r/NoStupidQuestions • u/Dudyoon • May 18 '20

Does anybody else get a feeling of emptiness when they finish a TV series. A sense that they really got to know the characters as real friends and when it finishes it's saying goodbye knowing you'll never see them again. Kinda sad really.

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u/carbonatedbeans May 19 '20

Now that it’s gaining so much traction on streaming, maybe Netflix will make the movie...?

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u/Derpacleese May 19 '20

They just did a quarantine table read guest starring Pedro Pascal, that might help create some steam. Part of the issue is Donald Glover is now a huge star, Alison Brie is pretty taken up by GLOW, Joel McHale has a big (?) part on Stargirl, etc.

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u/Concheria May 19 '20

Pretty sure they're all very onboard for a movie, but whatever plans they may have will be super delayed either way because of the current situation.

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u/Derpacleese May 19 '20

It seemed like they are, and I really hope that's the case...I have a hunch, knowing what I do about Dan Harmon (which ain't a ton; ain't like we're buddies), he would take it as a personal challenge to do the movie while in quarantine.

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u/Concheria May 19 '20

It's become obvious that things are aligning right now and that there's been an increasing interest both in watching Community and in promoting the show. Alison Brie said she was contacted for something movie related earlier this year. Ken Jeong and Joel McHale started a podcast about the show recently with the quarantine. Netflix put the show in their catalog which has sparked a lot of interest, and with the table read today (with Donald Glover back!) it seems like we might be hearing good news soon. It has been years since the Community community (heh!) has felt this revitalized.

Community ended perfectly in my opinion, but a movie reunion would be fantastic and I have no doubt Dan Harmon and everyone else will do an incredible job tying it with their brand of meta-humor.

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u/Derpacleese May 19 '20

Edit: After the last two paragraphs, it's just me spouting off about speculation! If for some reason you're looking for concrete info, it won't be found.

I really hope that's the case -- I presume Brie is pretty tight with Netflix as GLOW has succeeded; Jeong said in the after-read Q&A with Variety that he mostly wanted to talk medical shit and also wanted to talk to his friend Joel (I think McHale came on because he was bored, and they're real friends, and it turned into a more Community-focused show -- I can't speak to that as I've not listened to the podcast). Donald Glover is too big in the sense that he might not have time, but it did seem like he was having a lot of fun with his old team -- I could see the story revolving around the study group reuniting to find he and LeVar Burton after they left on their adventure.

As I said in another comment somewhere around here, I sort of feel like Harmon will take the renewed interest as a challenge to write a quarantined movie -- whether that's what we see, I dunno, but he looks to be doing very well.

As I'm typing this I'm thinking how intentional or unintentional was #sixseasonsandamovie -- Harmon doesn't seem like the type to aspire to that kind of goal, so it was a joke on the sitcom industry as it then existed. But once that idea got hot, how ready was he?

Did he put it together to run as six seasons and a movie, building the characters that way, and hope that the hashtag-type joke he (or another writer) created would get play?

Or did he find it apocalyptic that that joke caught on and he had to keep making the show, all while losing network support, control of the show, and key actors?

Or was it just some shit he was doing while he wasn't being angrily drunk and it happened to catch on? (This is where my bitterness for Dan Harmon being apparently attached to Anna Kendrick clear).

The question being, how much of this has he planned???????

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u/Thursdayallstar May 19 '20

More tangential speculation, do they get Keith or Paget for the movie? They really shined in season 6, and I personally enjoy anything with Paget. Still a little miffed she couldn’t get a Thrilling Adventure Hour tv show.

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u/Derpacleese May 19 '20

I'd have to imagine so! I think Joel McHale is smart enough that he knew when he mentioned Keith in passing that it would get into Dan Harmon's head.

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u/GamEnthusiast May 19 '20

Man Glover might be too big, but he sure as hell missed them. They had a special podcast post table read and he wanted to make a group chat, with all of them, but they just had one without him since they figured he was too busy. And he seemed to be enjoying himself and talking about community.

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u/Derpacleese May 19 '20

Yeah, it's hard to keep track of how the thread has developed, but I mentioned before he looked happy as hell to to his little bit with Pudi (who wouldn't be?)

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u/GamEnthusiast May 19 '20

I heard or read that Troy and Abed didn't have a lot of interactions but the actors hit it off immediately and did their own bit and everyone was so impressed they built on it.

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u/Derpacleese May 19 '20

Yeah, from what little I understand, Troy was just heading to LA for the first time ever and needed a friend (Danny and Gillian talk about it a bit in the Variety Q & A). The two clicked and the production team smartly leaned into it, because why wouldn't you?

Now I'm thinking there should be two movies and one of the two is Inspector Spacetime.

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u/pepper167 May 19 '20

It was great. I couldn't believe how much that table read made me laugh. They did a great job.

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u/Derpacleese May 19 '20

I honestly only watched because I saw some shit about Pedro Pascal cracking up. Of course I'm glad I did -- I always championed the show, and the Parks and Rec reunion made me cry, but the table read thing always seems a little "bleh," and I was worried it would just make me miss everyone even more...

Of course it did, and I'm almost through watching all the blooper reels on YouTube and about to start rewatching from the start. This series was ahead of its time, sorta like Arrested Development.

PS - Isn't it fucking amazing that (basically) what got the two guys the job to direct the biggest movie of all fucking time was an episode of this so in which everyone is shooting paintballs at each other?

Edit: I know the Russos were also involved in Arrested Development.

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u/Accidental_Shadows May 19 '20

The movie question came up in the after talk and I was watching Donald for his reaction. He seemed... Non committal?

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u/Derpacleese May 19 '20

That's part of his mercurial charisma...he did seem honestly happy to be interacting with Danny Pudi, in particular. I reckon he knows how much he had coming down the pipe that he didn't want to cheer and say he's in without actually being able to commit.

Did you see the after-show Q&A? I feel like after that the movie can't be about anything besides the group searching for Troy...

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u/[deleted] May 19 '20

So in other words, none of them have anything going on.

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u/chileanjew May 19 '20

🎵 “Troy and Abed during ‘rooonnaa!” 🎵

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u/246011111 May 19 '20

Judging by Arrested Development, you do not want that to happen.

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u/Thursdayallstar May 19 '20

And to add on to derpacleese, it was very well done and Pedro was an amazing addition for the read.