never going to win anything of importance!
- And I thought that arithmetic was hard! Ladies and gentleman, you're new Academy Awards nominating system! (http://gawker.com/5860650/the-new-oscar-nominating-system-doesnt-make-any-damn-sense)
More random thoughts to come on Monday! Now, if you'll excuse me, I'm going to quickly rush down the nearest TV to watch a certain low-rated comedy on NBC before the official screwing of it by the network begins.
Sincerely,
Your pal: mj15
If you have any opinions on today's post, or if you just have any suggestions or tips for my next blog entry, e-mail me at: mj1599@aol.com. Your e-mails are greatly appreciated.
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