TMC
02-25-2015, 01:54 AM
http://www.ew.com/article/2015/02/17/entertainment-geekly-how-parks-and-recreation-became-best-science-fiction-show
By time-jumping ahead to 2017, Parks and Recreation became the best science fiction show on television, says Darren Franich. For instance, he says, "Gryzzl is a gag, but in season 7, it's become a freaky and dystopian gag. By 2017, Gryzzl has become Pawnee's answer to Big Brother: An all-seeing, all-knowing caretaker, able to datamine the perfect gift and fly it straight to your doorstep thanks to helpful drones." PLUS: Don't watch the series finale (http://www.sbnation.com/2015/2/24/8102241/parks-and-rec-finale-dont-watch-seriously-dont)!, how Parks solved its "Jerradox" paradox (http://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2015/02/and-the-meek-shall-inherit-pawnee/385985/), Mike Schur's 10 favorite character names (http://variety.com/2015/tv/spotlight/mike-schurs-10-favorite-parks-and-recreation-character-names-1201403320), check out the Season 1 Coolness Chart (https://twitter.com/iamrashidajones/status/570365693473857536), a salute to fashion icon Tom Haverford (http://www.esquire.com/style/mens-fashion/g2056/tom-haverford-parks-and-recreation-fashion-icon), how Ron Swanson (http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/02/24/how-parks-and-rec-s-ron-swanson-became-the-unlikely-libertarian-hero-of-the-obama-era.html) became a libertarian hero in the Obama era, and how Ron evolved (http://flavorwire.com/505602/the-pleasures-of-watching-ron-swanson-evolve).
By time-jumping ahead to 2017, Parks and Recreation became the best science fiction show on television, says Darren Franich. For instance, he says, "Gryzzl is a gag, but in season 7, it's become a freaky and dystopian gag. By 2017, Gryzzl has become Pawnee's answer to Big Brother: An all-seeing, all-knowing caretaker, able to datamine the perfect gift and fly it straight to your doorstep thanks to helpful drones." PLUS: Don't watch the series finale (http://www.sbnation.com/2015/2/24/8102241/parks-and-rec-finale-dont-watch-seriously-dont)!, how Parks solved its "Jerradox" paradox (http://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2015/02/and-the-meek-shall-inherit-pawnee/385985/), Mike Schur's 10 favorite character names (http://variety.com/2015/tv/spotlight/mike-schurs-10-favorite-parks-and-recreation-character-names-1201403320), check out the Season 1 Coolness Chart (https://twitter.com/iamrashidajones/status/570365693473857536), a salute to fashion icon Tom Haverford (http://www.esquire.com/style/mens-fashion/g2056/tom-haverford-parks-and-recreation-fashion-icon), how Ron Swanson (http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/02/24/how-parks-and-rec-s-ron-swanson-became-the-unlikely-libertarian-hero-of-the-obama-era.html) became a libertarian hero in the Obama era, and how Ron evolved (http://flavorwire.com/505602/the-pleasures-of-watching-ron-swanson-evolve).