On last night's series finale of Parks and Recreation, each of our main characters took a time-tripping turn in the spotlight as we flash-forwarded through milestones and road forks. But perhaps no person in the Pawnee posse was granted a more On last night's series finale of Parks and Recreation, each of our main characters … Read more
run after faking his death; April and Andy had kids; Tom wrote a popular book about all his failures; Gary was mayor of Pawnee for decades before dying on his 100th birthday; Ron was put in charge of his own national park. And what about Ben and run after faking his death; April and Andy … Read more
Parks and Recreation will go down as one of the best comedies in TV history. We talked to some of the brilliant people who made it happen. Friends, Pawneeans, countrymen, lend me your ears. I come to praise Parks and Recreation, but definitely not to bury it (because I intend to rewatch it over and … Read more
It's fitting that, in the end, the perennially almost-canceled Parks and Recreation lasted for a respectable seven seasons on NBC: It's very Leslie Knope of it. Over the course of its run, Parks, which ended Tuesday night, proved to be much like its Editor's note: The first two questions for Parks and Recreation co-creator Michael … Read more
SPOILER ALERT: Exit this post immediately if you have not watched “One Last Ride,” the series finale of Parks and Recreation. You are in grave danger of being a Garry and ruining the end of the show for yourself.] [SPOILER ALERT: Exit this post immediately if you have not watched “One Last Ride,” the series … Read more
HitFixs Alan Sepinwall interviews Parks and Recreation co-creator Mike Schur about the shows evolution over seven seasons, the backstory of minor characters like Perd Hapley, Leslie Knopes transformation, and more. With the auditors discussing their cutbacks in terms of percentages and dollar amounts, Leslie fights for the jobs of her friends and colleagues, summarizing all … Read more
HitFixs Alan Sepinwall continues his look back at Parks and Recreation history with co-creator Mike Schur, as they discuss Bill Murrays cameo, FBI agent Burt Macklin, DJ Roomba, Lil Sebastian, Duke Silver, Ethel Beavers HitFixs Alan Sepinwall interviews Parks and Recreation actor Jim OHeir about his role as Garry/Jerry Gergich, and about saying goodbye to … Read more
HitFixs Alan Sepinwall interviews Ben Schwartz about his Parks and Recreation recurring role as Jean-Ralphio Saperstein, Tom Haverfords best friend. It's weird—Robert's Rules of Order makes no mention of how you are supposed to prepare for the end of Parks and Recreation. Should you stock up on Kleenex? Treat yo self to a spa day? … Read more
There's almost too much to love about Parks and Recreation, which kicks off its seventh (and final—sniff!) season tonight on NBC. That's largely because Parks isn't just a show about a ragtag group of quirky local government Image Credit: NBC Parks and Recreation is going a little mad in its final season. Jon Hamm is … Read more
As many say the sitcom is dying, one beloved half-hour has started rolling out its swan song. And what a tune it is. Parks and Recreation — known to our vernacular as Parks and Rec — has long been an arguable top five sitcom among the classics (see: Ready to go back to the future? … Read more