Parks and Recreation

I have finished Parks and Recreation just a moment ago and couldn't wait to write about it. First of all I can't believe I've waited so long to watch it. I began the series almost right before they aired the series finale and finished the entire show in weeks.

Even though comedy is my favourite genre I had lost my hope for sitcoms a long a time ago. The last quality sitcom for me was How I Met Your Mother and I maybe could be able to cherish it in my mind after it ended if they cut off that entire final season.

I followed The Office briefly and I still watch 2 Broke Girls, Mom, New Girl, Melissa & Joey, The Big Bang Theory (man I watch a lot of sitcoms) and last year after years of convincing my boyfriend had to do I've started Modern Family.

The thing about a sitcom is that when you find the right characters and the right concept everything escalates easy for a while. The first season usually is great, the second season is even better and then something snaps. This is of course is the problem of most TV shows comedy or non-comedy but it affects sitcoms probably more because of the common lack of characteristic layers. The writers start running out of content and if the show is doing okay, they prefer to go to the extremes rather than ending.

-I don't want to steer away from the main topic much but I remember few back to back episodes of HIMYM that I cried every time. That's not what sitcoms are for; come on now!-

MY favourite thing about Parks and Rec. I believe is that it wasn't a traditional sitcom. Because it's not actually a sitcom. It's a new kind of comedy that started get popular in the last decade, a mockumentary.

This is a genre that has begun with the movies in early 80s and started to give its first examples in the British TV in the beginning of the millennium. Along with US adaptation of The Office, the genre sat foot in Hollywood and started stealing hearts.

Parks and Recreation was originally planned to be a spin-off for The Office, however to spread the genre mockumentary it was decided to be released as an independent new show.

What I love about mockumentary is that it is more character based, which makes it more believable and genuine. You don't only laugh at the characters but also laugh with them which makes you connect with the character hence with the show. (Also there are no laughing sound effects. I hate laughing sound effect. Like I have to be told when to laugh.)

What is more special to me about Parks and Rec. is that (I'm totally going to ignore that most actors are from SNL and I am in love with SNL) each and every character is more special than the other. If you ask me my favourites are definitely April and Ron but there is -literally- no character that I dislike. And this doesn't happen often.

Finally I have to and just HAVE TO talk about that series finale. I hate it when the comedy shows end the series with just a regular episode and nothing special. -I like special- How the Parks and Rec. ended was probably my dream final episode; made me so happy that I can't even feel sad that it ended.

For the people who haven't seen it, as usual, no spoilers. But walking around the safe spots, we've seen where they end up years and years after the show ended. The last episode is all about that and it is perfect. -This is the point I forget all of the words I know and fail to explain. That's why if you haven't seen the show, you have to go and see it.-

But seriously, go and see it! I have waited way to long to begin it and now it has ended and... oh here comes the sadness...

Don't deprive yourself from this amazing show. If you have seen it go see it again. Then again... Social life is just an illusion anyway...

Thank you for reading my humble opinion.