Troy Loney wrote:Cookestache wrote:Parks and Rec blows the balls off everything else on Thursday nights. It's in another stratosphere.
you know, i was thinking last night that parks and rec is poorly concieved. i feel like the format is weak and holds back it's potential. but that might just be because i think that raaaaaandy needs more lines in the show.
The mockumentary stuff? I think they use it better than The Office, at this point. Is that what you mean?
I'm all about strong characterization, and I think Parks and Rec is miles ahead of everyone at this point. It's a tribute to the writers and cast that they've been able to flesh out everyone on the show. It's character-based, and that makes the emotion-tinged moments feel earned. That's something 30 Rock either was never interested in, or couldn't accomplish, so they fall back on the Liz Lemon-as-spinster trope at every opportunity.
Season 2 of The Office is as good as American sitcoms can get, but they've just run out of stuff to do. No big deal. I still laugh.
Community's probably got the most potential at this point, and really, it's not far behind Parks and Rec. The Goodfellas/Paintball episodes were close to art. I just think this season of Parks and Rec was a well-oiled machine. Community could easily turn into that -- taken against Parks and Rec's first season, Community has run rings around it.
I'm all for more Aziz, though, at all opportunities.