It was Willie Nelson that got me again. I actually started getting a little emotional as soon as Leslie grabbed Ron's hand to initiate the flash forward. I really liked the way their relationship developed over the series, especially in this last season (and finale).
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Andy JoeWe claim the land for the highlord!The AdirondacksRegistered Userregular
I really like Parks and Rec, but I've always found it a little too nice. Prefer the extra meanness of 30 Rock.
That really nice and optimistic show where the central character is voted out of office because all the horrific townspeople despise her because of the manipulations of corporate interest
That really nice and optimistic show where the central character is voted out of office because all the horrific townspeople despise her because of the manipulations of corporate interest
And in spite of all of that she continues to push forward and meet with greater successes than ever before
A show doesn't have to exclusively have good things happen to be optimistic
It seems like kind of a crazy lawsuit, though. Like, I think this is more about getting attention and trying to derail the merger than any real hope of going through. They don't really have any legs to stand on.
I'm just trying to go against that I'm seeing all over the place the show getting this reputation that it's Sunny Niceville where nothing bad can happen, and severely downplaying that at times the show had a real edge to it
In fact, one of my biggest issues with the down period of seasons 5 and 6 was that they went too far in making Pawnee a nightmarishly awful place to live full of human monsters
I'm just trying to go against that I'm seeing all over the place the show getting this reputation that it's Sunny Niceville where nothing bad can happen, and severely downplaying that at times the show had a real edge to it
In fact, one of my biggest issues with the down period of seasons 5 and 6 was that they went too far in making Pawnee a nightmarishly awful place to live full of human monsters
that's sort of part of it though i think
the characters are usually pitted against cartoonish antagonists that offer no real threat. they are seldom thwarted by not being good enough or by circumstance, and the times they are they always seem to bounce back immediately into a situation even better than before
personally i don't view this as a flaw of the show, because there really hasn't been any other show that has loved its main ensemble so much
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I can't watch the finale until my wife gets home tonight.
Booooooo.
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Because I caught his show once a few years ago, and it was him on a sidewalk, vaguely unkempt, obviously recorded with a handheld camera, segueing between segments recorded in studios and backlots and such
It looked not unlike the talk show of a homeless man, and I grew worried about him
It was Willie Nelson that got me again. I actually started getting a little emotional as soon as Leslie grabbed Ron's hand to initiate the flash forward. I really liked the way their relationship developed over the series, especially in this last season (and finale).
I can't be the only person who thought of this guy when Leslie started doing that, right?
Didn't love the Parks finale. Meandering, vague thoughts on why not:
I thought the power of the conceit - seeing all the happy endings and happy new beginnings for the characters - was kinda diluted by having a whole season of happy endings and new beginnings. It was a pleasant, lovely epilogue, but... I don't know, the stakes just never felt particularly high this season. There was no problem that wasn't solved pretty much immediately, there was no struggle. Which meant the happy endings weren't particularly... cathartic?
I dunno, I'm not trying to be a negative nancy here. I thought it was good, I thought it was nice, but it felt kinda... divorced from reality, maybe? In earlier P&R, the world was awful and the gang kept persevering because they loved one another. Very relatable, very inspiring. As the edges of the show (understandably) softened, the world started to become kinda unrecognizably wholesome and good, and the people preternaturally successful and accomplished and fulfilled.
I'm not saying the optimism is unearned or anything, it just didn't resonate as much, for me, as when their optimism was harder earned. If that makes any sense.
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The first comment is also kinda amazing
Every comedy is so fucking cynical and negative now
And in spite of all of that she continues to push forward and meet with greater successes than ever before
A show doesn't have to exclusively have good things happen to be optimistic
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This ones better
It seems like kind of a crazy lawsuit, though. Like, I think this is more about getting attention and trying to derail the merger than any real hope of going through. They don't really have any legs to stand on.
The statistic that of the 25 billion they spent on Liscensing only 3 million went to Black Owners is kinda fucked though
In fact, one of my biggest issues with the down period of seasons 5 and 6 was that they went too far in making Pawnee a nightmarishly awful place to live full of human monsters
Raccoons own part of the city
It was taken over by a cult in the 70s
The town meetings are about the same though
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that's sort of part of it though i think
the characters are usually pitted against cartoonish antagonists that offer no real threat. they are seldom thwarted by not being good enough or by circumstance, and the times they are they always seem to bounce back immediately into a situation even better than before
personally i don't view this as a flaw of the show, because there really hasn't been any other show that has loved its main ensemble so much
Booooooo.
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Meh.
You're not missing anything.
Pretty sure the general concensus is that it sucked.
Sorry, the correct response was "Ducktales: Woo hoo!"
This is because of my Drunk Tales cover song.
I just know it.
You're welcome everyone.
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Goddamn it, Ryan Murphy
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Does Carson have a studio again?
Because I caught his show once a few years ago, and it was him on a sidewalk, vaguely unkempt, obviously recorded with a handheld camera, segueing between segments recorded in studios and backlots and such
It looked not unlike the talk show of a homeless man, and I grew worried about him
I can't be the only person who thought of this guy when Leslie started doing that, right?
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Didn't love the Parks finale. Meandering, vague thoughts on why not:
I dunno, I'm not trying to be a negative nancy here. I thought it was good, I thought it was nice, but it felt kinda... divorced from reality, maybe? In earlier P&R, the world was awful and the gang kept persevering because they loved one another. Very relatable, very inspiring. As the edges of the show (understandably) softened, the world started to become kinda unrecognizably wholesome and good, and the people preternaturally successful and accomplished and fulfilled.
I'm not saying the optimism is unearned or anything, it just didn't resonate as much, for me, as when their optimism was harder earned. If that makes any sense.