39 notes August 23, 2012 Even Dan didn't know troy and abed would be BFFs Fan:Always wondered - how was the placement of the 7 study group members at the table decided? Did the actors pick their characters' own seats? Dan Harmon:This would be a great question for the Russo Brothers, who directed the pilot and chose the blocking. There may have been very specific needs created by the pilot's story - for instance, Pierce is hitting on Shirley, seems he needed to be next to her, and Annie and Shirley have major tension that probably dictated they be adjacent. The neat thing is how Troy and Abed ended up sitting next to each other even though we had absolutely no idea Troy and Abed would become BFFs - which you can see from watching the first five or six episodes. Filed under dan harmon