Sadly, this will probably crush P&R in the ratings. 

Eh, Todd pointed out on Twitter that putting Whitney and Chelsea on Thursday is basically them throwing in the towel. They're going to get crushed in that timeslot, especially since Idol comes back in January too. 

They ordered a script from him for an adaptation of another British sitcom (Friday Night Dinner).

Isn't it possible Community will just get Parks' slot in March or April? Parks will have 11 episodes to finish; meanwhile, its slot-mate 30 Rock will have 22 episodes and is running without repeats. If they run Parks without repeats, then at the end of March or beginning of April, Community could take Parks' spot.

So this isn't good news, but it seems like there's a pretty obvious way for them to fit in the remainder of the season:

Well, no - Harry's Law actually has the highest total viewership of any scripted NBC show, even as it gets horrible demos. Given what horrible shape NBC is in, it's not surprising they keep it around.

Community actually might have worked well at 10:30, too. 

It's sort of interesting to wonder what NBC's schedule would have looked like had they just let Leno go (or had they ditched Conan beforehand). Medium would probably have remained on NBC, maybe Life would have been renewed, My Name is Earl might have gotten a 5th season, and maybe that Bradley Whitford comedy pilot…

Nope, The Firm is a Sony production that has a bunch of international commitments and a 22-episode order. 

Yes, Wales has its own assembly and some power over local laws, though that's a relatively recent development. However, legally Wales is part of England, stemming from its incorporation in the Kingdom of England in the Middle Ages. Scotland (and Ireland) were separate kingdoms in personal union with the English crown…

I'm thinking it was deliberate on Ron's part. Tom got a bunch of genuinely qualified people for Ron's assistant back in S2 - of course he dismissed them all so he could (try to) hire Jean-Ralphio. 

I don't think the show's ever been quite as good as it was back in '03-'05, when they had Colbert, Carrell, and Ed Helms as correspondents. What was great was that all three of them did fantastic deadpan, which gave their correspondent bits absurd hilarity. Since then, all their correspondents play it a lot more…

Isn't Jerry supposed to retire this year? In S2, during the burrito/accident episode, he said he just had two more years before he retired with full pension. I wonder if they'll explain his staying on, maybe with some throwaway line about the town's bankruptcy cutting his pension benefits forcing him to stay an extra…

Hm, it appears Harris Wittels is also plays the (short, white) animal control guy. 

At my school, the Speech and Debate kids were the academic stars. The Model UN team was a bunch of burned out morons… who were mostly on the team to toke up at The Hague.

It's at City Hall. Presumably she asked the Model UN to come to City Hall for a meeting.

Legally, Wales is part of England. Scotland and Northern Ireland are separate jurisdictions under UK law.

Most of the writers for this show are pretty young. Lots of twentysomething Ivy League grads, like Alan Yang.

Well, I don't think it it would have to be premature. If the writers were told it was the last season and they could wrap the show up convincingly, I don't see why that would be a bad thing. And keep in mind I'm still talking about 5-6 seasons, which is a good run by any standard. 

In a universe where Pawnee exists, Scotland voted for independence.