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"Community" / Parks & Recreation

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After fading last half-season, they've stepped it up in recent weeks. Well deserved! :banger:
TGfan06;2153959; said:
six seasons and a movie!!!!

http://tvline.com/2012/05/10/community-renewed/
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buckeyescott11;2153994; said:
I thought I read an article that said 30 Rock, Parks and Rec, and Community get half a season and then will be cancelled.
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I have no idea what this means, so perhaps you could share the article.
 
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http://www.npr.org/blogs/monkeysee/...hursday-night-comedies-and-thats-a-good-thing
News came in late yesterday that NBC was confirming that next season would be 30 Rock's last — and that that show, Community and (unconfirmed at the moment) Parks and Recreation would all receive shortened 13-episode orders instead of the standard 22.
Certain parties — not you, I'm sure — interpreted this as the network's kicking the shows to the curb and gnashed your teeth
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despite the shortened seasons, none of this is a death sentence. For 30 Rock, it's a victory lap. And for Community and Parks and Rec, it's a stay of execution. What it decidedly isn't is cancellation. It is, in point of fact, the opposite of cancellation. All three shows have been given the go-ahead to resume production and return to television. Thirteen episodes is fewer than 22 episodes, to be sure, but it's a lot more than zero, by a percentage of approximately infinity.
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Besides, 30 Rock excepted, there's no actual reason to assume that they won't be renewed after the end of next season, simply because of those reduced orders. As noted over at The AV Club, the last three seasons of spy-geek show Chuck each began with a 13-episode order. All but the final one eventually got the go-ahead to make more than that. More important, all but the final one got renewals. In all, Chuck ran for 43 episodes beyond its original third-season order. There's no reason to assume that NBC doesn't reserve the option to do the same for Community and Parks And Rec.
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Not only that, the shorter orders might solve scheduling problems in a way that appeases fans of the shows while minimizing ratings damage. If, for example, Thursdays at 8:30 were devoted to viewer-challenged prestige comedies, NBC could run, say, Community in the fall and Parks And Rec in the spring, assuring a happy, loyal year-round audience without locking up more than one time slot.
For shows with low ratings and devoted fanbases, this might be the most sustainable model available.
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