Category Archives: Parks and Recreation
Season Finale: Parks and Recreation – “Freddy Spaghetti”
“Freddy Spaghetti” May 20th, 2010 When I write about the Thursday comedies, I have to write about them after I finish watching them all, as there’s too many other Thursday programs recording on the common DVR which requires I watch … Continue reading
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Parks and Recreation – “The Master Plan”
“The Master Plan” May 13th, 2010 I hate to keep driving my “Parks: It’s the New Office!” comparisons into the ground, but I want you to think back to the start of The Office’s third season (which, not entirely coincidentally, … Continue reading
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Parks and Recreation – “Telethon”
“Telethon” May 6th, 2010 The last time a Greg Daniels-produced series was ending its second season, the series’ star took a crack at writing an episode; the result was Steve Carell’s “Casino Night,” an episode largely comprised of a group … Continue reading
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Parks and Recreation – “94 Meetings”
“94 Meetings” April 29th, 2010 At the heart of Parks and Recreation are relationships which tend to swing between mutual tolerance and undying admiration. There is no relationship in the show that is entirely without complication, but there are also … Continue reading
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Parks and Recreation – “Summer Catalog”
“Summer Catalog” March 25th, 2010 For a while, I wasn’t entirely feeling “Summer Catalog.” To some degree, the show has reached a point in its season where we have a very clear understanding of where its various stories are going, … Continue reading
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Parks and Recreation – “Park Safety”
“Park Safety” March 18th, 2010 While Parks and Recreation rarely shows its roots as a spin-off of The Office, emerging instead as a cousin of sorts, I think “Park Safety” was as close as the show has come to feeling … Continue reading
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Assessing through Assessments: NBC Thursday Comedy Roundup
Assessing through Assessments: NBC Comedies March 14th, 2010 I don’t have a whole lot to say this week about the Thursday night comedies that’s particularly new, since I’m a few days behind, but I’ve rarely let that stop me before. … Continue reading
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Parks and Recreation – “Woman of the Year”
“Woman of the Year” March 4th, 2010 In “Woman of the Year,” we learn that Leslie Knope was a member of the Indiana Order of Women at the age of nine. This is, just to be clear, not a surprising … Continue reading
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Parks and Recreation – “Galentine’s Day”
“Galentine’s Day” February 11th, 2010 I wrote about Valentine’s Day episodes on Wednesday night, and in the process I argued that I prefer shows which use the holiday to service their existing universe rather than forcing their universe to conform … Continue reading
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Parks and Recreation – “Leslie’s House”
“Leslie’s House” January 21st, 2010 One of the things that I find so interesting about Parks and Recreation’s second season comeback is that the show hasn’t fundamentally changed its stories. I can very much see how the show, in its … Continue reading
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