Articles about Parks and Recreation: Season 4

A @bradfordevans look at who was nearly cast as regulars on "Parks and Recreation"

Any discussion of TV's best in 2012 begins with a single show: "Mad Men." The standout episode of the year's finest series was also its most divisive. An analysis here in @zap2it.

@newyorker TV critic @emilynussbaum discusses the unique appeal (especially for a sitcom) of "Parks and Recreation"

These 12 actors worked double (or triple, or even quadruple) shifts on television.

Video: A supercut of Nick Offerman's Ron Swanson discussing food across four seasons of "Parks and Recreation"; dude's hungry

In an online chat, Nick Offerman tells us what woods are best, how he and Ron Swanson differ, who would win a bacon-eating contest between him and Ted Roosevelt and much much more.

A year ago, pretty much the only TV characters giving out career advice were male. What a difference a season makes.

An interview with the "Parks and Rec" star, Rashida Jones, tells @Salon her character needs to change, and how "The Graduate" inspired her new comedy

As a driven career woman Rashida Jones plays an "amplified" version of herself in "Celeste and Jesse Forever," which helps explain why she held on to the project through so many false starts. @TheAVClub met up with her to talk about hanging on to relationships, making a film for 5 percent of her original budget, and "Parks And Recreation."

Here @TheAVClub spoke to actor Nick Offerman about developing Ron Swanson over a career that's included tours in kabuki, sending casting agents pictures of his dick, and auditioning for the role of The Office's Michael Scott.