Dan Harmon is a genius. The sitcom he now masterminds, “Community,” is brilliant, as was his last project, “The Sarah Silverman Program.” "Community" is innovative and dense with laughs and boasts Abed, who ranks right up there with Spock, Columbo, Special Agent Dale Cooper and The Fonz as of television’s greatest constructs.
But the most consistently funny sitcom on NBC Thursday night, indeed on all of broadcast television these days, is “Parks and Recreation.”
NBC says of tonight’s “Parks and Recreation” 3.10, “Soulmates”:
Ann convinces Leslie to sign up for an online dating service, only to be matched with someone she already knows. Chris (Rob Lowe) decides to start a health initiative and challenges Ron to a burger cook-off.
He challenges Ron to a burger cook-off!!
What NBC refuses to tell you is bathed in spoiler-cloaking invisotext: * The “someone she already knows” is not Ben.
* We learn Pawnee Is the fourth most obese city in America.
* Tom Haverford is coming for San Antonio.
* Some lines I quite liked:
“Why don’t you come down to the toilet party?”
“Ooo, Ann, I’m scared of bees! Mural!”
“He’s like a little sister to me.”
“She can’t be in a wheelchair.”
“Are you hurt? Can you move?”
“Nope. Just the crows and the beef.”
“They should fix that.”
There are others, but we wouldn’t want to give too much away.
Three very funny scenes deleted from “Andy and April’s Fancy Party”:
9:30 p.m. Thursday. NBC.
