Adam Scott has opened up about his feelings about rewatching Parks And Recreation, saying that it makes him “sad”.
Speaking on a recent episode of the Happy Sad Confused podcast, Scott said that he hadn’t seen any of the much-loved sitcom in “a long time”.
He said: “Honestly, because it makes me sad to see the show, because I miss them and I miss all the actors even though we’re constantly in touch and stuff, but I miss the time of making it.
“It was a really joyful five years — for me, seven years for the show — getting to go work there every day with that group of people. We had so much fun and we’re making something that meant something to people; it meant something to us.”
He continued: “I miss everybody. We all are on a text chain, and at least once a week we all add to the chain, and it’s great. They’re the best.
“No one took it for granted. We all had a blast… I know people say that about their shows. It’s annoying, but it really was so fun, and everyone… got that it was special, and no one was sick of going to work.”
Parks And Recreation was a mockumentary-style workplace comedy created by The Office’s Greg Daniels and Michael Schur. It ran for seven seasons from 2009 to 2015, with a special reunion episode airing in 2020.
It starred Amy Poehler as Leslie Knope, head of the Parks Department in the fictional town of Pawnee, Indiana. The rest of the ensemble cast included Rashida Jones, Nick Offerman, Aubrey Plaza and Chris Pratt. Scott joined the show as state auditor Ben Wyatt at the end of the second season in 2010.
When asked about a potential reboot of the show, Scott said: “The show itself, the series finale kind of took us to the end. It jumped pretty far ahead into the future, so I’m not sure what else there is to add, but it’s entirely not up to me at all.”
Scott is currently on our screens as Mark Scout in the second season of Apple TV+ series Severance. It scored a five-star review from NME, with James Mottram writing: “Severance season two has taken its sweet time in hitting our screens, as creator Dan Erickson and his team navigated the intricate complexities set up in the first season, which concluded with team leader Mark and other ‘innies’ making it briefly to the outside world. Believe us when we say the wait has been worth it. This 10-episode run confirms Severance as one of the smartest and most original shows on television right now.”
The first episode of Severance’s second season featured a voice cameo from Keanu Reeves, and director Ben Stiller recently revealed that he implemented a ‘no phones’ policy on set.