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Crafty Nick Offerman on ‘Making It’

The “Parks and Recreation” co-stars reunite for NBC’s new competition series—a reality show that skips the trash talk and tears.
The "Parks and Recreation" co-stars Nick Offerman and Amy Poehler reunite for NBC's new competition series "Making It"—a reality show that skips the trash talk and tears.
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Nick Offerman is a noted gentleman and something of a soft touch. On each episode of the NBC crafting competition show that he co-hosts with Amy Poehler, he dreads the inevitable moment of elimination, when contestants are voted off. “It’s heartbreaking and teary,” says the actor. “From the get-go, Amy said, ‘Isn’t there some way we can do this without anyone ever having to be

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