This is where the inhabitants of "Portlandia" reside, a place where hipsters go and do the things that hipsters do. They frequent and own indie bookstores, boutiques, and coffeehouses. They one-up each other on which magazines and articles they have read.
"Did you real that thing in PASTE that was about The National?"
"Did you read the fortune cookie from last night?"
"Did you read what that guy wrote in the sand at the beach?"
"Did you read Family Circus?"
"Did you read it?"
"Did you read the writing on the window?!"
They listen to indie rock and local musicians, and also know someone who is in music
(In the second season, Fred and Carrie attempt to avoid attending their friends' and others' DJ nights.)
They make sure everything they eat is locally produced, grown, and/or raised.
"Portlandia" is a sketch comedy created and starring Fred Armisen ("Saturday Night Live") and Carrie Brownstein (indie rock band Wild Flag.)
It returns for a second season of 10 episodes on Fridays starting Jan. 6 at 9p.m. on IFC. (The first season is available on Netflix Instant.)
The show originated from sketches that Armisen and Brownstein worked on over the course of several years that were posted online. (Videos can be found at thunderant.com) It was a good outlet for Armisen, who was able to go further into depth with sketches and characters that might not have a home on "SNL".
"Portland is a city where young people go to retire," quips Jason, one of many characters that Fred Armisen portrays in the musical sketch "The Dream of the ‘90s", in which he discovers that the 1990s are alive and well in Portland. His fellow co-conspirator is Carrie Brownstein; best known for her work in the ‘90s-era band Sleater-Kinney and her current membership in the band Wild Flag, which released their first album last September.
The first season consists of six episodes that are a combination of short features loosely related to one another. Some of the people we meet in "Portlandia" are Daniel and Meg, proud dumpster divers who use some of the food they find for a dinner party.
Diners Peter and Nancy are determined to make sure the chicken—named Colin—they are about to eat is from an organic farm outside of town by visiting the farm right as their server asks for their order.
In one of the most memorable sketches, trendsetters Bryce and Lisa place birds on various items at a gift shop. ("Put a bird on it!")
Singer-songwriter Aimee Mann defends fellow singer-songwriter Sarah MacLachlan when Fred and Carrie create and destroy a piñata in the image of MacLachlan.
SNL's Jason Sudeikis, Aubrey Plaza from "Parks and Recreation", and award-winning filmmaker and Portland resident Gus Van Sant appear on the show in various roles.
In order to promote the show, the second episode (rather than the first) of the new season is available to watch on ifc.com.
The episode starts off with a big parade. It's not just any old parade; it's an Allergy Pride Parade, celebrating those who are affected with allergies, from soy to daylight. In one sketch, Carrie tries to get over a bad tattoo of Eddie Vedder on a guy she is dating. Then she goes on a date with Eddie Vedder himself, who is also sporting a bad tattoo of someone else. Also two diehard "Battlestar Galactica" fans attempt to track down writer Ronald D. Moore and get him to write another episode, even reeling in that show's stars Edward James Olmos and James Callis for the episode's table reading.
Take a trip to "Portlandia", where you can stay for dinner with the dumpster divers or retire right out of college (a true dream of the ‘10s.)
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