ELSEWHERE: Regarding The Brilliance of “Parks and Recreation”

ELSEWHERE: Regarding The Brilliance of “Parks and Recreation”

Parks and Recreation has recently replaced Community — which, let’s be honest, has had a very disappointing fourth season — as my favorite TV comedy, and Matt Zoller Seitz does a good job of explaining why. Basically, it all comes down to the fact that “[no] current sitcom does a better job of making simple decency seem integral to the fullest enjoyment of life.” Also, it features an epic filibuster by Patton Oswalt regarding the plot of Star Wars: Episode VII.


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