On our way to cousin Hazel's place for lunch I noticed a sign on the highway to Van Nuys. This rang a bell and after a quick search, I realised this was the area where a well known American comedy is filmed. The location is actually very un-Hollywood, being in a semi industrial dead end street. Here's the picture:
Any guesses?
Beets, Bears, Battlestar Galactica.
Yes, the Office is filmed in the middle of LA and not in Scranton, PA. It's a strange thing to see a building you've seen hundreds of times on TV. Kind of familiar but different at the same time. We walked around the street and discovered the back lot and stages. The show is currently on holidays so there wasn't a lot happening but still interesting to poke around a little. The security guard was nice enough to let us take some photos as long as we didn't walk past the entrance.
Its always a little sad to leave but happy to be going back to see everyone back home too. Too bad there's 14 hours between destinations. Thanks to all the family and everyone we could spend time with for a great trip! Hopefully we'll be back soon...