Parks and Recreation
Valentine's Day TV Episode Sneak Peek!
Valentine's Day is just around the corner, so you know what that means: time for your favorite TV characters to get in the mushy spirit. The holiday is perfect fodder for some of the best sitcoms, so prepare yourself for dates gone awry, bizarre love confessions, and the like. Here's a sneak peek at what you can expect from TV's finest fictional funny people this week.
Buzz-Worthy Video: Parks and Recreation's Ode to Intern April
I've attributed a lot of Parks and Recreation's success to its awesome side characters, who are each hilarious in their own unique way. Tom Haverford is a failed smooth operator, Ron Swanson a crusty badass, and Andy is a sweet doofus. April Ludgate is the aloof slacker intern, played to droll perfection by Aubrey Plaza.
Link Time! Watch Jimmy Fallon Parody Glee
- Jimmy Fallon parodies Glee with Fred Armisen and Abby Elliott in "6-bee" — PopWatch
- Zach Galifianakis to host SNL March 6! — The AV Club
- Brad Pitt options The Blind Side writer's book about the housing bubble, The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine — Vulture
- Andy Samberg is going to guest star on Parks and Recreation! — Zap2It
- Olivia Wilde is in talks to join Daniel Craig in Cowboys and Aliens — Inside Movies
- Greg Kinnear, Alan Arkin, and Billy Crudup have been cast in The Convincer — Coming Soon
- Darren Star is going to direct a film about controversial activist Anita Bryant for HBO — TV Squad
- Tom Hanks and Oprah Winfrey are co-producing the film adaption of The Story of Edgar Sawtelle — MTV Movies Blog
- Johnny Depp says he's directing a Keith Richards biopic — The Playlist
- Casa shows you how to get the cozy home look of Life Unexpected — CasaSugar
Link Time! Zachary Quinto to Play Piano For Spielberg
- Steven Spielberg has chosen Zachary Quinto for his Gershwin biopic — Deadline Hollywood
- Lil Wayne, Diddy, and Mary J. Blige team up for a Haiti special to air Friday — Rock & Roll Daily
- Fred Willard and Swoosie Kurtz are coming to Chuck — Ausiello Files
- Coldplay performs for The Simpsons — Stereogum
- Stream the soundtrack to Valentine's Day! — People
- Behind the scenes at the Lost premiere party — TV.com
- Whoa!
Are You More Likely to Tune In For Guest Stars?
Special guest stars are a dime a dozen these days, but that doesn't make 'em any less fun. Tonight, NBC's comedy lineup is back with new episodes (well, except for The Office) and it's chock-full of celebrity appearances. First we've got Jack Black on Community, followed by Will Arnett playing opposite his real-life wife Amy Poehler on Parks and Recreation.
TCA Tidbits: Parks and Recreation Bring the Funny, Maybe More 24 on the Way
The Winter TCA is still going strong, but let's backtrack a bit to recap highlights from two beloved shows. One of the more lively panels of the weekend was with the cast and showrunners of Parks and Recreation. Now that they're midway through their second season, creator Greg Ellis, Amy Poehler, and the rest of the cast joked about how they finally found their niche and why we shouldn't expect any crossovers in the near future.
Buzz-Worthy Video: Parks and Recreation's Wu-Tang Link
Parks and Recreation has been earning a revamped reputation as being one of the funniest shows on TV (and one of my faves of 2009), and this uproarious clip exposing the show's connection to rap group Wu-Tang Clan is just furthering that momentum. In the clip below, Roots drummer ?uestlove introduces a "lost screen test" with the RZA auditioning for the role of Leslie Knope — before it went to Amy Poehler.
Highly NSFW language, but highly hilarious, particularly when RZA suggests he and Ann kiss.
Link Time! Check Out Johnny Depp as The Mad Hatter
- A new promo pic of Johnny Depp as the Mad Hatter — Coming Soon
- Everything you need to know about Lost in eight minutes and change — TV.com
- Spider-Man 4 has been pushed back due to script woes — Vulture
- Peep this early look at Will Arnett in Parks and Recreation — The Ausiello Files
- Pretty much every Precious cast member (Mariah Carey, included) has been nominated for an NAACP Image Award — E! Online
- The writers of Zombieland are penning the screenplay for Deadpool, the X-Men spinoff with Ryan Reynolds — MTV Movies Blog
- Yoko Ono has plans for a John Lennon memoir — Rock & Roll Daily
- The most ridiculous trailer ever. You can decide if it's fake — Funny or Die
- Here's the full soundtrack list for Valentine's Day — HitFix
- Would you read the leaked Eclipse script?
Parks and Recreation Cast Share Their New Year's Resolutions
Been missing the Parks and Recreation crew? Me too. Good thing some of the funniest players (the ones who made the show one of the best sitcoms of the year) have popped up over the Winter hiatus to share their New Year's resolutions and messages for 2010.
Buzz's 10 Favorite TV Shows of 2009
You guys have gotten to weigh in on your favorites in TV for 2009, and now it's my turn: this year was a revelation for small screen comedies and dramas, and I was watching it all, crying and guffawing at some blockbuster episodes. Not everything made my shortlist of favorites for the year — the ones that did, though, were the series I couldn't turn off and can't wait to see more from in 2010.
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