Parks and recreation, informally known as Parks and Rec, was a comedy that aired on NBC from 2009 until 2015. It held a very strong cast with good recognizable actors and actress like, Amy Poehler, Rashida Jones, Nick Offerman, Chris Pratt, and Rob Lowe. The show was a great success bringing in many golden globe and Emmy nominations for prime-time comedy. Parks and Recreation is a good comedy because it has great characters, witty scripts, and the fact that they face everyday problems.
One of the things that makes Parks and Recreation such a great comedy because of its great characters. It’s important for a comedy to have great characters because you must be able to connect to the characters. We see evidence of the great characters in the
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A comedy should have great scripts because you must have good jokes to keep your audience engaged. Andy Dwire is the guy constantly making people laugh with his humor. One of the things that makes Andy Dwire so comical is his mental gap he always has. He is a man with a lower IQ that makes everyone love him. In the episode titled “End of the World” Andy tells his wife April that he wants to go see the Grand Canyon, before the world ended as it was believed to that …show more content…
Comedies must have real world problems so the audience can relate to the characters and compare it to their life. Parks and Recreation is constantly putting its characters in real world situations. Leslie Knope and her husband Ben Wyatt are always facing real world problems. After Leslie marries Ben Wyatt they start trying to have children. In the episode “Triple Threat” they finally are pregnant but are astonished when they hear it is triplets. As soon as this discovery is brought to their attention Ben he then rushes to do financial reports to discover they will not ever be able to afford it on his current income. Ben and Leslie both then rush to find new jobs with a bigger income. Ben eventually finds a job in Washington D.C. being a campaign manager for a congress man. Leslie then gets promoted to the National Parks director where she is the leader over all of the National Parks in the United
As the show goes on the chemistry between the actors stands out tremendously. It is as if the actors are real life surgeons. Each character has an unique background and hardships they have gone through in their previous lives that the actors identify with. All of the actors and actresses in the show are extremely attractive which makes the show even better. The main and frankly the most important character
And, yet...since comedy is an exaggeration of everyday life, does that mean there are people who actually go around doing things like that? Meet Shawne Merriman. Yes, the very same Shawne Merriman
Park Sheridan is a sixteen-year old boy. He is passionate about music and comic books and shares his interest with Eleanor. He feels excluded from his brother, Josh and his dad because he doesn’t share the same interests with them other than taekwondo. Park is also someone that follows the crowd. He always tries to fit in and sometimes feels embarrassed by Eleanor. He sometimes becomes paranoid about what other people might think about him being with Eleanor.
When was the last time you experienced a good laugh? Maybe you were watching a show, reading a book, or even hanging out with friends. Either way you were probably observing, comedy. Which in literary terms is a genre of literature that is created in a humorous nature for a purpose of making people laugh. A television show that can be categorized as a comedy is Parks and Recreation. The show is about a crew members that work in a parks department for the government in a small town called Pawnee, Indiana. The main characters consist of Leslie Knope who later in the show marries Ben Wyatt. April ludgate who later marries Andy. Ron Swanson, Donna, Tom, and Garyy. They all work together trying to make the city of Pawnee a better place. They play pranks on eachother, but also have strong friendly bonds.
Parks and Recreation is a comedy tv show which stars Amy Poler as the main character, Leslie Knope. Leslie Knope is a lively government official who works in the Parks Department of Pawnee. Although Parks and Recreation is a comedy tv show, Leslie Knope displays insight into misogyny, sexism, gender equality and government sexual politics, particularly in an office place.
Following the success of the US version of The Office starring Steve Carell on NBC, Parks and Recreation, a small-town government political mockumentary, premiered on NBC in April 2009. The show trails Leslie Knope, an employee of Pawnee, Indiana’s Parks and Recreation department, as she pursues both her political and altruistic ambitions to better the town and perhaps the entire country through bureaucratic hard-work. The audience journeys through the amusing political climate of a small middle-America town, as Leslie attempts to beautify and magnify her town via new parks, programs, and events. With thanks to the talented, comedic cast, including SNL’s Amy Poehler and The West Wing’s Rob Lowe, Parks and Recreation aired for 7 seasons, recently
Both of these comedies are very similar, but yet they are so different. Both The Office and Parks and Recreation are so unique in their own way, and are very good TV shows. I am bias towards The Office though. I believe it is a better quality TV show. To me The Office is more humorous than Parks and
Popular sitcoms offer lessons in economy and market history NBC coined the slogan “Must See TV” nearly 30 years ago to promote it’s Thursday night lineup of prime-time comedies. From Seinfeld to Frasier, each show effortlessly connected with viewers by highlighting the inextricable frustrations of everyday life in an over the top fashion. In fact, some of the best shows (my opinion) fed into major societal, economic and political themes that traditionally dominated the newsroom. For example, Roseanne found instant success for its brutally honest portrayal of a working-class family struggling with weight, relationships and money. Similar connections have been established by other popular sitcoms.
Even though I didn’t like it, there are still some parts that I could relate to and find interesting. For starters, Tina Fey is quite the character. She has a distinct personality and voice that carries through her writing. Her sense of humor is unique, and while it doesn’t exactly line up with mine, it’s still charming.
Another unique aspect about this show is that many shows cover controversial issues. However this one covered numerous issues while most plays stick to one or two .And unlike many fictional plays the ending was not resolved but it states that problems are only temporary. In my opinion this show's purpose was to ease tension on topics like sexuality and racism and make it become a normal household
Since the starting episode in 2005, The Office has consistently portrayed a humorous office environment. The humor within the sitcom stems from influential people, such as Sigmund Freud, who depended on awkwardness to make a joke. The creators of The Office, like Greg Daniels and more, established humor by relying on Freud’s ideology, observational humor, and juvenalian satire. This is especially prevalent in season two, episode one of the show, “The Dundies.” Throughout the series, the audience has rolled over in their seats because of the regional manager, Michael Scott.
In this situational comedy, all of things that happen appeal to something that everyone can relate to. Between the bumps of being a parent, and the crazy dating life of everyone, there is always something that you can relate to. This show has a charming factor to it that reals you in for every second of the
And the bumbling boss caricature, don’t get me wrong, makes him quite funny, but also leaves his character feeling rather shallow, whereas everything Leslie does comes from a place of sincerity, making her sweet personality much more likable. Another character that stands out is Ron Swanson. Probably the best character out of both shows, Ron is a blunt, libertarian with clear standards for his own way of life. His very existence exudes alpha male. And in the spirit of Ron, I’ll keep the description of him to as few words as
Manbearpig: Half Man, Half Bear, Half Pig, but All Global Warming? South Park is a popular animated comedy series written by Trey Parker and Matt Stone. While the episodes of South Park are always humorous on the surface, each show usually has a deeper, much more profound meaning and moral. One episode of South Park entitled Manbearpig, named after the monster in the episode, has a particularly potent deeper meaning. On the surface, the episode pokes fun at monster stories, politics, and specifically Al Gore. Deeper down, however, this monster story can be read as a national allegory alluding to the dangers of global warming, the problems with the politics behind global warming, and the eventual doom we will all face
A critic from Entertainment Weekly named Ken Tucker gave Boy Meets World over all a C-. He gave the sitcom that grade because he thinks that ABC Family will make any show as long as people will watch it, no matter what it is about. “…Their network's callousness aside, though, both Sabrina and Boy Meets World have turned into interesting little shows. No place except the teen magazines seems to have noticed that Boy has yielded a talented heartthrob in Rider Strong (excellent showbiz name, kid), who plays Ben Savage's pal Shawn. Shawn and Savage's Cory play off each other like an old odd-couple comedy team, arguing and ragging on each other — nothing jaded adults haven't seen, but well-done amusement for a kid audience…” (Tucker, 1998) I also found a review from someone who used to watch Boy Meets World, which I completely agree with. “In my honest