# Portlandia has returned, if you're hip enough **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 9, 2015, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/portlandia-has-returned-if-youre-hip-enough/709402 "2015-01-09T15:17:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 19\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2015, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/portlandia-has-returned-if-youre-hip-enough/709402/1 "2015-01-09T15:17:41Z")
Thursday nights. The opener had some good moments, but they still can’t seem to come up with 20 minutes of funny material. Dressing in drag can’t carry the day. At least _The Good Wife_ is also back, and _The Americans_ returns this month. ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2015, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/portlandia-has-returned-if-youre-hip-enough/709402/2 "2015-01-09T16:34:38Z")
I always feel bad when I see something really funny on _Portlandia_, because I tell people to watch the show. Then they watch the show and see that it’s not really funny as a whole. But there are some really funny bits! I guess like any sketch show… ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2015, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/portlandia-has-returned-if-youre-hip-enough/709402/3 "2015-01-09T16:41:21Z")
> [@ZipperJJ](#): > > I always feel bad when I see something really funny on _Portlandia_, because I tell people to watch the show. Then they watch the show and see that it’s not really funny as a whole. > > But there are some really funny bits! I guess like any sketch show… The part with Armisen doing the “Devil Wears Prada” lampoon was very funny. ---
**Author:** ![Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2015, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/portlandia-has-returned-if-youre-hip-enough/709402/4 "2015-01-09T19:56:46Z")
I only watch it ironically. ---
**Author:** ![johnpost](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f17d59/32.png) [@johnpost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/johnpost)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2015, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/portlandia-has-returned-if-youre-hip-enough/709402/5 "2015-01-09T20:01:51Z")
like lots of comedies it has funny bits. ---
**Author:** ![Suburban\_Plankton](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suburban_plankton/32/219_2.png) [@Suburban\_Plankton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Suburban_Plankton)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2015, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/portlandia-has-returned-if-youre-hip-enough/709402/6 "2015-01-09T20:03:59Z")
This is why I love my DVR. I noticed last night that a new episode had been recorded; until I saw the OP here I had no idea what day or time the show airs… Like any sketch show, the humor is sometimes hit and miss, but it’s still firmly entrenched on our ‘Must See [del]TV[/del]DVR’ list. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2015, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/portlandia-has-returned-if-youre-hip-enough/709402/7 "2015-01-09T20:10:38Z")
> [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](#): > > I only watch it ironically. But do you wear a plaid shirt as well? ---
**Author:** ![Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2015, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/portlandia-has-returned-if-youre-hip-enough/709402/8 "2015-01-09T20:57:47Z")
> [@Chefguy](#): > > But do you wear a plaid shirt as well? Ironically. ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2015, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/portlandia-has-returned-if-youre-hip-enough/709402/9 "2015-01-11T23:06:33Z")
This season was a little bit of a letdown for me, but I still enjoyed it. I was kind of hoping that Michael Nesmith might reprise his role as Kyle’s dad, but no such luck. ---
**Author:** ![levdrakon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/49beb7/32.png) [@levdrakon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/levdrakon)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2015, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/portlandia-has-returned-if-youre-hip-enough/709402/10 "2015-01-11T23:53:11Z")
Glad to see other people feel the same way about it. The whole episode was one story. Have they done that before? ---
**Author:** ![Becky2844](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/91b2a8/32.png) [@Becky2844](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Becky2844)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2015, 6:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/portlandia-has-returned-if-youre-hip-enough/709402/11 "2015-01-12T06:50:46Z")
I haven’t seen the show although I’ve heard about it. I just wanted to say I like the OP’s “if you’re hip enough.” Good lord, I remember when hip people were called hep cats. :eek: ---
**Author:** ![Sam\_Lowry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e95f7d/32.png) [@Sam\_Lowry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sam_Lowry)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2015, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/portlandia-has-returned-if-youre-hip-enough/709402/12 "2015-01-12T14:45:55Z")
> [@levdrakon](#): > > Glad to see other people feel the same way about it. > > The whole episode was one story. Have they done that before? The brunch episode was one overall story, though with several different characters in line. I think this was the first episode with just one story and just focusing on two characters. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2015, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/portlandia-has-returned-if-youre-hip-enough/709402/13 "2015-01-12T15:37:09Z")
> [@Becky2844](#): > > I haven’t seen the show although I’ve heard about it. This makes you the ultimate hipster. Do you drink Pabst? ---
**Author:** ![Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2015, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/portlandia-has-returned-if-youre-hip-enough/709402/14 "2015-01-12T16:41:01Z")
> [@Chefguy](#): > > This makes you the ultimate hipster. Do you drink Pabst? I drank Pabst before it was cool. Seriously. I’m from Wisconsin. I went to college. it was cheap. I saw it for 0.99 a six-pack once. Pabst, Miller, Schlitz, Old Mil and Old Style. They were as common as cheese curds and Friday nite fish fry. ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2015, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/portlandia-has-returned-if-youre-hip-enough/709402/15 "2015-01-12T17:04:40Z")
I thought the first episode was good! Not sure if they do much better with a coherent full-half-hour story or what. But I enjoyed it. ---
**Author:** ![ftg](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ftg/32/2801_2.png) [@ftg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ftg)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2015, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/portlandia-has-returned-if-youre-hip-enough/709402/16 "2015-01-15T21:35:51Z")
Didn’t enjoy the season opener. Too much of Candace. Not enough Toni.😉 The long format thing just didn’t work. Not really a _Portlandia_ episode in essence. More of a _New Yorkia_ show. Pffft. They might be setting things up for this story to continue. E.g., the CRalton guy sees the story in the Killingsworth paper, shows up to gets his revenge, etc. More pffft. The secondary actors in this one mostly sucked. ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2015, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/portlandia-has-returned-if-youre-hip-enough/709402/17 "2015-01-16T04:25:18Z")
> [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](#): > > I drank Pabst before it was cool. If you put in the freezer for, like, five minutes, that’s not a problem anymore. ---
**Author:** ![levdrakon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/49beb7/32.png) [@levdrakon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/levdrakon)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2015, 4:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/portlandia-has-returned-if-youre-hip-enough/709402/18 "2015-01-16T04:52:54Z")
It’s Wisconsin. Put it outside for like, one minute. ---
**Author:** ![hogarth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hogarth/32/1773_2.png) [@hogarth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hogarth)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2015, 12:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/portlandia-has-returned-if-youre-hip-enough/709402/19 "2015-01-23T12:33:57Z")
> [@ZipperJJ](#): > > I thought the first episode was good! Not sure if they do much better with a coherent full-half-hour story or what. But I enjoyed it. I liked it, but I’m a sucker for shows that humorously stuff in an enormous number of references to the 70s, 80s or 90s.