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My visit to the ‘Parks and Recreation’ set

Parks and Recreation

The Office executive producers Greg Daniels and Mike Schur premiere their new show Parks and Recreation tonight. The pilot episode “follows Leslie Knope (Amy Poehler) a mid-level bureaucrat in the Parks and Recreation Department of Pawnee, Indiana. In an attempt to beautify her town, Leslie takes on what should be a fairly simple project: help local nurse Ann Perkins (Rashida Jones) turn an abandoned construction pit into a community park.”

I had an opportunity to visit the ‘Parks and Recreation’ set on Friday.

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I visited a location shoot in the morning, and then hung out in the studio for the rest of the day, alternating between watching them shoot Episode #4 scenes on the first floor, and hanging out with the writers on the third floor. They even cleared off a desk for me so I could use my laptop throughout the day!

By the end of the day, I felt like I worked there. It would be so easy …

In any case, here are my random notes and photos from the day. Thank you Greg and Mike!

And remember to watch the ‘Parks and Recreation’ series premiere tonight, in between two new episodes of ‘The Office’!

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19 comments

  3. Thanks again for always sharing your experiences with us, Tanster :)

    Can’t wait for tonight!

  4. This a-w-e-(clap-clap)s-o-m-e! And, btw, Tanster, you look amazing! :)

    [from tanster: awww, you’re so sweet, thanks!]

  5. Tanster, you are one lucky girl!!!!
    Is the website the reason you get to do all of this cool stuff?

    [from tanster: yes, i am a super lucky girl. :) ]

  6. Awesome! That pit is unbelievable. And someone actually lives in the house they’re using for Rashida’s character?! That must be insane for the homeowners!

    I can’t wait to finally see the premiere tonight. Thanks for the report, tanster!

    [from tanster: i actually asked at first, so this house is unoccupied and you guys just rent it out? and they’re like, no, people actually live here. they’re just gone during the day. i know. crazy.]

  7. Sweet report, Tanster! Perfect timing too :) Sounds like this cast/crew is just as awesome as THE OFFICE. Can’t wait to see how P&R does this season!

  11. I absolutely died when I saw the “wall of heroes”. Can anyone confirm, is that a picture of Janet Reno on the bottom left on top of the bookcase? I live and work in DC and shockingly I think my own “wall of heroes” would look almost the same lol.

    [from tanster: yes, that is indeed Janet Reno.]

  13. Thank you so much for the report tanster,
    I’m definitely watching the show, Amy Poehler is a hero of mine since she did that rap song on SNL while being very pregnant.

  14. I love Caitlin!! My friends and I were just watching some of those sketches last night haha. Just another reason to watch this show!

  15. Baseball season really isn’t the same without Mike Schur trying to get me fired.

  16. Tanster – you and Rashida have matching bangs! Sounds like you had a blast! Thanks for sharing all this with us. I’m really looking forward to tonight’s premiere.

  17. lol @ #16.

    Awesome report Tanster! Wish I could go hang out at these sets for 13 hours!

  19. Tanster, now that Episode 4 has aired, do you have any cool behind-the-scenes stories about any of the scenes that were aired? Thanks!

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