Yahoo for Community's reprieve—literally!

Fans of the late NBC show were thrilled to learn yesterday that the quirky sitcom had been picked up by Yahoo for a web-based sixth season, and star Joel McHale promises that those who tune in won't be disappointed.

For starters, horrible things are going to happen to the proverbial envelope.

"The envelope will be pushed and burned and had sex with a lot," McHale told E! News' Jason Kennedy during a studio sit-down Wednesday.

Sounds very promising—and in keeping with the ensemble sitcom's M.O. But while he was aware that the makers of Community were taking meetings in hopes of keeping the show alive, did McHale know that a deal was imminent?