Puhonix Posted January 4, 2006 Share Posted January 4, 2006 I saw this when it ran in the newspaper last month and thought about posting it, but now it seems to be a big deal. So here it is, Tallahassee's reaction to LOST. Visitors bureau irked by TV show Memo to the writers of "Lost" - next time you mention Tallahassee in your hit TV show, try to mention our canopy roads and Southern hospitality rather than our strip malls and Waffle Houses. At least that's what the Tallahassee Area Convention & Visitors Bureau wants you to do. The ABC show, about plane crash survivors stuck on an island so mysterious it makes the Twilight Zone seem like Mayberry, mentioned Tallahassee in its Nov. 30 episode. In a flashback sequence, the U.S. marshal pursuing Kate (Evangeline Lilly) tracks her down at a bus station, where she was buying a ticket to Tallahassee. "Tallahassee?" the marshal asks. "I spent a week in Tallahassee one night. It's all strip malls and Waffle Houses. What's a pretty girl like you going to do down in Tallahassee?" "I'm sure I'll find something," Kate replies before the marshal arrests her. Sharon Liggett, president and CEO of the Tallahassee Area Convention & Visitors Bureau, was flipping channels when the show aired and happened to catch the exchange between Kate and the marshal. "The way in which it was said did not shed a positive light on Tallahassee," she said. Liggett wrote a letter to "Lost" producers last week inviting them to visit Tallahassee to get a true feel for the town. "We would love to showcase the deep-rooted history, rolling hills, canopy roads of moss-draped oaks and Southern-style hospitality of Tallahassee with you," she wrote. "And maybe they'll take us up on it," she said later. The episode with the Tallahassee reference attracted 13.5 million viewers, according to the Nielsen ratings. That made it the nation's sixth most popular show of the week. DIALOGUE FROM ABC'S "LOST" U.S. marshal: "Tallahassee? I spent a week in Tallahassee one night. It's all strip malls and Waffle Houses. What's a pretty girl like you going to do down in Tallahassee?" Kate: "I'm sure I'll find something." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Fong Posted January 4, 2006 Share Posted January 4, 2006 Why the hell are people so touchy? Hey Tallahassee try having the national rep of Buffalo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puhonix Posted January 4, 2006 Author Share Posted January 4, 2006 One thing that we have that I'm damn proud of: Hot Girls Hot Fans! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Poojer Posted January 4, 2006 Share Posted January 4, 2006 oh my, i am getting the vapors... One thing that we have that I'm damn proud of: Hot Girls Hot Fans! 552304[/snapback] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckeyemike Posted January 4, 2006 Share Posted January 4, 2006 What's wrong with strip malls and Waffle Houses? I wish we had Waffle Houses closer to Cleveland...mmmm...Waffle Houses. Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puhonix Posted January 4, 2006 Author Share Posted January 4, 2006 I'll tell you what I miss, IHOP and Denny's. There's none of either anywhere near Tallahassee. And while I"m ranting, I could go for a nice slurpee every now and then too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Fong Posted January 5, 2006 Share Posted January 5, 2006 I could go for a nice slurpee every now and then too! 553542[/snapback] They don't have 7-11s in Tallahassee? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Jokeman Posted January 5, 2006 Share Posted January 5, 2006 oh my, i am getting the vapors... 552332[/snapback] yeah I feel like Turning Japanese after seeing those pics too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puhonix Posted January 5, 2006 Author Share Posted January 5, 2006 They don't have 7-11s in Tallahassee? 554452[/snapback] No 7-11 in Tally, and none within decent driving distance. <sigh> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Fong Posted January 5, 2006 Share Posted January 5, 2006 No 7-11 in Tally, and none within decent driving distance. <sigh> 554916[/snapback] Wow, there's one on every corner in Bangkok, Thailand. I just assumed they'd be everywhere in the U.S. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puhonix Posted January 5, 2006 Author Share Posted January 5, 2006 Wow, there's one on every corner in Bangkok, Thailand. I just assumed they'd be everywhere in the U.S. 555084[/snapback] you read the article, all strip malls and waffle houses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Fong Posted January 5, 2006 Share Posted January 5, 2006 you read the article, all strip malls and waffle houses. 555187[/snapback] Well here's your chance dude, get a franchise. Then you can have all the slurpees you want. I can't believe this thread has lasted this long. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spun Posted January 5, 2006 Share Posted January 5, 2006 you read the article, all strip malls and waffle houses. 555187[/snapback] No Winn Dixie's? No Piggly Wiggly's? I wouldn't say Tallahassee has a PR problem. Especially after seeing those pix... Hum-a-na hum-a-na!!! Ho-ly bejesus... Now Buffalo having to explain that it could someday thrive again economically, now that is going uphill... Even though there are numerous examples of thriving northern climates with intense winters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puhonix Posted January 5, 2006 Author Share Posted January 5, 2006 No Winn Dixie's? No Piggly Wiggly's? 555677[/snapback] We do have a few Winn-Dixies, but being in Florida, we are in the land of Publix. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spun Posted January 5, 2006 Share Posted January 5, 2006 Going to an FSU home game is now on the to-do list... I saw that Miami FSU game earlier in the year. Geometry, yes!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramius Posted January 5, 2006 Share Posted January 5, 2006 We do have a few Winn-Dixies, but being in Florida, we are in the land of Publix. 555744[/snapback] I'm telling you, lets open a denny's franchise. biggest mistake the other idiots made was that it wasnt within walking distance of campus. If we put one there, theres 35,000 students cater to, more than half of them drunk or stoned and looking for food at 2:30 am. And Mickey D's cant serve them all! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Fong Posted January 6, 2006 Share Posted January 6, 2006 I'm telling you, lets open a denny's franchise. biggest mistake the other idiots made was that it wasnt within walking distance of campus. If we put one there, theres 35,000 students cater to, more than half of them drunk or stoned and looking for food at 2:30 am. And Mickey D's cant serve them all! 555782[/snapback] It's settled then. You guys open the Denny's and I'll open the 7-11. We'll all be rich and we'll buy TBD a new server. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckeyemike Posted January 6, 2006 Share Posted January 6, 2006 One thing that we have that I'm damn proud of: Hot Girls Hot Fans! 552304[/snapback] Ah, the wonders of silicone...especially on the second pic! Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puhonix Posted January 9, 2006 Author Share Posted January 9, 2006 Ah, the wonders of silicone...especially on the second pic! Mike 557651[/snapback] like it matters. unless I'm grabbing, I dont care what I'm looking at, fake or real. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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