I want a t-shirt that says "I don't fancy recording them again."  The perfectly fey British derailing of any possible suspense in the film's primary conflict generator.

I want a t-shirt that says "I don't fancy recording them again."  The perfectly fey British derailing of any possible suspense in the film's primary conflict generator.

"Kristen Schaal, who’s so good, it feels like she’s been a part of the show the whole time."?!?!?!

"Kristen Schaal, who’s so good, it feels like she’s been a part of the show the whole time."?!?!?!

Maybe it's just too early for me and I haven't had my coffee yet, but is he saying that he didn't like the Liz story in Dealbreakers?  "Not my favorite episode for Liz Lemon"?!?

Maybe it's just too early for me and I haven't had my coffee yet, but is he saying that he didn't like the Liz story in Dealbreakers?  "Not my favorite episode for Liz Lemon"?!?

I haven't been following the story closely enough to know if people have made a lot of "time to get ill" jokes before this — but this being the internet and this being a somewhat obvious joke (though kudos, nonetheless, on this version of it, Mr. O'Neal) I assume it's been happening.

I haven't been following the story closely enough to know if people have made a lot of "time to get ill" jokes before this — but this being the internet and this being a somewhat obvious joke (though kudos, nonetheless, on this version of it, Mr. O'Neal) I assume it's been happening.

I want this sentence on a T-shirt.

I want this sentence on a T-shirt.

The Chinaman is not the issue here, Dude.

The Chinaman is not the issue here, Dude.

I tend to think of Seinfeld's appearance on this show as taking place, unfortunately for 30 Rock, right when America realized they really don't like him.

I tend to think of Seinfeld's appearance on this show as taking place, unfortunately for 30 Rock, right when America realized they really don't like him.

The fact that both Community and the Office are getting new showrunners, rather than just being cancelled, is almost certainly coincidence.  But it does make me wonder if this is a new phenomenon or an old one — a network keeping a show on the air but replacing key creative elements (not counting actors) in a bid for…

The fact that both Community and the Office are getting new showrunners, rather than just being cancelled, is almost certainly coincidence.  But it does make me wonder if this is a new phenomenon or an old one — a network keeping a show on the air but replacing key creative elements (not counting actors) in a bid for…

Well, I never.  You just made me drop my monacle in my cake. 

But to this extent?  To be honest, I'm not even sure I agree that Cheers did this.  Sam, Diane, Coach, Norm and Carla pretty much remain the same for me.  Maybe certain running jokes associated with the characters didn't appear immediately, but what happened with Troy, Britta, and Chang is radically unlike anything…

But to this extent?  To be honest, I'm not even sure I agree that Cheers did this.  Sam, Diane, Coach, Norm and Carla pretty much remain the same for me.  Maybe certain running jokes associated with the characters didn't appear immediately, but what happened with Troy, Britta, and Chang is radically unlike anything…

Interesting read.  The comparison of Community to Cheers is striking to me, because while you accurately point out how well-formed Cheers was from the very beginning — in that the two years during which the Charles brothers were showrunners hold together as a recognizable whole that is distinct from the seasons that…