ONTD Original: The Best Show You Aren't Watching - US Presidential Edition

[t_snake]

DarlingsSss, i know today is a stressful day for many of us so today's rec is about the best branch of the US gov ever represented on tv: Parks & Rec!

The best corner of the Internet. pic.twitter.com/2jBxI2QeP2
- Parks and Recreation (@parksandrec) June 24, 2020
This cute, funny, wee show is a great comfort watch when everything is going to shit.

Comments

[muffintiem]

my stomach is in knots; I'm currently living in Sweden so I don't plan on sleeping tomorrow night, or Wednesday, or the rest of the week really

I've been so goddamned anxious about this for weeks and I'm just really nervous when I read about the Harris County thing in TX, Trump going on at his super-spreader rallies about how he's got lawyers to contest the election

[doubtmars]

#BREAKING: A federal judge in Texas has ruled that about 127,000 ballots cast in Harris County via curbside voting are valid and cannot be thrown out, despite a last-minute lawsuit on behalf of a group of Republican candidates and activists.
- NPR Politics (@nprpolitics) November 2, 2020

[muffintiem]

PRAISE THE LORD, thank you bb, this kind of shit is going to keep happening into the last minute

the GOP has just abandoned all adherence to democratic norms and has gone full authoritarian

[doubtmars]

All their last ditch efforts to disenfranchise voters have just made me even more of a nervous wreck. Take care of yourself in the coming days <3

[yurasama_love]

lmao this post above the Chris Pratt being a POS post

[t_snake]

Lol I swear I didn't do it on purpose!

[flyingpigs_live]

unpopular opinion but i'm not a huge leslie/ben fan. they should have just done a fwb thing instead of the whole falling in love/marriage/kids thing.

that being said, their wedding is one of the best tv weddings ever.

[crash31]

I think after having Jim and Pam be everyone’s favorite couple for so long, Ben and Leslie were sort of refreshing.
They both had their own goals and actively supported each other to achieve them while working on their relationship. Having them be FWB would have been amazing though!

[kawaiiairbender]

There was too much focus on Leslie/ben as a couple imo

[misscrystal]

Really? Because I always liked that they didn't make Ben/Leslie the center of the show like another certain workplace comedy.

[dontbeyrihdic]

this post being RIGHT above Crisp Rat being an asshole...
I have to laugh

[rebelxx]

crisp rat! DEAD

[ponyboy]

i love this show but i've had to put it down bc of pratt and aziz

[angriest_girl]

Yeah, it was my favourite for years but those two have made it unwatchable for me now.

[vaels]

yeah I've thought about going back to rewatch it a few times during covid with being stuck at home but I can't bring myself to do it, Pratt & Aziz have ruined it for me at this point

[burn_to_emerge]

Yeah, and honestly the politics itself didn't age well. Leslie's love for Joe Biden is the biggest example I can think of but it's just a little too centrist for me in a way that makes it jarring and not fun to rewatch now.