community/parks and recreation are about working thru issues of social
cohesion and family, devolping a communitarian ethos--almost
literally, on the edge of being didadtci, in an age that is almost
post biological family.

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david.preyde@utoronto.ca to me
show details 11:43 AM (34 minutes ago)
I understood most of those words.
What I'm really curious about is that NBC has managed to create a string of really fantastic shows in the last six years, but they always have these frustrating gaps in their schedule where they plug in complete shit. Perfect Couples? Outsourced? Paul Reiser? And why did they cancel Pushing Daisies?
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Anthony Easton to david.preyde
show details 12:15 PM (2 minutes ago)
thats the thing with outsourced--Mindy Kalig is a fucking genius--a
show about Indian culture clash with Mindy Kallig, an office spin off
with Mindy Kalig--amazing, and they made outsourced.

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david.preyde@utoronto.ca to me
show details 12:17 PM (0 minutes ago)
That, as well as really interesting characters like Abed, and Tom Haverford. And the same network that has shows with these characters decided Outsourced was a good idea?
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Anthony Easton to david.preyde
show details 12:18 PM (0 minutes ago)
also, about parks and rec--

its a really conserative show, a horribly cheesy, frank capra type
show, with the swears and the sex and everything else, it wouldn't be
out of place in american agit-prop for small town life, and i should
hate that, but for some reason, after the first hour or so, i loved
the characters, and i loved the writing, and for some reason, the
capra shit worked on me.

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Anthony Easton to david.preyde
show details 12:19 PM (0 minutes ago)
Exactly--and Haverford is a strangely vulnerable, weirdly well
constructed, round character.