Article: Scranton Bets Big That 'The Office' Fanatics Will Convene at Series' 'Branch'

To: ENTERTAINMENT EDITORS

Contact: The Office Convention Committee, +1-570-207-9001, ex. 5415 or 5409

SCRANTON, Pa., Oct. 10 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- NBC's Emmy- award-winning comedy series "The Office" sparks a fervent cult-like zeal in its fans that brings to mind the kind of fanaticism inspired by "Star Trek" or -- if you prefer the silver screen -- "Napoleon Dynamite." And as "trekkies" have so amply demonstrated, cults will rally around the objects of their devotion.

That's what Scranton, Pa. is betting on when it hosts the first- ever The Office Convention, the weekend of Oct. 26 through Oct. 28. (Tickets are now available via theofficeconvention.com.)

"The time has come for 'The ...

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