Category Archives: Parks and Recreation
Season Finale: Parks and Recreation – “The Bubble”/”Lil’ Sebastian”
“The Bubble”/”Lil’ Sebastian” May 19th, 2011 It’s unfortunate that I haven’t been able to review Parks and Recreation more regularly this season: while I had screeners for the first six episodes, anything after that proved difficult since so much of … Continue reading
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Parks and Recreation – “Harvest Festival”
“Harvest Festival” March 17th, 2011 Parks and Recreation is like Li’l Sebastian. For those who don’t know better, it’s just another Office-like NBC comedy, just as Li’l Sebastian appears to be just a pony. For those of us who have … Continue reading
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Parks and Recreation – “Media Blitz”
“Media Blitz” February 17th, 2011 When he first arrived, Adam Scott appeared to have been hired to play the new straight man. Ben Wyatt seemed a replacement for Mark Brendanowitz, someone who could react to the madness around him. Just … Continue reading
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Parks and Recreation – “Ron & Tammy: Part Two”
“Ron & Tammy: Part Two” February 10th, 2011 The most basic approach to a sequel is to make everything bigger: by taking everything one step further, you therefore make everything one step better. However, I don’t know if this principle … Continue reading
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Parks and Recreation – “Time Capsule”
“Time Capsule” February 3rd, 2011 When pre-air reviews of Parks and Recreation’s third season emerged, Matt Zoller Seitz’s column at Salon stood out for me. This is due not only to its quality, which is top notch as per usual, … Continue reading
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Parks and Recreation – “Flu Season”
“Flu Season” January 27th, 2011 “That was Leslie Knope.” I don’t want to suck the fun out of what was the most particularly hysterical episode of those I’ve seen from Parks and Recreation’s third season, but there is a structural … Continue reading
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Season Premiere: Parks and Recreation – “Go Big or Go Home”
“Go Big or Go Home” January 20th, 2011 “We’re back.” According to Leslie Knope, the job of the Parks department of Pawnee is to “make this town fun for the people who live here.” Of course, considering that the Pawnee … Continue reading
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A Plea for Pawnee: The Return of NBC’s Parks and Recreation
A Plea for Pawnee: The Return of Parks and Recreation January 20th, 2011 Parks and Recreation was my favorite show on television last year. If you are a regular reader of this blog, you probably already know this. Despite the … Continue reading
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Handicapping the 2010 Emmys: NBC’s Parks and Recreation
Handicapping the 2010 Emmys: NBC’s Parks and Recreation June 25th, 2010 [This is the first in a series of posts analyzing individual show’s chances at the Emmy Awards ahead of the nominations, which will be announced on July 8th. You … Continue reading
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