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This News Isn't As Good As Pretty Dark-Haired Women And Breakfast Foods, But It's Pretty Close

By Seth Freilich | Posted Under Trade News | Comments (19)



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As you read this, you’re wasting valuable time that should be spent watching March Madness instead of working (Temple Owls advanced - hoot hoot!). We thank you for that. If we had the ability to put you on The Swanson Pyramid of Greatness, we would:

We can’t do that. But we can teach you some basic community-college level Spanish:

Fucking A, people. I don’t know if the NBC execs are celebrating St. Patty’s day extra hard or what’s going on, but despite piss-poor, abysmal ratings, and a friend at NBC who swore the shows would not be renewed, NBC has renewed “Community” and “Parks and Recreation” for new seasons! (I’ve never been so happy to see a friend’s credibility utterly ruined in one fell swoop.) All is right with the world and god damn it, if you don’t already watch these shows, fucking start.

Oh yeah, “The Office” also got picked up. “30 Rock” had previously been picked up, and there’s no word on the reamaining two NBC shows, the crappular “Outsourced” and the suck-it-Dustin-it’s-not-that-bad-if-you-ignore-Olivia-Munn “Perfect Couples.”

(Source: TV|Line)









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Comments

Community is renewed?

*whew*

I couldn't afford all those guns anyway.

Posted by: superasente at March 17, 2011 5:02 PM

This is most excellent news.

I have been recording all of this season's "Parks & Recreation", but haven't started to watch them yet. I just started to watch Season 2 last week on "Netflix Instant." I watched 13 episodes in two nights. Love it.

Posted by: Forbiddendonut at March 17, 2011 5:03 PM

...and there was much rejoicing...yay!

Posted by: John W at March 17, 2011 5:12 PM

::runs through Pajiba firing confetti cannon::

Posted by: Mrs. Julien at March 17, 2011 5:14 PM

YAY MORE PARKS AND REC! !

ADAM SCOTT! WOO!

*runs around waving arms in the air and screaming*

Posted by: figgy at March 17, 2011 5:18 PM

Was your friend at NBC the one source Dustin had, too, that kept him being the only blogger (that I read) who consistently and insistently claimed that both Community and Parks and Rec would be cancelled? I'm guessing being an NBC Page doesn't nearly get you the level of access that Tina Fey wants us to think it does...

Posted by: RobP at March 17, 2011 5:20 PM

This week, nay, month has been shitty on so many levels that I really needed this news. I needed to hear this so much that I'm close to sending baked goods to the NBC executives. Thank fucking god.

Posted by: beckster at March 17, 2011 5:24 PM

Perfect Couples is beyond "that bad". I wanted to claw my eyes out everytime a watched an episode.

Posted by: camytaru at March 17, 2011 5:25 PM

Huzzah!

Thanks for the fear-mongering, Dustin. See you when Raising Hope is up for renewal?

Posted by: Internet magpie at March 17, 2011 5:28 PM

OH HELL YEAH PARKS AND REC. There's no way I could have lived without another season. I was willing to just bargain for ONE more season and that's it, I just wanted another. Badly. Desperately.

I'm one of those people who even love season 1.

Posted by: Snuggiepants at March 17, 2011 5:29 PM

Perfect Couples is beyond "that bad". I wanted to claw my eyes out everytime a watched an episode.

Posted by: camytaru at March 17, 2011 5:25 PM

I need more words about the conflicting "claw my eyes out" and "everytime". It seems to me a strange juxtaposition. How many times are we talking? Please elaborate. No. NO! You may not introduce clips into your explanation.

Posted by: Mrs. Julien at March 17, 2011 5:35 PM

Joel McHale AND Ron Swanson...it is truly a Happy St. Patrick's Day! Now let's work on ensuring more shirtless McHale next season!

Posted by: SugarKane at March 17, 2011 5:43 PM

To paraphrase a Community quote:

YAY!!!

About Community's pick up. The Office and Parks & Rec? ehh.

Posted by: SavageCats at March 17, 2011 5:47 PM

Pop Pop

Posted by: maka at March 17, 2011 5:59 PM

Ron Swanson is the best TV character to come along in a decade. Viva la Swanson!

Posted by: Dano at March 17, 2011 6:18 PM

YES! Sometimes good things DO happen to good people*!


(*I don't mean me. I mean Leslie Knope and Troy and Abed.)

Posted by: MelBivDevoe at March 17, 2011 9:31 PM

Pop POP indeed.

Posted by: SaBrina at March 17, 2011 11:50 PM

As much crap as I talk about NBC they are responsible for most of the great shows I currently watch:

Friday Night Lights
Chuck
Community
Parks and Rec
30 Rock

I can't think of 5 sold shows on any other one network.

Posted by: brdkelli at March 18, 2011 12:21 AM

Ppppt.

Also HELL YES! God, I love good TV.

Posted by: dsbs at March 18, 2011 4:18 AM