Mixing Leslie's campaign and the Parks staff has been something that's irritated me all season. I realize it's a TV show, but no, Donna and April would NOT be allowed to share a stage with her during her campaign announcement; Chris and Andy would NOT be allowed to accompany her and introduce her at campaign events;…

I don't mind Ben and Leslie together, but if they get them together I hope they just do and move on, instead of dragging it out.

It also seems unlikely that Parks will live 8-9 seasons, given its ratings. And that's arguably a good thing, since few shows can really sustain themselves past a fifth or sixth season.

Someone last week said Parks had undergone "Modern Familization" and while I still find this show the best on network TV, there's something to that. In terms of pacing and structure, the show seems very patterned in a way it didn't used to be. Always A, B, and C-plots, usually disconnected, as opposed to Seasons 2 and…

I would be fairly surprised actually if they pair Chris and Ann back up - last night's interaction and the way that Ann seems completely over him seem to suggest they really are just going to remain friends. 

I actually liked Chris and Ann's C-plot this week, because it actually felt like it went somewhere - what with Ann's insight into why their relationship failed - instead of being some dumb one-note gag.

That the review was posted so late. And the P&R one still isn't up (probably b/c Meredith Blake is doing the review instead of Heisler - and I'm guessing she works on a different schedule or something?). 

AVClub really needs to just post open threads for Community and P&R. 

The production on that longer version - I'm guessing it was the single? - is terrible, though. I like the sparser arrangement on the broadcast version way better.

If it's any encouragement, I read your blog. Keep up the good work!

Monsoons are actually kind of awesome. 

I think S3 and S2 are both great, but in different ways. S2 episodes are very laugh-a-minute and have lots of situational humor, whereas S3 seemed to me to be more character-driven. I think a newcomer to the series would probably enjoy a random S2 episode more than a random S3 episode, for example.

Also, I remember an interview with Grammer years ago where he commented
about working on Cheers. While he was very positive, he did say
something along the lines of him having difficulty with how casual they
were about acting, and that he found the set almost unprofessional.

It seems like a ton of shows now are setting themselves in Chicago. Often without any actual Chicago-ness to them. I wonder whether it's Obama-era prominence or a sense that Chicago's a big city that's more middle-American and relatable than NY. Or maybe they can just have larger sets and not have to explain weirdly…

He just bought an all-new 2012 VW Passat.

Yeah, Ann nursed Ron when Tom shot him in the back of the head.

I just watched the producer's cut - it has some a lot of additional party footage (incl. Roy Hibbert and Ann and Chris dancing); an extended listing of Andy's bucket list items; a scene at the beginning of the episode in the office where Leslie is talking to everybody about the event; and Ron explaining to Chris the…

No, that's just April's dad's car that they stole.

It's more that he finished shooting a Lifetime movie where he plays Drew Peterson. So his hair is back to normal. 

I haven't seen this mentioned yet: Producer's Cut on Hulu! SIX extra minutes!