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So, so much better than last week.
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Jan 24, 2014 02:57
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drat, Erica had that side-eye look down when they showed her.
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Jan 24, 2014 02:57
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Now might be a good time to mention the deleted scene: Burt Macklin's musical re-enactment of JCVD's Sudden Death. e: Mister Karate? 
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Jan 24, 2014 02:57
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This Andy story is flat out the exact plot of a King of the Hill episode with John Redcorn
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Jan 24, 2014 03:00
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Dacap posted:This Andy story is flat out the exact plot of a King of the Hill episode with John Redcorn Except instead of being a kinda creepy dude with a MILF fetish he's a hilarious manchild.
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Jan 24, 2014 03:03
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I was surprised that Tom didn't have anything to do with the chard campaign.
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Jan 24, 2014 03:52
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ZDar Fan posted:I was surprised that Tom didn't have anything to do with the chard campaign. It had his fingerprints all over it. It'd be funny if that guy suddenly challenged Tom for marketing supremacy. 404GoonNotFound posted:...Boob Hats. I swear to god I laughed the hardest at this joke. Rob Lowe's agonizingly long pause followed by him blurting out the first B in boob just slayed me.
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Jan 24, 2014 03:59
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Am I the only one that has literally never heard of a "chard" before?
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Jan 24, 2014 04:26
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It's like Mouse Rat and his movie recaps made a beautiful baby.
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Jan 24, 2014 04:35
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Chris reaaaally needed to be a two or three-season character, I'm sick to death of him and Ann and can't wait until they're gone from the show. Otherwise wooo, Parks and Rec! Still love it and Andy is adorable.
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Jan 24, 2014 04:49
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drunken officeparty posted:Am I the only one that has literally never heard of a "chard" before? Be thankful it really is as terrible as they described. It's insanely bitter if eaten raw which is why no one in their right mind has it uncooked. Cooked it tastes similar to spinach and is not terrible.
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Jan 24, 2014 06:06
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Im sorry but man this show has dropped off. Blah. It had to happen.
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Jan 24, 2014 06:46
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Relentlessboredomm posted:Be thankful it really is as terrible as they described. It's insanely bitter if eaten raw which is why no one in their right mind has it uncooked. Cooked it tastes similar to spinach and is not terrible. Red Chard is sweet and I use it in smoothies raw.
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Jan 24, 2014 07:19
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The fade in to Willie Nelson playing in the headphones was awesome. And Chris relying on raddadsolutions.com for parental advice is the daggiest thing, I love it
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Jan 24, 2014 07:54
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AAA DOLFAN posted:Im sorry but man this show has dropped off. Blah. It had to happen. I agree a bit. I'm confused why they didn't have Leslie win the recall and then parlay city council into a statewide office as the finale. It seems obvious that the series will end with her as a state senator or something, but it was a strange decision to put her back in the parks dept.
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Jan 24, 2014 13:33
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Waffles Inc. posted:I agree a bit. I'm confused why they didn't have Leslie win the recall and then parlay city council into a statewide office as the finale. She never left the Parks Department.
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Jan 24, 2014 14:17
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The show itself seems to think otherwise, if last week's episode is any indication. It's been quite confusing on that note.
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Jan 24, 2014 14:29
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Both within the show and Schur himself have talked about how she still held both positions, so yeah it makes no sense.
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Jan 24, 2014 14:40
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I thought this week's episode was really good. Maybe not, like, top five material, but probably my favorite of the season so far besides Ben's plotline in Cones of Dunshire. I thought Emergency Response, Bailout, and Swing Vote were all solid enough episodes last season, though, and they had the same writer, so maybe I just like Joe Mande?
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Jan 24, 2014 15:13
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FadingChord posted:I thought this week's episode was really good. Maybe not, like, top five material, but probably my favorite of the season so far besides Ben's plotline in Cones of Dunshire. I thought Emergency Response, Bailout, and Swing Vote were all solid enough episodes last season, though, and they had the same writer, so maybe I just like Joe Mande? Joe is loving great. I was excited for this episode after he tweeted that he "wrote" it. Anyone saying that P&R is on a slide can kiss it. This episode was great. I liked that the A story and B story were pretty even and allowed us to spend time with the characters, without it necessarily being forced. Also, fun-fact: I know Joe from years back.
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Jan 24, 2014 15:35
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screaden posted:The fade in to Willie Nelson playing in the headphones was awesome. That actually bugged me given the format of the show. We shouldn't have been able to hear it! They hadn't done anything like that before and it kinda jarred me. Loved Ron's iPod in general, though.
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Jan 24, 2014 15:46
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I'm pretty sure they abandoned an Office-documentary style after a few seasons. Hell, it wasn't ever a 'documentary' to the degree The Office was. The "Andy at a kid's party" story also kinda reminded me of another show - Happy Endings - but I still enjoyed it. Burt Macklin investigating stinky feet for the FBI was pretty funny. Chamberk fucked around with this message at 16:54 on Jan 24, 2014 |
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Jan 24, 2014 16:23
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Chamberk posted:I'm pretty sure they abandoned an Office-documentary style after a few seasons. Hell, it wasn't ever a 'documentary' to the degree The Office was. And April managing him is a great callback. I think if anything Andy should end up being a musician to some level, and April as his manager. Honestly, when Parks and Rec ends I think I'd want everyone to have moved on to something they really want to do. But keep Ron there, because his wish is to burn it down from the inside.
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Jan 24, 2014 17:03
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Boywhiz88 posted:
And that will be the final scene, Ron smiling that he managed to get everyone competent to move on to something more important than government work.
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Jan 24, 2014 17:19
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bull3964 posted:And that will be the final scene, Ron smiling that he managed to get everyone competent to move on to something more important than government work. Or ends with him not doing a scavenger hunt with intricate riddles . You hear that? He would never want to do one of those, especially for his birthday.
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Jan 24, 2014 17:24
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Chamberk posted:The "Andy at a kid's party" story also kinda reminded me of another show - Happy Endings - but I still enjoyed it. Burt Macklin investigating stinky feet for the FBI was pretty funny. 
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Jan 25, 2014 17:21
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"You know guys, Burt Macklin was kind of a funny character note, but lets finish it off once and for all so Andy can move on and develop." A season or so later... "gently caress it, bring Burt Macklin back again as we've got gently caress all else going on for Andy." Honestly, at this point, they should have let him become a police officer. It would've opened up the show a lot (although any time a character leaves the office its dealt with in such a half arsed way it probably wouldn't of done) and it would've at least given him some logical progression. Also, I can easily believe that the Pawnee Police Department would accept him.
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Jan 25, 2014 17:35
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Chamberk posted:I'm pretty sure they abandoned an Office-documentary style after a few seasons. Hell, it wasn't ever a 'documentary' to the degree The Office was. You just had to bring Happy Endings up 
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Jan 25, 2014 18:34
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Awesome Animals posted:You just had to bring Happy Endings up
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Jan 25, 2014 20:25
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PriorMarcus posted:"You know guys, Burt Macklin was kind of a funny character note, but lets finish it off once and for all so Andy can move on and develop." I'm glad they didn't to be honest, anytime cops show up in television there's always that awkward divide between however they're portrayed in the show and the reality that is institutional corruption and power tripping authoritarianism, I'm glad they didn't put Andy in that category. And Burt Macklin was just a one line joke in this episode anyway, the real development was that he's the town's new Freddy Spaghetti and a much nicer one at that.
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Jan 25, 2014 20:43
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A Steampunk Gent posted:I'm glad they didn't to be honest, anytime cops show up in television there's always that awkward divide between however they're portrayed in the show and the reality that is institutional corruption and power tripping authoritarianism, I'm glad they didn't put Andy in that category. And Burt Macklin was just a one line joke in this episode anyway, the real development was that he's the town's new Freddy Spaghetti and a much nicer one at that. If they did go the route of having Andy become a police officer, or at least attempting to become a police officer, it'd mean they could bring back the hysterically funny Louis C.K. for a few episodes which would be the best thing in the history of the universe.
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Jan 25, 2014 20:51
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I think the bizarre way they've broken up the episodes as far as when they run them on tv has made this season seem like it's in more of a slide than it is. Everything before Christmas was fantastic especially the Nope/Jamm karaoke episode but everything post recall has felt like the show has no focus. We've gone a few episodes now of b-plot material which is fine so long as they have something for Leslie to focus on soon.
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Jan 25, 2014 20:56
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Illinois Smith posted:It's like Mouse Rat and his movie recaps made a beautiful baby. But what if super baby became too powerful?
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Jan 25, 2014 21:05
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A Steampunk Gent posted:I'm glad they didn't to be honest, anytime cops show up in television there's always that awkward divide between however they're portrayed in the show and the reality that is institutional corruption and power tripping authoritarianism, I'm glad they didn't put Andy in that category. Now I'm glad they didn't do it because we got to avoid an avalanche of posts like this one in a thread about a comedy show.
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Jan 25, 2014 21:23
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It just seems like there is a lack of interesting characters on the show, April and Andy are pretty much just children at this point and any personality they once had is gone. Ben doesn't get to do much other than being part of Leslie's storylines. I would love to see more of Tom, Donna and Ron since they are the only ones left i really care about.
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Jan 25, 2014 22:00
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Mo0 posted:Now I'm glad they didn't do it because we got to avoid an avalanche of posts like this one in a thread about a comedy show. Way to be obnoxious dude. Parks and Rec is a show which frequently makes social commentary and is literally about a prospective politician, I really don't think it's unreasonable to bring up the real world comparisons they'd be inviting if they made probably their most innocent and kind-hearted character a member of an institution which is at best, heavily controversial, it certainly wouldn't be fitting to the optimistic, humanistic comedy Parks and Rec is.
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Jan 25, 2014 22:20
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If Andy became a cop he would just be Louis CK's cop character. None of the cops shown so far are bad guys, they are just doofuses.
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Jan 25, 2014 22:27
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I wonder if they decided not to have Andy become a cop once Brooklyn Nine-Nine became a thing. Gotta keep all the good cop jokes for the cop show!
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A Steampunk Gent posted:Way to be obnoxious dude. Parks and Rec is a show which frequently makes social commentary and is literally about a prospective politician, I really don't think it's unreasonable to bring up the real world comparisons they'd be inviting if they made probably their most innocent and kind-hearted character a member of an institution which is at best, heavily controversial, it certainly wouldn't be fitting to the optimistic, humanistic comedy Parks and Rec is. No, he's right, that'd be a terrible angle for Parks & Rec. Yeah, we get corruption, but this isn't The Wire. I don't think corrupt cops can be portrayed as comically as what Jam or Sweetums does. And plus, like it's been said, all of the cops in Pawnee are doofuses who haven't been shown as anything other than "good cops".
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