"Parks and Recreation" Watch-"Sex Education"

It's never fun to be lectured by an idiot. 

I haven't done a recap of The Office or Parks and Recreation since they debuted a month ago.* Back then I did a lengthy look at not only The Office's premiere but also the creative changes in the offseason that saw original showrunner, & comedy genius, Greg Daniels come back after 4 years away (outside of the occasional big moment script like Jim & Pam's wedding or Michael's goodbye), & while the improvement evidenced in that first episode of the show's 9th season has continued it's Parks and Rec that I'm going to delve into today.

*In an ideal world I'd do a recap every week but alas in reality I'm lazy, occasionally busy, & don't feel  the need to write about these two the way I do "Community," which I will be recapping weekly whenever NBC bothers to put it back on television.

Co-creator & showrunner Mike Schur often mentions how he loves The Wire & how that show has influenced his own. While I agree that The Wire is amazing (It's the best show ever in my opinion) I've never really seen much of a comparison between the shows.* The Wire was a worldweary drama that believed our urban society was stuck in a cycle where things rarely changed (-SPOILERS-Bust one drug dealer & another popped up in their place, get rid of a corrupt politician & his successor will inevitably be corrupted, one junkie cleans themselves up & another person ends up hooked & homeless) while Parks and Rec is an optimistic comedy driven by its lead character's belief that government can ultimately be a force for good (this may be why it's a favorite among liberals**). Starting with last year's campaign arc though Parks has looked at politics with a more cynical eye & it's paid off as evidenced by last night's episode.