amy poehler played leslie knope on parks and recreation.
amy poehler played leslie knope on parks and recreation.
who plays leslie knope on parks and recreation?
amy poehler
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"i'm leslie knope" is the first episode of the fourth season of the american comedy television series "parks and recreation", and the 47th overall episode of the series. it originally aired on nbc in the united states on september 22, 2011. in the episode, leslie knope (amy poehler) faces trouble telling ben wyatt (adam scott) that she is running for public office, which will cause them to have to end their secret relationship. meanwhile, ron braces himself for the arrival of his first ex-wife, "tammy i".
i'm leslie knope
"parks and recreation" went on to run for seven seasons over the span of six years. looking back after the show's run concluded, most critics agreed that the first season was the worst of the series. in a 2015 recap of the show's best episodes, oliver lyttelton and jessica kiang of indiewire wrote, "famously, "parks & rec" didn’t come flying out of the gate. it began with an uneven, rushed, truncated first season that saw the writers visibly struggling with how to make leslie knope work, and finding it tricky to stand apart from "the office."" nate jones of vulture.com, revisiting the first season following the series finale, noted the tone of the series was darker and more cynical, and the characters, particularly leslie knope, were not yet clearly defined or developed. jones wrote: "like a lot of early comedy episodes, the jokes are fine, but the series' worldview is hard to pin down, and, true to myth, the tone never really coalesces until the finale." in a 2015 article for "forbes", allen st. john suggests the 2007–08 writers guild of america strike saved "parks and recreation" because it help prompt positive changes to the show: "in season two, the writers turned down the snark and the show immediately improved. leslie was still overly enthusiastic, but beneath all that energy was a core of competence and good intentions." ethan alter, senior writer with yahoo! entertainment, suggested the mark brendanawicz character was poorly conceived and a major problem for the show during its first season: "from the pilot, it's clear that schneider is the odd man out in an ensemble that's taking some time to gel anyway." in a 2015 article, "grantland" writer sam donsky said the first season of "parks and recreation" was his favorite season, though he acknowledged this was a minority opinion. donsky said he preferred the darker tones, felt the character had more leeway, and preferred the series when it was "not worrying about being likable".
parks and recreation (season 1)