…right.

Pfft, conspiracy theories don't have to be based on evidence or make sense.

I have a new pet conspiracy theory.

I checked and they were in the credits for an episode that they weren't on IMDB (The Art of Discourse) and Donovan is mentioned by Harmon as an executive producer during Abed's Uncontrollable Christmas in part 2 of his A.V. Club walkthrough.

They could have shown their relationship fracturing rather than telling us.

Looks like IMDB might be wrong about Goldman/Donovan not being around for the end of S1 and S2, so that theory is out of the window.

We'll have to agree to disagree because, for me, Abed becoming outright delusional bends the rules and delves into outright cartoonishness, even if the rest of the episode remains perfectly grounded. It's a conceit I'm only willing to accept given the context, not in absolute terms.

My problem with that line of thinking is that Abed's breakdown in AUC is also cartoonish and bends the rules of the show, but it's justifiable as a way of doing something interesting, a claymation episode.

Rightly or wrongly, I've long assumed that Harmon has Hobert in mind when he's talked about S1. Multiple early credits and a former Scrubs writer before departing.

If there's anyone here who isn't watching Happy Endings then I highly recommend it. I suspect Community fans would especially like the latest episode.

That echoes my line of thinking exactly, even down to pondering whether Goldman/Donovan were brought in by NBC to broaden the show.

Indeed, I loved it as well. My 2nd favourite episode of the season, and I was surprised to learn that others felt differently.

I was hoping that The A.V. Club would review the final episode to round-off and provide an overview and some perspective on the series, and here it is. Thanks for the review, an enjoyable read.

Agreed on almost everything, and extremely well articulated and justified too. I gave it the same grade for almost the exact same reasons.

The vast majority of new shows this season have women leads: 2 Broke Girls, Alcatraz, Apartment 23, Bent, BFF, Charlie's Angels, Chelsea, GCB, Hart of Dixie, I Hate My Teenage Daughter, Missing, New Girl, Once Upon A Time, Pan Am, Prime Suspect, Ringer, Revenge, Scandal, The Secret Circle, Suburgatory, Unforgettable,…

Networks and production companies tend to leak this information in order to make the cast seem greedy and unreasonable and put them in a weaker negotiating position.

Holy shit, this is awesome: http://twitpic.com/921h40

I believe NBC attempted to target the young and affluent at one point.

I actually wrote this comment before seeing your post, but it's pretty relevent as a reply.

Just to blow your mind: not only was Chelsea a put pilot, but NBC won a bidding war for the show.