Talentville Coverage for PORTLANDIA - Stuff Watchers

As a spec script for a half-hour series that is part sitcom and part sketch comedy, Stuff Watchers is a very worthy effort that shows both the author’s creativity in devising fun but silly situations as well as in effectively matching the banter and flow of a typical Portlandia episode. In addition, the A-Story and the interweaved sketches are laid out in a way that shows the author has a firm grasp on the loose structure the show utilizes, one that keeps the audience watching as the story ping pongs between the main story and the various sketch interludes without losing interest. While for me not all of the sketches were home runs (more on that below), the top-notch opening teaser as well as the comedic nature of the main stuff-watcher story, along with the author’s creativity on display with “take your dealer to work day” were more than enough to get me through the parts that were a bit lower on the laugh-scale.