We stand by our original take on things: P&R is a little too Office-like right now, and that is a disservice to its excellent cast.
BUT!
By the end of last night's pilot, with Leslie Knope and Ann Perkins
tipsy from champagne and the promise of their newly formed committee
(what, that's not a spoiler; you already know they're gonna try and
build a park, right?), we could already see how nearly* every single
character was gonna bring something great and un-Office-y to the show.
Like Paul Schneider, who brings such laid-back, unironic warmth and slowburn charm to his role that he's practically the anti-Office.
And of course Amy Poehler, who we hope/expect will shed her early
Michael Scott-isms (repeating what people say to sound on top of
things; putting what she says in implied air quotes) and accentuate the
loopily obsessive, chirpily aggressive side that shone through when she
was bugging her boss, wooing Schneider's character over lunch, asking
Ann if she could get a pancake too. That's the Amy Poehler we already
love, right?
But what did YOU think? Click through and let us know in the comments!
* We're looking at you, intern girl!
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