# Portlandia on IFC **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 22, 2011, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/portlandia-on-ifc/568540 "2011-01-22T04:22:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 3
**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:** [February 27, 2011, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/portlandia-on-ifc/568540/43 "2011-02-27T20:10:40Z")
> [@Kolak\_of\_Twilo](#): > > Well, IFC is running a _Portlandia_ marathon today so I am bumping this thread. I am finding alot to be amused by here. I’m really enjoying the Aimee Mann/Sarah McLauglin cameos among others. > > I don’t understand the “People won’t get Portland-centric humor” comments either. In Chicago all you need to do is hang in Wicker Park/Bucktown/Logan Square and to a lesser extent Andersonville and most of these characters will be familiar. > > In fact, knowing Armisen lived in Chicago for several years I find the similarities between the _Women and Women First_ bookstore to have more than a passing similarity to [this place.](http://www.womenandchildrenfirst.com/) > > Overall I have enjoyed what I’ve seen. No idea how long they can make the concept work. Heather Graham in the final ep! Loved the skit about the outdoor film in the park. I’ve seen these people with stacks of coolers, folding tables, and SUV strollers full of kids. ---
**Author:** ![Kyla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/eada6e/32.png) [@Kyla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kyla)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2011, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/portlandia-on-ifc/568540/44 "2011-02-27T20:22:00Z")
> [@Kolak\_of\_Twilo](#): > > In fact, knowing Armisen lived in Chicago for several years I find the similarities between the _Women and Women First_ bookstore to have more than a passing similarity to [this place.](http://www.womenandchildrenfirst.com/) I knew where that link was going to go even before I hovered my mouse over it - I used to live sort of on the line between Ravenswood and Andersonville and have bought a number of books at that store. (Which isn’t only a women’s bookstore, it has plenty of mainstream titles.) I’ve seen a couple episodes of Portlandia and I’m not sure it’ll ever be something I seek out, but it did remind me forcefully of my college years in Santa Cruz. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2011, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/portlandia-on-ifc/568540/45 "2011-02-27T20:25:32Z")
I’ve missed the last couple of episodes. Roomie doesn’t like it, and I don’t have time to ‘catch up’ on the DVR. ---
**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:** [February 27, 2011, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/portlandia-on-ifc/568540/46 "2011-02-27T22:07:11Z")
> [@Kyla](#): > > I knew where that link was going to go even before I hovered my mouse over it - I used to live sort of on the line between Ravenswood and Andersonville and have bought a number of books at that store. (Which isn’t only a women’s bookstore, it has plenty of mainstream titles.) > > I’ve seen a couple episodes of Portlandia and I’m not sure it’ll ever be something I seek out, but it did remind me forcefully of my college years in Santa Cruz. It’s like any other skit-based show. Some are good, others suck. It’s a Lorne Michaels production and has SNL written all over it. ---
**Author:** ![Acsenray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/acsenray/32/4519_2.png) [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2011, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/portlandia-on-ifc/568540/47 "2011-03-07T16:50:46Z")
I loved this show. I still hum “Dream of the '90s” myself when I get to work, amazed that the '90s can now be nostalgiacized. A few fantastic sketches – the “locavore” restaurant, the conversation in which the major league baseball club somehow became a Saturday-morning cartoon. > [@elmwood](#): > > Not every character in Portlandia was a hipster. Many characters seem based on the extreme crunchers one might encounter in Berkeley, Boulder, Ithaca and similar “enlightened” towns. They’re all over the country – Austin, Texas – Yellow Springs, Ohio > [@Chefguy](#): > > Well, this week’s ep gave me some pause for thought. Very weird, especially the Japanese tourist bit, which had me cringing. It wasn’t just Japanese tourists. It was Harajuku girls. > [@Chefguy](#): > > Heather Graham in the final ep! My, my, she was smokin’. ---
**Author:** ![Docta\_G](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/2bfe46/32.png) [@Docta\_G](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Docta_G)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2011, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/portlandia-on-ifc/568540/48 "2011-03-07T19:48:53Z")
Reed College grad checking in to say hi to PDX’ers and PDX. Also, say hi to Bud Clark for me. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/portlandia-on-ifc/568540.md?page=2)