Although it doesn’t get mentioned much these days thanks to his successful time as a campaign manager, both in Pawnee and Washington, D.C, we mustn’t forget Ben’s humble beginnings in Partridge, Minnesota, where he was elected mayor...

One of Parks and Recreations’ more memorable guest stars is without a doubt Ben Schwartz’s Jean-Ralphio, Tom’s all-talk friend and former business partner. There just isn’t anyone else quite like him in the world – his style...

I’m sure if I called Jason Schwartzman a funnyman to his face, he’d have some biting response that would put me in my place. Still any onlookers would laugh, thus reaffirming my decision. What further reaffirms it...

Get ready for a power cameo on the set of Parks and Recreation. The NBC comedy is welcoming politico, Mr. Newt Gingrich to their happy family, well, on a temporary basis at least. This colorful casting news...

Parks and Recreation has made the applaud-worthy decision to cast Spartacus’ Lucy Lawless for its fifth season. Now, before I get into the specifics of the casting, I just want to lament a tad on how difficult...

If you had to vote for Paul Rudd or Amy Poehler for city council in your town, who would you choose? That sounds like an unlikely duo to run against each other in such a contest, considering...

The course of true love never did run smooth. Heck, even not so true love has its hiccups. So it is with Leslie and Ben, acted by Amy Poehler and Adam Scott of that quirky comedy, Parks...

It’s television award time! The Emmy’s are still a ways away, but in the mean time we have the Television Critics Association awards, or the TCAs. Leading in nominations with four apiece are HBO’s Game of Thrones,...

My favorite episodes of Parks and Recreation have Leslie acting overly excited, hyper, but also competent at her career. It’s easy to forget that Leslie is supposed to be good at running the parks department. But before...

The lesson I got from last night’s Parks and Recreation was “do not mess with a sexually empowered woman.” While at an art show, Leslie discovers that Jerry did a painting of a centaur. The thing is,...