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Unlike most HBO series, Flight of the Conchords does not want to set the world on fire. It is droll and deadpan to beat the band. If you like Tenacious D, They Might Be Giants, Jonathan Richman, Leningrad Cowboys Go America, and silly Pythonian wordplay, then its off-center charms will definitely strike a resonant chord. The Conchords are comprised of funky, funny folk duo Bret McKenzie and mutton-chopped Jemaine Clement, transplanted New Zealanders trying to make it in New York. Bret, their incompetent manager, Murray (Rhys Darby) notes, has "the right attitude," while Jemaine has "what I like to call, 'the wrong attitude.'" (Murray, who works out of the New Zealand consulate, makes the clueless agent in Extras look like Ari Gold.) Stardom eludes the band. They have one fan, Mel (Kristin Schaal), whose seething husband chaperones her while she stalks them (by season's end, even she will desert them). Financially strapped, they live in squalor and are forced to film a music video with a cell-phone camera. The dense Jemaine is a damper on Bret's love life (he derisively calls Coco, Bret's new girlfriend, "Yoko"). But from their mundane lives springs their inspired music, and it is during each episode's musical numbers that Conchords really takes flight. Sample lyrics: "You're so beautiful / You could be a hostess in the '60s"; and "I'm not crying / It's just been raining / On my face." Another mad highlight is "Bowie to Bowie" in the episode in which Bret is visited by visions of Bowie in his various career incarnations (portrayed by a dead-on Jemaine). But the dialogue, too, sings with an inspired, surreal lunacy. One exchange between Bret and Murray degenerates into a chicken-egg discussion over a job vs. a gig. HBO has renewed Flight of the Conchords for a second season. Bravo! As a greeting-card executive (The Daily Show's John Hodgman), who wants to license one of their tracks, tells the duo, "I believe in potential. I can see it in you guys." --Donald Liebenson
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21 of 21 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Refreshing, Outstanding, Original and exceedingly silly,
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This review is from: Flight of the Conchords: Season 1 (DVD)
One of the funniest sitcom type shows ever filmed. I don't believe I've seen anything I could enjoy watching repeatedly this much in a long time. I will be buying several copies of this and shipping them to my family members who have been long time Monty Python fans.This HBO series is based on two young New Zealanders (Bret and Jemaine) who move to New York and try to hit the big time with their band (of 2). They have a part time manager Murray, who holds formal band meetings at his office at the New Zealand consulate during work time, and a fanbase of 1 (Mel)(although the fanbase did fluctuate between 3 and zero). The structure of the humour is very fresh and delightfully deadpan. Each episode introduces a new song which will have you rolling on the floor. I give this DVD 5 stars and strongly recommend you buy it and become a fan of the show.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
super funny!,
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This review is from: Flight of the Conchords: Season 1 (DVD)
this is by far one of the funniest shows out there today! you couldn't pick a better duo. their songs are catchy and its full of laughs from start to finish, i cant wait to see season 2!
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Flight of the Bizarre Sense of Humour,
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This series is a fantastic example of what two guys from New Zealand with a really strange sense of humour who sing, play guitars and adjust to life in the harsh climate of New York can accomplish when they set out to create a TV show. The comedy is often dry and blunt, but these two kiwi simpletons and their collection of quirky acquaintances had me rolling on the floor laughing, and if this isn't the effect this show has on you, then you truly must not have a sense of humour.If you enjoy this show, check out the British version of "The Office", the wonderful Irish show "Father Ted", or the Canadian show "The Newsroom" for a good time.
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