Portland, Oregon (Top40 Charts/ MVD Entertainment Group) VSC announces the release of the hit IFC comedy series Portlandia Season One on DVD and a DVD/Blu-Ray combo. The North American release comes to stores on December 6, 2011, and features all six season one episodes along with extensive bonus materials.
The 2011 sleeper hit Portlandia wowed critics with its overlapping comedy shorts showcasing the creators' dreamy and absurd rendering of Portland, Oregon. Created by and starring SNL's Fred Armisen and musician/actress Carrie Brownstein (vocalist, guitarist, Wild Flag, Sleater-Kinney), who together co-created the series with director Jonathan Krisel (Tim and Eric's Awesome Show, Great Job!, SNL).
The series of comedy shorts feature recurring characters including an organic farmer/cult leader; members of an adult hide and seek league, owners of a feminist book store; a militant bike messenger; and an artsy couple who attach cut-outs of birds to everything.
In Portlandia, Armisen and Brownstein encounter the bike-riding Mayor of Portland (Kyle MacLachlan), who appears in three season one episodes. Their City Hall escapades feature a cameo from the real mayor of Portland (Sam Adams) playing the assistant to MacLachlan's mayor. Additional guest stars include Selma Blair, Steve Buscemi, Heather Graham, Aimee Mann,
Sarah McLachlan,
Aubrey Plaza, Gus Van Sant and Jason Sudeikis.
The DVD has a suggested retail price of $19.95 and the Blu-Ray/DVD combo on special FSC certified packaging sells for $26.95. Both sets include all six episodes of the first season with bonus features including a blooper reel, extended scenes, deleted scenes, Fred Armisen's speech to Oregon Episcopal School graduates, original ThunderAnt videos from which Portlandia spawned, and commentary with Fred Armisen, Carrie Brownstien and director Jonathan Krisel over six episodes. There's also a preview of what's in store for the second season, which premieres on IFC Friday, January 6, 2012 at 10:00 PM.
Working with VSC on the sales side in the U.S. is MVD Entertainment Group.
Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e0aC8aj5Y30
Promo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJUEEkKJ5-U
Info: https://tinyurl.com/695tp4h
BONUS FEATURES: Blooper reel, extended scenes, deleted scenes, Fred Armisen speaks to OES graduates, ThunderAnt videos, Season Two preview, Fred, Carrie and Jonathan Krisel commentary over all six episodes.
SPECS
DVD
SKU: BRO1837
UPC: 778854183797
Street Date: 12/06/11
PreBook Date: 11/01/11
Label: VIDEO SERV »
Genre: Comedy
Run Time: 144 mins
Number of Discs: 1
Audio: STEREO
Year of Production: 2011
Box Lot: 30
SRP: $19.95
BLU-RAY / DVD
SKU: BRO1838
UPC: 778854183896
Street Date: 12/06/11
PreBook Date: 11/01/11
Label: VIDEO SERV »
Genre: Comedy
Run Time: 144 mins
Number of Discs: 2
Audio: STEREO
Year of Production: 2011
Box Lot: 30
SRP: $26.95
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