Signing Off

    
  One of Scranton's best known citizens is
 leaving the city forever. I think that's
 big news! Especially when you consider the
 fact that he never actually lived there! In
 fact he never even visited!
  The 'he' in this case is Steve Carell,
 better know as Michael Scott in the very
 popular NBC Television show "The Office."
  Carell, who is now in big demand for
 movie rolls, declined to renew his
 contract for the weekly television series
 and appears in his last episode during
 an expanded program that runs tonight.
  As Michael Scott, Carell plays the
 somewhat incompetent manager of the fictional
 Dunder Mifflin  Paper Company at its branch
 office in Scranton.
  Local establishments like Cooper's
 Seafood show up in the script from time to
 time. One group of local artists
 hosts a tour to places and businesses
 mentioned on "The Office."
  Chamber of  Commerce President Austin Burke
 says it has put the city in the national
 spotlight.
  It's hard to tell if "The Office" will be
 able to survive without Carell.
  I sure hope so. And even if Dunder Mifflin
 were to fold....just think of the possible
 spin offs!
  Dwight could sell his home grown produce
 at the Farmer's Market and run a Karate School
 on the side. Jim and Pam could team up with the
 folks at Cascade Paper products. Andy could
 buy, remodel and reopen the Ritz Theater.
  There are all kinds of possibilities!
  Michael Scott will undoubtedly end up as
 a boss somewhere else.
  All of us have worked for someone like him
 at one time or another.
  Maybe one of them could replace him
 on 'The Office!?'
  In the meantime maybe our area Film Bureau
 could contact Carell to see if they could
 get him to make one of his movies in
 Scranton. Maybe he'd like to see the place.
  Hope all your NEWS is good!
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 I have to add a P.S. to this one.
 Just watched Carell's last show.
 Great job and I must admit I was
reminded of several sad 'good byes'
I've shared over the years from my
'Offices.' And that makes me think of
how lucky I was to have worked
with the likes of Bill McCormick
(aka Bill Dennis) at WILK, and
the late Bob Dennis at WDAU/
WYOU. There were many others.
Over the course of this blog I
may be able to tell you about
them!