the laugh track at the very beginning was funny. Now to watch the rest of the episode when I get home this afternoon.

Wait, so who's gone and who's in it now?

What were the cast changes? It's on my DVR but I had no idea there were problems on the show. Which is a shame because they always seemed to be having fun.

I forgot to record this, but I saw previews and I dont like how theres no Wendy, Carlos (my fav with Jonsey), and Birdsong. Why the hell would they fire them? Thats some bullshit. Im in no rush to see this though. The show as been REALLY struggling since season 2.

My friend Dave Holmes just alerted me of this. He's playing a recurring character this season. He mentioned nothing of the casting changes though....

I've got it on DVR but not watched it. Cast changes? boooo

I don't really care about the lack of Garcia and Birdsong, but I miss Clemmie.

Man, Ian Roberts has really packed on the pounds since Upright Citizens Brigade.

Garcia, Clemmie and Kimball are gone. The show's creators --- Dangle, Junior and Wiegel --- remain, along with Williams (Niecy Nash) and Jones (Cedric Yarbrough). They are joined by newcomers Joe Lo Truglio and Ian Roberts.

I'll miss Garcia.

I gotta say...I thought Mary Birdsong was a headscratcher of an addition to this show and I never quite understood the appeal of Carlos Alazraqui but the loss of Wendi McLendon-Covey might just be too much to handle.

I'll still watch of course. I love the others (Robert Ben Garant being on the bottom of that totem pole) and will follow their exploits for as long as the show airs. I just can't understand who in their right mind thought letting go of ANY of the original women was a good idea.

I forgot to change my DTV DVR from the Comedy Central to Comedy Central HD but I caught the re-air.

Its in FULL HD!

Flipped between the HD and SD channels and the SD channel is cropped on the sides to fit 4x3. The HD has the entire proper frame which adds some sight gags.

I love the PSA for the Suicide Prevention website. Crosswords and knitting will definitely keep me from killing myself.

I loved it. It was hilarious.

I just watched the new episode and it is not bad, but Clemmie will be missed. Just last week I watched the episode where Dangle and Clemmie went to a Halloween party and the people thought that they were disguised and gay copy and slutty cop.

He has to lay off the Supercool.

I liked all three characters/actors that left.

I thought the premiere was terrible. Slow and dull, mild chuckles instead of laughs. How could they get rid of Clemmie? It makes no sense.

"Better get me some cranberry juice because it's gonna be one of those days."

someone is a UCB fan!

Ian Robers was & will be hilarious on this show. He is one of the most talented improv comedians, I've seen him (UCB) live many times and he is just so quick and never fumbles for something funny to say. I hate to say it but the weight he put on makes his character even funnier.

Jo Lo Truglio is always funny, and it'll be nice to see him in something for more than 2 mintues. His scene in Wet Hot American Summer still make me pee my pants. Frank Rizzo??? Everytime I hear it I think of The Jerky Boys.

I will miss Wendi, her character was always hilarous...though I didn't want to see any of them go.

For more STATE alumni check out PARTY DOWN on Starz....Ken Marino is in it...and its actually funny.

Don't forget to keep an eye out for Zombies and/or Time Machines. Its a big problem.

ditto.

I read this thread before I watched the premiere and so I knew going in that some of the actors had been let go for no apparent reason. Knowing that, when the remaining characters couldn't remember the lost character's names or what happened to them it kind of came off as an asshole move.

Never caught onto the show until it hit reruns because its the kind of predictable comedy show that is probably best at 12 to 1 AM when you are winding down.

Really strange that they would, after all these years, ax several actors and not say why (though the shows explanation, or non-explanation, was funny). Agree, I hated Birdsong and her addition/character was a puzzler, never funny, never seemed to do much so I'm glad she's gone. Shame about the others.

No shit. I didnt recognize him for a long while, then his voice clued me in, and I kept looking to see if it was a fat suit which it doesnt appear to be. Really strange. Just a year or two ago he looked fit as always but now he's turned into a walrus. Oh well, it works as he certainly looks like a cop.

I loved it when she would pull her scams to get paid.

I think Ian Roberts is like Jon Favreau in that way, he is either in incredible shape, or fat. They also both seem to pull it off and put it on incredibly fast.

According to Rainn Wilson, Reno 911 has been cancelled.

More accurately, according to Thomas Lennon (Jim Dangle) Reno 911! has been cancelled.

At least give it a proper sendoff.. it's one of the only things I can still endure on Comedy Central.