(OLD) A critique of Community Season 4 (AKA "The Gas Leak Year")

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With Community being released in it's entirety on Netflix and Hulu (including the hard to find Season 6 from Yahoo), now is the perfect time to give the series a chance! Whether it's your first viewing, or your 10th rewatch, there are so many wonderful things to appreciate about this show!

And while I'm sure there are a fair amount of people who still enjoyed Season 4 - I think I fall in the majority, when I say it was simply a weak season. It is missing so much about what worked before AND after it.

So please, join me for this exploration of the behind-the-scenes turmoil that affected the season, the resulting lackluster comedy, and the ways in which Season 5 and 6 completely turn that around!

There is a reason Season 4 has become know as "the gas leak year". I mean, other that the quotable meme-y-ness of it...

The loss of Chevy Chase / Pierce Hawthorn was always going to affect the show, but combined with Dan Harmon's removal, and all the wheels started to fall off the ship.

• 0:00 What made Community great
• 1:51 Is Season 4 worth it?
• 4:05 Rocky development
• 6:40 Chevy Chase controversy
• 9:10 The loss of Dan Harmon
• 11:46 The new showrunners
• 13:32 Venting about Season 4
• 23:30 Season 4's redeeming qualities
• 27:17 Season 4 wrap up
• 28:15 Repilot (Season 5)
• 30:53 Yahoo (Season 6)
• 32:43 Closing remarks