When an unsigned rapper decides to run for mayor as a way to get publicity for his mixtape, he never actually planned on winning. When he does, he tries to do good, but bumps up against a city council lead that isn’t interested in doing much of anything.
Only 9 episodes aired before ABC pulled the plug, despite the stellar cast of Brandon Micheal Hall, Lea Michele, and Yvette Nicole Brown. The remaining 4 episodes were put up on Hulu and, eventually, ABC.com, but I haven’t seen them.
Continuing our look at the new fall season, here are the offerings that I may find myself interested in for Tuesdays.
7:00
The Flash – Barry returns from the speed force a changed man for the fourth season of the show.
8:00
Black-ish – For its fourth season, the show moves out from Modern Family‘s shadow and gets to lead off its own hour.
This Is Us – The one breakout hit from last season returns to emotionally manipulate us once again.
DC’s Legends Of Tomorrow – With time shattered at the end of last season, the team has to put things right.
8:30
The Mayor – A rapper runs for mayor to gain publicity for his mixtape and accidentally wins. With Yvette Nicole Brown on board, I’ll give it a shot.
Brooklyn Nine-Nine – Season 5 starts with Jake and Rosa in prison, framed for crimes they didn’t commit.
9:00
Kevin (Probably) Saves The World – Jason Ritter returns to television in this show about a layabout who learns its up to him to save the world.
Against all odds, Community is coming back for a sixth season, thanks to a last minute reprieve from Yahoo!, of all places. Dan Harmon is still on-board as showrunner and the main cast at the end of last season, Joel McHale, Gillian Jacobs, Yvette Nicole Brown, Alison Brie, Danny Pudi, Ken Jeong and Jim Rash, are expected to return.
Earlier in the spring, Yahoo announced a slate of comedy series that it expected to create. Having a show like Community, with a built in, rabid audience, can only help Yahoo’s other shows get noticed.
I had made peace with the loss of Community, as I wrote a week ago. Having it come back from the dead yet again was certainly unexpected. Here’s hoping Yahoo does right by the show and the Harmon and company can produce a sixth season worthy of those that have come before.
On September 17, 2009, I found myself watching a new comedy on NBC despite my best intentions. Starring the guy from The Soup and Chevy Chase, I was sure that this show, titled Community, would be a dud. Surprisingly, I ended up liking the pilot and came back the following week. Eventually, Community rose to the top of my watch list and became one of my favorite shows.
Sadly, despite critical acclaim and a fiercely loyal fanbase, the fandom for this particular show was small. Every season, the show was on the bubble and it probably would have been cancelled years ago if NBC wasn’t totally desperate for anything resembling a hit. But along the way, we got three tremendous seasons. When showrunner Dan Harmon was fired after season 3, the show seemed doomed once again, but it came back for a surprise 4th season, which saw more trouble and the eventual departure of Chase.
Given all of that, it was a foregone conclusion that the show would be cancelled last year. Once again, the little show that could surprised the world by not only being renewed for a 5th season, but by bringing back Dan Harmon to once again helm the show. A throw away line from early in the shows run, six seasons and a movie, had become the rallying cry of the shows fans and now seemed to be within reach. Sadly, after a 5th season which saw the departure of Donald Glover, NBC finally pulled the plug.
So I say thank you to Joel McHale, Gillian Jacobs, Danny Pudi, Yvette Nicole Brown, Alison Brie, Donald Glover, Jim Rash, Ken Jeong, and, yes, Chevy Chase for a wonderful run. #SaveGreendale #SixSeasonsAndAMovie