The author of the new book "Parks and Rec: The Underdog TV Show That Lit’rally Inspired a Vision for a Better America" dives deep into the NBC's comedy's fraught beginnings and unexpected legacy. NBC really wanted a spinoff of “The Office.” The network gave American “Office” creator Greg Daniels carte blanche to make a show, get it on the air, and premiere it immediately following the 2009 Super Bowl, a prime launching pad. But as Daniels and “Office” writer Michael Schur brainstormed, they