Thank You Dan Harmon!

Thank you so much Dan Harmon for giving us the gift of Community for the last three years! You will be missed more than you will ever know!

Community is something special. There is something beautifully honest about the show and it’s characters. First time I’ve connected with a show so much. Thanks for 3 great seasons and a ton of great characters. Thank you Dan.

Jack Milson, Hull, UK

Community is one of my favorite shows ever in the world ever. I quote it a lot even though none of my friends watch it (they think I’m annoying). It just makes me so happy and it’s one of the things I look forward to.. just… in life… 

Anyway, thanks so much! You are indeed cool (coolcoolcool).

Ever so sincerely and with endless gratitude, 

Marina, New York City

Thanks man

when i first tuned into community, i remember watching the last minute bit during the end credits. it was Troy and Abed doing impersonations of the people behind the glass. i thought that was hilarious! after that i’ll admit i needed MORE, asap, so i illegally downloaded the first season. after that i had fallen in love, with a tv show. i never thought that could be possible. i heard other people claiming the same for their respective shows, but i always thought they were exaggerating. the very next day i head out and purchase the first two seasons. went online and bought some merch, read up on EVERYTHING Community. I watched every episode twice and twice more with the commentary. I was there when season three was announced, when the show went in hiatus, and when it ended strong. Hell the show even got me into The 88’s! I know you will no longer be a part of the show, but i just wanted to thank you for having an impact on me.

Thank You.

Dear Mr. Harmon,

I absolutely love your show Community. I first heard of it towards the end of last year from a friend, but I never bothered to watch it. How foolish I was! Another friend got me into watching it and I became an instant fan. I watched the first two seasons and all the way up to the current episode of season three at the time, in a matter of a few days.

Outside of Community I am a huge fan of Donald Glover’s work in music, so it was with ease I fell into the awesome dreamatorium of Troy Barnes along with his accomplice Abed Nadir. Their characters are by far my favorite on T.V. today. Their constant wit and quotes, which my friend and I both love repeating to each other, are hilarious each and every episode. This is not to say I don’t like any of the other characters. I absolutely do! Each one of Community’s characters have their own moments; I went in for Troy, I went out loving each and every one of them. 

I was crushed when I heard you were no longer writing for the show. With out your talents, I do not know if the show can be the same. I was even further crushed when I heard  Community is ending after a short fourth season! I just hope these 13 episodes will be the best one ever. All i ask of the new writers is to allow me to end watching the show with the most amazing feeling ever. I know I will continue being a fan even after it ends, and will always enjoy re-watching the episodes and laugh at every hilarious moment it has to offer. 

From the moment I finished watching S03E22 “Introduction to Finality” and saw the #sixseasonsandamovie hash tag, I instantly made a twitter fan account, in hopes I can do my part to maybe bring the show back. All of my tweets consist of a quote or a Community related topic followed by #sixseasonsandamovie. I won’t link my account because I do not want to gain followers from this, but I do leave you with this Mr. Harmon: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aXqLCM0d0Os 

“Six seasons and a movie!’ - Abed. a.k.a Inspector Spacetime”

From the fan base North of the border,

Mackenzie Bell, Toronto Canada

Thanks dude. You brought it and you brought it hard, I never had a problem with any of the eps, and I’m sorry to hear you’re going. Stay frosty!

To Mr Harmon, 

I won’t address you with the familiar because I don’t know you, but I wish I did.  I would like to tell you that Community for me has not only been entertaining and riotously funny television viewing but from a young screenwriters point of view a lesson on how to write compelling television. 

Last year, as I was studying screenwriting and the hero’s journey, I had people telling left, right and center that I should be watching Community. “He manages to put the hero’s journey into each show.” Of course, me being me, I ignored their repeated pleas and sank into season one of Game Of Thrones. I’m no snob, just lazy and penniless. As fate would have it, my younger brother, wearing his own handmade Community merchandising  (coolcoolcool slogan, felt marker on kmart t-shirt) handed over a dvd. I spent three days watching the first and second season and the rest is history.

In my opinion, Community is the greatest comedy to emerge in the last twenty years. I have a great love and effection for the show, but studying the strucutre of each of the episode from an analytical point of view has been an invaluable lesson for myself. Holding myself up to Dan Harmon standard has made me a better writer. I have always aspired to write films but seeing the way Community is made and also my love for the show has given me the direction to focus on television writing and confidence to delve head first into writing my own pilot.

It is a damn shame, you won’t be showrunner this year. Emily Cutler summerised it perfectly when she tweeted ‘There is no Community without Dan Harmon’. 

Much Love. Good writing. 

Stephanie Phillips, Melbourne Australia

Thank you Dan Harmon for the beautiful work that is Community.  The realness and relatability of the characters you created shines through every episode, even when they are moved about genres and situations.  It is this realness of character that changed who I am because I watched this show.  

 As characters grow and change, I find myself affected and wanting to change myself.  Annie realizing that she was in love with the idea of being loved help me realize the same of myself.  Troy’s realization in the Season two Halloween episode the he doesn’t need to pretend to be something he is not has encouraged me to try and be the same.

 The constant reminders to cherish those you have as they are are probably the most impacting to me. After marathoning the first two seasons, that lesson really resounded within me and I sought to repair relationships with people whom I had not cherished and appreciated in the past.  

 Thank you Dan, for the amazing characters you made, and the incredible, mazing, intelligent, innovative and daring show that they are a part of.  Your work has changed me for the better, and I will always be grateful to you for that gift.

Q, San Diego 

There haven’t been many sitcoms that I looked forward to each week like Community.  I’ve tried to tell everyone I know to watch it, I’ve bought episodes on Amazon, and bought a bunch of swag on the NBC store.  If I could do more, I would.  I really love your show.  It’s too bad you’re no longer associated with it, but at least we have what we have, and I will cherish those episodes dearly.  Remedial Chaos Theory was my ALL TIME favorite.  I did something I’ve never done before with a sitcom: watched it twice in a row.  And then, I watched it again with my son the next day.  The true genius of that episode is mind blowing.  THANK YOU.

Expressive Gratitude 101: A Dan Harmon/Community Appreciation Post

I posted this a week ago to thank Dan Harmon. He’s changed my life and Community has brought me so much joy… it’s kind of ridiculous!

#sixseasonsandweloveyoudanharmon

Lauren
Brisbane, Australia

(Editor’s Note: Posts have been slowing down. Then this came along. What a profound piece of writing Lauren. Absolutely great. Thank you for sharing. - Alex)

…but after watching Community, I had hope…. I also learned a lesson in every episode; the best of all: learning how to accept people as they are. You can’t force them to change if it won’t do them any real good.

My favorite TV characters of this decade are from this show only. I’m afraid there are few writers out there that could ever do this well, Mr. Harmon… So few…

Maybe we’ll see a rebirth of good TV and Movies that have lasting impressions and beyond lovable characters.

Community has forever influenced me creatively. I have always been a fan of comedy, but Community’s particular brand of it is unmatched. The level of consistent quality produced has become an inspiration to me in my own work. There are not enough good things I can say about this show. It has changed me deeply, and the characters will forever stand out as some of the best in television history. I daresay it’s the greatest ensemble cast that comes to mind. Thank you, Dan Harmon, for being bold enough to go out and make strange television for those of us who understand. You will be missed.

#sixseasonsandamovie

Justin Johnson (NC, USA)

www.phasetwoblog.com

My best friend lives in the UK and i live in Mexico. He came last month and we got together and had ultimate community marathon. We ordered chinese and bought junk food, then watched the whole series. It took us like a day and a half, and it was awesome. So, thank you for creating the only show that has ever inspired me to do that. It truly is perfection to me and I know that it won’t be the same without you. 

I just wanted to say thank you, Mr. Harmon, for this wonderful show that you’ve created. Community is the show that made me interested in television again. You showed me a literally fantastic world of relationships between people that really don’t have much in common, but somehow they’ve become a family. My own blood-family doesn’t get along very well anymore and I guess I’ve adopted the Greendale Seven to help with that. I really don’t have words to express the beautiful silliness that shone like a beacon on Thursday nights. I am an avid fan and will never stop watching, no matter what the time slot.

Thank you so much. Because of Greendale Community College, things in my life have improved greatly - my boyfriend and I rewatch the two season sets we’ve bought over and over, I’ve found friends who love the show as well, and I feel like I have a better understanding of other people. I guess I’ve been an Abed most of my life and I’m just now starting to learn what makes a group of friends work. I owe a lot to your creativity, Mr. Harmon. We all do.

- Emily