Wednesday, January 19, 2011

'Portlandia' -- a satirical poke in the ribs and an economic boost for Portland -- premieres Friday on IFC | OregonLive.com

'Portlandia' -- a satirical poke in the ribs and an economic boost for Portland -- premieres Friday on IFC | OregonLive.com:

"'Portland,' Armisen says, 'is a city where young people go to retire.'"

At least one critic has identified the very first soap opera satire on television as the University of Oregon's Library of Our Lives almost 40 years ago, a brilliant concept by the late Peter Jamison, who directed, executed through the university's Honors College, and written by the class I taught as part of the project (and, for a variety of reasons, sometimes written by me personally). The force continues, and it will be fun to watch it.

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