# Parks and Recreation (March 11, 2010) **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 12, 2010, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parks-and-recreation-march-11-2010/532247 "2010-03-12T15:56:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2010, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parks-and-recreation-march-11-2010/532247/1 "2010-03-12T15:56:48Z")
**The Possum**. This show has really kicked into gear and was as funny as any of the Thursday night comedies last night. Nice nod to _Caddyshack_, but I like how they’re being generous to the ensemble, giving everyone something to do (well, except Anne, who usually gets plenty of face time). Also, balancing 3 story threads isn’t easy, but they managed to execute and intertwine them effectively without spreading things too thin. And I never thought I would say this, but Andy may be turning into my favorite character. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![The\_Second\_Stone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/bbe5ce/32.png) [@The\_Second\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Second_Stone)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2010, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parks-and-recreation-march-11-2010/532247/2 "2010-03-12T18:38:20Z")
First season was simply awful. This season is actually enjoyable as the characters have become real people. Especially Ron and Leslie. ---
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2010, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parks-and-recreation-march-11-2010/532247/3 "2010-03-12T18:42:21Z")
“Andy has self-diagnosed himself with something he’s calling ‘shoeshine head’. It’s like a thunderstorm in your head, and can only be cured by cheeseburgers, coffee or taking a nap in the hall.” ---
**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 12, 2010, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parks-and-recreation-march-11-2010/532247/4 "2010-03-12T18:50:55Z")
I think this whole season has been better, over all, than _The Office_. They really have improved the writing and fleshed out the characters a lot. By far, the smartest thing they did was adjust Amy Poeher’s character from being a Michael Scott buffoon into a quirky and neurotic, but essentally grounded, believable and intelligent individual. They’ve gone from making her a clown, into basically making her the straight man, with the characters around her beiing the loony ones. Agreed on Andy becoming an increasingly endearing character, by the way. I think they’ve adjusted him as well. He started ooff as kind off boorish and insensitive, but he’s now been massaged into a fundamentally good-hearted doofus. My favorite character is Ron, though. He’s the most like me. ---
**Author:** ![AlsoNamedBort](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alsonamedbort/32/3213_2.png) [@AlsoNamedBort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AlsoNamedBort)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2010, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parks-and-recreation-march-11-2010/532247/5 "2010-03-13T01:55:05Z")
> [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](#): > > I > > My favorite character is Ron, though. He’s the most like me. The look on his face after he cut the code book in half was priceless. “Come on. I’ll build you a canoe.” ---
**Author:** ![River\_Hippie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/river_hippie/32/26_2.png) [@River\_Hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/River_Hippie)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2010, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parks-and-recreation-march-11-2010/532247/6 "2010-03-13T02:24:20Z")
Agree with all the above. I enjoy this show far more than _Office_ or _30 Rock_. Agree completely about Andy. I felt bad about him losing Ann, hope he gets together with April pretty soon, they are about the same maturity level. I like April’s phone skills. ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2010, 6:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parks-and-recreation-march-11-2010/532247/7 "2010-03-13T06:33:14Z")
I like the actress who plays April. Doesn’t seem like there are any other characters like her on TV, yet people like that exist in real life. I think she does a bang-up job, and her scene in the bed with Leslie was very funny because it seemed very un-April.