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* ''[[Bones]]'' Season 5 had an episode with a rather silly subplot (even by the show's standards) devoted to Hodgins, Sweets and Fisher going to see the movie ''[[Avatar]]''... which not incidentally was made by FOX.

* ''[[Supernatural]]'' Season 3's Bela Talbot was the result of Executive Meddling.

* ''[[Community]]''... oh sweet god, ''Community''. After getting okay ratings the first season (this is NBC we're talking about), ''Community ''was moved to Thursday nights, 8 pm EST. The problem was that this put it up against [[The Big Bang Theory]], and the ratings suffered. It also didn't help matters that creator Dan Harmon was utilizing whatever [[Protection From Editors]] he had to introduce more and more weirdness into the show. While this was appreciated by the cult fanbase, NBC did not take it well. After a forced move to mid-season during Season 3 (which was widely protested by fans), ''Community'' was finally renewed for a fourth season... and then NBC (possibly pushed by Sony) pulled a dick move and ejected Dan Harmon from showrunner position, replacing him with the consulting producers from ''[[Aliens In America]]'' and ''[[Happy Endings]]''. The following exodus of executive producers, directors, and writers, coupled with circulated letters suggesting the actors only speak positively of the new show direction and the explosion of fan outrage, suggests the executive meddling here will not be taken well if Community does not perform to expectations - near impossible, considering it has been moved to the [[Friday Night Death Slot]].

* ''[[Community]]''... oh sweet god, ''Community''. After getting okay ratings the first season (this is NBC we're talking about), ''Community ''was moved to Thursday nights, 8 pm EST. The problem was that this put it up against ''[[The Big Bang Theory]]'', and the ratings suffered. It also didn't help matters that creator Dan Harmon was utilizing whatever [[Protection From Editors]] he had to introduce more and more weirdness into the show. While this was appreciated by the cult fanbase, NBC did not take it well. After a forced move to mid-season during Season 3 (which was widely protested by fans), ''Community'' was finally renewed for a fourth season... and then NBC (possibly pushed by Sony) pulled a dick move and ejected Dan Harmon from showrunner position, replacing him with the consulting producers from ''[[Aliens In America]]'' and ''[[Happy Endings]]''. The following exodus of executive producers, directors, and writers, coupled with circulated letters suggesting the actors only speak positively of the new show direction and the explosion of fan outrage, suggests the executive meddling here will not be taken well if Community does not perform to expectations - near impossible, considering it has been moved to the [[Friday Night Death Slot]].