"Parks and Recreation" Is it the best sitcom on TV right now?

Quote: Tiltpoul

Any thoughts on this?

I think you are getting an answer from these responses. P&R like 30Rock is a show that you have to watch to understand. You need to know something about the characters, and it helps to know something about the world that is shaping the plotlines.

A show like Rob you could miss 10 minutes of a 22 minute episode, and still have no trouble following what is happening.

As a result P&R will not be as popular as Rob, critical opinion notwithstanding.

I voted NO.

I know it's a cartoon sitcom, but Family Guy is the funniest.

Quote: FatGeezus

I voted NO.

I know it's a cartoon sitcom, but Family Guy American Dad is the funniest.

Love Parks n Rec. The more Ron Swanson the better.

Quote: slyther

Love Parks n Rec. The more Ron Swanson the better.

Completely agree. One of my favorite Parks and Rec moments is when he ramdomly walks into that classroom and tells that blonde that she would look better as a brunette. Then signs off "Ron Swanson" and walks out.

Having said that, Curb Your Enthusiasm is better. As for cartoons I think South Park is the best.

Parks and Rec is one of the best comedies out there. Unfortunately, its ratings sucks (it's on NBC). It's my daughter's favorite show.

Big Bang is clobbering 30 Rock (according to TV by the Numbers), which is the lead-in to Parks and Rec viewers is about 4 million of age 18-49. Big Bang averages about 15 - 16 million per episode. Having Idol on at 8pm on Thursday is also a killer.

You can claim that leadins don't matter, but the evidence is clear that people will stay on board to see a show they haven't seen before rather than pick up the remote.

Quote: boymimbo

Big Bang is clobbering 30 Rock (according to TV by the Numbers), which is the lead-in to Parks and Rec viewers is about 4 million of age 18-49.

Big Bang averages about 15 - 16 million per episode. Having Idol on at 8pm on Thursday is also a killer.

The show 30 Rock would kill to have 4 million age 18-49 viewership. That is very high for any TV show. For their last two shows they had 4.47 million and 4.05 million for all ages. The numbers for age 18-49 were 1.8 million and 1.6 million. Parks and Recreation is slightly higher than '30 Rock'.

I don't think that 6 million people (ages 18-49) watch any scripted television show. That's why they all look like commercials with so many product placement scenes. Loving shots of high end features of cars with their brand name prominently displayed, or extended viewing of fast food meals or people munching on snack food gushing about how they love twizzlers.

Voted no. My current favorite live sitcom is Community. For animated comedies it's The Venture Brothers. Unfortunately only the latter will get to 'six seasons and a movie' (that's a Community reference). They're going to eventually play off the remaining third season Community episodes but I don't have hope for a fourth, which would be the natural ending place for the show. Venture Brothers is a cult hit on Adult Swim and is already bought for two more seasons, where the show will experience a planned ending.

Ratings for the younger demographics are very skewed in my opinion. Younger people often will 'acquire' a digital copy of the new episode of show X rather than watch it on TV, or even on DVR (especially for premium cable shows, of course). CBS does well by targeting older people and the computer illiterate of the young generation. That's where the ratings are...but not the quality in my opinion.

P&R is funny though. It's definitely in the 'sweet spot' that The Office had in its seasons 2-4.

Quote: progrocker

Ratings for the younger demographics are very skewed in my opinion. Younger people often will 'acquire' a digital copy of the new episode of show X rather than watch it on TV, or even on DVR (especially for premium cable shows, of course).

Great point. I refuse to pay for cable. Netflix sends me Curb. South Park and any NBC I watch online. The only show I miss watching is Conan. I sometimes wonder if web-watchers and DVD rentals/sales are considered in ratings.

I think the 2 best right now are......

The Big Bang Theory

and

How I met your Mother