Our new TV show, "Get Educated," is proudly based in Buffalo and there's plenty of evidence of that in the pilot. Where else would you find Millard Fillmore Middle School? "Get Educated" is a new mockumentary about teachers learning how to educate teenagers. Imagine if "The Office" took place in a middle school. In the latest clip, you can see one of cast members, Carson James Freeman, is wearing a Sammy Watkins jersey and the kid behind him is wearing a University of Buffalo t-shirt.
In the first scene of the pilot, you can see Mr. Garret's history class has posters of Buffalo City Hall and The Buffalo Courier-Express (the classic Buffalo newspaper before The Buffalo News). There's also a UB Buffalo promptly found on the corner of Mr. Garret's desk.
We also made posters for Buffalo Sports teams for all the gym class scenes. These teams included the Buffalo Bisons, Buffalo Bandits, Buffalo Blizzard, and Buffalo Braves. And yes, we know two of those teams don't exist anymore. Also, the name of the school's football team are the Millard Fillmore Buffalos.
And of course, we didn't forget about the Bills, Sabres, and UB Bulls. The director, Jordan Imiola, cast many of the student teenagers to wear Buffalo clothing. He also made them become Buffalo Bills fans before giving them the part. Okay, that's not true, but he thought about it.
The props of our Principal's office included a poster by a Buffalo artist, Caitlin Krumm, and a Buffalo Bills flask next to it
So why so much Buffalo love, especially when "Get Educated" was filmed in Los Angeles? It's because the writer and creator, Jordan Imiola, was born and raised in Buffalo. He also graduated with a degree in Television and Film Arts from Buffalo State College. before pursuing screenwriting in Hollywood.
Jordan didn't want to write something that took place in L.A. or N.Y. because most TV shows do. And he noticed successful mockumentaries like "The Office" and "Parks and Recreation" take place in cities that have a sense of community. (i.e. Scranton, PA and Pawnee, IN.) So he thought Buffalo, NY would be the perfect place. And he remembered there hasn’t been a TV show that’s taken place in Buffalo since “Jesse” with Christina Applegate.
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Jordan didn't want to write something that took place in L.A. or N.Y. because most TV shows do. And he noticed successful mockumentaries like "The Office" and "Parks and Recreation" take place in cities that have a sense of community. (i.e. Scranton, PA and Pawnee, IN.) So he thought Buffalo, NY would be the perfect place. And he remembered there hasn’t been a TV show that’s taken place in Buffalo since “Jesse” with Christina Applegate.
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