Last night was a bit frantic around here, as the new episode of Parks and Recreation (“Partridge”) made plenty of references to Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace.
It all started with a hint from Parks and Recreation showrunner (and huge IJ fan) Michael Schur.
(Also, for you David Foster Wallace fans, tonight's #ParksandRec contains a few IJ references. ["A few" = like 18])
— Ken Tremendous (@KenTremendous) April 4, 2013
Michael Moats, our Senior Wallace Correspondent, quickly accepted the challenge.
Tonight #ParksandRec contains IJ references says @KenTremendous I'm livetweeting what I see. And hoping my wife won't leave me.
— Mike Moats (@MikeMoats) April 4, 2013
And then Mike flexed his expertise in real time.
Guessing 1st of @KenTremendous #ParksandJest is "Partridge" — Ortho Stice's & Ben Wyatt's hometowns.
— Mike Moats (@MikeMoats) April 4, 2013
#ParksandJest Gately, Wayne, Kittenplan and Troelstch
— Mike Moats (@MikeMoats) April 5, 2013
#ParksandJest Incandenza and Pemulis fertility test
— Mike Moats (@MikeMoats) April 5, 2013
#ParksandJest Gately, Wayne, Kittenplan and Troelstch | GAUDEAMUS IGITUR
— Mike Moats (@MikeMoats) April 5, 2013
#ParksandJest Fackelmann Medical Center, or whatever it was called.
— Mike Moats (@MikeMoats) April 5, 2013
#ParksandJest When I blow my nose I get a boner. (Should have been in IJ).
— Mike Moats (@MikeMoats) April 5, 2013
#ParksandJest Does the preview for "Ready for Love" count as a near-future dystopia like Infinite Jest?
— Mike Moats (@MikeMoats) April 5, 2013
Fackelmann Memorial Hospital*
— Mike Moats (@MikeMoats) April 5, 2013
#ParksandJest C.T. Tavis building
— Mike Moats (@MikeMoats) April 5, 2013
#ParksandJest If one of these is I die from watching it, I will be impressed, but also upset.
— Mike Moats (@MikeMoats) April 5, 2013
#ParksandJest Turns out Partridge is Stice's hometown…
— Mike Moats (@MikeMoats) April 5, 2013
#ParksandJest Wonder if David Wallace will be on @theofficenbc
— Mike Moats (@MikeMoats) April 5, 2013
Done with #ParksandJest. Tune in tomorrow as I livetweet the effort to keep my wife from leaving.
— Mike Moats (@MikeMoats) April 5, 2013
Chris Ayers tied up a loose end.
@krzysztof78 I think you're right. I would have preferred that their hotel room was called the Clipperton Suite. #ParksandJest
— Mike Moats (@MikeMoats) April 5, 2013
And Bradford Evans at Splitsider put it all together.
Now go and watch a TV show for once in your life, you crazy book nerds!
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