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The sophomore season of the comedy series Portlandia expands upon the promise of its six-episode television debut with more offbeat, inspired, and frequently hilarious sketch comedy. Saturday Night Live alum Fred Armisen and musician Carrie Brownstein (Sleater-Kinney, Wild Flag) remain the core of the show, bringing back favorite characters from its first season (feminist bookstore owners Toni and Candace, sappy married couple Peter and Nance) while introducing a host of new eccentrics, including Doug and Claire, who develop an unhealthy obsession with the revamp of Battlestar Galactica, and Sanitation Twins Marcus and Madelein
The sophomore season of the comedy series Portlandia expands upon the promise of its six-episode television debut with more offbeat, inspired, and frequently hilarious sketch comedy. Saturday Night Live alum Fred Armisen and musician Carrie Brownstein (Sleater-Kinney, Wild Flag) remain the core of the show, bringing back favorite characters from its first season (feminist bookstore owners Toni and Candace, sappy married couple Peter and Nance) while introducing a host of new eccentrics, including Doug and Claire, who develop an unhealthy obsession with the revamp of Battlestar Galactica, and Sanitation Twins Marcus and Madeleine. Kyle MacLachlan is also on hand as Portland's hapless mayor, while notable guest stars include Kristen Wiig (as an unhinged fan of the two-person-one-cat band Cat Nap), Jack McBrayer, Battlestar creator Ronald D. Moore and stars James Callis and Edward James Olmos, as well as rockers Eddie Vedder, Johnny Marr, and Steve Jones. In its best moments, Portlandia is a direct descendent of such alt-comedy landmarks as Kids in the Hall and Mr. Show--big shoes to fill for a show with only 16 episodes to its credit, but the quality of the material in this season-two set shows plenty of potential to rise to that level. The two-disc Blu-ray set includes funny, informative commentary by Armisen, Brownstein, and co-creator Jonathan Krisel on four episodes, as well as clips from the stars' promotional tour in 2011 and 2012 and a lengthy making-of featurette; an extended version of the season finale, "Brunch Village," includes a throwaway "behind the scenes" mockumentary featuring series executive producer Lorne Michaels, while a single deleted scene and an excerpt from Armisen and Brownstein's upcoming spinoff book round out the extras. --Paul Gaita
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Manufacturer: VIDEO SERV
Release date: 25 September 2012
EAN: 0778854191198 UPC: 778854191198
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