#parks-extras

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The Youtube channel LeslieKnopeRocks posts deleted scenes videos that come from NBC's website

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I'm seeing a bunch of people reblogging this asking for the rest of the list or wanting to know if there'll be more - there are exactly five, and they're all here. :)

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Everything irritating and infuriating about Leslie is a side effect of her passion for service. She believes that government should do good, that when it’s just a place for stamping licenses or standing in line, it’s lost its purpose. This unbelievable naiveté, funny and eyerollingly unreasonable at turns, is a potent source of good. The show is not so absurd as to insist that mindless do gooder enthusiasm is synonymous with responsible governance. On the contrary, Leslie’s complete lack of cynicism is complimented by a deadly competence at her job. She doesn’t just care about her community, she knows her community. She brims with an encyclopedic knowledge of every business, street, and park. She can cite local history with autistic precision. One senses that she could be dropped at random into Pawnee while blindfolded and still give a perfect guided tour without peeking, just from the feel of the cobbles beneath her feet.

I really liked this. I think he understands the role of the government and the role of Leslie Knope in that government kind of perfectly.

And deadly competence at her job - YES.

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As a complement to these descriptions by the actual designer from the show, NBC's put up the murals with introductions by Leslie Knope. (One day I shall flail about how much I love the details of this fictional town and its fictional landmarks and local celebrities, but I think the adoration comes easily from seeing this stuff on its own, so.)