So while we’ve all been frightened for our favorite eclectic comedy due to the shortened fourth season, the move to Friday and the unceremonious ousting of creator Dan Harmon, NBC says the fourth season may not be the show’s last. But at what cost?

According to Entertainment Weekly, today Entertainment Chairman for NBC Robert Greenblatt said the following on Community:

We’re in a transition with our comedy programming and trying to broaden the audience and broaden what network does … Those Thursday comedies, which the critics love and we love, tend to be a bit more narrow than we’d ultimately like as we go forward.

While a little resentful of the term “those Thursday comedies,” we are wondering if this means the show might not be on its last leg. Today, Rosenblatt also said that this is not necessarily Community‘s last season. (Not that that contains any promises.) What are the real chances of #sixseasonsandamovie? And what does it mean that they are trying to broaden the audience? Would we like Community to be broadened?

He says the reason for the shortened season is to make room for more comedies … likely story (sorry the inherent skepticism … being a Community fan lately has forced me to be suspicious of all NBC activity).

Greenblatt also had this to say on Harmon’s exit:

I think fans of Community are going to get the same show they have loved from the beginning … Every so often it’s time to make a change with a showrunner … you evaluate the creative … sometimes you want to freshen a show and we decided to do that with Community – no disrespect to anyone.

What are your thoughts on Rosenblatt’s statements? Good for the future? Good for a quality future?