Review of Portlandia

Portlandia (2011–2018)
7/10
Could be the dumbest show ever.
30 August 2013
There is stupid and then there is beyond stupid..Watching this show I wondered (honestly)if this was a comedy. The humor is lame and although there are some very funny parts they are very few and very far between. The characters are perhaps the most annoying I have ever seen. The only way to fix this show is either to cancel it or make it so the two main characters die some kind of horrible death at the end of each episode due to something they did during the show, such as in the episode where they let the guys dog go that was tied to the pole. Perhaps the dog could come back at the end and upon seeing the two main characters, jump up on them to greet them accidentally knocking them back into the street and into the path of an on coming truck. The show may still suck but at least a person could come away feeling good at the end.

UPDATE

Heading into season 2 the show got much better. The first episode was typical of what one saw in season one and I thought well more of the same. The show after that just got better and funnier. The jokes were better, the characters were better. As the show entered season 3 it was not in my opinion as funny but it was entertaining. My initial rating of 1 I have to raise to an overall rating of 7 based on season 2 and 3. I Challenge anyone not making it past season 1 to try season 2 as I am curious if anyone else catches the change.
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