The character David Wallace on the Office is named after the author David Foster Wallace because
producer and writer Michael Schur (who also played the character Mose Schrute on the show) is
a fan of the author. He also owns the movie adaption rights to David Foster Wallace’s novel Infinite Jest.
I’ve seen at least 5 David Foster Wallace references in the past week.
I have no idea who that is, or why I’m seeing his name so much, but I always picture the CFO from The Office.
The character David Wallace on the Office is named after the author David Foster Wallace because producer and writer Michael Schur (who also played the character Mose Schrute on the show) is a fan of the author. He also owns the movie adaption rights to David Foster Wallace’s novel Infinite Jest.
Mike Schur, showrunner of Parks and Recreation, is obsessed with David Foster Wallace.
Schur even owns the film rights to the book, although he doesn’t have plans to turn it into a movie anytime soon.
I was curious if there was an homage there. Thanks for the info!
Oh, apparently Schur directed the sweet Eschaton music video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJpfK7l404I
Looks like you just got Baader-Meinhofed