Parks & Recreation is the title of Amy Poehler's new show on NBC. Super Bowl viewers were the first to be confirmed of the title when Poehler promoted the series in one of the 69 Super Bowl ads shown last night. The show, which debuts Thursday, April 9th, comes from The Office but is NOT a spin-off. Executive producers Greg Daniels and Mike Schur once thought about the possible idea of a spin-off. However, they changed course when Poehler signed on. This is good idea in my opinion, since spin-offs don't usually fair too well in the TV world.

The show has been called a plethora of things, including Untitled Mockumentary about a Local Public Works Project and Public Works. I think Parks & Recreation fits the show appropriately.

The show stars Poehler as Leslie Knope, an employee for a municipal parks and recreation department in Indiana who wants to start a career in politics. She vows to help a city resident turn a vacant lot into a park, despite obstacles and resistance. It sounds kind of dry, but if it consists of the same humor as The Office than it could be worth watching. Amy Poehler is funny and entertaining, so it shouldn't be too hard to watch.

--Vanessa