News: Party Down's Martin Starr to join Goodman, Williams on Community Season 3

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In addition to the casting of John Goodman as the study group's new nemesis, and the news that Michael Kenneth Williams (The Wire) would be also appearing as an intense biology professor, NBC's popular comedy Community will also be adding Martin Starr to the mix.

He is most famous, perhaps, for his role on Party Down, the critically acclaimed comedy on Starz; and might be fondly remembered by some for his role in Freaks and Geeks.

He will be playing a "poly-sci" professor in the show, according to TVLine.

Community is creating quite a lot of buzz around these new guest stars, however, you have to hope that they don't go overboard in the amount of guest casting they do.

When you look back at season 2, how many of the "guest star" episodes would rank among the best of the season? The Betty White cameo in the premiere? Possibly, but it wasn't "classic" Community. Even if you look back to the first season, the Jack Black cameo was well, pointless. Same with the Hilary Duff "Mean Girls" spoof in Season 2 - even creator Dan Harmon admitted the whole Mean Girls parody was poor:

Again, f*cking stories about how women dress. I can’t take it anymore. I actually said that aloud during 207. “No more stories about sweaters! Enough! I can’t take it anymore.” ... I must have been the one to somehow f*ck up that story. I don’t know how it became Abed walking around and snapping people about their clothes and then learning that he shouldn’t. (AV Club)

Maybe it wasn't written around Hilary Duff, but from a viewer's perspective, it sure seemed that way.

I'd draw on the episode "Conspiracy Theories and Interior Design" with the fantastic Kevin Corrigan as an episode that didn't seem to be written around a particular guest star, but more so a character and interesting plot idea. Hopefully all these upcoming episodes will take a similar approach.