When Carrie Brownstein and Fred Armisen poke fun at aggressive bikers, artisan lightbulb makers or frustratingly pleasant store clerks on “Portlandia,” they’re showing how certain, eccentric people go about their lives.
Reflecting on the eighth and final season of “Portlandia,” which aired its season premiere on IFC Thursday night, Brownstein says she is humbled at how their show has reflected the cultures and lifestyles of all sorts of people.
“When people say, oh that’s so ‘Portlandia,’ they’re talking about a phenomena, a particularity or a way of viewing a situation, or acting within a situation or an ideology and way of curating one’s life,” Brownstein said during a recent phone interview with TheWrap.