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In response to "Parks and Rec premiered 15 years ago today. TREAT YO SELF! -- (link)" by Beaker 🍺

Having just watched it for the 1st time, it encapsulates the Obama-era optimism, and never could be on the air today.

Posted by MDH Apr 9 '24, 07:36

It's a moment in time unlike anything I've seen in a while.

Responses:

Ted Lasso is even more upbeat and optomistic and it was huge just 3 years ago. -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 9, 08:46 7
- This was "political optimism" - I haven't seen Ted Lasso but I don't think it's the same. -- nm - MDH Apr 9, 08:58 3
  - Yeah, I think subject matter counts, eg Brooklyn 99 had to make a huge swerve after George Floyd's murder. 'Funny cops' was too close to the bone -- nm - Roger More Apr 9, 09:25 2
    - Related q - what was the tone of Mr Mayor? -- nm - Roger More Apr 9, 09:25 1
      - NY writers shit on LA -- nm - hollywood big shot Apr 9, 09:39
- well, the first season -- nm - hollywood big shot Apr 9, 08:49 2
  - The 2nd season showed cracks, but it was still good and intensely upbeat. - Will Hunting Apr 9, 08:58
  - *Sad Trombone* -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Apr 9, 08:52
Leslie Knope is an extreme optimist, to be sure. But the slow is unflinchingly realistic about how much people are irrational. -- nm - Reagen Apr 9, 08:05 1
- right -- nm - prayformojo 🐵 Apr 9, 08:07
Obama's political naivete isn't anything to be nostalgic for -- nm - hollywood big shot Apr 9, 07:39 2
- Bery is there a way to rig a button that plays Sad Trombone next to his posts? -- nm - crash davis 😺 Apr 9, 07:44 1
  - 👍 -- nm - mud Apr 9, 08:06

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