I'm Glad 'Community' Got Shelved
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David Thier is a freelance writer whose work has appeared in The New Republic, AOLNews, Wired.com, IGN.com, and South Magazine.
Like other clever, well constructed series before it, the meta sitcom wasn't built for the long haul… More »
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