It’s going to be a joint Sony / Universal / Peacock project, so Peacock will have streaming rights, with all of the original cast except for Donald Glover and Yvette Nicole Brown, who may or may not appear, and of course Chevy Chase, who they would probably not invite back even if they hadn’t killed his character off. And Dan Harmon as well-- no ‘Season 4’ style shenanigans.
I don’t know plot-wise how you put together a group that originally met at a community college like 15 years ago, but the setting was an incidental part of what made the show great. Make it a reunion plot. Who cares! Not sure the cleverness and magic of the original can be captured, even with Harmon at the helm, but I’m one of those who even enjoyed the last couple seasons, so I’ll be watching. Looks like I will finally be breaking down and subscribing to Peacock.
The setting was increasingly silly even by the second season, so I am not too concerned. I’m sure they’ll come up with some dumb rationalization and we’ll move right past it.
There’s enough of the main cast that I’m looking forward to it. But I’d love it if Yvette and Donald could join. Especially Donald; when they lost the Troy/Abed bromance, there was really something missing in the show.
A college reunion seems like a reasonable basis for the plot; Jeff Winger may still be a professor at Greendale, and Dean Pelton could still be there. Perhaps Troy ended up as a rapper? Perhaps the whole movie is told through the lens of a camera operated by Abed?
I watched all six seasons, meaning I sat through every minute of the Season That Never Should Have Been.
So I’m their target audience. And I feel like a bullet is coming my way. I do not have enough faith in the world of 2023, 2024, or any time in the future to think the movie will be made, let alone be even cringingly watchable. Can we please note that Dan Harmon has not completed a single project with live actors since Community ended?
OTOH, I’m betting that Chevy Chase is still dead to him.
I think a lot will depend on whether they can get Glover to come back. Overall I am happy but don’t have huge expectations. I think it will be a fun return to Greendale for fans but is unlikely to be a comedic masterpiece. As for plots I agree that some kind of college re-union would be a good starting point. I would like to see a metaverse subplot considering that Season 6 had a great parody of VR. I also hope there is a nod to Richard Erdman (Leonard) who passed away a few years back at the ripe age of 93.
Was that even actual paid product placement, or a satirical sendup of product placement? I had assumed the latter. From what I remember of it, it was not a story line that a corporation like Subway would have approved of.
If the show did get product placement money from Subway for that, I think it’s almost funnier in a meta sense.
