'Community,' 'Parks and Rec,' 'Mercy' get full seasons

[Easy]

Originally Posted by bunkaroo

So did Community get better than the first 3 episodes? 'Cause those were pretty unwatchable for me.

Agree. Mercy is nothing special either. How these shows got picked up is a mystery to me.

[B.A.]

Originally Posted by Deftones

yay for parks and rec.

I love me some Poehler, but the rest of the cast has been fantastic as well. I think the show has been getting better every week.

[rfduncan]

Originally Posted by calhoun07

Parks and Recreation really ruin Thursday nights for me on NBC, however. I can't believe people find that show funny and took steaming dumps on Kath and Kim all season long last year.

See now last season I would have agreed with you, but the have really fine tuned the Leslie Knope character this season. She is much more likeable and the secondary characters are being allowed to shine more. Kath and Kim was a trainwreck from the word go. Selma Blair was too old and Molly Shannon too young for either character. I never believed anyone Blair's age could be so ditsy and shallow nor that she was dating Craig who was played by someone EIGHT YEARS YOUNGER than her

Originally Posted by B.A.

I love me some Poehler, but the rest of the cast has been fantastic as well. I think the show has been getting better every week.

See above. My sentiments exactly.

Originally Posted by Jimmy James

They know they're going to be looking for 5 hours a week next season just with the loss of Jay I see coming, so this is a smart and necessary move to try to cope. NBC is going to be in the basement for a while.

I don't know where you're getting your information, but I think Leno is likely to be around for a while. The money it costs NBC to produce that show far outweighs the poor ratings. Sure they probably had better numbers with several hour-long shows in those 10pm slots, but the $$$ it cost to get them on the air (not to mention risky ratings success) makes Leno a pretty solid decision in the network's mind.

It will be interesting to see how NBC crams Chuck and Parenthood into the schedule now even when Trauma bites it.

[jjcool]

Originally Posted by calhoun07

Parks and Recreation really ruin Thursday nights for me on NBC, however. I can't believe people find that show funny and took steaming dumps on Kath and Kim all season long last year.

I cant understand it either. Last year it was so terrible, that it is actually the only show on NBC on thursday nights that I didnt record last year, and this year it is joined by Jay leno. Kath and Kim was god awful, Parks and Rec was no better.

[awil1026]

Originally Posted by jjcool

I cant understand it either. Last year it was so terrible, that it is actually the only show on NBC on thursday nights that I didnt record last year, and this year it is joined by Jay leno. Kath and Kim was god awful, Parks and Rec was no better.

Parks & Rec was indeed poo last year. I, however, am very glad that I stuck with it; it's been great this season.

[Trevor]

Originally Posted by bunkaroo

So did Community get better than the first 3 episodes? 'Cause those were pretty unwatchable for me.

I hated the first couple episodes, and slammed it in the first couple threads here.

It got much better, and is a favorite now.