R.I.P. 30 ROCK R.I.P COMMUNITY R.I.P. PARKS & REC

You are saying that canceling these shows immediately without letting them write endings would be less embarrassing than the alternative

if their goal is to wash their hands of the nerdfest they've currently got, yes.

the politics & business of network tv is def one of the stranger things ilx is into

ha otm

go read a bronies thread then

washing their hands of the nerdfest

I'm into it by proxy because the vagaries of suits dictate what winds up on TV. Having some idea of how this stuff works and why certain things happen the way they do helps alleviate a little of the frustration when things go pear-shaped with shows I enjoy.

but this is like if ilx had actual bronies on it

poly i was clearly responding to zachlyon's "re-branding" comments when i noted maybe they should just rip the band-aid off if that's the case

it's hard to believe that a bunch of music journalists and film journalists would be interested in television journalism.

well itd be easier to believe if they were film & music business journalists, but im just playin w/e carry on, i do tho think they shouldve offed the office too for symmetrys sake

the office is set to be re-booted right? whatever that means

I'm honestly curious as to how they're gonna keep The Office going with half of the cast leaving. Are they still seriously talking about starting fresh with a whole new cast (speaking of terrible NBC ideas)?

poly i was clearly responding to zachlyon's "re-branding" comments when i noted maybe they should just rip the band-aid off if that's the case

I think that would be a terrible decision, but I agree that it's something someone might do in a hypothetical situation.

NBC's decisions are roughly equivalent to waiting until the last week of your lease to start looking for a new place to live.

but im just playin w/e carry on

psh when did you go soft

a breezy googling suggests there's already some folks saying the parks & rec/community death sentences are "premature"

psh when did you go soft

― polyphonic, Thursday, May 10, 2012 6:43 PM (3 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

ha i just didnt have the heart for it

tumblr may get its "jesus is risen" moment monday

People are going to whine about the shows being canceled either way, but fans really don't like it when shows get canceled before an ending is written (see Deadwood, My So Called Life, Freaks and Geeks, etc.).

So get writing, writers!

Also, "Freaks & Geeks" totally got an ending. Feig and Apatow both say it ended how they wanted it to end, just not when they wanted it to end.

Replace F&G with Party Down or Carnivale or whatev.

It would be hilarious if NBC had this green mile of self-aware last seasons on Thursdays next year

wasn't 'community' only supposed to last four seasons anyway? having the same 6-7 characters stay in community college for longer than that seems like a stretch.

I'm sure there's a reason why they named it Community and not Community College.

90210 dudes were in high school for like infinity years.

ok i haven't read this thread but we all know that this is only happening to 30 Rock so far, right?

I don't think we really know anything for sure yet.

30 Rock has been officially announced for a shortened final season.

Aside from the abbreviated seasons thing, I mean.

i thought the freak & geeks ending was great, very appropriate (plus awesome grateful dead action)

comparing that to deadwood is wrong, deadwood's ending was so disappointing and that's one of my fav shows ever

f&g ending was more successful for sure but I still think f&g deserved more time to finish telling that story.

actual last scene of Deadwood was great

yeah but there were so many storylines that were left up in the air :(

freaks and geeks it seemed better to me, i guess just because that's more what high school feels like, it's this huge experience for you and then it just...ends arbitrarily and then suddenly you're whole world has changed

@televisionary

It's official: 13 eps for #Community.

Yeah, just coming in. Seems reliable.

http://www.hitfix.com/blogs/whats-alan-watching/posts/nbc-renews-community-for-season-4

13 episodes.

my whole FB feed is like OMG THEY CANCELED 30 ROCK?!?!

i think another season of 30 rock will be enough, it's had a fine run

i thought baldwin was gonna quit anyway?

I guess there's still a chance that this is just a direction NBC is going across the board. Like, alternating 13-episode seasons of more shows than the currently air. Which could be a smart move. Which is probably why NBC won't do that.

I guess there's still a chance that this is just a direction NBC is going across the board. Like, alternating 13-episode seasons of more shows than the currently air. Which could be a smart move. Which is probably why NBC won't do that.

There is precedent for wheel shows (as they're called). In the 1970s, NBC ran the "NBC Mystery Movie" and spun off Columbo, McCloud, and McMillan & Wife from it into their own successful series. They could easily do a "NBC Weekly Comedy" for new shows and just spin-off what sticks with people.

Who still watches the office for anything other than masochism?

The spin on this thread feels so weird, since the other day everyone was wondering whether Community was going to get cancelled, and 30 Rock ending has been pretty much a given for months. I doubt this will be P&R's last season. The article doesn't say anything about that. Whatevs.

i'm definitely ok with 30 rock ending, this was a pretty lackluster season overall

farewell unseen sitcoms

so this is where we're at officially?

* 30 rock has one final short season
* community is coming back for a short season (with the possibility of earning itself a back nine)
* nothing about parks and rec is official yet

i'm fine with 30 rock's fate and okay with community's, but goddamn do i want a full season of parks

I've said it before and I'll say it again: never change, Morbs.

That joke in tonight's 30 Rock about NBC turning into a website that sells used office supplies feels both a propos and precient.

DWH, I have changed. You will abandon some things forever in a few years, too. If you're lucky.

what have you abandoned?

the desire to try anything

Article mentions a show called "Hannibal" that I have never heard of. Instead of looking up what it actually is I am just going to imagine that it is a show starring Hannibal Burress walking around Chicago doing something awesome.