I thought the same Estes was fucking up the baseline right from the go.

It  would be literally the most tragic dead after Lil'  Sebastian one.

As I recall X-Files used to do it mostly with lights suddenly hitting windows and that caused flares. Most of their episodes had Mulder & Scully using flashlights at some point so that happened frequently.

"…is what the whole world would be doing Saturday night if the Nazis had won the war."

Same here, I love Amy and never would have guessed she will top 30' rock. But she did. 

Or almost drowning in the sensory deprivation chamber…

Amy Poehler drunk delivery and improvisation.

"as the soundtrack throbs with a low pulse, the camera drifts up and the walls appear to shake. I watch a lot of television and a lot of movies, and I’ve never seen anything quite like that."

I love this walk throughs. I started watching S1 so I'll have to wait to read this.

Neither the "connections" or guest stars can leverage a bad script or

Two words to prove you are slightly wrong: saxophone balloons.

My admiration for Pratt went even higher when I read that line was ad-libbed. His delivery rocks too.

I found this more readable too.

This show has heart but no Megan Ganz
Just kidding but… this coherent stream of thoughts, altogether with acknowledgement of certain writers reminded me of the Harmon one posted not long ago (which was great too).

I assume Andy is the type that loves to talk all day so talking to the camera/s is something natural to him. I don't remember correctly but I think he might have even talked to inanimate things or animals on this show.

Mockumentary Camera style
"We never instructed any of the Parks actors on how they should interact with the camera. We sort of let it emerge organically. It's been really interesting to see the different ways that they do it. "

I might be kinda in love with Poehler…
Besides that, great article.

A similar treatment for Breaking Bad would be awesome. Gillian interviews are formidable.

Annie's boobs
"If you had pitched me the idea of him being a fatherly mentor to her, I would have worried that there might be a lecherous vibe to it, because Alison is so coveted. She brings the lupine qualities out of all of us. "

It took me some S2 episodes to get used to the new flow. Harmon sounds too critical sometimes, Christmas episode is fantastic.