Community creator Dan Harmon revealed the details behind his firing and rehiring behind-the-scenes in a report published Wednesday.

Harmon, who was famously fired after the Community's third season and rehired in June ahead of the upcoming fifth season, gave some insight into the ordeal to The Hollywood Reporter.

"I remember feeling an odd sensation of relief, which I understand criminals feel when they get caught," Harmon said, recounting the day he found out he was fired. "Maybe my insecurity made me feel like I finally 'got caught' making a show sort of reviled by everyone paying for it, and my three-year crime spree was over."

The 40-year-old showrunner admitted that when he ran Community in its first three seasons, he often felt like he wanted to kill himself. He explained that the primary reason for those feelings was because he was reason why every below him and above him had problems.

As for why he chose not to watch season 4 of Community when it aired this spring on NBC, he said, "I just assumed that everybody was having a big picnic without me and swapping stories about how hard it was when I was around."

Harmon returned to the Community set recently and said that he was already behind on writing his first episode.

"The feeling is familiar and delicious," he said, explaining that the first episode is intended to bring back the characters' humanity. "I don't mean that we tasted anything bad, I just mean that because we tasted something different, there needs to be a reset."

Going forward, Harmon said that he hopes to "astound people" in season 5 to the extent that people will be desiring a season 6.

Harmon will be returning to a changed cast: Chevy Chase (Pierce) quit the show over creative differences and Donald Glover (Troy) is only going to appear in five episodes in season 5.

Community will air in the 2013-2014 TV season in a 13-episode run on NBC. An official premiere date has not yet been set.

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