Parks and Recollection - Parks and Recollection Announcement

Episode Date: August 25, 2023

Jim and Greg are pressing pause on Parks and Recollection until the SAG-AFTRA strike is resolved. Please stay subscribed to this feed, and follow @teamcocopodcasts on socials for the latest news on Parks and Recollection!

Hello, Parks and Recollection fans. How are you guys? This is Jim O'Hare, Gary Laird, Jerry Terry Berry from the show, and I'm here with Greg, of course, our wonderful co-host. As many of you are likely aware, our unions, the Screen Actors Guild and the Writers Guild of America, are currently on strike. So every day, members of our two unions walk picket lines, making our voices heard, demonstrating what labor power looks like. And with good reason, because certain topics, you know, they make the headlines, most especially AI and streaming. But truly, this is about the health and the future of our professions. Yeah, you know, Jim, an actor friend of mine said something once that put the whole Hollywood pursuit in great context for me. He said that when he first started out, of course, he imagined the

awards, the Oscars, the premieres, so on, all the things. But now he just wants health insurance. Yes. And I think about that a lot, especially since the strike began, because sure, I mean, what actor, what writer doesn't picture the big successes, the acclaim, the glitz, and so on. But really, at stake are our jobs being enough, enough to get health insurance, to provide for our families, to have a middle-class life, just to live, you know? Yeah, just to live. So with all that said, in solidarity with our unions, Greg and I have decided to pause production of this show for the time being. We do believe that pausing is the best

way to support our unions and to bring you the show that you deserve. Right. And this isn't a goodbye. We're just taking a break from making. It's just a break. From making and releasing new episodes until the dust settles. Yeah. I'm sure, as you guys can hear when you listen to the show, we have had a great time rewatching season four of Parks and Rec with all of you.

We've spoken to old friends. We have heard from new friends in our town halls. And we have had many, many laughs, mostly at each other's expense. Well, really mostly at Greg's, I would say, which is my favorite part. Okay, what? Nothing. Okay. Go back

to being you, Greg. You do you. Okay, thank you, thank you. Well, listen, we can't wait to wrap up Season 4, dig into Season 5, and hopefully it won't be long before we're back with all new episodes. As Leslie Knope says, sometimes you have to make the hardest climb to see the most beautiful sunrise.

God bless that Leslie Knope. So do us a favor, everybody, by staying subscribed to this feed and be sure and follow at Team Coco Podcasts on socials for the latest news on parks and recollection. Yeah, Jim, you know, we normally end our shows by saying goodbye from

Pawnee, but like we said, this isn't goodbye, so I think it's we'll see you soon. Yes, see you soon, everyone. Bye-bye. Bye.