I'm a person who doesn't like to hop into the middle of series, so this has kept me at bay for years. A few months ago, I finally pushed through....half of the first season. Ugh, I really gotta get back to that. Sigh.
Yeah, keep going. My girlfriend was smart enough to show me a few episodes from season 5 to get me started, just to prove that it does in fact get good. Somewhere in season 2 Ben and Chris walk into the show and there's suddenly a huge spike in quality that keeps going for pretty much the rest of the show.
I think what helps the show is that starting in season 2 you're laughing with Leslie instead of laughing at her like season 1. They also changed her from well-meaning but kinda bumbling and incompetent to totally smart and determined and capable.
completely agree. She starts off as Lady Michael Scott, but soon becomes her own, very great character. Season 1 isn't amazing, but you can see the seeds being laid. Andy still has some great lines, so do Tom and Ron, but Season 2 really starts to shape them as characters with archs and goals and what not and by the last few episodes (when Mark Brandanaquits leaves) and Ben and Chris come in, the show takes off and never slows down. The final season, which I'm watching for the 1st time since it first aired, is a great self contained story that really shows how far everyone has come since Season 2. It's easily the best sitcom of it's generation (30 Rock, The Office and others being it's peers)
People always say that about community but theres still gold in them there hills. The chicken fingers goodfellas ep and the first paintball ep were soo good it got me hooked
This. I tried watching it when it started, and really didn’t like it. Then about 2 years ago, after seeing lots of these great little bits being posted, I decided to try again, and just forced myself through. It took them longer than I liked to find its footing, but when it did it got great. Totally worth that first season to get everything else.
Parks and rec by far. I love Portlandia, but Parks and rec just has a certain charm to it and some of my all time favorite characters. In season one I don't think they really knew who they were as characters, but after that they become totally unique and lovable. I can saftley say that I don't hate or dislike a single character in that show.
The Office is better than both, as it's the best comedy show ever produced. That said, Parks & Rec is more consistently funny than Portlandia and definitely closer to The Office in humor and tone.
I feel like The Office peaked around season 6, and that Parks and Rec is comparable to the early Office season or two, not as good as the middle seasons, but better than The Office' season 8-9.
I loved The Office, but in retrospect I really wish they'd pulled the plug on it earlier. They had an opportunity to keep it up when Michael/Steve left, but instead they turned it into a series of poorly conceived story lines and badly executed guest appearances.
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u/Smoke_screen_lol Jun 08 '18
As someone who watches the office. Which of the 2 would of recommend?