If Afghanistan can, why can't we?
Afghanistan will launch their own version of The Office! Well, not really. It's called The Minister and instead of being about workers in a paper company, it's set in the offices of the Ministry of Garbage. It also employs the mockumentary technique which was popularized by The Office, of course. Watch the trailer below:
Is there any way I can get to watch this? I found it funny and it has potential for delicious satire. (In one scene, the secretary reads requests of Parliament members: one wants 10 escort vans, another asks for authorization for a drug-trafficking business and the third wants to hire all his cousins and brothers-in-law.) It could turn out to be a stronger government satire than Parks and Recreation. May pinaghuhugutan, knowing the country's tumultuos past, and even their present. It is interesting to note that The Ministry will be shown by ToloTV, the same network that created Afghan Star, a reality-singing competition similar to American Idol. (If you haven't watched the documentary about the show and the contestants, you should. It's amazing).
Bottomline is: I love the mockumentary! There's just so much storytelling potential in the mockumentary format. I won't elaborate, it's in our thesis paper already. Haha! But when will we have our own mockumentary TV show? I hope soon. Fan Club na kaya yun? We'll see. Haha!
