Portlandia

There was another thread, but now it's locked.

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For the uninitiated: Quirky (putting it mildly) sketch show starring Fred Armisen (SNL) and Carrie Brownstein (Sleater-Kinney) about Portland, where weird is mainstream and everyone is into DIY and bike culture and composting and goes to feminist bookstores and has tattoos and dresses like they're taking their dog for a walk rather than going to work in a corporate office and it's all kind of true. (Note: description does not apply to suburbs or SW.)

You can watch some episodes on Hulu for the next four hours (http://www.hulu.com/portlandia), or you can probably track them down in ways I officially do not condone. Also, I've heard season one is on Netflix. Also, it airs on IFC.

If you appreciate weird sketch comedy, you should watch. If you're a BSG fan, you should at least watch 2x02 (on hulu or airing soon on IFC). OLMOS. SERIOUSLY.

On the east side? We probably live really close.

 

What does he have against Tigard.

 

It's a lame suburb. It's Beaverton's even less cool little brother.

 

My one major complaint about the BSG sketch is that Katee Sackhoff did not appear.

 

pff, portlandia threads are over.

 

Who is FROM Beaverton. smh

 

She is a terrible actress and would have ruined it anyway.

 

i like this show.

 

Loved this comment. But it's so OVER.

 

The Mayor is my favorite. I just watched season 1 on Netflix.

 

I just watched the first 2 eps on Netflix last night...pretty funny

 

I lived in Beaverton (Beaver Class of 1994 lol).

Beaverton ****ing sucks.

Seriously, I never knew a much different and cool culture existed in the city proper until after I moved back to Seattle.

And I've been meaning to check out that show.







Beaverton.

 

I like the feminist bookstore.

 

No, the other 20th.

 

STEVE BUSCEMI

 

So I gave it a try being it's on netflix instant streaming. Watched the first 3 episodes. Better than expected, but there are still some clunker sketches. I'll keep watching because I think there might be more good over bad.

 

yeah it's not all gold, but when it's good, it's really good.

 

Typical sketch comedy. But yeah, the good ones are great. The obsessed bike guy is embarrassingly true. I know at least five dudes like that.

The opening credits are also awesome. If only it were always that sunny.

Rossl: Oh, the lame one. nvm

 

So I caught up on this show during SNOWPOCALYPSE2012!!1! last week.

I think I'm in love with Carrie. Again.

 

Dream of the 1890's

 

the episodes have really been sucking lately. i think they've run out of ideas.

 

You probably haven't even heard of Neu.

 

OK, so I watched the pilot a little while back and thought it sucked because it was just humor for people with no idea how actual coastal liberals live ("Lulz, you guys care about food sourcing?" *hops in the FUV and drives to McDonald's*) But later on, I decided to give the show a second chance because I know pilots in general aren't a good measure of a show's quality, and I'm really glad I did. The dumpster diving sketch in particular was fantastic and possibly resonated a bit with me.

Also, I had no idea the female lead was a member of Sleater-Kinney until I heard her do the vocals for the Portland theme song.

 

yeah, that one was okay.