Summer Scrantonicity

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Published June 8, 2010 at 12:50 p.m.

This is actually old news, but what the heck, until The Office tosses the fans something, some kind of bone, over the summer break, it’ll have to do. Brian Baumgartner was in Scranton over the Memorial Day weekend. He was the guest of honor at a fundraiser for the Albright Memorial Library. You can [ ... ] ...

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Scrantonicity ~ “The Chump”

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Published May 18, 2010 at 10:41 a.m.

The latest Office episode, “The Chump” has provided the Scranton Chamber Of Commerce with a memorable slogan that just might catch on: “The Paris of northeastern Pennysylvania.” I can see how this will grow in popularity, finally reaching a point where the city of Paris begins to refer to itself as… the “Scranton of [ ... ] ...

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Scrantonicity ~ “The Cover-Up”

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Published May 10, 2010 at 12:19 p.m.

As a native of Scranton, I was glued to “The Office” for 5 seasons, marveling at ALL of the local references to my hometown. (Dunmore, my high school!)   Imagine my excitement when I got the opportunity here at LITO to chronicle these local references for Season 6! This “golden ticket” just happened [ ... ] ...

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“St. Patrick’s Day” ~ Donna’s Recap

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Published March 12, 2010 at 9:59 p.m.

Top o’ the Mornin’ to ya, LITO readers! Sure and begorra, it’s St. Patrick’s Day in Scranton. Michael comes into the office and gleefully grabs some green M&M’s from Erin’s festive reception desk. He exclaims, “Green M&M’s?! Nature’s viagra!” Everyone seems to be a good mood. The camera pans around the office to show [ ... ] ...

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“New York City-icity”. New York and The Office

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Published Dec. 16, 2009 at 3:16 p.m.

Hi, Kevin here. A few weeks back (maybe more) I asked Bob if I could do a New York version of his great column “Scrantonicity”. Since I am from New York and I love when they show the Dunder-Mifflin headquarters in the show, it would be a natural. Bob agreed and I started writing.Then [ ... ] ...

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Scrantonicity… “Secret Santa”

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Published Dec. 15, 2009 at 5:57 p.m.

As “The Office” Season 6 progresses, the once-prolific local Scranton references keep dwindling down and downer. The show still features quality writing, but they seem to have gotten away from the charming “verisimilitude” of the past. (Thanks for the big word, loyal LITO-reader Dave!) Well, as far as the near-total lack of local [ ... ] ...

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Scrantonicity… “Murder”

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Published Nov. 16, 2009 at 12:11 p.m.

Trying to find Scranton references in this latest Office episode is like searching for clues in a murder mystery! The one obvious but oblique reference is the “Lackawanna Trolley Museum.” The actual name is the “Electric City Trolley Museum.” Before I even had a chance to research this, alert LITO reader Dave alerted me [ ... ] ...

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Scrantonicity… “Double Date”

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Published Nov. 10, 2009 at 12:20 p.m.

“The Office” double date in “Double Date” takes place at the upscale Scranton restaurant “Paparazzo’s.” This fine dining establishment would be the source of many fond memories for me, growing up in Scranton. This is where I would have gone before my senior prom, and where our wedding rehearsal dinner party would have been [ ... ] ...

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Scrantonicity… “Mafia”

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Published Oct. 19, 2009 at 10:43 a.m.

“Mafia” was an interesting choice for an Office episode. Way back when, the Scranton area economy was rocking with coal mining, and large numbers of different ethnic groups moved there for the jobs. Many Italians settled in the region, including my father’s family. Growing up, we used to make jokes about all the “organized [ ... ] ...

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John Krasinski interview with film critic Peter Travers

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Published Oct. 6, 2009 at 3:17 p.m.

This snuck right by me. Our boy John sits with Peter Travers and discusses Brief Interviews With Hideous Men, The Office and getting married on the show and engaged in real life. Having trouble linking directly so click over and scroll down about a third of the way.http://www.rollingstone.com/blogs/traverstake/-Kevin ...

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