Portlandia (TV series)
Portlandia is an American television series that has been produced since 2010 by Carrie Brownstein, former singer and guitarist from Sleater - Kinney, and Fred Armisen ( Saturday Night Live). The first season of six episodes was broadcast on the American cable channel IFC from 21 January 2011. A ten-part second season aired on IFC since 6 January 2012. On December 14, 2012 launched a third season with a Christmas special episode, as well as ten other episodes from January 4 to March 1, 2013. On June 13, 2013 was the cable channel IFC renewal for two seasons known that aired in the spring of 2014 and 2015 should be.
- 3.1 Season 1
- 3.2 Season 2
- 3.3 Season 3
Concept
In the series the Glokalkolorit the Portlander hipsters and the creative and alternative scene is portrayed in short skits and satirized. Since such scenes exist in any city in the Western Hemisphere and have many similarities due to its international orientation, the skits are understandable for people and exhilarating, do not live in Portland.
It is based on the web series ThunderAnt that was played and produced since about 2006 by Carrie Brownstein and Fred Armisen.
The main characters in Portlandia are Carrie Brownstein and Fred Armisen. They embody each variety Portlander, which are differentiated with makeup and acting work. In addition to the two come to a number of well known guest performers from Portland, such as Kyle MacLachlan, the mayor of the city.
Production
The production of the first season started in August 2010 and ended in September of that year. The budget for the first season was the U.S. dollar under a million.
Episode building
The episode usually begins with a skit that cited a particular TV format and irony in mind the theme of the single episode. This is followed by the opening credits, which is highlighted musically with Feel It All Around by Washed Out. Then the title story, which takes place in parts of narrative through the whole episode and pursues an action begins. In between are more sketches to see which have no direct relation to the cover story, but continue in an occasional series about the episodes out. The series as a whole does not follow chronologically progressive action but rather lined up state descriptions of the indie scene together, the sketches and cover stories are self-contained. The connection is established via its distinctive characters.
Before the penultimate sketch again there's a brief introduction. The final sketch is part of the title theme, and then the guy follows with the credits.
Episode List
Season 1
Guest Stars: Steve Buscemi as a toilet user in the feminist bookstore Women and Women First, Zac Pennington and Jason Sudeikis as bio- Guru
Guest Stars: Kyle MacLachlan as mayor, Sam Adams as assistant to the mayor and Aubrey Plaza as gender studies student
Guest Stars: Kyle MacLachlan as mayor, Sam Adams as assistant to the mayor, Joanna Bolme (Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks ) as the mayor's wife, Aubrey Plaza as a home guardian, Kumail Nanjiani as a mobile phone salesman, Edie McClurg as secretary of the mayor and the Portlander journalists Dwight Jaynes and Pat Boyle Herself
Guest Stars: Selma Blair as Rebecca Meloy in Finding Mr. Write, Jenny Conlee as Sparkle Pony, Gus Van Sant, as curator of film section of festival Blunderbuss, Colin Meloy, James Mercer, and Corin Tucker as the band members of Echo Echo
Guest Stars: Kyle MacLachlan as mayor, Heather Graham as a workshop participant, Nick Kroll than incandescent buyer