Season four is really good!

One of the things I love about Parks and Rec is that it changes and the characters change, but the changes are so subtle and isn't intrusive to the character of the characters. I feel like everything about shows like 30 Rock and The Office change so drastically from start to finish from appearances to behavior, even ranging to the addition of new characters and the overall feel of the show. All of that sounds really great and progressive, but when you look at Parks and Rec, the integrity of the show from the original season is all still there and they've managed to make it so much better by only adding and tweaking things here and there so slightly.

The biggest thing I feel that happened in this show was adding Chris and Ben to the cast and since then, it's all been so smooth-flowing and things continue in the way that they should without the writers bending and twisting to try to make things interesting and exciting for the show. If I didn't know any better, I could watch an episode of season two and watch an episode of season five and the only things that would be at all different are perhaps Leslie, Ann and April's hairstyles. Character progression doesn't have to be so in-your-face all the time and Parks and Rec has nailed that. That's what makes a good show to me.