"passive-aggressive self-absorption laced with contempt for the unenlightened"

We have none of that in Portland.

My take is I'm fine with the subject matter, but execution is so-so. 6 episodes on IFC is about right. Also still not sure how it would be interesting to anyone not familiar with Portland, or a place that shares a lot of these traits with Portland.

Take away from Hump's review: can we all agree to never use the term "creative class" unless it's dripping in irony?

@Blabby Yeah, I'm also not totally sure how interesting it would be to folks who are not familiar with Portland.

This isn't a very sophisticated thing to say, but I think once its run is over, many of us will look fondly back at "that time when there was a sketch comedy show about portland."

The show itself is clearly on the absurd end of the spectrum - which I appreciate. I don't think carrie and fred are pissed at stuff. Some jokes/themes tank, and others are funny. But for the ones that tank - who cares (I doubt they even care all that much). They're just trying to have fun and be weird.

What Blabby said. I think it could get better as they move along but it's needs to move beyond the one-joke-per-skit-by-way-of-SNL/Lonely Island-style. If they could start layering jokes and moving to longer skits it could become more than Fred and Carrie play dress-up.