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3 Years Ago Today

Guys, I *never* cry, but...

Thanks to the beautiful people listed here, as well as very many of you reading this now, the absurd and joyful dream of a Community fan convention was realized on February 9th and 10th, 2013.

I am eternally grateful for the show and this ridiculous gathering of creators, and writers, and actors, and artists, and fellow fans. Thanks to everyone who has had any small part in any of it.

Here are just a few memory pops from the original CommuniCon on which to feast your eye tongues.

[peachgeek]

Well, this was disappointing.  

[communicon]

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CommuniCon is taking a break this year.

Hey Human Beings. Some of you know this, and many of you have probably guessed, but there won’t be a CommuniCon in 2015. I’ve thought a lot about this for a very long time, and I just can’t make it happen this year. The job I started just after 2014′s CommuniCon averages 60 hours a week - many of which are filled with unexpected urgencies - and a lot of travel around the country, including two different trips to the east coast in October, so it’s just not possible for me to plan and run the CommuniCon that we would all want. 

Many people have graciously offered to help, but unfortunately there are just too many major aspects of the planning process that can’t really be delegated to a group of people. I really appreciate the offers though. You guys are the best.

I fully intend to bring it back in 2016 if there’s still interest. And we all know very well that a third season hiatus doesn’t mean the end.

See you all after Regionals!

Gillian

[weareheadoverfeels]

All the stuff with the show is GREAT…but it’s the relationships that have formed because of the show that mean the most. It’s transcended all of us just being fans of the same show and become something very very real. We truly ARE a family, one of our own choosing. And despite our jokes, it’s a family that will NEVER break up.

(via "Soul of the Fandom" - CommuniCon 3)

[rosebudisthesled]

Whenever you're having a bad time of things, you are always somewhere on some circle, which always means that sooner or later, as the Buddhists and the others say, that this too shall pass. You are never more than a quarter of a circle away from a major change in your story's direction. And that is incredibly comforting and then sometimes a little deflating in those moments when you're having a great day and you know that means that the other shoe is about to drop... And that is life. It's this ritual of descent and return.

Dan Harmon (x)

[communitytv]

CommuniCon founder Gillian Morshedi talks about the history and evolution of CommuniCon and what makes it such a special event.