The Office (US TV series)

'Parks and Recreation': Less funny than 'Joey'?

source: Chicago Tribune

Nobody was really rooting for "Joey," the ill-advised post-"Friends" spinoff starring Matt LeBlanc. But it would be hard to find a critic who wasn't hoping that "Parks and Recreation" would succeed. For years, Amy Poehler was one of the best things about "Saturday Night Live." Clearly she...

Published Tue, May 12

Parks and Recreation Renewed by NBC

source: That's What She Said

NBC announced the shows on their Fall Schedule, including The Office of course. Interest in Parks and Recreation from The Office creative team Greg Daniels and Michael Schur has been mixed, but NBC went ahead and renewed the show starring Amy Poehler. NBC also announced that SNL Weekend Up...

Published Fri, May 8

NBC In-Fronts: The Parks and Recreation pick-up

source: Remote Access

This might have been the least surprising news out of today’s NBC in-fronts, if not for the several outlets that put the Amy Poehler vehicle on the bubble. Now throw in SNL’s Amy Poehler—the closest thing to Tina Fey at SNL since Tina Fey left for 30 Rock —and it was like this show came with a fal...

Published Mon, May 4

Save Chuck! Oh, and check out tonight’s comedy lineup on NBC

source: Remote Access

This is episode four of a six-episode run, and this show is pretty solid and consistently funny so far. Already, Chris Pratt’s occasional one-liners have stolen the show for me, but Amy Poehler is showing she can anchor her own show. I’d like to see them do more with Rashida Jones, who I’m remi...

Published Thu, Apr 30

Opinion: Pssst! Start Watching 'Parks and Recreation' Before the Cool Kids Do

source: MSN TV

When someone at NBC leaked the very negative focus group results of Amy Poehler's "Office spin-off" I was worried. Could the show really be that bad? I mean, it's Amy Poehler. She made a seal trainer funny! Anyway, when I saw the premiere of "Packs and Recreation" last week I was relieved to fi...

Published Fri, Apr 17

Premiere preview: Parks & Recreation is funny, familiar and worth a look

source: Remote Access

First off, it has Amy Poehler. Imagine if Will Arnett (Poehler’s real-life husband) and Steve Carell had a baby girl. OK, that’s weird. Scratch that. But Poehler brings Arnett’s unpredictable and fearless comic sense to Carell’s timing and general likeability.

Published Thu, Apr 9

Tonight on the Tube: Parks and Recreation, The Office, 30 Rock & Harper’s Island

source: TVaholic.com

Parks and Recreation (NBC): Series Premiere. Amy Poehler (Saturday Night Live) and Rashida Jones (The Office) star in this Office styled comedy. It’s filmed in the same documentary style that The Office is, but it is not a spin-off. NBC is giving it as good a launch as it can by surrounding it w...

Published Thu, Apr 9

TV review: Poehler comedy needs a tone tuneup

source: San Francisco Chronicle

Amy Poehler, I believe in you! (And your show, 'Parks and Recreation') Entertainment Weekly Parks and Recreation: Like The Office but... Well, Just Like The ... New York Observer Parks' is like a bad day at 'The Office,' even with likable Poehler USA Today

Published Tue, Apr 7