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"The Office" Faithful Flock To Electric City
October 29, 2007 at 10:05 AM | 0 Comments
When the good people of Scranton, Pennsylvania, found out NBC was setting its workplace mockumentary "The Office" there in 2005, they probably thought they were being picked on. After all, one of the pivotal jokes of the BBC's "Office" was that the struggling paper factory was located in such a post-industrial wasteland that no one would notice if a bomb were dropped on it. But two years later, Scranton's raking in the tourism dollars, and this weekend hosted the first annual "Office" convention.
Fans who braved the cold rain had the opportunity to talk to cast members, hang out at casino night at the Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs and dress like giant bobbleheads for a look-alike contest. After the jump, some convention videos including Michael Scott's "Lazy Scranton" and a theme song performance by the Scrantones.
Television Travel
The Office Gives Scranton Something to Live For
June 26, 2007 at 4:21 PM | 2 Comments
Creators of the American version of The Office admit they selected Scranton, Pa. as its locale because they wanted a city that exemplified bland, non-descript Middle America. On the show, the city hosts a regional office of fake paper supply company Dunder Mifflin. In real life, Scranton embraces its depiction as Anywhere, USA.
Mayor Chris Doherty flies the company banner outside City Hall, and you just know Scranton officials are not-so-secretly thinking "cottage tourism industry" with this one.
The show's creators enjoy inserting real Scranton references into dialogue and on the set. There's even a blog dedicated to tracking these occurrences and a fan convention coming up in October. Here are a few places to put on your visit list, all of which have made cameos on the show.
