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Jemaine Clement and Bret McKenzie " a.k.a. Flight of the Conchords " may be New Zealands 4th Most Popular Folk Parody Duo, but in the USA, finding someone who knows their act is about as easy as finding a kiwi nest in Central Park. To rectify this oversight, Jemaine and Bret have moved to New Yorks East Village to conquer America, one fan (literally) at a time.
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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. Brett, 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 seasons 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 Bretts love life (he derisively calls Coco, Bretts new girlfriend, "Yoko"). But from their mundane lives springs their inspired music, and it is during each episodes musical numbers that Conchords really takes flight. Sample lyrics: "Youre so beautiful / You could be a hostess in the 60s" and "Im not crying / Its just been raining / On my face." Another mad highlight is "Bowie to Bowie" in the episode in which Brett is visited by visions of Bowie in his various career incarnations (portrayed by a dead-on Clement). But the dialogue, too, sings with an inspired, surreal lunacy. One exchange between Brett 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 Shows 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
Rate Points :4.5
Binding :DVD
Label :Hbo Home Video
Manufacturer :Hbo Home Video
MPN :HBOD94418D
ProductGroup :DVD
Studio :Hbo Home Video
Publisher :Hbo Home Video
UPC :026359441820
EAN :0026359441820
Price :$29.98USD
Lowest Price :$18.95USD
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