| ORIGINAL TITLE |
Parks and Recreation (TV Series) |
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| DIRECTOR |
Greg Daniels (Creator), Michael Schur (Creator) |
| SCREENWRITER |
Greg Daniels, Michael Schur, Alan Yang, Rachel Axler, Katie Dippold, Daniel J. Goor, Norm Hiscock, Harris Wittels |
| COMPOSER |
Gaby Moreno, Vincent Jones |
| CINEMATOGRAPHER |
Michael Trim |
| CAST |
Amy Poehler, Rashida Jones, Aziz Ansari, Nick Offerman, Aubrey Plaza, Paul Schneider, Chris Pratt, Adam Scott, Rob Lowe, Jim O'Heir, Retta Sirleaf
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| STUDIO/PRODUCER |
Broadcast by NBC Network; Deedle-Dee Productions / Universal Media Studios |
| OFFICIAL WEB |
http://www.nbc.com/parks-and-recreation/ |
| AWARDS |
2012: Emmy: 4 Nominations, Including Best Actress (Amy Poehler)
2011: Emmy: 3 nominations, including Best Comedy Series
2010: Emmy: 1 nomination for Best Comedy Actress (Poehler)
2009: Emmy: Nominated for Best Supp. Actress in Comedy Series (Amy Poehler)
2011: Golden Globes: Nominated for Best Actress - Comedy (Amy Poehler)
2011: Satellite Awards: Nominated for Best Actress in Comedy Series (Amy Poehler)
2012: Golden Globes: Nominated for Best Actress |
| GENRE |
TV Series. Comedy | Sitcom. Mockumentary |
| SYNOPSIS/PLOT |
TV Series (2009-Present). The series follows Leslie Knope, the head of the Parks and Recreation department in the fictional town of Pawnee, Indiana. Knope takes on a project from a nurse named Ann to turn a construction pit into a park, while trying to mentor a bored college-aged intern. Co-created by The Office adapter Greg Daniels and The Office writer Michael Schur, the TV Series is not a spin off of The Office, but will be a mockumentary style series shot in a similar vein.
From Emmy Award-winning executive producers Greg Daniels (NBC's "The Office," "King of the Hill") and Michael Schur (NBC's "The Office," "Saturday Night Live") comes a new mockumentary that looks at the exciting world of local government. The new half-hour comedy will examine the mundane but necessary ways that people interact with their government, and ask why it's frequently so complicated -- as everyone knows from standing in line at the DMV, applying for home construction permits, or trying to get the city to fix a pothole.
The documentary cameras follow Leslie Knope (Amy Poehler, NBC's "Saturday Night Live," "Baby Mama") a mid-level bureaucrat in the Parks and Recreation Department of Pawnee, Indiana. In an attempt to beautify her town -- and advance her career -- Leslie takes on what should be a fairly simple project: help local nurse Ann Perkins (Rashida Jones, NBC's "The Office," "Unhitched") turn an abandoned construction pit into a community park. Opposing them are defensive bureaucrats, selfish neighbors, real estate developers, and single-issue fanatics -- whose weapons are lawsuits, the jumble of city codes, and the very democratic process that Leslie loves so much.
Leslie is alternately helped and undermined by her colleague, Tom Haverford (Aziz Ansari, "Human Giant," "Scrubs"), who cheerfully exploits his government position for personal gain. She is also thwarted by her boss Ron Swanson, who is philosophically opposed to government in any form.
Helping Leslie and Ann navigate the Pawnee bureaucracy is charismatic city planner Mark Brendanawicz, whose outlook has been soured by 15 years of public service.
If they can pull it off, Leslie hopes that she also will have inspired her uninterested college intern April (Aubrey Plaza, "Mayne Street") and April's whole generation - all the while moving one step closer to her ultimate goal: becoming the first female president of the United States.
"Parks and Recreation" is a production of Deedle-Dee Productions and Universal Media Studios. Along with Daniels and Schur, Howard Klein also serves as executive producer for the series. |
| PRO REVIEWS |
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"While I laughed out loud only a few times during 'Parks' pilot, I dug the performances, the attitude, and the atmosphere that's being created" (Ken Tucker: Entertainment Weekly)
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"It has a kind of sunny charm, (...), and is built upon a pair of strong female leads, a rare enough thing in sitcoms. Poehler and Jones have a nice, contrapuntal rhythm. I stamp this show: approved" (Robert Lloyd: Los Angeles Times)
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"The supporting cast members have quirks, but they need stronger writing and reinforcements; (...)" (Alessandra Stanley: The New York Times)
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"The 'Parks and Recreation' pilot is funny, with mounds of potential. Its problem is that it seems to be actively downplaying its distinctiveness by emphasizing the surface resemblance to 'The Office'" (James Poniewozik: Time)
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"All in all, it might be worth sticking with 'Parks and Recreation', because there are lots of funny little moments that could add up to a great series" (Paige Wiser: Chicago Sun-Times)
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"In its favor, 'Parks' doesn't have a laugh track. On the minus side, it doesn't get many laughs. Rating: ** (out of four)" (Linda Stasi: New York Post)
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"'Parks' never expends enough energy to even approach funny, but even if it were more amusing, that sour whiff of gratuitous cruelty would still linger. Rating: ** (out of four)" (Robert Bianco: USA Today)
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"Poehler's show unfortunately isn't worthy of her. It's dry and hesitant when one longs for it to be raucous and madcap" (Tom Shales: The Washington Post)
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