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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
These Kids are Wacky!
28 Mar 2013
By COLETTE WILT
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I used to live in Portland, kind of get the self-conscious posturing of Portland denizens; kind of phony, but at heart sincere and well-intentioned. Carrie and Fred have nailed the lifestyle-I remember waiting in line for an hour for famous pancakes that supposed to be organic, natural and healthy, but were as dense as corrugated iron. Enjoy the easy-going spoofing and seeing the sites of Portland-it really is a beautiful place.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
Still funny but not as good as season one
22 July 2012
By Moviegoer
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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.
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.
5 of 7 people found the following review helpful
2.0 out of 5 stars
Season two, A Gilded Lily
21 Dec 2012
By Francoise Guillaume
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Season two is overdone.
The caricatures were stretched too far, and it just didn't work. Portland, and Seattle too, are cities with their own special kind of culture. We get it; it's different in the Pacific Northwest. Why Jonathan Krisel pushed so hard to point to the obvious?
Watching season two reminded me of someone who tells a joke, continues long after everyone has stopped laughing, asks repeatedly if everyone got it, and then proceeds to explain why the joke was funny in the first place. In short, the comedic timing felt off. These sketches that poke fun at the unorthodox habits and lifestyles maintained in Stumptown extended long beyond the punchline, which didn't serve the scenes at all. Instead they compromised the integrity of the show. Season two, absent of the wit and charm expressed in the first season, appeared as a parody of itself. It's too soon for this to happen, and really, it shouldn't at all since the show had a brilliant start, however; if any of the cast members have abandoned their love for Portland, it was apparent this past season.
The caricatures were stretched too far, and it just didn't work. Portland, and Seattle too, are cities with their own special kind of culture. We get it; it's different in the Pacific Northwest. Why Jonathan Krisel pushed so hard to point to the obvious?
Watching season two reminded me of someone who tells a joke, continues long after everyone has stopped laughing, asks repeatedly if everyone got it, and then proceeds to explain why the joke was funny in the first place. In short, the comedic timing felt off. These sketches that poke fun at the unorthodox habits and lifestyles maintained in Stumptown extended long beyond the punchline, which didn't serve the scenes at all. Instead they compromised the integrity of the show. Season two, absent of the wit and charm expressed in the first season, appeared as a parody of itself. It's too soon for this to happen, and really, it shouldn't at all since the show had a brilliant start, however; if any of the cast members have abandoned their love for Portland, it was apparent this past season.
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