This morning, Ezra posted an extended clip from the upcoming Portlandia sketch sitcom created by SNL‘s Fred Armisen and Sleater-Kinney’s Carrie Brownstein—and the response was… well… MIXED. In fact, it was so mixed, only a 100% scientifically accurate Blogtown poll can figure out whether you think this thing will be a delight or a dud. For those Portland hipsters who are too disaffected and cool to scroll down, here’s the video again. (Everyone else click here to read all the varied and entertaining comments.)


Okay, so you watched it… LET’S VOTE! And remember, as with all Blogtown polls, results are legally binding.*
WHICH BLOGTOWN COMMENTER DO YOU MOST AGREE WITH?

*Depending on this poll’s results, Armisen and Brownstein will either leave the medium of “comedy” forever, or extend Portlandia to 14 seasons.

Bang bang, choo-choo train, let me see you shake that thang. Wm. Steven Humphrey is the editor-in-chief of the Portland Mercury and has held the job since 2000. (So don’t get any funny ideas.)

13 replies on “<i>Portlandia</i> Commenters: WHO IS MOST RIGHTEST?”

  2. I wonder how many of the people who DON’T like this show or DO like this show are actually, ya know, FROM Portland?… Me? I’m NEP born, and am looking forward to it…

  3. There are funnier clips out there than the music video…the militant bike messenger cracks me up and it hits the nail on the head.
    There is, and will be, a lot of butthurt about this show. But that’s only because it hits home for so many people.

  6. Voted for Tommy’s quote. It was decent, and there were some pretty nice shots at this city’s suffocating preciousness. But it really does feel like they kinda nailed their thesis in 3 minutes, and I don’t know if there’s anything more to say.

    For as self-important as this particular aspect of Portland is, it feels like you can safely sum up the entirety in less time than it takes to boil water. And they did that. And now they have another 3 hours to fill up. Hopefully they have characters engaging enough to fill that time, because relying solely on kicking PDX in the shins won’t be enough material.

  10. The reason many folks get “testy” about stuff like this is because there was once a time when this town wasn’t such an overblown parody of itself and how sanctimonious, PC and Alternative it can be.
    For a town that has decades of interesting characters and stories under its belt it really is sad that it comes down to a repeat of the most recent tired cliches like this.
    Sure the 90’s may have been as ‘cute’ as Fred and company would like to present, but many who actually remember shite like ESWP, Rose City Boot Boys and Eastside Fists know better.

  13. Yep….tons of testy butthurt on this one, especially if the characterizations are only slightly exaggerated instead of extremely broad – the people being made fun of will think they’re being laughed *at* instead of with.

    The night of the first episode, watch people who claim they “don’t have TVs” say that Carrie and Fred are “insensitive sellouts”.

    @ billyjak – I moved here in 1996 – in fact, into the building they pass when Carrie says “It’s where young people go to retire”. I must have missed the neo-Nazis – did the killing of Seraw at least drive them underground?

    Fortunately, I know a lot of people who genuinely are weird (mostly comic book artists and animators), and not just Williamsburg wannabes.

Comments are closed.