NBC's Comedy Night Returns
Monday, January 24th, 2011
On Thursday January 20 NBC's comedy night returned with two additions: a new series, "Perfect Couples," and a long-awaited third season of "Parks and Recreation" (We've all missed Ron Swanson, admit it).
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But what's wrong with "Perfect Couples" is that it's boring and has a weak premise: it's just about different relationships and how those couples approach being together. At least with romcoms we've got some reason to keep watching, these people are already couples. The one, semi-bright spot of the cast is Mary Elizabeth Ellis, or the "Waitress" from "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia." Ellis is somewhat funny on this lackluster, attempting-to-be-screwball comedy. "Perfect Couples" is forgettable and will probably be cancelled pretty soon.
"Parks and Recreation", on the other hand, has come back strong. Leslie Knopp and the other parks department employees (and Ann) have welcomed two new full-time members to the cast, Chris Traeger, played by Rob Lowe, and Ben Wyatt, played by Adam Scott. While the parks department doesn't have that much work to do (budget cuts) they're still weird as hell. Reasons to watch the premiere: Ron Swanson and Andy coach a basketball little league team, Tom Haverford is a referee of said teams, jokes that actually make you laugh, hearing Rob Lowe say Ann Perkins at least twenty times within half an hour, and Amy Poehler rules. It's a well-written television show. Just watch the damn thing
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