10 TV Shows That Were Disrupted By Behind-The-Scenes Feuds

9. Tensions Between Chevy Chase And Dan Harmon Disrupt Community

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Highly publicized behind the scenes disputes have plagued the sitcom Community for years on end. Most of the issues stemmed from tension between Chevy Chase, who enjoyed a career renaissance from his time on the show, and creator Dan Harmon.

The whole thing started because Dan Harmon said some not so kind things about Chevy (who is apparently not the easiest man in the world to work with) at the show's wrap party, enraging the actor and embarrassing him in front of his wife and daughter. Fair enough. But then Chevy went on to leave a blistering voicemail for Harmon, using pretty much every curse word known to man, which was of course leaked to the media. This drama culminated when Chase walked off the set on the last day of shooting, meaning that they were unable to film certain scenes because there was no time to pick up the footage at a later date.

In the end, nobody really won. Chevy Chase left the show during the fourth season, Dan Harmon stepped down at the end of the third (resuming his show-running duties for the fifth season), and the show was then cancelled. And then brought back... and then cancelled.

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