Parks and Recreation, Ep. 3

Just watched the new Parks and Recreation show on Hulu and I must say, though I'm already a pretty die hard fan (Aziz Ansari's stand-up and work on Human Giant is timeless, as well as the great Amy Poehler) this one was especially good. The basic premise is that Poehler's character, Pawnee, Indiana Deputy of Parks and Recreation Leslie Knope, is going to judge a beauty pageant. Soon after, her subordinate Tom Haverford finds out and also becomes a judge. The plot thickens, and we soon realize that the front runner, Trish is a typical pageant airhead of the Carrie Prejean variety. Blabbering her way to the judges hearts, she advocates for "Ourmerica", while the classical piano playing college student is left in the dust. The writers somehow managed a 12 Angry Men type climax as the judges "deliberate" on the winner. Social commentary weaves seemlessly with great writing and even better improv on the part of the actors. All in all, a great episode for a great show.