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The one coached by Jeff Winger and Assistant Coach Craig Pelton?

 

Here in Hampton Roads, we don't have seasons so much as we do "weeks." It's a pain when it is 30 degrees out for a few days, then high of 70 for a few days, then back to near freezing. And never enough (or really any) snow.

 

Paging GrandAdmiralJello

 

To further help the argument that I lack a soul, I hate ice cream. Not big on sweets in general, but won't eat ice cream period.

 

Community! Six Seasons likely! (no movie yet)

At today's NBC presentation at the TCAs, NBC entertainment chairman Bob Greenblatt said that "Parks & Recreation is going to have a seventh season.” and added that Community has a "strong possibility" for renewal.

Hopefully a full length season, not these 13 episode teaser seasons.
With more episodes, I am hoping they pull the Jeff/Annie trigger to explore that dynamic and story area more.
I wonder if Donald will come back, either full time or part time/guest appearance.
Maybe someone will be promoted to main character? Duncan? Rachel? Annie Kim? Star Burns?

 

I must confess that this past weeks episode of Community was one of the best we have had in recent years. Funny, goofy, and touching all at once. I do wonder how the show will do with the departure of Troy. Without Pierce and Troy, the show loses nearly a quarter of the original study group.

--Adm. Nick

 

Well, Hickey is supposed to be in all the rest of the episodes, and Duncan will be back more.

 

I'm going to have to actually watch Community sometime soon. Though I should probably finally get around to watching Seinfeld first.

Ugh, I finally decided to catch up on South Park, and as a result have had this little jingle stuck in my head for days.



Help me.

 

If you like Arrow now, wait until it picks up near the end of the first season. It takes awhile to find its feet; I actually thought several moments in the first few episodes were cringe worthy, but now it's become one of the most consistently fun shows on television.

 

I recently picked up the X-wing Rogue Squadron omnibuses since I hadn't read that series yet and I'm panicking about all the Dark Horse stuff going out of print. Right now I'm on Battleground: Tatooine, and Winter/Tycho has already become one of my favorite SW 'ships.

 

This is odd, sad, strange and odd.

My wife's mum died late last night (it's 12.35 here in the UK) and, well, neither of us are inclined to sleep right now. And it's that same split feeling - sadness at her passing, some sense of contentment that she's no longer in pain - and had certainly been hit by all manner of things in the last 2 years - and the pinballing back and forth between the two.

For some reason, at these sort of times, I end up fixing on President Bartlett's rant in the Cathdral (see below). The last decade has been a slew of stuff neither of us were anywhere near - or perhaps ought to be - ready for. And I'm really tired of it.

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Sorry to hear that Jedi Ben

 

I am too, Jedi Ben.

 

Sorry for your loss Jedi Ben.

 

I couldn't agree more. I can't believe from the way it started that it is probably my most anticipated show of every week, much more than SHIELD. I love they have now incorporated super powers in it as well. I just hope we get a few more superhero nods, it would be nice if they at least acknowledge the existence of Superman or Batman without seeing them onscreen.

Jedi Ben sorry for loss as well

 

Yeah, the second season of Arrow has been air tight so far. What I love about it is that, unlike Agents of SHIELD, it's so character based. They've started to introduce all of these comic book concepts, yet the characters never feel like they're just going with the motions or acting a certain way because the comics demand them to. Also, Manu Benett is fantastic as Slade.

The existence of Superman really wouldn't work- a flying superpowered alien who goes around saving people isn't something you just don't talk about- but I would like for it to be tied into the DC films in some way, even if as of now the DC films aren't really good enough to be worth tying into. I think it could be fun if a season were to end with Oliver watching television with his family, only for the power to go out. Cue "You are Not Alone". That, I think, could potentially be a great game changer. Or perhaps it would serve much better as something that happens in the final episode, so as not to interfere with Arrow's own story.

The existence of Batman could work, though, if they used the model of some other alternate universes I can think of (Smallville being the most prominent example); make Batman exist, but instead of being an acknowledge presence, let him be an urban legend, a scary story parents in Gotham tell their children so they'll be good. In this case, the story happens to be true. That will allow for Batman to have been operating for a long time, with perhaps only coming into the limelight on Superman's arrival, yet we don't have to wonder why there's never a comparison

And Jedi Ben, add me to the chorus of the well wishers. I'm sorry for your loss.

 

I would be happy either way they go. I was secretly hoping that one of those news reports in the background would have been about the destruction ion Metropolis.

I am interested to see if they work Arrow into the movies in anyway especially, and to avoid spoilers, the other unnamed hero who just showed up.

 

I'd love for them to tie in too, as I'm a sucker for shared universes (duh, look where I am). I'm not so sure WB will seize the opportunity, though. They're caught between the obvious money maker that shared universes have proven to be, thanks to Marvel, and the long running and completely nonsensical Hollywood stigma that TV stars are inferior to film stars. For years, successful TV stars have "upgraded" to movies and never looked back, and washed up film stars have "downgraded" to TV. While that has changed to a degree, with big actors like Kevin Spacey leading their own TV shows, these big studios are often very slow on the uptake.

If they intend to introduce Green Arrow into their Justice League franchise, it would be absolutely foolish not to use what's already been built. Considering some of the ridiculous decisions that WB/DC have made, though, I'm not as confident as I'd like to be that they can see what's obvious.

 

Yeah I concur. I know some of the cartoons have brought the Marvel/DC comic universe to life, but it would sure be nice to see it in the non-animated realm. For all of the success Marvel has had connecting all of their characters together in the movieverse, I still know for the foreseeable future they will never be able to bring together all of their characters into that continuity. DC has a chance at it though and if they can get their act together a Justice League movie could be epic. From the sound of all the rumors as of late maybe they are setting up the other core JL members.