Portlandia has always been affectionate toward its zealot brunchers and adult hide-and-seek league champions and their quirky little cocoon. The show's natural end-point, then, is inevitably the emergence of the Trump administration — which is what happened when too many of us forgot that the Bush administration ever happened.
Even the town that gave Portlandia its name has expressed misgivings about the show's louche view of progressivism: The Portland bookstore In Other Words where many of the Women and Women First scenes were shot issued a scathing statement decrying the series for glamorizing gentrification, whitewashing the store's worldview, and treating Armisen's Candace as a Birkenstock-clad version of Bugs Bunny in a dress, which "throws trans femmes under the bus by holding up their gender presentation for mockery and ridicule.
Of course, Portlandia can't be expected to single-handedly remedy, or even reflect, the terrors of economic disparity, racism, and transphobia — but its wink-and-nod and half-hearted shrug toward these issues doesn't play well — or, at least, as inconspicuously — under an administration that can doom and damn marginalized people with a single fiat by tweet.
In an interview with HuffPost , Brownstein admitted, "I think people are realizing it was almost a privilege in some ways during the Obama administration to be able to tune out politics every once in awhile. And that's exactly why the show no longer works.
It is a relic of that era. Liberals and progressives have bigger concerns than brunch. Portlandia reflected sunnier, more frivolous days, and while it is a smart and warm-hearted show, this is the right time to put it to bed.
Skip to header Skip to main content Skip to footer Analysis. Entertainment Politics. Steve Bannon's contempt case assigned to Trump appointee. Luck of the draw. And now that shit is attainable to no one because everyone thought it was the thing you moved here to have and be a part of! I just wanna smoke, play metal and get along alright. Wish me luck with that. It wanted to make a caricature of Portland and it did -- so much so that now people are flocking here to live, or for spring break, whatever, for that caricature and not for what made the city lovable or precious or unique.
Skip to main content Portland Lifestyle. Courtesy of IFC. Paul Wolfe -- social worker; engagement photographer. Jessica Brackett -- Voodoo Doughnuts employee; artist whose work has appeared in Portlandia. Mo Troper -- musician ; writer ; Angeleno by way of Portland.
Chris Stamm -- writer ; punk rock dad. Justin Tutor -- native Oregonian; owner of Crank Bicycles. Billy Moore -- native Oregonian; owner of Moore Coffee. Andy Kryza -- Thrillist senior editor; proud home owner in the newly gentrified Eliot neighborhood. James Emmons -- unemployed; barfly at Tony's Tavern.
Lisa Ciccarello -- poet ; barista. Brooke Geery -- founder of snowboarding site Yobeat. Pete Cottell holds no beef with Fred and Carrie, but he sincerely wishes they would've precluded their " No You Go " bit with a disclaimer stating that slow, derpy driving is actually making the city a much more dangerous place to drive.
Follow his hot takes on brunch lines and rage-inducing traffic at VanifestDestiny. If they could just some more stable characters and focus a little bit more on consistent relationships non sketch stuff to give the audience something to look forward to than maybe next season it will be a I'm not from Portland, but I live there now. Portland is a beautiful place to live. Breathtaking scenery, an excellent public transit system, awesome restaurants, great beer and coffee, close proximity to mountains and the ocean.
There's a lot to like about living here. Sure, it rains a lot, there are a lot of homeless people, and hipsters are pretentious douchebags, but most people are hard working, friendly and inclusive. Some people get annoyed by the "small town" locals and some people get annoyed by the "yuppies for California.
IFC plays on many of the Portland sensibilities in their satire sketch comedy show "Portlandia". I enjoyed the show when it first started, but my enjoyment has dipped since then. Maybe it's because when it started it was still a place for young people to retire. Now, not so much. It's a booming economy, a lot of new money pouring in, and things are changing, I think mostly for the better, but that's not how everyone sees it.
Rent has increased, so has traffic, and some of the charm has disappeared. I guess you can look at it both ways, positively and negatively. Also, jokes about hipsters, weirdness and more grow stale after being told over and over again. Overall, I enjoyed it when it first started, but maybe it's time to let it go.
Like one of their famous sketches suggests, it's over. Started watching Portlandia because I was drawn to the variety of sketches that were clever with the occasional celebrity appearance. Lots more to watch. Fred Armisen and Carrie Brownstein have great chemistry together and can be silly at times. Who cares - you can tell that they are having a lot of fun.
Continues to entertain. I often find myself more interested in writing a highly critical review, mostly because I'm irritated by a film that cost a lot of money yet was awful, but this TV show deserves some commentary. Now don't get me wrong, this show has a lot of "misses.
However, I like absurd, bizarre humor, especially if it's got some social commentary, and at times Portlandia is very funny. For example, in one scene the main characters a couple talk about how people throw so many good things away, and then proceed to "dumpster dive. Undeterred, they decide that most of the trash in that dumpster possesses value. The man finds a tiny shirt which was his, shrunken by a dryer, I think , and decides to put it on, though of course it fits horribly and looks ridiculous.
I guess I enjoy this sort of thing because it exaggerates what we all know some people do, though they may not do it in a dumpster. Sometimes, I don't really understand what they are trying do, if it's meant to be humorous, or if it's just incoherence for the sake of it, but I just go with it, and sometimes it does turn out to be funny, sometimes because after a while I find that I just have to laugh at it such as a female musician who keeps dreaming of a pony, though it's not clear why.
I also think that some right wing folk really think that there are a lot of Americans who are actually like this, mostly on the coasts, I guess. Was Obama really born in the USA? Well, if you don't think he was, you might actually believe that the Portlandians are real and represent millions, the left wing barbarian horde seeking to destroy baseball, hot dogs, apple pie, and Chevrolet, presumably. A worthwhile absurdist comedy for an absurd period in US history, I guess. Armisen and Brownstein have created a zany collection of well-meaning oddballs, politically correct, former hippies and smug yuppies all occupying a quirky universe within the confines of Portland, Oregon.
This is intelligent, satirical comedy that requires the viewer to notice the eccentricities of each new character they encounter, from the city's Reggae-loving mayor to the two militant feminist that run the "Women and Women First" bookstore.
Both observational and situation gags abound! I personally have enjoyed it and I'm finishing up Season 2. Can't wait to see what new characters are introduced in the next few seasons.
If you're a fan of sketch comedy or if you're just looking for something a little different, give it a shot. Great stuff!! Okay, this is something you either love or hate or get or don't get. It is so completely strange and its sense of humor is bizarre, dry or awkward. Not sure which one. All I know is that I love it. These 2 come up with some pretty original, funny stuff! I can't get enough of it.
There are some skits I like better, but overall, I really enjoy it. It is so different from what is out there, which is a nice change. Nothing short of genius, in my opinion to come up with these skits. It is not one boring storyline with stale characters and a laugh track. It is a collage of characters and funny as heck skits. And, I would have to disagree with some of the posters who say that it is a show for a certain demographic.
Almost makes me want to go live in Portand! The show makes fun of Portand in such a funny way. I know some people just don't get it and it is usually the Y generation who like this, but that is not the case with me. I loved all seasons, but I think season one may have been better than season 2 and season 3 better than 2. I would think they would run out of fun ideas, but they don't. I would sure love to be at their table when they are coming up with these ideas.
I laugh so hard, but my husband doesn't get it, so again, your brain is either going to be wired to like this or not, but at least give it a shot. Good job cast! Oh, "cacao! This show is Golden. This, naturally, caught my eye. Having foreground on the culture and mainstays of Portland, I found this series to be a profound satirical whimsy of the rustic town.
There's a beautiful vibe to this show, I can't quite voice as it eludes me. Nevertheless, Fred Armisen and Carrie Brownstein admittedly new to their acumen do an exemplary job of gunning laughs from the audience while punching subliminal character to each skit-piece performed.
I do believe you have to have an outlandish sense of humor to truly grasp every slurp of this amazing show, and I know most of my peers wouldn't find this humor too attracting. This is a show I can put on at any time, and still laugh my butt off. The new season is fresh, and hasn't lost any momentum from the beginning.
For me, this show is a breath of fresh air, much like you'd find in the beautiful woodland town of Portland. A wonderful comedy sketch show with a running theme, the theme being the irony of real world city Portland.
I asked some American guy if Portlandia was anything like the real Portland. And the told me that he actually lives in it and he didn't want to talk about it. Every scene is sarcastic humor. This show is so much fun to watch.
You are literally never bored watching this. You can start anywhere because there virtually isn't a plot. This is a "sitcom". I laugh in every single scene. I feel somewhat sorry for people living in Portland because it seems to make fun of the city. An error has occured. Please try again. Create a list ». Shows - Watched.
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