30 day challenge
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I understand that art is constantly evolving, and I can appreciate when an artist wants to part with their work to either try new things or simply take a break. But that doesn’t mean I have to like it. When I found out Rashida Jones and Rob Lowe were leaving Parks and Rec, I was…
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So I looked at my calendar and realized that I had completely omitted “Favorite Ben Moment,” which is why I’m combining Days 16 and 17. I mean, how could I have done that?? Anyway, I’m going to be pretty quick about this one because I have to be at work in about … oh, an…
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There is only one episode that I skip over every time, and that is Season Two’s “Sister City.” I may be in the minority here, as I’ve found it on several favorites lists over the years, but I just don’t find it funny. Like … any of it. The plot is thin, and everybody just…
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There is so much I love about Season Six’s finale, “Moving Up,” that it’s actually harder to list them all than it was to pick it as my favorite episode. I’m actually sitting here on my bed and can (channeling my inner Chris Traeger) literally come up with no words to explain why it’s my…
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It’s always sad to see a show you love go off the air, even in an age of streaming, and when I found out that Parks and Rec would be ending after seven seasons, I went through mad withdrawal, even before it ended. I frantically watched all of my favorite episodes and both eagerly and…
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I cant believe we’re almost halfway through the month. I guess time really flies when the country is a giant shit hole? Honestly, I think that’s why Parks and Recreation constantly draws me in: the people in the show are genuinely good people who want to do good things and work tirelessly to make sure that those…
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Yayyyyy, Season Five! Or as this challenge has previously noted, my favorite season! I love every single episode, almost as much as I love my two cats, but which one do I continually go back to? April says it best: “Women in Garbage” has three stories going on: Leslie and April are trying to prove…
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Back on Day 4, I did say that this season didn’t get that coveted distinction of Favorite because the Ben and Leslie relationship thing took way too long to resolve, and I stand by that assertion. I mean, it took nearly half the season for them to say, “Fuck this, we want to be together,”…
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Season Three! This is such a great season: it’s the beginning of Leslie and Ben’s relationship, Mark is gone, Ann goes through her dating-as-many-men-as-possible phase, April and Andy finally get together, the Harvest Festival happens … Things really start to shake up in these 20-something episodes, with Leslie deciding to run for city council, Tom…
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Ah, Season Two, when everything just started to click. Of course, it gets so much better when Mark leaves at the end of the season, but how much the show improved during the season premier is just fascinating. I had a hard time pinpointing which one could be my favorite, but I just had to…
a little more juju 