PARKS and RECREATION aka "Everything's coming up Amy"

how is this show different from the office

like i am watching the pilot and amy poehler is exactly like michael scott, what's the point

(a: rashida jones)

There were times this week I thought "okay, this is actually getting better and can be good" and then there were times I thought "Jesus, why am I watching this? What else is on?"

i give it six more weeks

This needs to be completely retooled and fast.

There was an article last week in Entertainment Weekly saying that the pilot had been rewritten and shot several times so it would be less like The Office. Can;t even imagine how that must have been.

wau

yeah that was like

Maybe it was originally funnier?

"According to an early test screening of the pilot — results of which leaked online last month — many viewers felt Parks was ''too close and similar to The Office.'' But the Parks department claims the data was based on an extremely early version of the pilot — one that bears little resemblance to what viewers will see on April 9. ''By the time we had even gotten the results of the testing back, we had done, like, five more edits of the pilot,'' says Schur. ''The only thing that matters at all is the final product, and it's going to be very, very different from the version that was thrown in front of a group of people.''

Glad they got that all fixed before the premiere, was hardly like the Office at all.:/

My wife walked into the room, watched the show for like 5 seconds, and asked me whether the Office had a bunch of new characters. She had no idea that an Office spin-off had been created, and Rashida Jones wasn't even in that scene.

The tone is very similar to the Office, but the writing and acting are noticeably inferior. It's not good.

yeah not impressed so far- I expected them to get more mileage from the dour small town bureaucracy vibe but so far this is just like Dunder Mifflin

I've only seen the first five minutes of the most recent episode (watching it during my smoke break on iPod) but I thought the poop-bag flinging (and Poehler enjoying it) was very funny, made me laugh right out loud

That's the funniest five minutes of the whole series so far. You lucked out.

For some reason I find Chris Pratt acting like douche hilarious, so his guest star status makes me sad. Maybe they could trade him for that sulky intern chick?

Last night's episode was definitely way better than any that came before it. I can't tell if it's actually getting funnier or if I'm just more familiar with the characters and their behavioral patterns now.

The less content about "The Pit," the better the show.

was mildly interested in this until hearing her on terri gross and remembering that everyone on SNL is kinda dumb and annoying

Everyone? nah.

For some reason I find Chris Pratt acting like douche hilarious, so his guest star status makes me sad. Maybe they could trade him for that sulky intern chick?

― the devil's runes (reddening), Monday, May 4, 2009 3:06 PM

i've watched 2 or 3 eps of season 1 and the funniest part was probably him saying his band is called "just the tip"

I've been watching this and finding it mildly amusing. Tom is definitely my favorite character. Boyfriend with broken legs is also pretty funny.

this show would be a lot better if they remembered that michael scott wasn't the office's sympathetic lead and that there's already a show called the office that's been using the mockumentary stare-at-the-camera shtick for a bunch of years so wtf find a new shtick.

Either give Poehler's character half a brain and use her repub boss as the michael scott or make the show about more about rashida jones. and shoot whoever at nbc is tell them they have to be more "broad"

is telling them

loved how much Knope's "male"over looked like her Hillary impersonation, and the adjacent scene of her talking about becoming first female mayor, etc, but they also had a first female president gag in one of the first episodes so they better stop with that one for a while. Rashida Jones as Amy's trophy wife was pretty funny, also that guy who kept talking about how brave she is/it's OK to fight etc etc. Loved last week's bit with the guy cleaning the house and saying "someone's going to get gently laid tonight" and her "hey!" in the background too.

really hope they didn't hire that guy from All The Real Girls just have to him colin-firth around saving her ass, bridget jones style.

oh, and the speech Knope's boss gave: "You are a woman. You have won this award." etc.

Yeah, Leslie's immediate supervisor guy is a silent comedy force. I remember him from American Body Shop, but that show was terrible.

really, if they'd just make more amy poehler than "michael scott + ally mcbeal" the show might come together. there are so many great supporting actors on this.

more of amy

loved how much Knope's "male"over looked like her Hillary impersonation
all i could think of was the time on antm when they made some model pose as trump and melania.

LOL yes I remember that! Very similar, actually.

really hope they didn't hire that guy from All The Real Girls just have to him colin-firth around saving her ass, bridget jones style.

I kind of get the feeling that that is what they are having him do, though. I only watched five minutes of this last night though so I don't know if it was much better/different from last week.

This show is getting better. This and the Boys' Club episode were both pretty decent. I laughed hardest at the neighbors waving while throwing their trash into the pit.

It's already been renewed for a second season, but I think the current season ends next week (making it only 6 eps...kind of like how The Office began). Here's hoping Parks and Recreation's second season is anywhere as close to the same quality.

just listened to that fresh air interview this morning. poehler's kinda tedious. i liked the palin rap best.

kind of puttering out for me now.

Finale was quite funny, I thought. The band was truly wretched in the best way.

I need to see the whole thing. I only caught the last 15 mins on Thursday night.

I tried REALLY HARD to like this.

The final three eps were LIGHT YEARS better than the first three.

thought the last ep was really good.

lol'd pretty hard @ the student intern - oh he's not my boyfriend, he's the gayest dude i know i just make out with him sometimes when im drunk

I tried REALLY HARD to like this.

― dice in my pockets (csa), Saturday, May 16, 2009 7:40 PM (16 minutes ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

ditto

for me, poehler's not doing what she's good at. like to me she's awesome when she's all bratty and sassy smart girl, like when she did the news...or doing like that "whut whut" shit like in baby mama or blades of glory....

i just think she seems to sharp to buy her as this faux naif female michael scott character....

I think for her to work well in episodic tv, though, her character needs a pretty flat baseline. Her bratty/sassy persona would grate pretty quickly if put out there every week. But this way, she has plenty of room to throw stuff around and see what sticks.

Still optimistic for a good second season.

This last ep definitely gave me more optimism for the show than the previous ones I'd seen (I skipped the last couple of weeks). I'll probably be back for next season.

Go watch "The Banquet" on hulu. I think it was the funniest of the six.

given how long it took the office to reach its peak im willing to give this show a certain amnt of leeway

s2 begins tonight!!

I honestly read that as "sb begins tonight". I have not suggest banned it yet, but I usually forget to watch it and end up doing something else.

LOL @ the cold open.

Love the intern's "complicated" relationship!

'finally', pssh. KITH might be my all-time fave, friend.

I've lived in canada 7 years and i think this is the first time americans have watched a canadian show that is currently being broadcast

TBF, I'm usually a minimum of seven years behind on most American shows.

Looking forward to Kim’s Convenience getting it’s due once the son achieves worldwide fame as whatever superhero he was cast as

Kim’s convenience is great too, but Schitt’s creek is just the best.

do americans watch trailer park boys? letterkenny?

I knew some Pittsburghers who were obsessed by trailer park boys, I could never get into it.

Yeah, I tried it and it was decidedly not my thing. I didn't try very hard, though, tbf.

The bar trivia company I work for is doing a nation-wide Letterkenny quiz event later this year, so I guess people watch it?

The Schitt's Creek thing where the members of the Rose family default to a repulsed 'ew' as a generalized exclamatory utterance is simply the best. I endeavor to employ it in my everyday life.

do americans watch trailer park boys? letterkenny?

― symsymsym, Wednesday, January 29, 2020 12:47 AM (yesterday) bookmarkflaglink

yes and yes

not really what’s being talked about but i certainly watched reboot at the same time as most canadians

And leave us not pretend that Degrassi isn't a phenom on both sides of the border.

degrassi’s more of a cultish thing here but i am in that cult

the cancon cult

Psst.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=owdg_pZtIUM

loved Parks at the time but I have absolutely no urge to revisit or see a reunion tbh

what if nick offerman shows up as his devs character instead of ron swanson, tho

This will probably be bad, and I'll probably watch it

agreed

ah, it was adorable enough. could've done without the singalong but the rest was great. Loved seeing the unexpected Pawnee guesters like Joan Calamezzo. i really miss this show.
Leslie's all-encompassing love for Ann and calling her a "desert fox" put me in stitches

It was fun enough, loved the on the verge of another breakdown Ben with a claymation Cones of Dunshire script.

oh yeah and ofc the whole purpose of this thing
https://www.feedingamerica.org/parksandrec/

amazed that it took someone this long to make this joke

an image could not have aged worse pic.twitter.com/ZAfxkcNhGs

— Maddie Wiener (@maddietwiener) September 8, 2020

it coulda been you, simon!

Not the kind of Police Beating you'd expect.

I’m having an entire breakdown rn pic.twitter.com/UzYzMfKInG

— out of context parks and rec (@nocontextpawnee) February 27, 2023

lol Aubrey