Throughout the NBC series, Leslie, a director at Pawnee’s Parks and Recreation department, who-bless her-sees the good in everyone and loves Pawnee more than anything, often hosts outlandish town hall meetings. This is all still true, but fellow Parks fans might join me in recognizing how our American reality is becoming more and more like the crazed Pawnee, Indiana, a fictional town filled to the brim with unreasonable, angry human beings. It remains one of the most purely joyful sitcoms to ever flash across our screens. Then I finally remembered that Parks & Recreation is one of my all-time favorites. I thought to myself, “ Why did I wait so long to re-watch this delightful gem of a show? Why have I deprived myself?!” I had spent so much of my newfound free time cramming in depressing docuseries and all the A24 films I never got around to that I nearly forgot to just watch something I really loved. The laughs came easy, the heart of the show remained as earnest as I remembered, and hanging out with Ron, April, Leslie and all these other familiar characters felt like taking a walk with old friends. When I first started re-watching Parks and Recreation a few weeks into quarantine, it felt like a revelation in comfort. Come relive your TV past with us, or discover what should be your next binge watch below: As the pandemic continues to halt television production for new and returning shows, the Paste writers are diving into the streaming catalogue to discuss some of our favorite classic series as well as great shows we’re watching for the first time. Editor’s Note: Welcome to our new column, TV Rewind.
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