Baby.Jude9 Posted June 4, 2010 Posted June 4, 2010 Well, I figured, we now have a "It's Always Sunny in Philidelphia", so, why not this show, too? Flight of the Conchords is a New Zealand comedy duo composed of Bret McKenzie and Jemaine Clement. Billing themselves as "formerly New Zealand's fourth most popular guitar-based digi-bongo acapella-rap-funk-comedy folk duo", the group uses a combination of witty observation, characterisation and acoustic guitar music. The duo's comedy and music became the basis of a BBC radio series and then an American television series, which premiered in 2007 on HBO, also called Flight of the Conchords. They were named Best Alternative Comedy Act at the 2005 US Comedy Arts Festival and Best Newcomer at the Melbourne Comedy Festival, and they received a nomination for the Perrier Comedy Award at the 2003 Edinburgh Festival Fringe after performing at a venue called The Caves. The duo's live performances have gained them a worldwide cult following. The duo starred in a television series for HBO, titled Flight of the Conchords, which premiered in the United States in June 2007. The series simultaneously premiered in Canada on The Movie Network and Movie Central, and was also shown on The Comedy Network. The fictional series revolves around the pair as they try to achieve success as a band in New York City and try to develop an American fan base. The regular cast includes fellow comedians Rhys Darby as Murray, Arj Barker as Dave, Kristen Schaal as their obsessed fan Mel, David Costabile as Mel's tolerant husband Doug, and Eugene Mirman as Eugene, their landlord. This show also features many other comedians in guest starring roles. Their songs are woven into the plot of each episode. The first season consisted of 12 episodes. The second season of Flight of the Conchords started on HBO on 18 January 2009. The first episode of the second season premiered online on Funny or Die a few weeks early on 17 December 2008. On 21 December, the first episode of Flight of the Conchords, season two, became available for online viewing on a variety of additional platforms including HBO.com, iTunes and HBO's YouTube channel. The second season consisted of 10 episodes. On 10 December 2009, the duo and co-creator/director James Bobin announced via their website that the show would not return for a third season. Surprisingly, given their success outside New Zealand, Bret and Jemaine are rumoured to have had project proposals continually denied funding by New Zealand public television. As Brannavan Gnanalingam notes in The Lumiere Reader, rumour has it that NZ TV3 denied funding because Bret and Jemaine's humour was deemed "too Wellington", meaning their humour would not work with the average New Zealander outside of Wellington. Quote
AnaBBarrosFan Posted June 4, 2010 Posted June 4, 2010 ...You're kidding... I LOVE THIS SHOW!!!!!!!!!!!! Quote
iceeagel Posted June 5, 2010 Posted June 5, 2010 i watched the 2 seasons in 2 days! (sad ending ) Quote
Michael* Posted June 7, 2010 Posted June 7, 2010 "Now guys, you don't want to end up fighting, like Fleetwood Mac towards the end of their careers. Although they wrote some of their best music in that period." "Rumours?" "No, it's all true." Murray, Bret and Jemaine are my heroes. Quote
Baby.Jude9 Posted June 18, 2010 Author Posted June 18, 2010 Awesome Gif! Such a shame that they're not making new episodes. Quote
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