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BOB MARLEY: ONE LOVE Featurette

TV Review: Parks and Recreation "One Last Ride"

TV’s warmest sitcom ends with a look toward a bright future. Review by Brandon Wolfe Like many of the great sitcoms, Parks and Recreation had an inauspicious start. Debuting as the new project from the creators of NBC’s The Office , Parks and Rec utilized that series’ mockumentary format in service of examining another collection of kooks in a workplace environment, this time state government rather than a paper company. And in those early days, it was extremely easy to dismiss the show as a needless rehash of a better series that the very same people had already made. Even its protagonist, dedicated public servant Leslie Knope (Amy Poehler), initially seemed little more than a female version of Steve Carell’s hapless boob of a middle manager, Michael Scott. Throughout its brief first season, Parks and Rec struggled to carve out its own identity, to make its estimable components amount to more than a limp repackaging of something of which we were already getting a steady diet

Aziz Ansari To Star In 30 Minutes or Less And Comic Con

Aziz Ansari To Star In 30 Minutes or Less And Comic Con Aziz Ansari , the co-star of the hit show "Parks and Recreation," is making a major move into features, entering negotiations to star in Media Rights Capital's "30 Minutes or Less." Be Warned Explicit Language  "30 Minutes or Less" will be directed by the guys behind Zombieland.  The film is about a a junior high history teacher (Ansari) and a pizza-delivery man who are forced to rob a bank when one of them is strapped to a bomb vest. Danny McBride is rumored to be in negotiations to join the movie, playing one of the men looking to score some cash. And if you are making your way out to Comic Con this year make sure to pick up your tickets to his Dangerously Delicious Tour , which will be taking place on 07/24/2010 at the House Of Blues In San Diego,Ca. The actor, who will do a stand-up tour during the summer, has several comedies set up with director Jason Woliner at Universal with Jud