TV Info
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TV SeriesGenre
Comedy, DramaStarring :
Joel McHale, Gillian Jacobs, Chevy Chase, Donald Glover, Alison Brie, Yvette Nicole Brown, Danny Pudi, Ken Jeong, Jim Rash
Joel McHale on Chevy Chase 'Community' Exit: 'He Didn't Want to Be There'
February 07, 2013 04:02:11Just a day before "Community" debuts its fourth season, lead actor Joel McHale stopped by Howard Stern's Sirius XM radio show to talk about working with Chevy Chase. Asked by the shock jock why Chase quit the show, the Jeff Winger depicter simply said, "He didn't want to be there."
When Stern asked why they didn't talk about any beef between Chase and the show's staff, McHale claimed, "When I would try, he would just try to fight me, physically fight me." The "Ted" star also confirmed that the 69-year-old comedian threw the N-word on the set.
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Chevy Chase Drops Out of 'Community' Mid Season 4
November 22, 2012 08:11:04Chevy Chase is leaving "Community" while the show is still filming its fourth season. According to Deadline, the 69-year-old actor/comedian and the series producers are parting ways by mutual agreement.
The Pierce Hawthorne depicter won't appear in just one or two episodes which haven't been filmed. He, however, is going to be featured in the season 4 finale which has been shot earlier.
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'Community' Unveils Footage of 'The Hunger Games' Tribute Episode
October 18, 2012 04:10:25To tide fans over the delayed premiere of "Community" season 4, a clip from the first episode has recently been shared. Brought by star Joel McHale during his visit to "The Ellen DeGeneres Show", the snippet gives a look at the episode which pays tribute to "The Hunger Games".
In the footage, McHale's Jeff picks Jim Rash's Craig as his partner at a Greendale dance competition. While performing tango in a dim-lit room, Jeff opens up about his theory that the Dean, who's dressing in drag, doesn't want him to graduate.
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NBC Postpones 'Community' and 'Whitney' Season Premieres
October 09, 2012 11:10:06Less than two weeks before the scheduled premiere dates of "Community" season 4 and "Whitney" season 2, NBC decides to postpone the show's returns. The network explains that the delay is intended to give more time to promote the two shows, but hasn't announced new return dates.
"Given the success we've had for the past four weeks - including winning the first week of the season in adults 18-49, we've decided to continue to concentrate our promotional strength on our new NBC shows that are scheduled Monday through Wednesday and have therefore decided to hold 'Community' and 'Whitney' from their previously announced premieres of Oct. 19," NBC explains in a statement.
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Brie Larson Locked to Star in 'Community' Season 4
October 08, 2012 02:10:50Another famous name has been recruited to star on "Community". TVLine breaks the news that "21 Jump Street" actress Brie Larson has signed on to appear during the fourth season of the NBC comedy series, joining the starry guest star list that includes the likes of James Brolin, Malcolm McDowell and Matt Lucas.
Details of what character the blond beauty will play are still kept under very tight wraps. Still, it is confirmed that the Sacramento-born actress will appear in the seventh episode of season 4, in which Jim Rash's Dean Craig Pelton plans a "Sadie Hawkins" dance at Greendale.
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'Battlestar Galactica' Alumna to Be Abed's Quirky Buddy on 'Community'
September 03, 2012 02:09:59Abed will get a new and hot female friend who shares the same interest with him on "Community". It has been reported that Tricia Helfer will guest star on the NBC comedy as Lauren, a gorgeous fan of fictional cult-hit "Inspector Spacetime".
She will appear in the fourth episode of the upcoming fourth season which focuses on Abed who attends a convention for the so-called "Doctor Who"-esque series. There, Abed meets Lauren and befriends another fanboy, who is played by Matt Lucas.
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'Community' Stars React to Dan Harmon's Departure
May 21, 2012 08:05:09Dan Harmon is no longer the "Community" showrunner, but most of the cast members owe a lot to him. Following confirmation of Harmon's departure, Joel McHale and some other cast members took to Twitter to send their farewells and thank the creator for their roles.
"@danharmon you are a true genius. You gave me the role of a lifetime & three of the best years of my life. Buying #Prototype2 today," so the Jeff Winger depicter wrote. His co-star Gillian Jacobs tweeted, "I wholeheartedly agree with @joelmchale. I'm so grateful to @danharmon for my role, the show and everything else. Thank you, Dan. Thank you."
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'Community' Creator Dan Harmon Reveals He's Fired
May 20, 2012 01:05:47Not long after it was announced that Dan Harmon has been replaced by David Guarascio and Moses Port as showrunners on "Community", the sitcom's creator revealed that he was actually fired. Via Tumblr post on Saturday, May 19, Harmon said the producers have not even given him a call.
"Why'd Sony want me gone? I can't answer that because I've been in as much contact with them as you have," Harmon wrote to fans. "They literally haven't called me since the season four pickup, so their reasons for replacing me are clearly none of my business."
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'Community' Gets Shortened Season 4, '30 Rock' to Return for Final Season
May 11, 2012 10:05:27Amidst the off-air feud between creator Dan Harmon and star Chevy Chase, "Community" has survived the chopping block. NBC has renewed the show for a fourth season consisting of 13 episodes.
Also getting a new shortened season is "30 Rock". The upcoming seventh season will be the last for the show. Alec Baldwin, who had speculated about the end of the show, once said he will return for one last chapter.
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Chevy Chase Blasts 'Community' and Show's Creator in Newly Leaked Voice Mail
April 11, 2012 08:04:31The drama behind the scenes of "Community" is apparently not yet over though Dan Harmon had expressed his apology. A second voice mail recording the conversation between the show's creator and cast member Chevy Chase has just been leaked, revealing the actor's rant at the writer.
Saying the show isn't funny, Chase claimed, "There's a disconnect somewhere either between what is actually shot and the humor on the set when we shoot." He added, "The other part of the disconnect is obviously, you don't get my humor at all, or what it is I do that's funny, that actually makes people laugh."
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'Community' Creator Apologizes for Chevy Chase Feud, Calls Himself 'Rude A**hole'
April 04, 2012 08:04:03After his ugly war of words with Chevy Chase was blown up, "Community" creator Dan Harmon has issued a full-fledged apology to fans. In an elaborate message posted on his Tumblr Tuesday, April 3, he realizes he has to "just acknowledge my mistake and apologize for it to the fans."
Regarding Chase's angry voicemail that leaked onto the web after he played it in front of other people, Harmon explained how that happened. "There is also a monthly show I do in the back of a comic book store in Los Angeles... It was in that venue, months ago, that I made the horrible, childish, self-obsessed, unaware, naive and unprofessional decision to play someone's voicemail to me," he admitted.
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'Community' Crew Feel Chevy Chase Was Unfairly Attacked by Dan Harmon
April 03, 2012 02:04:03Some "Community" staffers are allegedly standing on Chevy Chase's side in his public war of words with creator Dan Harmon. Soon after the story of their ugly feud grabbed the headlines, sources told TMZ that some crew members feel the actor was "unfairly attacked" by Harmon.
Commenting on Harmon's action of giving a "f**k you, Chevy" speech during the show's season 3 wrap party, the sources said, "What Dan Harmon did was f**ked up." They went on defending the Pierce Hawthorne of the comedy series as saying, "Chevy is a pleasure to work with."
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'Community' Creator Unleashes Expletive Word to Chevy Chase at Wrap Party
April 02, 2012 02:04:57An internal feud may rock "Community". The show's creator Dan Harmon and actor Chevy Chase have reportedly been entangled in an ugly public war of words, which led to the former giving a "f**k you, Chevy" speech in front of the 68-year-old comedian, his wife and daughter at the season 3 wrap party.
According to Deadline, Chase left the bash immediately and then left Harmon a voice message, calling the creator "fat" and "an alcoholic" among other things. The voice message, which was filled with profane language, has since leaked onto the web after Harmon allegedly played it in front of other people.
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New 'Community' Trailer Teases the Madness Greendale Seven Are Facing
March 08, 2012 02:03:34"Community" is around a week away from making its return to the small screen. To hype up the anticipation, a brand new trailer was debuted on Joel McHale's show, "The Soup", on Wednesday, March 7. It gave a preview on what to expect from the Greendale Seven in the reminder of the third season.
Around two-and-a-half minute long, the trailer teases that Jeff Winger and co. will be having some troubles with Ken Jeong's Chang, Jim Rash's Dean Pelton and John Goodman's Vice Dean Laybourne. Footage of epic pillow fight, Chang's birthday party and Dean Pelton's bizarre closet are also included.
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'Community' Returns Sooner With Animated Episodes
March 04, 2012 11:03:44NBC announced last month that its hit show "Community" is due to return March 15 with new episodes. However, the fan-favorite comedy will be back sooner than expected as NBC has prepared special animated versions to raise awareness of the show's return.
The three-part shorts called "Abed's Master Key" kick off March 7 on NBC.com and Hulu with Part I. The following parts will be available on March 8 and 9 respectively. Creators of the web series "Ikea Heights", Dave Seger and Tom Kauffman, wrote the shorts. Danny Pudi's character, Abed, gets his hands on the master key to Greendale Community College, the fictional school the characters attend.
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NBC Announces Return Date of 'Community' and Premiere Dates of New Comedies
February 22, 2012 10:02:18"Community" fans can rejoice now. After being benched since December last year, the Joel McHale-starring series will be back with the remainders of season 3 on Thursday, March 15 at 8 P.M., NBC has announced.
With the return of "Community", the network makes some adjustments to its Thursday slot. "30 Rock" is pushed to 8:30 P.M., followed by "The Office" and "Up All Night". Meanwhile, "Parks and Recreation" is put on hiatus and will be back on air April 19 after "Up All Night" concludes its freshman season of 24 episodes.
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Joel McHale: One Character From 'Community' Will Die
February 13, 2012 03:02:40Having been keeping the story light with its jokes, "Community" might go somber in an upcoming episode. Lead actor Joel McHale has revealed that one familiar face at Greendale Community College will soon meet the demise.
"A character from the show will die," the Jeff Winger depicter told TV Guide. He went on dishing the plot by detailing that the dying character is "someone you've seen a lot. And he dies in the mid-afternoon."
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'Community' to Do 'Law and Order'-Themed Episode
January 11, 2012 11:01:32Though "Community" is currently benched, fans can rest assured that the show will indeed return with the remainder of season 3. In fact, an idea has been thrown for an upcoming episode of the sitcom, and it will pay tribute to police procedural "Law & Order".
According to TVLine, in "Basic Lupine Urology" which air date is yet to be announced, the Greendale gang will channel their inner Lennie Briscoes when the yam they are attempting to sprout for an experiment is demolished.
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New 'Community' Season 3 Sneak Peek: Dancing, Laughing and Intimidating
September 01, 2011 03:09:45An extended promo for "Community" season 3 has been made available for viewing pleasure, teasing that fans will see more musical performances by the characters. Meanwhile, John Goodman is added to the cast ensemble to play Vice Dean Robert Laybourne, the head of Greendale's nationally acclaimed air conditioning repair school.
Goodman's character will become a nuisance to Dean Pelton. As seen in the footage, he is threatening Pelton, who is portrayed by newly promoted series regular Jim Rash, with his big, deep voice. The two, however, end up having a long, awkward laugh.
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Alison Brie Pitches Britta and Annie Lesbian Kiss for 'Community'
August 04, 2011 04:08:02Britta Perry could kiss another girl in season 3 of "Community" after sharing a smooch with a supposed lesbian friend last season. Alison Brie, who portrays Annie Edison, recently shared an idea of having her character sharing a girl-on-girl kiss with Gillian Jacobs' Britta. "I'm pitching a Britta and Annie kiss for the Season 3 finale," she told AfterEllen.com. "I'm working on it."
"Annie's a very open character," Gillian chimed in. Speaking of the show itself, she gushed, "It's a great show and they wanted to create a show in which there was sexual tension and possibilities between all of the characters and I feel like they have done that."
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