# NBC's Community is Doomed - Moved to Fridays Following the Execreble Whitney **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 14, 2012, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nbcs-community-is-doomed-moved-to-fridays-following-the-execreble-whitney/621847 "2012-05-14T04:43:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Soylent\_Juicy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/82dd89/32.png) [@Soylent\_Juicy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Soylent_Juicy)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2012, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nbcs-community-is-doomed-moved-to-fridays-following-the-execreble-whitney/621847/41 "2012-05-17T15:12:12Z")
WTF does “ **Execreble** ” mean? To me it looks like the word should mean “full of shit.” ---
**Author:** ![Acsenray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/acsenray/32/4519_2.png) [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2012, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nbcs-community-is-doomed-moved-to-fridays-following-the-execreble-whitney/621847/42 "2012-05-17T15:18:22Z")
> [@Soylent\_Juicy](#): > > WTF does “ **Execreble** ” mean? To me it looks like the word should mean “full of shit.” It’s actually _execr **a** ble_ and it means really horrible, bad, wretched. It originates in a Latin word meaning something like “deserving to be put under a curse.” ---
**Author:** ![Steampunk\_Willie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f6c823/32.png) [@Steampunk\_Willie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steampunk_Willie)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2012, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nbcs-community-is-doomed-moved-to-fridays-following-the-execreble-whitney/621847/43 "2012-05-17T23:21:35Z")
Comedy Central has picked up the show for syndication. This should helps its ratings, even on Fridays. ---
**Author:** ![NAF1138](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/naf1138/32/3245_2.png) [@NAF1138](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NAF1138)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2012, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nbcs-community-is-doomed-moved-to-fridays-following-the-execreble-whitney/621847/44 "2012-05-19T14:45:45Z")
Dan Harmon just confirmed on his blog that he is officially off the show. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2012, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nbcs-community-is-doomed-moved-to-fridays-following-the-execreble-whitney/621847/45 "2012-05-19T17:10:48Z")
> [@Bob Ducca](#): > > Friday night is where you plug in shows to reach people that don’t go out on the weekends. Namely, shows that reach lonely middle-aged women and shows like Community that have a “niche” audience (re: Nerds… sorry), who probably don’t get out a lot either. > > So Grimm is in just the right spot. And Chuck was also on Friday nights. So I think you’re right that NBC is targeting nerds. CBS seems to be targeting old people with shows like Blue Bloods. And ABC used to have a block of family-oriented comedies. ---
**Author:** ![Sparky\_the\_Wonder\_Spirit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@Sparky\_the\_Wonder\_Spirit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sparky_the_Wonder_Spirit)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2012, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nbcs-community-is-doomed-moved-to-fridays-following-the-execreble-whitney/621847/46 "2012-05-19T17:18:26Z")
> [@NAF1138](#): > > Dan Harmon just confirmed on his blog that he is officially off the show. Well _that’s_ the real death knell. ---
**Author:** ![MyFootsZZZ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/myfootszzz/32/12580_2.png) [@MyFootsZZZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MyFootsZZZ)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2012, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nbcs-community-is-doomed-moved-to-fridays-following-the-execreble-whitney/621847/47 "2012-05-19T17:25:59Z")
I’ll still watch to see what the show’s become after Harmon’s departure. But just out of curiosity and support of the, (mostly), fantastic cast. Anyone else going to tune in next year? ---
**Author:** ![NAF1138](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/naf1138/32/3245_2.png) [@NAF1138](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NAF1138)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2012, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nbcs-community-is-doomed-moved-to-fridays-following-the-execreble-whitney/621847/48 "2012-05-19T18:47:58Z")
I will probably watch for the cast for a while, but shows like this that have such a unique voice tend to go horribly horribly wrong when the voice gets taken away. Harmon _was_ Community’s voice. The people that they are bringing in to replace him have an ok track record, but no matter who it is it won’t be the same show. ---
**Author:** ![srm13](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f05b48/32.png) [@srm13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/srm13)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2012, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nbcs-community-is-doomed-moved-to-fridays-following-the-execreble-whitney/621847/49 "2012-05-19T19:54:55Z")
I still have high hopes for the next season. What makes Community good is also what alienates a casual audience, and taking Harmon away is what’s going to open up the audience appeal hopefully. It won’t be the same show I love, but the characters will get to live, and they will never be able to truly revert back to season 1 simplicity. ---
**Author:** ![Tangent](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tangent/32/3098_2.png) [@Tangent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tangent)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2012, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nbcs-community-is-doomed-moved-to-fridays-following-the-execreble-whitney/621847/50 "2012-10-09T04:08:12Z")
-bump- [NBC postpones season 4 premiere of _Community_](http://insidetv.ew.com/2012/10/08/community-premiere-whitney/) (and _Whitney_) _Community_ season 4 won’t be premiering on Oct. 19. A return date for the show has not been announced. Not sure what to make of this. Sounds like NBC may be waiting to see when they might have a hole in their schedule that they need to fill. Some commenters are looking at possible positive outcomes–like a more desirable timeslot on a different night–but it’s kind of hard to see a bright side to having no definite premiere date. ---
**Author:** ![JSexton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/96bed5/32.png) [@JSexton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JSexton)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2012, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nbcs-community-is-doomed-moved-to-fridays-following-the-execreble-whitney/621847/51 "2012-10-09T04:23:10Z")
I’m fairly certain that Animal Practice will be cancelled shortly, so maybe there’s hope for a Thursday timeslot opening? ---
**Author:** ![Tangent](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tangent/32/3098_2.png) [@Tangent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tangent)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2012, 5:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nbcs-community-is-doomed-moved-to-fridays-following-the-execreble-whitney/621847/52 "2012-10-09T05:29:50Z")
That’s a Wednesday night show. On Thursdays NBC currently has 30 Rock, Up All Night, The Office, and Parks & Rec. ---
**Author:** ![Enderw24](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ba9def/32.png) [@Enderw24](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enderw24)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2012, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nbcs-community-is-doomed-moved-to-fridays-following-the-execreble-whitney/621847/53 "2012-10-09T15:01:11Z")
We got HuluPlus about two months ago and I finally saw Community for the first time. We blasted through all three seasons in about 3 weeks and were sad when we ran out of episodes. It’s hard to remember if I’ve ever laughed at a sitcom as much as this one. What the hell, people? I need more Community\*! \*with Dan Harmon! ---
**Author:** ![MyFootsZZZ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/myfootszzz/32/12580_2.png) [@MyFootsZZZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MyFootsZZZ)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2012, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nbcs-community-is-doomed-moved-to-fridays-following-the-execreble-whitney/621847/54 "2012-10-09T15:03:32Z")
They still advertise the show on Facebook a lot. ---
**Author:** ![well\_he\_s\_back](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/3ab097/32.png) [@well\_he\_s\_back](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/well_he_s_back)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2012, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nbcs-community-is-doomed-moved-to-fridays-following-the-execreble-whitney/621847/55 "2012-10-09T15:36:09Z")
I love Community. Hope it survives this ominous news. Don’t understand why Whitney lasted past two episodes. yuck. ---
**Author:** ![bup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/6bbea6/32.png) [@bup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bup)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2012, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nbcs-community-is-doomed-moved-to-fridays-following-the-execreble-whitney/621847/56 "2012-10-09T16:28:18Z")
> [@Tangent](#): > > _Community_ season 4 won’t be premiering on Oct. 19. A return date for the show has not been announced. > > Not sure what to make of this. Sounds like NBC may be waiting to see when they might have a hole in their schedule that they need to fill. Some commenters are looking at possible positive outcomes–like a more desirable timeslot on a different night–but it’s kind of hard to see a bright side to having no definite premiere date. I bet they’re trying to figure out how to showcase recurring character Officer Cackowski of campus security (played by Craig Cackowski) to best advantage. Oh, by the way, I totally used to do improv with him. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Diceman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/22d042/32.png) [@Diceman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diceman)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2012, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nbcs-community-is-doomed-moved-to-fridays-following-the-execreble-whitney/621847/57 "2012-10-09T16:45:33Z")
> [@Wheelz](#): > > Everyone’s missing the obvious question here… > > _ **Whitney** _ got renewed???!! How in the holy hell was _that_ allowed to happen? My guess is that Whitney spends a lot of time bent over the network executives’ desks. Either that, or she has some truely excellent blackmail material on them. 'Cause it sure as hell ain’t good acting or writing that got that show renewed. ---
**Author:** ![Inner\_Stickler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inner_stickler/32/318_2.png) [@Inner\_Stickler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inner_Stickler)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2012, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nbcs-community-is-doomed-moved-to-fridays-following-the-execreble-whitney/621847/58 "2012-10-09T16:48:59Z")
It’s so cute how you think good acting or writing are what network executives look at when deciding whether to renew a show or not. ---
**Author:** ![Enderw24](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ba9def/32.png) [@Enderw24](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enderw24)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2012, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nbcs-community-is-doomed-moved-to-fridays-following-the-execreble-whitney/621847/59 "2012-10-09T17:48:12Z")
> [@Inner\_Stickler](#): > > It’s so cute how you think good acting or writing are what network executives look at when deciding whether to renew a show or not. I think it was made clear that it was oral sex. Lots and lots and lots of oral sex. ---
**Author:** ![bup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/6bbea6/32.png) [@bup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bup)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2012, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nbcs-community-is-doomed-moved-to-fridays-following-the-execreble-whitney/621847/60 "2012-10-09T17:49:32Z")
> [@Enderw24](#): > > I think it was made clear that it was oral sex. Lots and lots and lots of oral sex. That wasn’t clear to me at all. I inferred that she was taking it from behind. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nbcs-community-is-doomed-moved-to-fridays-following-the-execreble-whitney/621847.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nbcs-community-is-doomed-moved-to-fridays-following-the-execreble-whitney/621847.md?page=4)