A Parks and Recreation Special
The story comes from the events of the day-Pawnee's most dedicated civil servant, Leslie Knope, is determined to stay connected to her friends in a time of social distancing.
4 February 1962, Chicago, Illinois, USA
18 December 1972, Nahant, Massachusetts, USA
12 November 1958, Los Angeles, California, USA
26 June 1970, Joliet, Illinois, USA
25 February 1976, Los Angeles, California, USA
21 June 1979, Virginia, Minnesota, USA
23 February 1983, Columbia, South Carolina, USA
3 April 1973, Santa Cruz, California, USA
7 July 1965, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
26 June 1984, Wilmington, Delaware, USA
May 01, 2020
Parks and Recreation managed to raft a reunion special that, while satisfying on a base level, also speaks directly to the challenges we're facing today.
May 01, 2020
Groundbreaking or not, we need that warmth and that hope now more than ever and, with a characteristically good cause, "A Parks and Recreation Special" more than delivered.
May 01, 2020
It's fun. I loved it. Spending 30 minutes visiting these fake characters who I haven't seen in five years ranked right up there with many of my Zoom calls to friends and family who I haven't seen in what feels like five years.
May 01, 2020
The Parks and Rec special was a lot of fun as an experiment. I don't want to see it become the new normal.
May 01, 2020
It was impossible to dislike - even if it was inescapably melancholy.
May 01, 2020
Well, I cried, of course. But it was the nice kind of crying. Maybe I even needed it. And hey, sometimes that's all you can ask for from a visit with old friends.
May 01, 2020
It was everything fans of the sweet, hopeful and hilarious series could have hoped for in this time of great need.
May 01, 2020
Watching the reunion special, I found I could still enjoy its bighearted comedy, albeit less as optimistic realism and more as utopian science fiction.
May 01, 2020
Rather than pure escapism or cringe-worthy seriousness, the Parks and Rec writers created something that feels urgent without being self-important, and sweet without being saccharine.
May 01, 2020
Fortunately, the one-off special doesn't disappoint, as the cast and crew did an amazing job when it comes to picking up where things let off.
May 01, 2020
There are no new resolutions needed. Instead, It's meant to exemplify the very core of Leslie and the show itself: doing good.
May 01, 2020
"A Parks and Recreation Special" doesn't need my charitable pass because it's a delight. Given the technical limitations and difficult circumstances, the Parks team is able to create something that feels like a satisfying reunion.
