Every Season Of Parks And Recreation Ranked Worst To Best
Prepare to catch your dream as we look back on seven brilliant seasons.
It's been a long five years since Parks and Recreation wrapped up its fantastic seven season run. The show left a huge hole in its viewers hearts, but out of the dark cloud came a silver lining. Delighted fans were recently spoiled with a special Zoom edition of the hit show, featuring the main cast and some very special guests. While the special may not have been the writers' greatest work, it was fantastic to see everyone back together one last time.
Parks and Rec boasts one of the best casts on TV, with the ever-brilliant Nick Offerman and Amy Pohler fronting the hilarious ensemble. Show runner Michael Schur has always said the best shows are just about great characters and he certainly proved his point with this series.
With a show as good as this, it's a tough task to pick the best and worst seasons. Parks doesn't have any bad episodes, but it does have some that are better than the others. Each season has its only different qualities and are so well done, threading into the rich tapestry we all grew to love. But not all seasons are equal, so here we go.
7. Season One
Like most TV shows, season one is far from their best. Originally, NBC executives were looking for a direct Office spin off from Daniels and Schur, but the producers were concerned about just making a watered-down version of something already on air. Eventually, the idea of Parks and Recreation was born, but the lack of confidence by the network is clear to see throughout the first season.
It was really touch and go for the show, Chris Pratt - who wasn't even a series regular at this point - and Retta have both spoke out about how unsure the future was. Unfair comparisons to The Office hampered any critical sucess and the viewer base dwindled week to week, losing two and a half million views from its pilot to the finale.
The show does its best, but fails to find its rhythm. However, for those who stuck it out, the season finale Rock Show proved that, if it got the chance, the show was here to stay. It's honestly amazing that a second season was commissioned, but thank the TV gods it did.