Lights Out: The baddest rapper of them all, Krispy Kreme, is back with another track about his ability to beat up various people and animals. It’s called “Haters Wanna Be Me.”
And who wouldn’t want to be him? He can climb trees and has won at least six trophies.
Reasons why it may have been time for Dan Harmon to go. Time writes an interesting piece about Harmon’s departure and (mostly) supports many fans’ dismay for the future of the program. However, the article points out a few key elements that makes logical sense why Harmon’s time as showrunner was up.
First, there’s Harmon himself:
Harmon is notoriously, and by his own admission, not the easiest guy to work with. He’s clashed, loudly, with NBC and Sony for three seasons over the show’s creative vision (the network and studio wanting him to aim for less complex, more accessible storylines in hopes of higher ratings). He made news for battling publicly with co-star Chevy Chase (himself, notoriously, no walk in the park). Things were at a simmer from the get-go (I remember grumblings over line readings and a costume issue when I visited the set before the show even premiered), but they exploded embarrassingly when Chase left Harmon a furious voicemail after the third-season wrap and Harmon played the recording in public.
Finally, maybe most important, Harmon didn’t manage time, budget or personnel well–he controlled the show’s vision down to the most minor details, but by his own admission, he was not great at keeping the trains running on time (or keeping its various engines happy).
And then there’s profits, profits, profits:
There’s another possibility, maybe more plausible, definitely more depressing. Studios make a major chunk of their money by producing enough episodes of a show to go into syndication. The magic number used to be 100; it’s dwindled down lately to somewhere in the 80s. Which is—roughly—where Community would end up after a final, 13-episode season with NBC. The thinking could be: make just enough episodes to trigger that payday, preferably with showrunners who can keep the budget down, and whether the original fans hate it or not, you’ve made back your money. If anyone watches, hell, that’s gravy!
Even without Harmon OR syndication, the show could earn the cult following like Family Guy and Arrested Development and get more seasons at a new home like Adult Swim, Comedy Central or even Hulu. But for now, we just have to wait & see what happens next fall.
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ADR-Studio has come up with a camera concept for the Instagram app, with Apple’s technology and a Polaroid function they’ve crated the “Instagram Social Automatic Camera”. (via Instagram Socialmatic Camera | Design Don’t Panic)
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Don’t even call me next Saturday b/c my answer is: “No, I’m not going out. I’m watching SNL.”
