The show was a great piece of clever mainstream entertainement, at least its first five seasons. The last one felt forced but had some genuine funny moments.
IMHO, reviewing art isn't like reviewing the technical quality of a skype conferance call. If I gave a 10 to Citizen Kane, I can only give a 6-7 to this show I yet loverd very much but can't claim eleveted the art of filming or narration. Yes it was really fun, way above the vast majority of tv comedy, yet, this special, hoever well intended, however limited in its technical possibilities, well, it didn't do anything creative or new out of its limitations. Worse than anything else, it wasn't especially funny, if at all. I get the nostalgia factor is a big factor here, but 10 star reviews, seriously? Let's see how you feel about that rating in a year or two, even six months!
Honestly, it simply was quite bad. Good that it raised money, but that shouldn't have any impact on critical appreciation.
Review of A Parks and Recreation Special
