A Parks and Recreation SpecialPosted by Sage First of all, let me just say how delighted I am to be writing a Parks and Rec recap in 2020. But stranger things have certainly happened this year: up is down, left is right – as Tom wonders, "Isn't it … [Read more...]
The Top 20 Television Moments of 2015 – Part Two
Posted by Kim and Sage Another year of television in the books. We've laughed and we've cried and we've flailed. We've fallen madly in love and we've had our hearts broken. We've said goodbye to beloved shows and embraced new ones. It's the … [Read more...]
“These people, in this room.” – Sage’s Top 15 Episodes of Parks and Recreation, Part 1
Posted by Sage Thought I'd run out of things to say about Parks and Recreation? You thought wrong. This show is a gift, and I find something new every time I watch it. I've been ruminating on a best-of Parks list since we found out that season … [Read more...]
“Any perfect day should involve crying uncontrollably.” – It’s So Hard To Say Goodbye To Parks and Recreation
Parks and Recreation Season 7, Episode 12 and 13 “One Last Ride" - Producer's Cut Posted by Sage When Kim and I launched Head Over Feels back in 2012, we had a title we loved, a pocketful of pop culture opinions, and enough mimosa ingredients … [Read more...]
The Winners of the Second Annual Feelies!
Posted by Kim and Sage The time has come! Welcome to the prestigious (in our opinion) Feelies award ceremony, where we announce the winners of our second annual reader poll! Voting opened last Monday for several categories in TV drama and comedy. … [Read more...]
Vote for the Second Annual Feelies!
Posted by Kim and Sage Welcome to The Second Annual Feelies, where we herald our favorites of the television season and seek to right the wrongs of the Emmy Nominations. While there may have been less to quibble with in this year's nominations … [Read more...]
Fan Video Friday – “Raise Your Glass”
Posted by Kim and Sage Hey there, rockstars. You made it through another week! Your reward is a brand new edition of Fan Video Friday, the series that enables your work wind-down. Today's FVF is all about Pink's party anthem "Raise Your Glass." … [Read more...]
“I’ve never been a fan of change.” – Parks and Recreation Recap
Parks and Recreation Season 7, Episode 11 "Two Funerals" Posted by Kim Penultimate episodes of a series usually serve to set up one final conflict to be overcome or it takes its main character out of their normal circumstances in order to bring … [Read more...]
“Powerful depictions of awesome ladies.” – Happy International Women’s Day from Head Over Feels!
Posted by Sage Every day is International Women's Day here at Head Over Feels. But we'd never pass up a chance to throw some extra virtual roses and appreciation to our favorite ladies of pop culture. This list is hardly exhaustive - it's more of … [Read more...]
“5. Be nice to someone.” – Parks and Recreation Recap
Season 7, Episode 10: The Johnny Karate Super Awesome Musical Explosion Show Posted by Sage Neither Leslie and Ben's triplets or Ann and Chris's Oliver have received much show focus since their births. No great loss: Parks already has its … [Read more...]
“Daddy want pie.” – Parks and Recreation Recap
Parks and Recreation Season 7, Episode 9 "Pie-Mary" Posted by Kim In its 7 season run, Parks and Recreation was (WAS...sniff) never been a show to shy away from gender issues. It was only a matter of time before they tackled how wives of … [Read more...]
Everything We Need to Know in Life We Learned From Parks and Recreation
Posted by Kim and Sage Tomorrow night, Parks and Recreation goes out on top. Though it's profoundly upsetting that NBC felt that it had to burn off the only comedy it has left (and the best one on network television), at least the show is … [Read more...]
“She’s an exceptional human being who married a well-intentioned goofball.” – Parks and Recreation Recap
Season 7, Episode 8: Ms. Ludgate-Dwyer Goes to Washington Posted by Sage Much has been made of the generation dubbed the “millennials” and their perceived lack of drive and direction. But, like all generalizations, this one is flawed. That’s … [Read more...]
“I’m Ben Wyatt and I very much approve this message!” – Parks and Recreation Recap
Season 7, Episode 7: Donna and Joe Posted by Sage Weddings are always special on Parks. The couples are great and all, but the real secret weapon behind these event episodes is that these characters are just really freakin' good at celebrating … [Read more...]
“I’ll be damned if they’re going to take my waffles.” – Parks and Recreation Recap
Posted by Kim Parks and Recreation Season 7, Episode 6 "Save JJ's" What I am loving about this final season (SOB) of Parks and Recreation is that they are doing a farewell tour of some of their most loved stories without making it feel like … [Read more...]
“Wouldn’t it be tight if everyone was chill to each other?” – Parks and Recreation Recap
Season 7, Episode 5: GryzzlBox Posted by Sage On Leslie's strategy board, she's endeavored to list every possible method of bringing down Gryzzl, up to and including an "act of god." She's overlooking the obvious. Gryzzl's manufactured mask of … [Read more...]
“A Steel Trap of Friendship Nuggets” – Parks and Recreation Recap
Posted by Kim Parks and Recreation Season 7, Episode 4 "Leslie and Ron" Our long national nightmare is over at last. Leslie Knope and Ron Swanson are friends again. Parks and Recreation turned in one of its finest half-hours in "Leslie … [Read more...]
“Weird and sad and unnecessary.” – Parks and Recreation Recap
Season 7, Episode 3: William Henry Harrison Posted by Sage Leslie Knope has never been one to give up easily. With National Parks and Gryzzl going head-to-head as Newport's final contenders for the land they've put up for bid, Leslie is the … [Read more...]
“Are You Horny With Gratitude?” – Parks and Recreation Recap
Posted by Kim Parks and Recreation Season 7, Episode 2 "Ron and Jammy" Earlier this week I realized that 2015 marks my tenth year at my current job. A DECADE. A wave of depression hit me like a ton of bricks. Don't get me wrong. I'm … [Read more...]
“Attention: this is war.” – Parks and Recreation Recap
Season 7, Episode 1: 2017 Posted by Sage Everyone, just stop. Stop what you're doing. No more progress, please. I cannot look forward to a future where Leslie Knope and Ron Swanson aren't friends. Yes, it's 2017 in the Parks universe, and a lot … [Read more...]
The Top 20 Television Moments of 2014 – Part One
Posted by Kim and Sage As all our shows go home for their winter breaks (with 60 pounds of laundry for mom!), it's time to embark on our annual year-end coverage! We kick off our celebration of all things 2014 with part one of our Top 20 TV … [Read more...]
The Head Over Feels Most Perfect Sunflower 2014
Posted by Kim and Sage We've always said we are equal opportunity objectifiers here at Head Over Feels. The Men have had their turn and in a fight to the finish, John Cho was crowned The Most Handsome Young Man. Now we turn our eyes to the … [Read more...]
The Head Over Feels Most Handsome Young Man 2014
Posted by Kim and Sage Let me be up front about this: the decision we are asking you to make here today is not an easy one. Unlike People Magazine, Head Over Feels has a three-year tradition of leaving the crowning of our sexiest man up to our … [Read more...]
Happy 2nd Birthday, Head Over Feels! Our Greatest Hits, Volume II
Posted by Kim and Sage On September 24, 2012, Kim and I broke the bottle over a blog we called Head Over Feels. And we had no clue what we were doing. The last two years have been a joy, a struggle, and above all, an intensive learning … [Read more...]
Fan Video Friday – “All This Time”
Posted by Kim Welcome to another installment of Fan Video Friday, where we seek to fulfill all your procrastination needs on a lazy Summer day at the office. This week we're celebrating One Republic's "All This Time". The theme song for all … [Read more...]
Announcing the Winners of The First Annual Feelies!
Posted by Kim and Sage This year, instead of uselessly railing against yet another set of disappointing Emmy prospects, we decided to take matters into our own hands. And thus, the Feelie was born. After coming up with our own nominations for … [Read more...]
The First Annual Feelies
Posted by Kim and Sage As I ranted and raged about the Emmy Nominations on Thursday, I tweeted "Maybe we should just do our own awards on Head Over Feels". Less than an hour later Sage and I had compiled our nominees in Comedy and Drama and the … [Read more...]
Fan Video Friday – “Ships In The Night”
Posted by Kim Welcome to another edition of Fan Video Friday, where we aim to bring you all the procrastination tools you need for your work day. This week we're spotlighting Mat Kearney's "Ships in the Night", the anthem for all the ships that … [Read more...]
“The sun is rising over a sea of love and waffles and possibility.” – Parks and Recreation Recap
Parks and RecreationSeason 6, Episode 21: Moving Up, Part 1 Season 6, Episode 22: Moving Up, Part 2 Posted by Sage "We just have a general idea of what is going on in the world, and we have some general ideas for what happens to those people … [Read more...]
“What’s goin’ down in Baby Town.” – Parks and Recreation Recap
Parks and RecreationSeason 6, Episode 20: 1 in 8,000 Posted by Sage Triplets! Everybody stay calm. Not one baby. Not two. It's lucky number three for Ben and Leslie, which is just the kind of TGIF line-up choice I can really get behind. … [Read more...]
“You’re old as shit.” – Parks and Recreation Recap
Parks and Recreation Season 6, Episode 18: Prom Season 6, Episode 19: Flu Season 2 Posted by Sage There are good surprises and there are bad surprises. Bad surprises are like, say, when the boyfriend of the protégé you've chosen to assume … [Read more...]
“The fiery cauldron of female friendship.” – Parks and Recreation Recap
Parks and Recreation Season 6, Episode 17: Galentine's Day Posted by Sage My phone will now autocorrect "Valentine's" to "Galentine's." My phone knows what's up. Leslie Knope's official celebration of ladies and their lady business (actual … [Read more...]
“Sit forward and take it hard.” – Parks and Recreation Recap
Parks and Recreation Season 6, Episode 16: New Slogan Posted by Sage A thoughtful and aggressive rebranding can mean the difference between fading out or thriving. Just ask Christian singer Katy Perry Hudson or that giant baby-man who runs … [Read more...]