Portlandia: Season 2

As a fan of off-beat and satirical comedy, I was thrilled to finally get my hands on Portlandia Season 2 on Blu-ray. This season takes everything that made the first season great and takes it up a notch. The humor is sharper, the sketches are more absurd, and the guest stars are even more impressive.For those unfamiliar with Portlandia, the show is a sketch comedy series that pokes fun at the hipster culture and trends that are prevalent in the Pacific Northwest. The show is anchored by the comedic duo of Fred Armisen and Carrie Brownstein, who have fantastic chemistry and bring a unique energy to every sketch.What sets Portlandia apart from other sketch shows is its attention to detail. The show's creators have a keen eye for the quirks and oddities of Portland, and they showcase them brilliantly in each episode. From the obsession with local, organic food to the proliferation of artisanal crafts, Portlandia nails the stereotypes of the city and the people who inhabit it.The writing in season 2 is top-notch, with each sketch feeling fresh and unpredictable. The show takes risks with its humor, and it pays off in spades. The absurdity of the sketches is balanced by a sense of self-awareness and intelligence, making for a viewing experience that is both hilarious and thought-provoking.The special features on the Blu-ray are also fantastic. The commentary tracks with Armisen and Brownstein provide insight into the show's creative process, and the deleted scenes and bloopers offer a glimpse into the behind-the-scenes antics of the cast and crew.Overall, Portlandia Season 2 is a must-watch for fans of satirical comedy. The show is sharp, witty, and irreverent, and it never fails to entertain. If you're looking for a good laugh and a unique viewing experience, this Blu-ray set is definitely worth picking up.

What I love about this show is there isn't one second that isn't outright silliness.There is so much comedic creativity here. The two lead characters even do gender reversals with the woman dressed as a man with his girlfriend in her red wig played by the man. And they do it so well including the voices, that it's easy to forget who is whom and just laugh.The people are all whacky, the situations are all outlandish, and the entire city apparently is off kilter. I can't wait to go there after watching this. While this is extreme craziness I do feel that there is a lot of truth here about how Portland actually is after knowing some charming delightful people from there. I was wondering if it was just this particular group of friends that seemed funnier than people I know on the east coast or what but now I'm thinking it's a funny place in general.This show keeps the spacey hipster goofiness coming at you non stop. It seems like the initial burst of steam the first season displayed has quieted down several notches.It's still funny but not hilareous like it was. And what makes it so special is it seems to frequently feature situations we are all familiar with. Waiting in line for hours at a popular restaurant for a table, overeager parents of a preschooler trying desperately to get their boy into the right preschool, the child hearing his parents making funny sounds in the bedroom, are some of the episodes.This show is more creative than most things out there and is a breath of fresh air. Not many shows make me smile and laugh any more but this one lightens my mood better than any.

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This show twerks the quirk. What can I say, it's so strange that I love it. It reminds me of that stuck-up boyfriend I had that always went on and on about "PORTLAND is so GREAT because..... " with his nose in the air. He was such a tool. I sincerely hope he moved there and drowned in a craft beer. Ugh. Anyway, unlike Jeremy, this show was cool. The city seems to be a lot like East Nashville- kind of insufferable, but adorable, in the way a small, confused child is when they're constantly running after shiny new toys and getting obsessed with every new fad they see.God I love this show. I guess I'm kind of like the people on it, which is why I really hate it so much. I'm so confused. Inside every hipster is a lot of self-loathing, mixed with an equal amount of self-importance. I'm so confused. Great show, though!

Yeah, whatever.💓 💕 💞 💟 🏩 Portlandia always was and always will be 5 stars.😠 Note to reviewers complaining about packaging 😠 Plastic Blu-ray / DVD cases take ~500 years to biodegrade, although time isn't really the problem so much as the pollutants that plastic degrades into. Unless you are planning on keeping your Portlandia seasons for a few hundred years as family heirlooms or ornamental displays (the media won't even play correctly after a few decades), then quit complaining. "The cardboard scratches the discs," you say. Even if that were true (which it isn't, from my experience), do the scratches prevent your discs from playing? I thought not. [Carrie and Fred, please feel free to do a sketch about me complaining about people who are complaining]

Being an Oregonian for many years, the gentle and barbed skits about the biggest city in the state is both welcomed and fully appreciated. They are all true, every one. This partiular season is special for the "local" actors featured. Thank you, Oregon Department of Movies, TV and Other Media (or whatever it's called).. This series, like any spoof, is funnier the more you knowabout the subject, so even if you know nothing at all about Portland, it's still wry and sly and funny. I'm looking forward to theother seasons. Oregonian Kyle McLaughlin is perfect as the mayor, just flaky enough, and Les Hanson as the police chief was perfect.Thanks, Carrie and Fred, for your deconstruction of a favorite city.

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Great series

Best show ever

Didn't really get the humor. Probably have to be from Portlandia to really appreciate the series.

The quality is very sub par. It didn’t even come in a real DVD box, it’s a flat piece of cardboard. Very disappointed.