On our way home from the Office Convention 2007 (whoot!) Sandy and I got into a discussion about which character we felt was truly from the Scranton region. Who best seemed to represent the area that had been so kind and generous to us over the course of those 3 convention days?
So we looked at each character and decided who best fit into the Scranton area.
Pam & Roy: Yes. Based on their characterisation, I would say that these two are the epitome of the local high school sweethearts (well, obviously-- and thankfully-- not anymore) Roy would have likely played on the local football team. We could almost envision Pam bundled in her turtleneck and jeans watching from the bleachers.
Angela: Would she be frequenting the local Masonic Temple? Or the hundreds of Catholic Churches in the area? Hard to say. But entirely possible. Her hard-tacked Christian attitudes and an ability to dislike everyone and everything makes her less and less likely to be a local. (Wouldn't she find the numorous local bars tasteless? Or the mall sinfull?) While there, we ran into only the most awesome and friendly people-- surely Angela can't possibly be from Scranton! But maybe Angela is just a one-off. That being said, she could totally find those head-to-toe outfits at Boscov's.
Dwight: Oh, heck yah. In fact I'm pretty sure we saw a guy that would be the local "Dwight" doing security at McDonald's at 1am.
Michael: Sandy commented that he was the one guy who she thought didn't seem to be from Scranton. Why? Because she thought he would totally have friends there! And I think I agree. As much of a loser as he appears to be on the show... we're certain that someone in that town would be his BFF.
Jan: Ahh, Jan. Obviously a New Yorker. But her porche? Would stick out like a sore thumb among the American-made cars. Ditto her juicy-couture yoga outfit.
Phyllis: Her sweetness and fondness for Sue Grafton makes her a shoe-in for a valid local. We definitely could see her waiting in line at Steamtown for the mystery author's autograph.
Stanley & Darryl: We saw only 2 Black men at the Cocktails night. One was an Office writer (from Canada!) and the other was dressed as Darryl. Besides that though, we could see them fitting in in the hum-drum way of life that exists in Scranton. I could see Darryl playing on the same football team as Roy, mack'in on the cheerleaders.
Oscar: I think being an openly gay man in Scranton would not be easy. I could, in fact, see him moving away to NYC if he was outted to his office.
Kevin: Oh, yes. Absolutely, yes. We could definitely see him hanging around Poor Richard's after his bowling league finished playing having a few pints with the manager.
Creed: We didn't meet any crazy old men... but I'm sure they exist in every town. Besides wasn't Creed raised in China or something? (And I have my own theories about his connections to Canada)
Andy: Andy, Andy, Andy. Andy from Cornell. Andy who worked in the plush Stamford office with Josh. Since Andy always thinks one step ahead (like a carpenter who makes stairs), and likes to people mimic... fitting into Scranton should be easy! If it wasn't for Andy's desire to want to be liked and to fit in, I would have a hard time believing he could survive in Scranton. But... Andy, being Andy makes it all the more easier for him to fit in.
Kelly: At the Writer's Q&A, Mindy said she could see Kelly going crazy at Boscov's ... but I think she would want more. I could see her trying to move to NYC and then failing when she realized that the rent was dipping into her shopping budget. Scranton local? Nahh...
...which brings us to Jim.
We had the hardest time deciding if Jim would fit into Scranton. But he is friendly, funny and outgoing... all the qualities we saw in the locals we talked to (Frankie from Frank's Funeral Home, Holy Cross girl...) So we had to rank our imaginary boyfriend as a real and true Scrantonite.
(As you can tell I left out Karen. Heather has a fabulous analysis about Karen, so I'll let her write about that...)
Eh?!
So we looked at each character and decided who best fit into the Scranton area.
Pam & Roy: Yes. Based on their characterisation, I would say that these two are the epitome of the local high school sweethearts (well, obviously-- and thankfully-- not anymore) Roy would have likely played on the local football team. We could almost envision Pam bundled in her turtleneck and jeans watching from the bleachers.Angela: Would she be frequenting the local Masonic Temple? Or the hundreds of Catholic Churches in the area? Hard to say. But entirely possible. Her hard-tacked Christian attitudes and an ability to dislike everyone and everything makes her less and less likely to be a local. (Wouldn't she find the numorous local bars tasteless? Or the mall sinfull?) While there, we ran into only the most awesome and friendly people-- surely Angela can't possibly be from Scranton! But maybe Angela is just a one-off. That being said, she could totally find those head-to-toe outfits at Boscov's.
Dwight: Oh, heck yah. In fact I'm pretty sure we saw a guy that would be the local "Dwight" doing security at McDonald's at 1am.
Michael: Sandy commented that he was the one guy who she thought didn't seem to be from Scranton. Why? Because she thought he would totally have friends there! And I think I agree. As much of a loser as he appears to be on the show... we're certain that someone in that town would be his BFF.
Jan: Ahh, Jan. Obviously a New Yorker. But her porche? Would stick out like a sore thumb among the American-made cars. Ditto her juicy-couture yoga outfit.
Phyllis: Her sweetness and fondness for Sue Grafton makes her a shoe-in for a valid local. We definitely could see her waiting in line at Steamtown for the mystery author's autograph.
Stanley & Darryl: We saw only 2 Black men at the Cocktails night. One was an Office writer (from Canada!) and the other was dressed as Darryl. Besides that though, we could see them fitting in in the hum-drum way of life that exists in Scranton. I could see Darryl playing on the same football team as Roy, mack'in on the cheerleaders.
Oscar: I think being an openly gay man in Scranton would not be easy. I could, in fact, see him moving away to NYC if he was outted to his office.
Kevin: Oh, yes. Absolutely, yes. We could definitely see him hanging around Poor Richard's after his bowling league finished playing having a few pints with the manager.
Creed: We didn't meet any crazy old men... but I'm sure they exist in every town. Besides wasn't Creed raised in China or something? (And I have my own theories about his connections to Canada)
Andy: Andy, Andy, Andy. Andy from Cornell. Andy who worked in the plush Stamford office with Josh. Since Andy always thinks one step ahead (like a carpenter who makes stairs), and likes to people mimic... fitting into Scranton should be easy! If it wasn't for Andy's desire to want to be liked and to fit in, I would have a hard time believing he could survive in Scranton. But... Andy, being Andy makes it all the more easier for him to fit in.Kelly: At the Writer's Q&A, Mindy said she could see Kelly going crazy at Boscov's ... but I think she would want more. I could see her trying to move to NYC and then failing when she realized that the rent was dipping into her shopping budget. Scranton local? Nahh...
...which brings us to Jim.
We had the hardest time deciding if Jim would fit into Scranton. But he is friendly, funny and outgoing... all the qualities we saw in the locals we talked to (Frankie from Frank's Funeral Home, Holy Cross girl...) So we had to rank our imaginary boyfriend as a real and true Scrantonite.(As you can tell I left out Karen. Heather has a fabulous analysis about Karen, so I'll let her write about that...)
Eh?!
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