Readers, friends, the stress level at our home has hit a whole new level in the last few weeks. If you're one of the blog readers that knows Little C and I in real life, you're already aware of this. So sorry that you're hearing this for the 8,000th time. A combination of a few new projects, some plumbing issues in our home, and our day jobs has left us feeling like one of those people that juggles flaming chainsaws or some nonsense.
Which brings me to my TV Tuesday this week, which is basically a love letter to Mike Schur and his amazing, funny, warm projects which I binge every single time life gets stressful.
If you're not familiar with Mike Schur, he's the writer behind some of the best sitcoms in modern history. No really:
The Office (US), Parks and Rec, The Good Place, and
Brooklyn Nine-Nine (those last two he worked with the equally amazing Dan Goor, who we also love). Now, if you're a regular around these parts you know that I'm not usually into sitcoms. That's mostly because the humor in sitcoms usually just makes me so awkward that I cringe forever instead of laughing. And
The Office has quite a bit of that too, but it also has a genuine sweetness.
But the thing that sets Mike Schur's shows apart is the warmth behind them.
Parks and Rec was filled with the craziest of crazy people that somehow I still always want to be friends with at the end of the day. Same with
The Good Place, which has the added benefit of being such an original concept for a show that I was 100% convinced that it would never last. And
Brooklyn Nine-Nine has transcended the sitcom format by also being one of the best cop shows on the air, while simultaneously giving us the gift of weekly Andre Braugher.
The thing about all of these shows is that I watched or watch them while they're actually airing, but I've rewatched and rewatched them all a zillion times since then, too. They're the shows that we switch on and pick up wherever we left off the last time and they're always the right choice for the moment. There are so, so few episodes that we ever want to skip and that says a whole lot about the incredible teams of writers behind these shows, and about the great mind of Mike Schur (and Dan Goor) as well!
Happy watching!
CT
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