Rainn Wilson’s Travel Show Is Sweeter Than It Has Any Right to Be

In the wake of Anthony Bourdain’s passing, it feels like tons of male celebrities have tried their hand to fill the travel host’s shoes. Got an army of fans and a soft, calming voice? Apple TV+ is going to send you to Antarctica for a year—enjoy! For actors and other big personalities over the age of 35, these days, becoming a globetrotter has become a profitable profession. I can’t pretend I’m not jealous, having watched at least an episode of every one of these shows.

Though Bourdain and his Parts Unknown are the best pairing, a handful of these similar new series have been quite impressive. The best, by far, is Stanley Tucci’s Searching for Italy, though the CNN show only focused on cuisine in the Mediterranean country. Series like Down to Earth with Zac Efron and Eugene Levy’s The Reluctant Traveler have taken their stars all over the world, offering a more diverse array of new stories to tell. Conan O’Brien left his beloved talk show to film Conan O’Brien Must Go, yet another travel series that sees a lovable dude dragging his suitcase from corner to corner of our planet.

Most of these series have grabbed my attention in one way or another—it’s hard to pass on Tucci slurping up gobs of cacio e pepe, or Efron saying “wow” dozens of times—but there is one I was more hesitant about. I figured that Peacock’s Rainn Wilson and the Geography of Bliss might be only for avid fans of The Office, looking to see what the guy behind farmer Dwight Schrute is up to these days. Fortunately, I was wrong, and The Geography of Bliss is yet another playful way to travel from the comfort (and inexpensiveness) of your own couch.

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