“Community” is a present with a variety of transferring components. The Greendale Seven every carry their very own factor of cute and cuddly chaos to the desk — or extra precisely, the 4-half desk clump within the Greendale school room. If there’s one a part of the present that you might say was the guts and soul of NBC’s basic comedy, it must be Troy and Abed. The lovable duo are hooked up on the hip earlier than season 1 is over, they usually stay inseparable in the course of the present — that’s, till they’re ruthlessly torn asunder within the dramatic season 5 episode “Geothermal Escapism” (which additionally occurs to be one of many present’s greatest themed installments).
Within the earlier episode (“Cooperative Polygraphy”), Troy turns into the recipient of the deceased Pierce Hawthorne’s multi-million-greenback fortune. Nonetheless, as a part of the settlement, he has to sail Pierce’s boat, “The Infantile Tycoon,” around the globe on his personal. This units the stage for Troy’s departure from the campus and actor Donald Glover’s exit from the present.
However why? Why did half of the smash-hit Greendale morning present “Troy and Abed within the Morning” stroll out the door, by no means to return? Here is what Glover has mentioned concerning the state of affairs.
Donald Glover’s coronary heart wasn’t within the present anymore
In an interview with VIBE Magazine 11 years in the past (sure, “Community” has been off the air for that lengthy), Glover clarified that he was the one who did the leaving, saying:
“I did not need to do ‘Community’ anymore. I requested to go away as a result of my coronary heart actually wasn’t in it. They usually fortunately had been similar to ‘Yeah,’ they usually let me go.”
He adopted this up with additional specifics, mentioning that his exit was tied to his private profession and a want to not be beholden to studio executives and showrunners’ schedules:
“I simply do not need to have a job anymore. I do not need to have a boss. I do not need to do this anymore. I really feel like if I stayed there, I would be doing my life a disservice.”
As a ultimate word, Glover identified that it wasn’t “Community” itself that was the issue. Not by an extended shot. Here is what he mentioned:
“Not as a result of that present is dangerous. ‘Community’ is, I feel, probably the greatest reveals on tv. Nevertheless it’s not mine. I need to, not have my very own present, per se, however I need to make dope s*** to any extent further, by myself phrases.”
Since that point, Glover has gone on to personal his path in a number of methods. Alongside along with his rap profession as Infantile Gambino, he created and starred within the hit drama “Atlanta,” which ran for 4 seasons from 2016 to 2022.
Glover’s Community exit was exhausting — however he might come again
When Donald Glover left “Community,” it left a Troy-shaped gap within the present, each in entrance of and behind the digicam. Whereas audiences instantly felt the impression, his co-stars had been additionally affected, particularly his on-display different half.
Shortly after season 5 aired, Abed actor Dani Pudi mentioned of the behind-the-scenes breakup:
“It is blended emotions, like something. Donald is a superb buddy. It isn’t simply Troy and Abed, it is Danny and Donald, too. So, you are coping with these feelings. We work a variety of hours collectively and in shut quarters. I do not need to say it is unhappy, as a result of I am excited for him. There is a feeling of instantaneous nostalgia. You begin excited about these first instances you are collectively, the very first alternate you will have when he is telling you your breath is horrible — every little thing begins flashing. I am simply grateful for it.”
However hope springs everlasting. One recurring bit in “Community” was the chorus of “six seasons and a film!” The present achieved its six-season mark, however the film stays a query mark. Years in the past, rumors began swirling {that a} full-size characteristic was, certainly, within the works. Manner again in 2023, information broke that Glover could be reuniting with the solid for that mission. As of final yr, the person himself shared that it might heart on a university reunion the place the now-well-known director Abed desires to movie his magnum opus. All nice stuff. The query now, a yr and a half later is: Will it ever actually, really occur? At the least we all know that if it does, Troy and Abed will lastly be collectively once more.
