Adam Scott thought Parks and Recreation's series finale made the show "reunion-proof"

Variety

“I never thought we would do this because of the particular brand of ending it had,” Scott tells Variety in an interview for tonight's A Parks and Recreation Special. “Jumping into the future is a reunion-proof ending in a lot of ways. But when Mike (Schur) sent the email, it just, at least in my mind, felt like, ‘Of course.’ This is essentially the only circumstance that would call for a Parks reunion, I think: to help people out. It makes emotional sense, and creative sense as well.” Co-star Retta adds that she saw tonight's special, which benefits Feeding America, a chance to give back to fans. "I get messages a lot where people going through things (are saying), 'Parks saved me during this’ — and even more so because people are just at home and have no nothing else to do. So, for us, this was to give fans a little treat. It was an opportune opportunity to bring a little bit of light to the fans who love the show and then on top of it Mike convinced NBC to make it a fundraiser. That was just the icing on the cake.”