Much of the show's success is attributed to community creator dan harmon, who was fired after season 3. Community season 4 faced an uphill battle without its captain dan harmon Why was it called the gas leak year where did the term 'gas leak' come from
A critique of Community Season 4 (AKA "The Gas Leak Year") - YouTube
I assumed it was a term used often for tv shows that have off seasons because abed was the first to call it that
I'm not sure if i missed something along the way or what
New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast. Season 4 of community was so critically reviled, the series pinned the events of that year on a gas leak. So notable was the dip in quality that in season 5 community decided to blame all the fourth season on a gas leak — though there was a different explanation behind the scenes. Features was community’s “gas leak” season really that bad
