When mocu-mentary style TV show "Parks and Recreation," starring Amy Poehler, Rashida Jones, Paul Schneider, and Aziz Ansari, first aired last season it was off to a slow start. The chemistry and the writing, however, has steadily improved since its pilot, and with its topical and witty season two premiere, "Parks" is proving it can contend with sister show "The Office" and comedy leader "30 Rock." In the season two premiere, Poehler's character, Leslie Knopp, the passionate albeit naive deputy director of Parks and Recreation in the small town of Pawnee, decides to help out a local zoo and marry two penguins after she learns that penguins mate for life. Unbeknownst to her, the penguins are both male and she ignites a storm of controversy, splitting the town into two camps, liberal and conservative. This episode, titled Pawnee Zoo, can be viewed at hulu.com, or just follow this link: http://www.hulu.com/search?query=Parks+and+RecreationUpcoming episodes hold strong promise for the future of this show, which include an episode involving a Pawnee Beauty Pageant where Leslie volunteers to act as a judge, and despite her high hopes to chose a smart, sensible, community service and government-geared teen, she must deal with the stereotype that beauty, not brains, always wins pageants.
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