Top TV of 2012: Poehler's Leslie Knope shines on 'Parks and Rec'

Amy Poehler has been a comedian of note for some time now — it's already 11 years since she joined the cast of "Saturday Night Live" (and three and change since she left it), and before that there was "The Upright Citizens Brigade" on Comedy Central and appearances as Andy Richter's little sister, in braces and pigtails, on "Late Night With Conan O'Brien."

By Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times Television Critic

December 11, 2012