Thursday, March 1, 2012

'Saratopia' Explores Witty, Charming Sarasota

If only parking meters could talk. Maybe they would say something like, "Slow down, snowbird!"
Those electronic machines don't talk, and nobody says that s--- in Sarasota. But maybe at least one of those will happen now that HuB Studios explored both of those worlds in its first two webisodes of Saratopia, found on YouTube and Saratopia.com.
Rich Swier Jr., founder of HuB and co-creator of Saratopia, found inspiration in the Fred Arimsen series Portlandia where the Saturday Night Live cast member pokes fun of Portland, Oregon in a light hearted way.
"All of us are really big fans of Portlandia and we thought what a great concept to talk about a city in your own peculiar way and make fun of yourself," Swier told Patch. "And at the same time, it actually does a good job of promoting the city.
"After watching Portlandia a few

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