Not having a TV, I totally missed this… it’s a parody of the SNL skit “Lazy Sunday” that I found by stumbling upon the fansite for “The Office”. In late 2004, David and I read in the local Scranton paper that NBC was going to make an American version of the British show. By the time it made its debut in early 2005, we’d seen the original BBC show on NetFlix DVDs and predicted that the American show would never get off the ground. I even bet it wouldn’t last more than a season.
Boy, were we wrong! In its third season in 2007, The Office has won awards, is still going strong, and Steve Carell’s star is rising.
I’m glad for the show, I’m glad for Carell (he deserves it — he’s a funny, funny man), but most of all I’m glad for Scranton because it’s now on the map for more than just being a place where a truck overturned, lost its bananas, and Harry Chapin — who must’ve been short on material — wrote a song about it. I’m sure the people of Scranton are well and truly ready for something else to small-talk over when they leave town and people ask where they’re from.
I find it mind-boggling that there’s even enough interest in the area’s businesses from the show that the Scranton Times Tribune has a page on their website giving their Office Tour of Scranton.
I wish I could tell David about it. He’d be so shocked… and pleased!
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I don’t watch much TV (as in shows … I am a movie zombie) but this is enough to make me look for it … I think Carell is really funny.
I like ‘The Office’ and Steve Carrell! I also like ‘My Name Is Earl.’ Dave, God Bless Scranton! I was in Scranton once for a clambake Saturday (2002?) The night before Doug, Natalie and I were staying at the Radisson and wanted to go downtown. We went to W.T. Hackett’s Brewing Company. It’s no longer open, but we had a good time!
Clambake: something I’ve never been a part of but would like to try!
I ACTUALLY LOVE THE OFFICE!!!!
hope you are well!