That’s the question “Parks and Recreation” co-stars Amy Poehler and Nick Offerman are asking with Season 3 of NBC’s “Making It” , the crafting reality series they produce and co-host.
The contest for crafters, artisans and “makers,” as the show calls them, returns at a welcome time for both its hosts and viewers ready for a sunny show to usher in a summer in which the U.S.
“We always try to take the typical, stressful idea of an ‘unscripted show’ and turn it on its head,” says Poehler.
“We have a professional cheerleader, an ex-pro baseball player,” Poehler says of this year’s group.
“I took up more cooking and baking than I did crafting, to be very honest,” she says.
“Whether it’s food they’re making and baking, or fine art they’re doing or woodworking, watching someone describe their process is so interesting to me.