The pit on Parks and Recreation may have been filled in, but Leslie Knope (Amy Poehler) and several other Parks employees have holes in their hearts. Fortunately, love is in the air in Pawnee, Indiana. The cast and producers of Parks came together for a panel at the Paley Center where they discussed upcoming makeups, breakups and shake-ups, including the surprising new couple that might actually make Ann (Rashida Jones) jealous. Bonus tease: full-frontal nudity! Read on...
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Rashida Jones wants us to know that Parks and Recreation is not The Office's stepchild. But Jones says that big things are coming this season, both for that desolate pit and for the love lives of both Ann and Leslie (Amy Poehler). Jones, 33, tells TVGuide.com about Fred Armisen's guest stint, a possible crossover with The Office and her memories of family friend Michael Jackson.
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TVGuide.com: How is the show different this season?
Jones: I hope that people who watch The Office can now see that it's definitely different, but it's the kind of thing that you would want to watch if you like that show. Hopefully there's enough distance now. It's like becoming friends with an ex once you've had a little time after you broke up. Hopefully we'll be able to be friends now...
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Remember that Office spin-off that Amy Poehler was rumored to be circling? Well, it's not dead yet, but Poehler won’t be on it, as she has nabbed another NBC show.NBC Entertainment co-chairman Ben Silverman announced Monday that they've locked in Poehler to a sitcom commitment to be produced by Office vets Greg Daniels and Mike Schur. It's unclear what the Poehler show is about. When pressed for details about a premise or setting, Silverman only said: "It's going to be... funny."The timeline for when this new show might air was also unclear. Lorne Michaels said at Sunday's Saturday Night Live panel that the currently pregnant Poehler would appear on the show until she gave birth — some time after the election hopefully, he joked. Factoring in maternity leave, and assuming she's not returning to SNL afterward, it's hard to imagine the Poehler show beginning much before fall 2009.But when it finally does, Silverman claims that the new show will work very well stylistically w...
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Could "Dwangela" be in trouble for good? Does Dwight get a new love interest when The Office returns April 10? TVGuide.com had the opportunity to ask series creator Greg Daniels and cast member Rainn Wilson (Dwight) about what's in store for Dunder-Mifflin's No. 1 paper salesman, especially now that Angela and Andy are dating.Daniels turned to Wilson and said, "Remember in your audition when you improv'd his ex-girlfriends? It's part of his character that he has some exes out there." Wilson then recalled, "We did an improvisation with me and Jenna [Fischer], where I told her that I had an ex-girlfriend stationed in Kuwait City... a reservist. I don't now if that's coming into play, but we will be seeing a lot more sides and facets of Dwight when it comes to dating." Well, doesn't that pique your curiosity about who will play the new woman in Dwight's life? Who do you think should play the part? — Erin FoxRelated:• Watch full episodes of The Office in our Online Video Guide...
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Question: A few strike-related questions for you. I'm familiar with the basic reasons behind the writers' strike but not the fine details, so I'm still wondering why the late-night talk shows are affected. Conan, Letterman, Leno, Jon Stewart and the others are all accomplished comedy writers and I'm sure could write their own monologues and comedy skits. Couldn't Dave throw things off the roof of the building or play Show and Tell with the audience without the help of writers, and then still do interviews? Are they showing reruns because they actually have to, or because they are choosing to show their support? The same goes with shows like The Office, where many of the cast members are also writers. I'm sure if you put the cast of The Office in a room together and asked them to write a few scripts, they could come up with material at least as good as what they're already working with, so why not do it? I'd love to see a resolution to this situation as soon as possible, but in the ...
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