I did watch the first episode of Parks and Rec once, but I couldn't get into it; maybe I'd have liked it more if I'd come in at a later point! I've definitely heard before that it gets a lot better if you stick with it.

I need to address this because Parks and Rec is one of my absolute favourite shows of all time: don't bother with the first season; it was heavily retooled after that. Skip to 2x01. By the last few episodes of the second season, the show hits its stride and is just spectacular up until the very final episode.

Here is a random scene without context that will hopefully help convince you.