Community, the best show on TV, is going on indefinite hiatus.
<<Time to collect yourselves.>>
I have no real idea of what that truly means in TV speak, but it isnt good when you have shows in the can, and promised contractually, and yet you have no idea when they will be on the air.
Ugh.
Here is some reasoning as to why:
In a recent interview with Digital Spy, Community creator Dan Harmon attempted to explain why his NBC show continues to get low ratings despite outstanding marks from critics. "Well, the average person comes home from work really tired, and just wants to flip through channels until they land on the thing that's the least objectionable to them,” Harmon said. “So they don't regard the television as an appliance that's supposed to spiritually satisfy them, they regard it as a thing that's supposed to comfort them and be a little stupid. It's not because they're stupid, it's because that's what TV has given them all their lives and it's hard to go out and do the work of finding a show.”I don't have a TV.
The sad thing is that he’s right. The worse thing is that this approach to television watching has resulted in Community being put on midseason hiatus.
I watch everything on HULU.com.
So maybe I am part of the problem?
Regardless, I can't imagine some of the horrible drivel that will be on TV while Community will be sitting on the shelves. Again, I don't have a TV and have only caught a few things here or there, but there is some awful excuse for comedy called "Whitney"...
Ugh.
I can't believe I did an entire post about TV, but this is a sign that our culture really has no idea what it is doing. We want modern, secular, irreverent shows, and when we finally get one that does it well and without being too over the top... it gets ignored. People don't get it. Maybe because this show makes fun of TV in a kind-hearted way, it speaks past, or dare I say, over people.
Again, Ugh.
Back to regularly scheduled blogging... while my guitar gently weeps.
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