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Did Amy Poehler Just Tease a 'Parks and Rec' Revival?

Fans of NBC sitcom Parks & Recreation could find themselves returning to the oddball town of Pawnee, Indiana at some point in the future. Speaking at the recent cast reunion at PaleyFest, series star Amy Poehler said that if and when show-runner Michael Schur becomes available, shed love to revisit those characters.

Amy Poehler Discusses 'Parks and Rec' Revival

The #ParksAndRec cast is bringing Pawnee to #PaleyFest . pic.twitter.com/MyXVcmP5Xf - NBC Entertainment (@nbc) March 22, 2019

Parks & Rec started out as a workplace sitcom focusing on a small-town government worker, and wove plenty of political satire into its seven seasons, including an election storyline which would turn out to be eerily prescient in 2016. The show started very hopeful, in a post-Obama time, Poehler said. It would be interesting to start it now.

Comedian Patton Oswalt, who had a recurring guest spot on the show, suggested that Parks & Rec movie might be the perfect way to bring the team back together. However, Michael Schur (whos currently busy working on cosmic comedy The Good Place) said: I think everyone on this stage would want to feel theres a story to be told. The show was about the power of public service and doing good with a team I dont think we left anything on the table.

Amy Poehler: the show started post-Obama in a very hopeful time. It would be interesting to start it now. #parksandrec #paleyfest pic.twitter.com/fRZChxDsTF - Paley Center (@paleycenter) March 22, 2019

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He has a point; the shows final season ended with protagonist Leslie Knope (Poehler) leaving Pawnee to pursue her dream of a political career in Washington, D.C. However, Schur did add: I would never say never, while Poehler confirmed that she would only do a revival if Schur were involved.

I have no idea where Id want it to go, we would do what we usually do: blow out the formula, do nothing that works, put us in space! She joked. This is why Im not the one with the ideas We need our captain, for sure.

Since Parks & Rec ended in 2015, its cast have gone onto great things. Aubrey Plaza became an indie darling, Rashida Jones led cop show spoof Angie Tribeca, and Aziz Ansari created the critically acclaimed Master of None. Elsewhere, Retta got to show off her acting chops in crime drama Good Girls, and Billy Eichner, who joined the show late in its run, is now trending regularly with segments from his frenetic vox pop show Billy On The Street.

And then of course there is Chris Pratt, who played loveable goof Andy Dwyer before getting ripped and taking on the mantle of bona fide movie star, with lead roles in Guardians of the Galaxy and Jurassic World. Maybe his next film role could see him reprise his Parks & Rec persona of FBI agent Burt Macklin?

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