By SHANNON NESSERALLA, Student Reporter
Two very similar Netflix shows always seem to be in competition on which one is better.
For someone who has seen both many many times I thought I would compare them and tell you which show is better.
The shows I will be comparing are “The Office” and “Parks and Recreation.” Both have the same idea meaning the characters look and talk to the camera.
Both shows are not serious at all with no real problem and solution, perfect for background noise or if you’re bored.
I watched “Parks and Recreation” a lot before “The Office.” Now it’s the other way around.
“Parks and Recreation” is more serious but still funny. It is based on a woman named Leslie Knope who has a great work ethic, wants to make the world and her town a better place to live for her community and she loves waffles.
Leslie works as the deputy director at the parks and recreation department. She is always trying to think of ways to make the city of Pawnee a better place for kids. Leslie’s dream is to build a park from scratch and it takes about the whole seven seasons for her to do so, but she does other tasks with the help of her coworkers.
“The Office” is a whole joke, don’t get me wrong I love this show, it is always playing on my TV and I laugh at it no matter how many times I watch it. But there is nothing serious about it, thanks to Michael Scott, even if you don’t know who that is you have heard that name. He is the manager at a paper company called Dunder Mifflin and jokes around 100% of the time.
Now that I talked somewhat about the two shows, I will get to comparing to end this debate of which one is better. “The Office” was made in 2005 so if it was made in 2020 with the same humor it would get a lot of hate because people get offended easily these days. “Parks and Recreation” is just as funny but a different kind of funny, let me give an example of what that means.
In Parks and Rec there is a character named Jerry who is a clutz, he always messes up, spills stuff, etc. Everyone in the parks and Rec department makes fun of him. Jerry dislocated his shoulder by falling in a lake going after his burrito he dropped but told his co workers he was mugged so they wouldn’t make fun of him.
That kind of humor is okay to watch in front of kids but in “The Office” there are more episodes that can’t be shown in front of kids. Jim and Dwight, characters in “The Office,” always give each other a hard time and pull pranks on each other.
It is really funny but like I mentioned before, Michael Scott makes everyone dirty or worse in the office.
My conclusion to this is “The Office” is the superior show. It works for background noise, to kill time, and to make you happy.