![]() Parks’ storylines seem intentionally pedestrian (the town’s prized pony goes missing, for instance, a few friends take a road trip), but the show also grapples with weighty themes like capitalism, democracy, existential crisis, feminism, idealism, leadership, race relations, society and government, and much more (such as possum ethics). If we journey deep beyond the surface of the sitcom’s subtle humour, we can find a series of recurrent questions raised, through the contemporary social and political issues that quietly abound in each episode. Here’s why you should take a deep dive into the absurd yet immensely enjoyable antics of an Indiana town’s public officials as they pursue sundry projects to make their city a better place. ![]() Doesn’t matter, but work is third.” Just as coffee and cherry pie are key to unlocking new meanings in Twin Peaks, everything, from the warm, golden breakfast food in Parks’, not to mention the child-sized sodas on sale at dishonest candy company ‘Sweetums’, begs to be read and reread – especially during cultural chaos. As Deputy Director of the Parks Leslie Knope best exemplifies when attempting to be clear about her purpose and priorities in life (as a dedicated, mid-level bureaucrat), “We need to remember what’s important in life: friends, waffles, work. Like all great satire, Parks and Recreation explores many deep philosophical questions through the needs, wants and desires of its multi-layered characters. Parks’, while reasonably short-lived, has become critically beloved and is now widely recognised as the funniest, sweetest, most consistent sitcom on television, due to the close, personal connection that audiences feel to the characters and Pawnee. Throughout its run, Parks’ received wide critical acclaim, achieving several awards and nominations, including six Primetime Emmy Award nominations (two for Outstanding Comedy Series) a Golden Globe Award win for Poehler’s performance and the Television Critics Association Award for Outstanding Achievement in Comedy. The series, which stars Amy Poehler as Leslie Knope, a small-town councilwoman in the Parks Department of Pawnee, a fictional town in Indiana, aired on NBC from 2009 to 2015, over seven seasons. Parks and Recreation is an American political satire TV sitcom created by Greg Daniels ( The Office and King of the Hill) and Michael Schur ( The Office and The Good Place). Fig.1: The cast of US-American political satire sitcom Parks and Recreation
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