tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post2281493929131218..comments2024-03-28T18:01:28.997-04:00Comments on What's Alan Watching?: Parks and Recreation, "Sweetums": What's crackin', DJ Roomba?Alan Sepinwallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03388147774725646742noreply@blogger.comBlogger39125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-59640382732640597682010-02-11T10:49:49.075-05:002010-02-11T10:49:49.075-05:00Come on--is no one going to talk about the actual ...Come on--is no one going to talk about the actual dancing that went on during the 'office rave'? It was SO hilarious to see them voguing, the big lady doing that arm and neck side-to-side dancing and everyone participating including the quiet, chubby older guy (can't think of his name) throwing his arms up in the air? Tom doing a hang-man dance and that computer screen acting as the rave lights. I just kept watching it again and again while uncontrollably laughing. They were ALL BOGEYING!! So funny, so funny!<br /><br />-AprilAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-7877045045501882012010-02-09T09:15:57.662-05:002010-02-09T09:15:57.662-05:00I was really bummed when I learned that there is n...I was really bummed when I learned that there is no Canadian version of Deep Blue Sea with 22 extra minutes. That's one of the finest movies ever made.Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10032345969354207822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-54232187679784227762010-02-09T08:24:18.768-05:002010-02-09T08:24:18.768-05:00Thank you NBC for Parks & Rec and Modern Famil...Thank you NBC for Parks & Rec and Modern Family. They make my week. I can't recall two more sharply written comedies hitting their stride at the same time.Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14874763312448942395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-76778141502013199892010-02-09T02:39:00.132-05:002010-02-09T02:39:00.132-05:00Holy Toledo. NSFW picture of Offerman and Mullaly....Holy Toledo. NSFW picture of Offerman and Mullaly. http://nymag.com/arts/tv/features/63637/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-71906548588830315432010-02-07T04:36:18.111-05:002010-02-07T04:36:18.111-05:00Hi Nicole. Tried again and didn't bother to w...Hi Nicole. Tried again and didn't bother to watch the whole ep. I can't even remember what the plot precis of the episode was...it doesn't bother me that P&R is cut from the same cloth as The Office, but that show at its best delivered laughs in extremely subtle ways - just a lift of an eyebrow, say, or even the delivery of a line over a speakerphone. The P&R actors aren't so gifted, perhaps, or the potential isn't being written into the scripts. <br /><br />Finally remembered which P&R ep I watched - something about the Amy Poehler character being implicated in sex scandals. If you can't remember the plot of something 16 hours later...jeez. <br /><br />Glad you all are enjoying it, though.KLRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00691172491186270514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-70613742285671974692010-02-06T18:27:46.665-05:002010-02-06T18:27:46.665-05:00KLR, I'd say that most of us probably find it ...KLR, I'd say that most of us probably find it funny because it's, well, funny. Not because we're in denial or because no other shows are especially laugh-worthy at the moment. If it doesn't work for you, that's completely understandable, but I think it's kinda genius.Nikkihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14810625298767302001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-71612521275020646212010-02-06T08:10:09.977-05:002010-02-06T08:10:09.977-05:00As a public librarian, I have to say my favorite m...As a public librarian, I have to say my favorite moment was the library scene. I have been catching up on P & R episodes over the past few weeks. I didn't realize what I was missing! Aren't all kids named Denver and Dakota nowadays?Boudicanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-35551640392461705842010-02-06T04:56:59.386-05:002010-02-06T04:56:59.386-05:00Every episode brings its LOL moments, but I sit wi...Every episode brings its LOL moments, but I sit with baited breath for any scenes with Tom Haverford. He KILLS me with his wannabe "playa" attitude. At the same time, he projects a sweetness and vulnerability, which is a tribute to Aziz Ansari's comedic and acting abilities. Long live "P&R" -- I want to see more Tom!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-85475786218605066802010-02-06T04:50:54.070-05:002010-02-06T04:50:54.070-05:00Anybody up for an alternative viewpoint or dissens...Anybody up for an alternative viewpoint or dissension in the ranks? I've watched 3 eps of this, quite enjoyed the war with the library, and didn't much care at all for this or the hunting trip. Perhaps they need more intense confrontation in the scripts; or more sympathetic characters. <br /><br />Or jokes. The whole plot line with the shoe shine guy and the young girl was just brutally tedious. Same with the moving subplot. The business with the candy bars was a bit more fleshed out, but I suspect some of you are gunning for this show since other quality programs are going down the drain, and you can't imagine or face up to the notion of a comedic vacuum in prime time. It can happen.KLRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00691172491186270514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-66364113766027599822010-02-06T00:19:15.983-05:002010-02-06T00:19:15.983-05:00Forgot to ask Alan and anyone else if Mark Brandon...Forgot to ask Alan and anyone else if Mark Brandonowitz feels as jerky and offputting as he does to me at times. And if so, if this is what the writers are going for. Because I really don't think they want him to come off the way he does. Yeah, he's the straight guy. But shouldn't we want Anne to be with him, or for Leslie to maybe get with him? Cuz I don't at all. Not nearly as likeable and comes off too much abover everyone else for what I perceive they are trying for with his character. Quite frankly, I'd like to see him go on a boat with Jim & Pam and drift away, never to be seen again. Cuz besides his blah inducing weekly performances, the rest of P&R is pure gold.Jordanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15723369960644312070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-40689554744554271392010-02-06T00:14:02.548-05:002010-02-06T00:14:02.548-05:00Totally agree with Allen that Paul Schneider is th...Totally agree with Allen that Paul Schneider is the weak link laugh wise in the cast. I'll even go more than that and say that he's a weak link, period. I've never thought he adds much to the show. And yes, I get that he's playing the straight man against all the wackiness. But many times I find his character to come off very unlikeable, and might I say dickish. It also doesn't help that he totally comes off a bad, unfunny Jim Halpert 2.0.<br /><br />Speaking of which, this cast has to be really short overall. I recently watched Away We Go. And Schneider has some scenes with John Krazinski, and is considerably shorter. He seems tallish on Parks and Rec. And Jim seems tall on The Office, but not gigantic. So that begs the very important question. Is the cast of P&R super short, or the cast of The Office really tall? This needs to be figured out.Jordanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15723369960644312070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-73952121834884371222010-02-05T23:07:31.373-05:002010-02-05T23:07:31.373-05:00Hee! Thanks for the link. Awesome.
"Sounds l...Hee! Thanks for the link. Awesome. <br />"Sounds like I'm in a spa!"<br /><br />I really liked how they played with the dynamic between Leslie and Ron - not unlike the hunting trip, but different enough it reveals more about each character (and being hilarious). It's just so great! :D<br /><br />I love the development on April's crush on Andy as well, and how her boyfriend and his gay bf of course thinks Andy is lame. As for the age difference, I guess they're about 10 years apart or so - though Andy is mentally the same, if not younger than April, which is probably why it doesn't feel creepy at all. <br /><br />Tom's end scene with Wendy was heartbreaking - and even more so because it's Tom.<br /><br />Finally, DJ Roomba? WANT.belindanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-14008087740837824382010-02-05T17:49:34.320-05:002010-02-05T17:49:34.320-05:00Wondering who made the harp? http://offermanwoods...Wondering who made the harp? http://offermanwoodshop.com/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-65486891668856564942010-02-05T17:15:27.156-05:002010-02-05T17:15:27.156-05:00Am I the only one who wants the Ron Swanson Swan S...Am I the only one who wants the Ron Swanson Swan Song to show up on the Bob Loblaw Law Blog?King Killer Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16535324911958936493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-53567463370503969582010-02-05T15:46:30.064-05:002010-02-05T15:46:30.064-05:00And, to be fair, Mark's defeated "I hate ...And, to be fair, Mark's defeated "I hate having a pickup truck" was very funnyHatfieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01184680741873873714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-44872523416979675452010-02-05T15:13:48.046-05:002010-02-05T15:13:48.046-05:00Incredible Episode.
DJ ROOMBA is gonna be huuuuge...Incredible Episode. <br />DJ ROOMBA is gonna be huuuuge<br />http://yfrog.com/5mdjroombajAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-47303613530217604982010-02-05T14:40:02.746-05:002010-02-05T14:40:02.746-05:00I do find it odd that the weakest link in the cast...<i>I do find it odd that the weakest link in the cast is still Rashida Jones, given that this show was originally supposed to be a spinoff of the Office and she was really good in that show.</i><br /><br />In terms of laughs, I would say Paul Schneider consistently provides fewer than Jones (who was funny in this episode and even funnier in the one with the practice date), but it's not really a fair way to judge either one. Mark and Ann are the straight men (or straight man and woman) on the show, and if it makes them seem less interesting than wackier characters like Ron and Tom and Andy, it also makes a lot of their antics possible, because they have two convincingly normal people to play against.Alan Sepinwallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03388147774725646742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-23463849440868974812010-02-05T14:28:45.247-05:002010-02-05T14:28:45.247-05:00I do find it odd that the weakest link in the cast...I do find it odd that the weakest link in the cast is still Rashida Jones, given that this show was originally supposed to be a spinoff of the Office and she was really good in that show.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-85718713992616577442010-02-05T13:51:38.189-05:002010-02-05T13:51:38.189-05:00The Tom Haverford opening, DJ Roomba, the public Q...The Tom Haverford opening, DJ Roomba, the public Q&A... the hits just keep coming. Bravo, Parks!<br /><br />LALittle Miss Smoke and Mirrorshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03929842073300471147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-83110940737276597632010-02-05T12:51:52.761-05:002010-02-05T12:51:52.761-05:00I 100% agree with you, Alan, about something else ...I 100% agree with you, Alan, about something else coming after The Office. That hour-long 30 Rock night proved your point beautifully. <br /><br />However, I don't think this will happen. NBC HAS to know that 30 Rock would die somewhere else. In fact, I think they KNOW that 30 Rock is ratings-dependent, since they used to let The Office run a full hour at the beginning of a season before bringing Rock back in October. That way, people spent a month with NBC from 9-10p - which would mean they'd be likely to stay with 30 Rock.njameshttp://iamnoahjames.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-7873466595744426922010-02-05T12:42:12.468-05:002010-02-05T12:42:12.468-05:00Too bad the ratings aren't great. This show ha...Too bad the ratings aren't great. This show has been the most pleasant surprise of the season for me. I thought it was okay last year and really only watched as a lead in to The Office. Count me as one who thinks The Office has played itself out. P & R is a much better show at this point. I think NBC's recent issues may have contributed to P & R's renewal. NBC is desperate for quality programming and can't afford to dump a quality show. I think the ratings will come as long as the show continues to crank out top notch episodes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-86856343186511956362010-02-05T12:30:02.733-05:002010-02-05T12:30:02.733-05:00A small dose of good news on the ratings front, as...A small dose of good news on the ratings front, as "Parks" hit a season-high, basically holding on to the entire community audience.<br /><br />I've bugged anyone who'll listen about how much the show has improved, usually to no avail. A lot of the humor refers back to previous shows (the evil Library, "What's Crackin"). <br /><br />However, the DJ Roomba scenes were so funny and don't require any backstory, so hopefully new or returning viewers will latch on to that and stick around.chalmersnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-99491081132061382010-02-05T12:24:48.566-05:002010-02-05T12:24:48.566-05:00Yes, and they also need to renew Community, and so...Yes, and they also need to renew <em>Community</em>, and soon. These two shows are the funniest hour of television, hands down.<br /><br />The lasagna and muffins lady was indeed hilarious (and the civil servant in me never tires of how well they mock citizen complaints and questions on this show), as was Ron frantically searching under his chair for a candy bar. But I think I laughed the hardest at Andy's "I think it's sweet that your grandparents still make love" line to April. I had to pause. It's really impressive that on a show with this many funny people, Chris Pratt and especially Nick Offerman can stand out so much.<br /><br />I'm very glad Alan's glowing reviews finally convinced me to check this out.Hatfieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01184680741873873714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-26012260191093895572010-02-05T11:35:35.231-05:002010-02-05T11:35:35.231-05:00I'm not sure how quoting Whitman is a Dead Poe...I'm not sure how quoting Whitman is a Dead Poets reference any more than it is a Star Trek reference, (as Kirk has used the line as well) or anything more than a simple grab from a popular, even cliche, poem. Am I missing something that is clearly establishing this is referring to a film? <br /><br />But enough of my lit-pedantry. Good episode.Oneironauthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07949753205499577281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-8685266791180405252010-02-05T11:11:03.738-05:002010-02-05T11:11:03.738-05:00What NBC needs to do, frankly, is to accept that t...What NBC needs to do, frankly, is to accept that the ratings for "30 Rock" will never be higher than they are right now, and consider trying one or both of "Parks & Rec" or "Community" at 9:30 for a while. Because the only thing separating "30 Rock" and the 8 o'clock shows in the ratings is having "The Office" as a lead-in. When NBC double-ran "30 Rock" at 9 & 9:30 a few weeks ago, all three comedies got virtually identical demographic ratings.Alan Sepinwallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03388147774725646742noreply@blogger.com