# New NBC Offering: "Parks and Recreation" **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 22, 2009, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-nbc-offering-parks-and-recreation/490359 "2009-03-22T17:53:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Meeko](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e495f1/32.png) [@Meeko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meeko)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2009, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-nbc-offering-parks-and-recreation/490359/1 "2009-03-22T17:53:10Z")
There is a new show comming in April to NBC. “Parks And Recreation” with Amy Poehler > **[Browse "Popular" - NBC.com](https://www.nbc.com/shows/all/popular)** > > Browse "Popular" to find your favorite show in the NBCUniversal family of networks on NBC.com! Anyone else liking this show already? I love the one preview on the site (Third embed down, Poehler is standing in front of a wall of pictures.) Talking about the playground: I thought the slide was too fast, so I put in speed bumps! I LOVED THAT. I mean it was so, irreverent. My Parents didn’t get it. I mean, it is so… WTF that it actually works. What do you think? ---
**Author:** ![USCDiver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/uscdiver/32/354_2.png) [@USCDiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/USCDiver)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2009, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-nbc-offering-parks-and-recreation/490359/2 "2009-03-22T18:07:50Z")
I think it’s as good a replacement for Kath and Kim as anything else, but I don’t think it’ll be back next fall. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2009, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-nbc-offering-parks-and-recreation/490359/3 "2009-03-22T18:15:14Z")
The initial look at the tease seemed to indicate it would be entertaining, but the more I see it, the more “fail” it has written all over it. I’d like to be wrong for once. ---
**Author:** ![RandMcnally](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b782af/32.png) [@RandMcnally](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RandMcnally)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2009, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-nbc-offering-parks-and-recreation/490359/4 "2009-03-22T18:32:32Z")
It has Rashida Jones in it, so I’m happy. ---
**Author:** ![tumbleddown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e9bcb4/32.png) [@tumbleddown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tumbleddown)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2009, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-nbc-offering-parks-and-recreation/490359/5 "2009-03-22T20:50:14Z")
I have a feeling that this endeavor isn’t going to end well. I’ll tune in but I’m not optimistic. ---
**Author:** ![friedo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8edcca/32.png) [@friedo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/friedo)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2009, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-nbc-offering-parks-and-recreation/490359/6 "2009-03-22T20:59:38Z")
I love the name Leslie Knope. ---
**Author:** ![Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e99b99/32.png) [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2009, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-nbc-offering-parks-and-recreation/490359/7 "2009-03-22T21:03:09Z")
This is the project that was orinnally going to be a spin-off of _The Office_, and it has the same production team behind it. It has a chance to be good. The line I like from the promos: “I hate the public. The public is stupid.” ---
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2009, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-nbc-offering-parks-and-recreation/490359/8 "2009-03-22T21:23:16Z")
I’ll try it. I’m not yet liking it. Is it replacing Kath and Kim? That alone makes a good enough reason to have it on.