Parks and Recreation

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Season 2
  • Network: NBC
  • Series Premiere Date: Apr 16, 2009
Season #: 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1
User Score
8.7

Universal acclaim- based on 242 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 229 out of 242
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 242
  3. Negative: 4 out of 242
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  1. amotherscrime
    Nov 29, 2017
    4
    The second season is better than the first one. But is still very much flawed. While it feels like the writers and actors are starting to find their characters, it is a bit too late. It shouldn't take 2-3 seasons to get going. It should take one episode. You might ask yourself why I'm still watching it then. Well, that's because of the hype around the show and the fact that there are someThe second season is better than the first one. But is still very much flawed. While it feels like the writers and actors are starting to find their characters, it is a bit too late. It shouldn't take 2-3 seasons to get going. It should take one episode. You might ask yourself why I'm still watching it then. Well, that's because of the hype around the show and the fact that there are some funny actors in the show. And when you look it up, people usually say "first season is crap, but then it only gets better and better". And so far, yes, they are correct. But it's still a mediocre show. Season one made me laugh once. Season 2 had me going a lot more (could be me just getting used to it), but it was unbearable at times as well.

    The only reasons that I keep watching this show beyond season 2 is Nick Offerman (Ron Swanson), Aubrey Plaza (April Ludgate) and Chris Pratt (Andy Dwyer). These three actually get me to laugh. They get me to feel things. There is something there. Potential.

    The rest are just off. Their comedic timing is off. Their jokes and their acting feels forced. Especially the lead Amy Poehler (Leslie Knope) and Aziz Ansari (Tom Haverford). Not sure if they eventually get better or if you just get used to them. They are definitely not as funny as they try to be, however. No one really is. Amy should be pulling most of the weight in the show. Like Steve Carell in The Office US. He made every character work. He made every story funny. Sure, he had better material but his acting still made weak moments work. And whenever he wasn't there, the rest of the characters pulled their own weight. Almost all of them could have their own show. They all triggered each other. And Steve led the way. Amy isn't leading the way. She's acting like she is, but she isn't.
    Then we have the truly rotten apples of this show. Rashida Jones (Ann Perkins), especially. I want to shut the show off every time she enters the room. She cannot act, she is not funny and her character doesn't offer anything to the table. I cannot for the life of me understand how she could be casted in this show. Cringe, cringe and more cringe. In a bad way. It is physically painful to watch.
    Add to all that the completely unfunny bullying of Jim O'Heirs character (Jerry Gergich). He is the fat screw-up who everyone picks on all the time. And it's not funny, not ever. It actually has the opposite effect. It makes me feel sorry for him. It makes me hate the other characters. And I'm a guy who loves Michael Scott, Eric Cartman and It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia. So don't mistake me for a prude. It's just very very off.

    I'm still waiting for this show to truly kick off. For Amy and Aziz to hit their jokes right. For the writers to write Rashida out of the show. For some funny crazy-ass events to take place. For Nick, Aubrey and Chris to get larger roles. Maybe get some new weirdo characters into the mix to shake things up. Trigger the others. Because it's all ultimately stale as hell. I really need season 3 to step it up, or I'll give this up. It doesn't feel like it will step up. It doesn't feel like the writers have a lot of jokes and funny stories in them. It feels like the characters have already been bled dry and that the story isn't leading anywhere.

    But whatever they may do. Just write Rashida Jones the hell out of the show. Please, please, please. Spare me.    … Expand

Awards & Rankings

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#35 Best TV Season of 2009
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#59 Most Discussed TV Season of 2009
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#43 Most Shared TV Season of 2009

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Metascore
71

Generally favorable reviews - based on 7 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 7
  3. Negative: 0 out of 7
  1. Chicago Tribune
    Reviewed by: Maureen Ryan
    75
    Overall, Parks appears to be headed in the right direction.
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  2. Newsday
    Reviewed by: Verne Gay
    67
    There's so much to like here. Now, all P&R has to do is become consistently likable.
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  3. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
    Reviewed by: Rob Owen
    70
    Parks was disappointing in its first year but tonight's episode and one airing next week--with a storyline inspired by the Henry Louis Gates-cop kerfluffle--show that the program is making steady, funny progress.
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