humblebrag: i wrote a money grab machine into my parks script. i'm going to be sad today and then ultimately choose to be flattered..


alan: "Outside of Leslie's usual struggles with impulse control, this was less overtly comic than the other stories, but it was one that was necessary for where these characters have been, where they're going and just who they are. Leslie wanted to think that Ben would just sit out there waiting for her until she won or lost the election - and I imagine he'll ultimately wind up available around then, even if he isn't for the next few episodes - but life is messier than that. As Ron tells Leslie, big events don't happen very often, the world doesn't end in a hail of volcanic breath from a reasonable god named Zorp, and you go about your life and see what happens." http://www.hitfix.com/blogs/whats-alan-watching/posts/parks-and-recreation-end-of-the-world-lenny-bruce-is-not-afraid



mcgee: "Coming from the writing staff of Parks And Recreation, Emily Kapnek knows about the value of world-building when it comes to comedies. Having a non-specific suburbia is fine for a single episode but would hurt this show in the long run. Populating the show not only with specific characters, but specific rules endemic to their specific locale, is what turned Parks from an initially semi-forgettable show into the premier piece of comedic television that it is. It’s not that anything in either Parks or Suburgatory is revelatory or subversive. The devil for both is in the details. And “The Barbecue” started us down the path towards specificity in this world." http://www.avclub.com/articles/the-barbecue,62671/