For [Adam] Scott, the real joy of joining Parks has been the constant evolution of the characters. “I feel like there’s an amnesia about most sitcoms,” he says, where prior actions and relationships are always consequence-free. So he’s relishing the chance to play the straitlaced Ben Wyatt as the lead in Leslie’s own gushy rom-com. “I got choked up when I read the scene where they confess their love via court reporter,” he says. “I made my wife read it right away.” (x)