Parks And Recreation Fans Agree They'd Hate This Character In Real Life - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

TMC · 07-07-2022, 08:31 PM

https://www.looper.com/919671/parks-...-in-real-life/

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Fans think they would hate Leslie Knope in real life

In a "Parks and Recreation" subreddit, u/amy_michelle6 posted, "I think I would hate Leslie in real life," and added, "Love her on the show so much, but if she were an actual person in my life I probably would not be able to handle it lol." This is a fair take. Leslie Knope (Amy Poehler) has many positive attributes: a passion for her job, faith in government, loyalty to her friends, and tenacity at work. But this kind of extreme optimism also makes for some grating behavior.

What's more, she doesn't like taking "no" for an answer, especially when doing something for a friend. "She has no sense of boundaries at all," wrote u/cory-balory, pointing out that Leslie even applied for a job on Ann Perkins' (Rashida Jones) behalf in the Season 3 episode, "The Fight." Most others on the thread seemed to agree that they would find a real-life Leslie insufferable.

Still, u/digitalvagrant argued, "She's too nice to really hate though." What's more, it bears wondering if Leslie would have been able to reach such an admirable place without her particular collection of attributes. "I think what she represented was this person in a job that felt like it had a low ceiling, but she had a lot of big hopes and dreams," said Poehler in an interview with CBS News. "And she was trying to figure out how to work the system or have the system work for her, without losing her sense of joy, spirit, without it crushing her." That, admittedly, is pretty admirable.

Yong Fang · 07-08-2022, 05:48 AM

I didnt like Mark Brandaniwitz. He was a jerk and nothing funny about him. The actor leaving the show was a positive, and I dont blame the actor, he didnt write the scripts.

Then there is CRAIG the SCREAMER. Why was he even in the show. Absolutely insufferable.

Yong Fang · 07-09-2022, 04:49 AM

I never thought of Amy Poehler to be that attractive. Not a bad looking woman, but not my type. Leslie would drive me crazy also, but that was part of her character. She needed a boyfrirnd/husband like Ben to ground her to reality.

Aubrey Plaza to me was the most attractive woman on the show, but if I was around April's age, I wouldn't really want to date her except for sex which might be a trap. She is really, really weird. I am also strange, but she is times ten me. I would appreciate her love for Halloween and the weird.

07-08-2022, 05:48 AM	#2
Yong Fang Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Aug 04, 2009 Location: Memphis Tennessee Posts: 3,073	I didnt like Mark Brandaniwitz. He was a jerk and nothing funny about him. The actor leaving the show was a positive, and I dont blame the actor, he didnt write the scripts. Then there is CRAIG the SCREAMER. Why was he even in the show. Absolutely insufferable.

07-09-2022, 04:49 AM	#3
Yong Fang Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Aug 04, 2009 Location: Memphis Tennessee Posts: 3,073	I never thought of Amy Poehler to be that attractive. Not a bad looking woman, but not my type. Leslie would drive me crazy also, but that was part of her character. She needed a boyfrirnd/husband like Ben to ground her to reality. Aubrey Plaza to me was the most attractive woman on the show, but if I was around April's age, I wouldn't really want to date her except for sex which might be a trap. She is really, really weird. I am also strange, but she is times ten me. I would appreciate her love for Halloween and the weird.