Portlandia

[sleepyjeff]

New series on IFC.....6 episodes were successful enough that they ordered 10 more.


http://www.ifc.com/portlandia/

In the very least, you should check out the music video:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AVmq9dq6Nsg

[Ghoulish Delight]

I love Fred Armisen, and I love Kerry Brownstein. I was sold on them as a duo when they did a video for one of my favorite bands, Man Man. I was super sold on Portlandia when I saw that video, and again when I saw the Put A Bird On It.

BUT WE DON'T GET IFC

There's actually at on of stuff on IFC right now that I'd love to see, but can't justify the $6/month to add it to our cable lineup. Sigh, guess I'll wait for the DVD

[Cadaverous Pallor]

IFC is tapping into my favorite comedy niches right now and it's pissing me off because I don't want to pay for a whole new tier on cable just to get the one channel.

But now I see there are lengthy clips of Comedy Death Ray and Portlandia so maybe I'll be sated for now, even though Whitest Kids U Know doesn't have anything on their page.

ETA - what GD said, plus more.

[sleepyjeff]

That's too bad......I didn't even know we had IFC until I went looking for Portlandia.

I love how they drop addresses into the conversations....it's always someplace in one of Portland's more wonderfully weird neighborhoods.

[Stan4dSteph]

I watched an episode. It was hit and miss for me. Some of it was just weird, and not in a funny way. Maybe it would be funnier if I had ever been to Portland.

[sleepyjeff]

Originally Posted by Stan4dSteph

I watched an episode. It was hit and miss for me. Some of it was just weird, and not in a funny way. Maybe it would be funnier if I had ever been to Portland.

Totally agree....I mostly love it for the inside jokes but I can see how someone who's never been here would be a bit put off by that.

[Ghoulish Delight]

From what I've seen of it, I've spent enough time at various hipster outlets, venues, and cultural events that even if I miss a lot of the super-local stuff I still see a lot of familiarity.

[Stan4dSteph]

Originally Posted by Ghoulish Delight

From what I've seen of it, I've spent enough time at various hipster outlets, venues, and cultural events that even if I miss a lot of the super-local stuff I still see a lot of familiarity.

There aren't a lot of hipsters in Albany. We do have a surplus of douchebags though. Perhaps there are similarities.

[Cadaverous Pallor]

Originally Posted by Stan4dSteph

There aren't a lot of hipsters in Albany. We do have a surplus of douchebags though. Perhaps there are similarities.

Hmm, one is basically arty intelligencia with elitist tendencies and the other is basically smirking machismo with bullying tendencies, so I don't think there's much crossover. Perhaps one could claim that they're both irritating but I guess I've chosen my side.

[Alex]

I believe they're colocated in Roget's.