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'Parks and Recreation' develops a community
'Parks and Recreation' develops a community
After a slow start in front of a skeptical audience, the second-season sitcom has become a critical favorite under series creators Greg Daniels and Michael Schur. > In the NBC comedy " Parks and Recreation ," Amy Poehler plays Leslie Knope, an upbeat, low-level bureaucrat determined to make the fictional town of Pawnee, Ind., a better place.
Amy Poehler on Managing Her Double Life
Amy Poehler on Managing Her Double Life
tvguide.com — As fearless bureaucrat Leslie Knope on Parks and Recreation , Amy Poehler usually has her hands full... with her day job. Behind-the-scenes, Poehler is much more of a multi-tasker.  Besides starring in the NBC comedy, the Emmy nominee returned ... Amy Poehler on Managing Her Double Life
Exclusive: Justin Theroux joins 'Parks and Recreation' | Ausiello
Exclusive: Justin Theroux joins 'Parks and Recreation' | Ausiello
ausiellofiles.ew.com — Actor-producer-screenwriter-all-around Renaissance man Justin Theroux is joining Parks and Recreation (a.k.a. this fall’s most improved comedy )... in a major recurring role, sources confirm to me exclusively. Theroux, whose previous tube work includes ... Exclusive: Justin Theroux joins 'Parks and Recreation' | ...
This just in: Will Arnett confirmed for 'Parks and Rec' | Ausiello
This just in: Will Arnett confirmed for 'Parks and Rec' | Ausiello
ausiellofiles.ew.com — Hey, what’s that smell? Oh, I know — it’s the ink drying on Will Arnett’s Parks and... Recreation contract. An NBC spokesperson confirms that Arnett will guest star opposite real-life wife, Amy Poehler, on her creatively-resurgent comedy in early 2010. ... This just in: Will Arnett confirmed for 'Parks and Rec' ...
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Making bureaucracy work: How NBC's 'Parks and Recreation' overcame bad buzz
Show Tracker — ... And they thought it wouldn't last: In the face of bad buzz and with a little perseverance, "Parks and Recreation" executive producers Greg Daniels and Michael Schur have changed minds about their Amy Poehler comedy, once seen as a knock-off of "The Office." Now, critics are raving. Below is a longer version of the feature running in Thursday's Calendar section. ...

Early Buzz: Good docs, Gainsbourg/Beck, overpaid actors and more
Pop Candy: Top Stories & Community Feed — ... . Congratulations, Will Ferrell . - Here's a story about Parks & Recreation 's sudden turnaround this season. - HBO's Real Time with Bill Maher ...

Parks and Recreation, "Hunting Trip": The good wound
What's Alan Watching? — ... In this very good LA Times story, Mike Schur and Greg Daniels talk at length about the series' growing pains, and the ways in which they feel "Parks and Rec" is different from "The Office." Watching the very entertaining "Hunting Trip," another difference came to mind: ...

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