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"Community creator Dan Harmon has apologised for his harsh words regarding the show&amp;#039;s fourth season. Harmon - who will return to the NBC comedy for its fifth run - was not involved in season four after temporarily being fired from the show.  In a recent edition of his Harmontown podcast, the writer criticised the last 13 episodes, calling them an &amp;quot;unflattering... impression&amp;quot; of his work. In a new blog post, the 40-year-old sought to apologise to Community fans, season four&amp;#039;s writers and the show&amp;#039;s cast and crew. &amp;quot;I am first and foremost sorry to Community fans that got paid nothing to stick by Community and get us to a fifth season only to hear the incoming showrunner say some stuff that felt very un-Community,&amp;quot; he wrote. &amp;quot;Even if my goal had been to hurt someone, it would never have been you.&amp;quot;  Harmon also apologised for his choice of words in the podcast, during which he compared the new Community to &amp;quot;being held down and watching your family get raped on a beach&amp;quot;. &amp;quot;It was dishonest to imply that something [the cast and crew] worked on was as hard to watch as my family being assaulted,&amp;quot; he said. &amp;quot;I was riffing and tried to turn darkness into levity through shock and hyperbole. &amp;quot;I am sorry to anyone I hurt by conjuring the concept of rape in a metaphor about my stupid hurt feelings.&amp;quot; Community airs on NBC in the US and on Sony Entertainment Television in the UK. &amp;gt; Community Gillian Jacobs Q&amp;amp;A: &amp;#039;I have a huge rap career ahead of me&amp;#039; &amp;gt; Community Jim Rash Q&amp;amp;A: &amp;#039;The Dean wants to be Jeff and be with him&amp;#039; Watch a trailer for Community below:      "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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