Parks and Recreation

Parks and Recreation is a comedy show created by Greg Daniels and Michael Schur and distributed by NBC Universal Television Distribution. The show is categorized as a documentary and political satire. It was first released on April 9, 2009 and final episode released on February 24, 2015. Parks and Recreation, also known as Parks and Rec is an American political comedy television starring Amy Poehler as Leslie Pawnee, Aziz Ansari as Tom Haverford, Rashia Jones as Ann Perkins and Paul Schneider as Mark Brendanawicz. The show is set up to use the same filming style of a documentary crew who films everyone. The episodes were inspired by local politics and real life events. The episode that I chose to analyze was from the second season episode…

In the genre of political television programs, most shows are noted for their serious and dramatic acting and plot. Many of those shows have a male as the main character while the women are noted to be minor, yet important characters to the plot. That is not the case for the popular series Parks and Recreation (2009 - 2015). Based in small town Pawnee, Indiana the show centers around the life of government workers in the parks department. The series presents issues of feminism, and patriarchy.…

Essay #2: Parks and Recreation and The Office Parks and Recreation and The Office are both sitcoms. Parks and Recreation’s first episode aired in 2009, and The Office’s first episode aired Whitney Taylor in 2005. These two shows are different in the ways that, The Office is about this group of people that work for a paper company where as in Parks and Recreation they work for the government. They are also different in the ways that The Office has a male main character who is Michael Scott and…

Concept 1 – Recreation The Recreation Concept focused on providing an updated RV Park but does not keep the existing ball fields. The modernized RV Park has 24 spaces including upgraded hookups and resized lots to conform to new RV sizes. The park 's grand entrance is located at SE Beach St, with a secondary entrance south on SW Beeksma Dr. Both entries provide access for vehicles that lead to parking lots. Additional parking was located along SE City Beach St. The parking lot on the west edge…

of non-dominant identities in broadcast television have been on the rise in recent years. Along with these increased representations, comes the careful navigation of avoiding inaccuracies and making generalizations, sitcoms are no exception to this. Brooklyn Nine-Nine and Parks and Recreation are the product of showrunner and co-creator Mike Schur (Evans). These two shows do exceptionally well with the inclusion of diverse cast members and main characters, they reflect how diversity can be…

Most people think characters on television shows and in movies are just there to be funny or to actually make the story line move forward, but lots of people find themselves liking certain characters for many reasons. One possible reason is because these characters can be so relatable to the lives of the people that watch them. One character that I really relate to, is Leslie Knope from the television show Parks and Recreation. Leslie is a very strong female character and is not afraid to be…

Interpersonal Lens Outline I. Working Definition of Lens: Interpersonal communication is a process involving multiple people sending, receiving, interpreting, and responding to various symbols, some verbal and some nonverbal, in an attempt to effectively communicate. Interpersonal communication is transactional and its theories center around people responding to and sending a multitude of messages as communication occurs. II. Communication Phenomenon Analysis: I will examine the communication…

Andy Dwyer Andy Dwyer is a talented musician, aspiring detective, and one of the most honest and genuine friends on television. On the television show Parks and Recreation, the character Andy Dwyer is played by actor Chris Pratt. Andy Dwyer is a happy-go-lucky 20 something year old musician, that dreams of being a cop. Unfortunately, his lack of ambition tends to interfere with bringing that dream into fruition. However, anything that he may lack in ambition he more than makes up for with…

In the hit NBC comedy show, “Parks and Recreation,” Amy Poehler plays Leslie Knope (Pawnee, Indiana’s deputy parks officer) who entices the audience with her hilarious comedy. Along with memorable characters such as Lil Sebastian, and the infamous phrase “Treat Yo’ Self,” Parks and Recreation is known for breaking down numerous gender barriers with humor. This Emmy-nominated television program shows the misogyny in the government, expresses men’s interest in gender equality, and exemplifies…

Grey’s Anatomy vs. Parks and Recreation The television series chosen for this assignment are Grey’s Anatomy and Parks and Recreation. Both series appeal to college aged students, both male and female. Grey’s Anatomy is a romantic-drama television series set in Seattle, Washington. The first season premiered in 2005; the series currently airs new episodes on Thursday evenings. Grey’s Anatomy follows several freshly graduated medical students through their lives as they complete their training…