Last week IFC announced that Fred Armisen and Carrie Brownstein would be releasing Portlandia: A Guide for Visitors this November. It’s the perfect idea for a show in which the town itself is such an important character; a more perfect vision of Portland, with a cool mayor, 100% employment, and hipster customs that seem more like local law – especially bicycle rights. And this guidebook might be our chance to find out where Ronald D. Moore of Battlestar Galactica fame lives so that we can visit him ourselves. Inspired by the news, we’ve been thinking about some other fictional TV towns that we wouldn’t mind visiting, even those without a decent Feminist Bookstore. Leave any of your favorites that we missed in the comments!
Pawnee, Indiana – Parks & Recreation
Home of the second most dysfunctional town government — beaten only by Bell, California — Pawnee already has its own guidebook. Eagleton native Leslie Knope’s Pawnee: The Greatest Town in America tells the story of this wonderful, small city, its small horse (RIP), and many other attractions. Knope tells visitors not just what to do but where to stay (the Four Seasons Hotel is highly recommended), what to eat (waffles and coffee served waffle-style), and even where not to sit in the diner (near the heater).
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What about the town Dawson and Joey lived in – Capeside?
I cannot find a decent “Northern Exposure” torrent anywhere :( I really want to watch it again but I don’t want it on DVD. I just don’t understand why it’s popularity hasn’t been revived like “Twin Peaks”. I remember there being a similarly enthusiastic following.
I’d have to go with Eureka, Oregon from Eureka. Sure there’s the weekly risk of total annihilation for the sake of science but it’s worth it for smarthouses, smartcars and a cafe where the owner can make anything you could possibly want.
Am I the only one who wants to visit Eureka?
Cute list–I’ve always been a sucker for Stars Hollow. Tthe comment “nothing says ‘fictional’ like ‘supports multiple indie bookstores’” just made me laugh out loud, along with my coworker. Bellingham, WA has five independent (/used) bookstores, all of which are thriving. ;-)
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Bon Temps and Shreveport. Eric the viking.
Dog River, Saskatchewan from Corner Gas. Consists of The Ruby, Corner Gas and a bar whose name I forget. And the LCBO/Car insurance place.
Was almost, thanks to Hank’s thinking, Home of the World’s Biggest Hoe.
what about ed’s stuckeyville?
A couple of classics – Hooterville (Green Acres, Petticoat Junction), Fernwood, Ohio (Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman & Forever Fernwood), Dunn’s River, Ct. (Soap), Llanview, PA (One Life To Live), Collinsport, Me (Dark Shadows), and Hanover,Indiana – where Dr. Frasier Crane was afraid he’d be sacrificed to the corn god……
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