Flight of the Conchords
November 12, 2007
I just finished the first season of Flight of the Conchords, and I loved every episode of it.
I became mildly obsessed with them at the beginning of the year after watching everything I could find on YouTube, so I was really excited when I heard they were coming out with an HBO series. I watched the first episode from the HBO website, thought it was really good, but got distracted and completely forgot about it until a week ago.
They’re a hilarious deadpan musical comedy duo from New Zealand. The series follows their characters as they try to make it in America. Here’s a clip from one of the episodes:
I actually figured the series would be canceled mid-season, since that seems to be the trend with great, unusual shows, but I read they’ve been picked up for a second season. If it’s half as good as the first, it’ll be worth watching.
Here’s a clip of them on Letterman:
Oh my God! I love them! My sister introduced me to them through youtube and she just bought their CD. It has about 5 songs from the show and we crack up listening to it. I can’t wait until the show comes out on DVD as I don’t have HBO. But yeah, I’m totally obsessed.
Comment by Tiffany — November 13, 2007 @ 11:07 pm
I love them. I haven’t seen the show but I’ve watched all their stuff on Youtube. Good stuff.
Comment by Jaye Wells — November 16, 2007 @ 10:25 am
Might I also suggest a UK duo called The Mighty Boosh. They are also all over YouTube. Love them!
Comment by Chris — November 18, 2007 @ 6:54 am
Tiffany, there’s also a CD of their BBC radio show and a documentary. They’re both on YouTube, it seems, but I haven’t watched them all.
Jaye, definitely watch the show when you can. It’s brilliant.
Thanks for the suggestion, Chris. I watched one of their episodes on YouTube and am currently…acquiring the first season. They seem really funny.
Comment by Rob — November 19, 2007 @ 12:15 am
Okay, I’m sold. Watched it last night and LOVED it. Thanks for the recommend. ;)
Comment by Amanda — November 20, 2007 @ 12:12 pm
Mwahaha! A new convert. Splendid.
Comment by Rob — November 20, 2007 @ 2:50 pm
Thanks, Rob. I’ll look out for them over Thanksgiving.
Comment by Tiffany — November 20, 2007 @ 3:16 pm