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    The Business

    Dan Harmon's Exit from 'Community;' Animator Letter

    Dan Harmon and Rob Schrab on 'Community,' Then, animator Stephen J. Anderson's show biz advice.

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    By Kim Masters • Aug 6, 2012 • 28m Listen

    Dan Harmon, creator of Community and his frequent collaborator Rob Schrab discuss Harmon's firing of the show and its aftermath. Plus, director-animator Steven J. Anderson's letter of inspiration from The Animator Letters Project.

    Banner image: (L-R) Rob Schrab and Dan Harmon

    In this episode

    3 stories
    1. 0:00

      The Hollywood News Banter

      Kim Masters, editor-at-large for the Hollywood Reporter and John Horn, film writer for the Los Angeles Times, banter about some of this week's top Hollywood news stories.

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      6 min
    2. 6:18

      Dan Harmon's Exit from 'Community'

      Frequent collaborators Dan Harmon and Rob Schrab addressed some of the talk around Harmon's firing off of NBC's Community . After creating and running that show for three seasons, the studio that owns and produces it fired him. Since then there have been rumors about how hard he is to work with and work for.

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      13 min
    3. 19:20

      Animator Letter

      Steven J. Anderson's credits include Winnie-the-Pooh, Meet the Robinsons and Bolt. In his inspirational letter contributed to the online blog the Animator Letters Project , he stresses that comparing yourself to others is a sure way to feel defeated. Instead he says, compare yourself to yourself as you strive to improve your art.

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      10 min
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      Kim Masters

      partner/writer at Puck News, host of KCRW's “The Business.”

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      Darby Maloney

      Producer

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    In this episode

    3 stories
    1. 0:006 min

      The Hollywood News Banter

    2. 6:1813 min

      Dan Harmon's Exit from 'Community'

    3. 19:2010 min

      Animator Letter

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