NBC's "Parks And Recreation" Discussion (2009-2015)

[metsfan1545d]

im watching the premiere now on my dvr and wow this show is bad, am i alone here? or is the consensus that this show wont last long

[Tcan21]

Originally Posted by metsfan1545d

im watching the premiere now on my dvr and wow this show is bad, am i alone here? or is the consensus that this show wont last long

hopefully it will pick up and get better, big fan of Amy Poehler and Rashida Jones so I hope it does well, just not off to a good start

[Tru2theBlu]

Originally Posted by metsfan1545d

im watching the premiere now on my dvr and wow this show is bad, am i alone here? or is the consensus that this show wont last long

I agree. NBC is just trying to ride the popularity of the office. Not going to happen.

[MarkJ801]

It has potential, some parts were really funny. I love Poehler, so I hope it gets better.

[WyldeMan45]

It's not on for another half hour for me, but it's really bad?? That's a shame I've been looking forward to this for months now.......

[dvd_mazter]

Originally Posted by WyldeMan45

It's not on for another half hour for me, but it's really bad?? That's a shame I've been looking forward to this for months now.......

I was looking forward to this as well but it is basically an exact copy of "The Office" in the style it's filmed and how the characters react. That said, I thought it was okay, I really like Amy Poelher but overall the show just didn't have tons of laughs and when you compare it to The Office, it just can't hold up.

I will tune in next week to see if there is any improvment but if not, goodbye

[WyldeMan45]

Originally Posted by dvd_mazter

I was looking forward to this as well but it is basically an exact copy of "The Office" in the style it's filmed and how the characters react. That said, I thought it was okay, I really like Amy Poelher but overall the show just didn't have tons of laughs and when you compare it to The Office, it just can't hold up.

I will tune in next week to see if there is any improvment but if not, goodbye

I almost always give shows 3 episodes to make up my mind, but with the way things are going all new shows get canned after 3 episodes lol, so I tend not to make up my mind until after a full season because I don't want to enjoy anything. 5 primetime shows will be gone by fall anyways, and those 10 listed are pretty much everything that is already done for because of god damn Leno!

[Stoudman]

Originally Posted by Tru2theBlu

I agree. NBC is just trying to ride the popularity of the office. Not going to happen.

It's not just a ride off the office, it IS the office. It's literally the exact same show in a different work arena. The reason the Office worked so well is that so many people could relate to it regardless of where they worked, because "The Office" is transferable to almost any and every workplace situation imaginable.

That's why Parks and Recreations sucks -- it never needed to be made.

[thecroshow]

it has potential. last night wasn't outstanding. hope they utilize Aziz a lot more, he is hysterical. his blog is funny, google "aziz blog" or something like that, hilarious stuff. he had a funny role in season 1 of flight of the conchords, i have high hopes for this show

[Galley]

It's got Rashida Jones. What more do you want in a show?

[WyldeMan45]

Parks and Recreation, Amy Poehler's new comedy from the producers of The Office, did fairly solid for normal networks/good for NBC at 8:30 p.m, with a 3.9/11 and 6.77 million viewers. But given that it was sandwiched between two episodes of The Office that both outperformed it considerably (the 9 p.m. Office almost beat it by a whole ratings point), NBC has to be a little concerned.

http://www.tv.com/story/13839.html?r...ref_name=story


I would bet those numbers drop even further next week.

[ThePhantomOak]

Originally Posted by metsfan1545d

im watching the premiere now on my dvr and wow this show is bad, am i alone here? or is the consensus that this show wont last long

It looks like a knock off of the office, but without anyone funny...Only funny thing is they tried to boost ratings by shoving an Office lookalike between two bad episodes of The Office.

Terrible show. I hope it gets cut before next week.

[ThePhantomOak]

Oh and SouthLAnd is a HORRIBLE show also.

Depicting a police department as a group of the dumbest retards alive in a non-stop dead people ride.

What a wasted night.

[mpstjohn]

Not horrible. More consistent than Kath & Kim (where only John Michael Higgins was funny), which it was replacing (I believe), but easily the least funny of the three comedies airing on NBC.

Originally Posted by ThePhantomOak

Oh and SouthLAnd is a HORRIBLE show also.

Depicting a police department as a group of the dumbest retards alive in a non-stop dead people ride.

What a wasted night.

Glad I missed that in favor of Krod: Flaming Sword of Fire on Comedy Central. Matt Lucas was great as the villain.

From the commercials, Southland looked like a cop show on the CW.

[VinnAY]

I missed it this week so I'll Hulu it and see what's up...I think Poehler is awesome so I def wanted to give it a shot.

[fatediesel]

I thought it had some potential, and wasn't horrible. I thought it was 10x better than Kath and Kim, and with it's writers and cast it definitely could get better. I think it needs to get it's own identity, because it was too much of a copy of The Office, but I haven't made my mind up yet. I'll keep watching it, in large part because there's nothing else I'd watch on Thursdays at 7:30.

[WyldeMan45]

Originally Posted by ThePhantomOak

It looks like a knock off of the office, but without anyone funny.

That was my exact feeling of the show, I just got done watching it, wow.......major bummer.

[nbxfan]

Turned it off after just a few minutes. Can't stand her which doesn't help but, it was just plain bad.

[proxpilot]

i forgot all about it, have to check it out on Hulu

[Monolithium]

I didn't even make it to the first commercial break.