Portlandia. Just finished the first season, and I found it to be rather amazing. The music that plays at the credits got me at the start, the design and cinematography was very slick.. though neither of those things could carry shit content.

Some of the sketches were a bit grating and hard to watch, though in a sense that’s part of the brilliance. It’s a very out there show, quite astute and then ludicrous the way a lot of parody works. At six episodes and not much more than a couple hours for the entire first season it goes by rather quickly.

Saw this movie on Amazon Prime, was really good. It wasn’t super high budget, but the writing and the story was compelling. It was for the people who serve, and questioned the policies that rule some of their lives. Well done.

Incredible show, enjoyed every minute of it. Rufus Sewell, Caterina Murino, and all the rest of the cast all did such a wonderful job, and it’s sad that it only lasted three episodes.  At 90 minutes each, there’s still a reasonable amount of time to spend with the characters and the story. I also will eventually get to the series of books on which the show was based.

Southland is some legitimately great television.  As another show following police it’s a hard sell up front, though it’s shot and told in a significantly different way than many other shows.  It’s fact-based fiction told in a slick yet reality-TV-like style, with a lot of fast cuts and character development.  I’ve only seen the first season at this point, but I’m already hooked and am looking forward to more.

Wow!  I thought this movie was pretty damned great.  It apparently was 89 minutes long, though it zipped by quite quickly.  John Goodman was excellent, and the writing was superb.  There were many points where I thought I could expect what was happening next, only to be proven severely wrong.  Kevin Smith, the director, deserves a lot of credit, and I encourage everyone with some time to check it out.