I am – Hercules!!
Lots of changes coming for “Parks and Recreation,” the biggest being Paul Schneider (“Lars and the Real Girl,” “Away We Go,” “Bright Star”), who plays Ann Perkins’ boyfriend Mark Brendanawicz, is leaving the show to service his big-deal movie career.
Apatow movie regular Adam Scott (who also stars on the Starz sitcom “Party Down”) is joining the show, possibly to replace Schneider, while Rob Lowe (who also stars on ABC’s “Brothers and Sisters”) and Natalie Morales (the hot one from “The Middleman” and “White Collar,” not the hot one from “The Marriage Ref”) are also taking recurring roles. Morales is playing the sexiest busgirl alive, which makes me think she may be vying with April Ludgate for Andy Dwyer’s affections. (Or maybe she’s a potential love interest for Tom Haverford?)
In other Thursday-night sitcom news, we now know why NBC decided at the end of January to renew “Parks and Recreation” while its higher-rated sisters “The Office,” “30 Rock” and “Community” had to wait till early March: Will Arnett knocked up Amy Poehler again! As a consequence, “Parks” will defer the start of its hiatus to late summer and start shooting its third season right after it completes its second season in a few weeks. There’s no plan to get Leslie Knope pregnant.
Meanwhile, over on “The Office,” Amy Pietz (white-hot Annie Spadero on “Caroline in the City”) will be recurring.
Tonight:
“New Leads”
When the sales staff lets Sabre’s new “sales is king” policy get to their heads, Michael hides their new, prized leads.
Next Week:
“Happy Hour”
Michael gets kicked out of the bar when he whips out all the stops to impress a friend of Jim and Pam’s. Meanwhile, Andy and Erin do their best to keep their relationships under wraps. Dwight rethinks his pre-natal contract with Angela.
Deleted from last week’s “St. Patrick’s Day”:
“Survivor” and “American Idol” are taking Thursday off this week, so this might be a good night to check out “Community” and “Parks and Recreation” if you usually don’t. Following Fred Armisen's triumphant appearance last fall, SNL's Andy Samberg turns up on tonight's "Parks," titled "Park Safety":
After Jerry (Jim O'Heir) gets mugged by a bunch of kids, Leslie (Amy Poehler) meets with the head park ranger (guest star Andy Samberg) in hopes of improving park safety. Meanwhile, everyone tries to be nicer to Jerry once he returns to the office.
“Community”: 8 p.m. Thursday. NBC.
“Parks and Recreation”: 8:30 p.m. Thursday. NBC.
“The Office”: 9 p.m. Thursday. NBC.
“30 Rock”: 9:30 p.m. Thursday. NBC.

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