A review of tonight's two "Parks and Recreation" episodes coming up just as soon as James Woods follows my niece on Twitter... In part because we're getting two episodes a week, this final season sure doesn't seem like it's wasting time, does it? Leslie and Ron's personal feud ended by the fourth episode, he joined her in the fight against Gryzzyl by the end of the fifth, and the matter of the Newport land and the national park was resolved by the end of the sixth, less than halfway to go into the season. It's a pretty abrupt narrative shift from the show that took nearly six seasons to break ground on the park Leslie proposed in the first episode, but I appreciate this newfound speed for a couple of reasons. First, it helps illustrate the bigger stakes and the greater power Leslie has as a high-ranking federal official (though,...
- 1/28/2015
- by Alan Sepinwall
- Hitfix
In the Harry Potter book series, Hermione is always exasperated when Harry and Ron don't know some basic bit of information that came from one of their schoolbooks. The brainiest and most diligent of the bunch, Hermione would probably always prefer a trip to the library over an adventure tangling with hippogriffs or the Whomping Willow; for her the wizarding world was an endless trove of stories and facts to be uncovered, whereas for Ron, it was always another opportunity to get in trouble and save the day (Harry, as ever, was somewhere between the two). Whether you're a Hermione or a Ron will probably determine your reaction to today's news that there will be a new series of films based in the wizarding world of Harry Potter (no, not the theme park, though that's probably inevitable). Rowling herself will adapt Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them, the...
- 9/12/2013
- cinemablend.com
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