"Portlandia" coming in January on IFC features [Fred] Armisen, [Carrie]
Brownstein and guest stars satirizing such alternative-culture types as
the owners of a feminist book store, a bike messenger, a punk-rock
couple, and an arty duo obsessed with putting little cut-outs of birds
on anything they lay their hands on. Each half-hour episode will consist
of interwoven short films, with some characters recurring from
week-to-week.
A visiting motorcyclist gets Peter and Nance all revved up but leaves them feeling old and unattractive, so they decide to do something about it.
A Portland band decide they need a gimmick, so they enlist a new member and pick up an over-the-top groupie.
Michelle and Brendan pull out all the stops to see that their son gains admittance to a prestigious preschool.
Doug and Claire become a bit obsessed with "Battlestar Galactica" and it begins to take over their lives.