Dim Hope for 'Community'? Still Many Hulu Hoops to Jump Through

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A scene from the latest season of NBC's now-cancelled 'Community.'

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By Josh Dickey2014-05-29 01:11:32 UTC

Could there be hope for Community? Maybe. But don’t dust off that old Trapper Keeper just yet.

NBC canceled the quirky comedy earlier this month, but a new report surfaced Wednesday that Hulu is in early talks to pick up a sixth season of the show. There’s a tiny grain of truth there, a person close to the situation told Mashable, but conversations are so preliminary that it’d be wise to temper expectations at this point.

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The report on Deadline does say the talks are in their early stages, with both sides interested in making something work. A key player in this dance will be Community creator Dan Harmon, who wrote on his blog that fans of the show should relax, as opposed to mounting a massive campaign to get the show off the mat for one more go.

Community already has a digital distribution deal with Hulu, which is co-owned by NBCUniversal, Fox Broadcasting Company and Disney-ABC Television Group, and owns digital rights to all previous seasons. In other words, it looks at first blush like a natural fit. However, Mashable's sources say producer Sony TV is more likely shopping the show to numerous outlets, including cable networks and other digital distributors — and is nowhere near a deal with Hulu.

It’s likely that a sixth season — whether on Hulu or elsewhere — would be the last for Community, whose creators, stars and fans have been repeating the mantra, “Six Seasons and a movie.”

For now, Community fans should keep their hopes in line with reality: that season 5 may very well have been its last.

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