Parks and Recreation

There are some shows I watch because they are really good and I look forward to them every week and then there are shows like Parks and Recreation. If it wasn't on between Community and The Office I'm sure I would never watch it but I do have to admit it has gotten better over the 2 years it has been on.

Tonight's episode featured Leslie's (Amy Poehler) quest to rid the local Golf course of the dreaded Fairway Frank, a possum that has terrorized golfers and bitten the Mayor's dog. One possum was captured but they couldn't be sure it was the actual possum that bit the Mayor's dog so that get into what is really the heart of the show which is Leslie caring waaaaay to much about her job. She was told to get the possum that bit Hizzoner's dog and if she wasn't sure she had the right one she wasn't going to let it be put down, never mind the fact that it was still a filthy rodent and a danger to the other people on the course. She keeps the animal safe at the cost of a badly needed political favor that could be used to get her beloved park project off the ground.

This show certainly isn't the funniest show on TV or even on NBC Thursday nights but it is watchable and has its moments. I'd give it a 5 on a scale of 1 to 10.