Ep 5: Leadership - Marvel Comics Civil War & Parks and Recreation

On this episode of Parallel Fiction, Jeff and Heather cover good leaders in anticipation of the 2020 presidential election.  Heather covers the first television submission of the show when she breaks down Parks and Recreation Season 6 Episodes 1 & 2, followed by Jeff who covers the Marvel Comics event Civil War issues 1-7 original.  They give their feelings on what makes a leader, what they rate their pieces, and suggestions on what listeners would enjoy.

Jeff begins the presentation portion of the show highlighting Marvel Comics’ 2006 7 issue event Civil War, which was adapted into the movie Captain America: Civil War in 2016.  Written by Mark Millar (Kickass, The Kingsman), Civil Waris the story of how Captain America and Iron Man wound up on two different sides of the law and led their teams against one another.  Jeff points out that in this story, nobody has been the leader they were thought to be.

Did you know?  Author Mark Millar described his work as “"a story where a guy wrapped in the American flag is in chains as the people swap freedom for security"

Starring Amy Poehler, Rashida Jones, Chris Pratt, Rob Lowe, Aziz Ansari, and Nick Offerman, Parks and Recreation was an Office type documentary sitcom following the lives and adventures of a rag tag team of government employees in the fictional town of Pawnee Indiana.  Heather summarizes the plot and sub plot of the two-episode season 7 season debut. Heather focuses on how leaders take on all problems, no matter how small they may seem.

Guest Stars!  Parks and Rec is home to many guest stars.  In this episode alone, Jenny Slate, Lucy Lawless, Henry Winkler, and Peter Serafinowicz all appear.

Tune in to hear Jeff and Heather’s candid thoughts on the masterpiece scenes of each story, how Civil War and Parks and Rec compare, and how Jeff and Heather relate to aspects of each. Share this episode with anyone who you think would enjoy it and let us know your thoughts on who your favorite fictional leader is!

Heather’s Rating of Parks and Rec Season 6 Episodes 1-2: Super Nice – The second episode has Heather’s all time Parks and Rec segment

Jeff’s Rating of Marvel Comics Civil War:  Trash – The first trash rating of the show, Jeff is critical of inauthentic character dialogue & dated depiction of women.

Watch the entire series Parks and Rec here: https://www.peacocktv.com/freesignup

Read Marvel Comics Civil War here: https://www.marvel.com/comics/issue/4216/civil_war_2006_1

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