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Curb Your Enthusiasm to Host a Seinfeld Reunion, and True Blood, Hung, and Entourage to Return to HBO

TV Jul 31, 2009

A Seinfeld Reunion — and Other News From HBO

HBO took the stage at the Television Critics Association press tour on Thursday and came out with plenty of big news, including a Seinfeld reunion on Curb Your Enthusiasm, new seasons of several shows, and a new animated series from the folks behind The Office.

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HBO took the stage at the Television Critics Association press tour on Thursday and came out with plenty of big news, including a Seinfeld reunion on Curb Your Enthusiasm, new seasons of several shows, and a new animated series from the folks behind The Office. Want to know more? Here goes:

First of all: Seinfeld reunion! Larry David had long insisted such a thing would never happen, but then he decided it might be funny to do it on the new season of Curb Your Enthusiasm — so he is! The idea of a Seinfeld reunion will be a major plot on the upcoming season, which will premiere Sept. 20. Jerry Seinfeld will appear in five episodes throughout the season, and Jason Alexander, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, and Michael Richards will also appear in four to five episodes each, though not necessarily all together. Said David:

We'll see writing, see aspects of the read-through, parts of rehearsal, see the show being filmed, and see it on TV. You won't see the entire show. You'll see parts of the show. You'll get an idea of what happened [to the Seinfeld characters] 11 years later. Within the show, it will be incorporated into regular Curb episodes.
HBO also officially renewed three shows: the new comedy Hung and veterans Entourage and — confirming what we heard at Comic-Con — True Blood. All will return sometime in 2010, with True Blood a lock for a Summer slot.
One of the announcements that excited me most: HBO has officially ordered an animated comedy series from The Office creators Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant, based on their podcasts with Karl Pilkington.
The official word on a possible third season of Flight of the Conchords: "When they're ready, we're ready."
Ideally, Treme (from The Wire creator David Simon) will premiere in the Spring. The fates of The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency and In Treatment remain undecided. And Martin Scorsese's Boardwalk Empire is practically guaranteed a series order.

Will you tune into Curb for the Seinfeld reunion? Does any of this other news excite you?

Link Time Jul 23, 2009

Link Time! 7/23

Is the "post-Seinfeld slump" finally ending? — TV.com
Atlas Shrugged getting a screen adaptation: shrug? — Popwatch
An interview with Mad Men's Harry Crane (Rich Sommer).

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Is the "post-Seinfeld slump" finally ending? — TV.com
Atlas Shrugged getting a screen adaptation: shrug? — Popwatch
An interview with Mad Men's Harry Crane (Rich Sommer). — Televisionary
Are this year's movie characters — or at least their names — unusually unmemorable? — Cinematical
Here's a new Of Montreal video. — Stereogum
Five reality TV mashups worth creating. — Vulture
What episodes are the Emmy nominees submitting? — Gold Derby
A new Flight of the Conchords album? Party! — Pitchfork

Video Jul 14, 2009

Happy Bastille Day!

Seeing as our moniker is part-French, we think it's only appropriate that we wish you a très, très wonderful Bastille Day!

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Seeing as our moniker is part-French, we think it's only appropriate that we wish you a très, très wonderful Bastille Day! Let's all raise our imaginary glasses of Cotes du Rhone to the folks who brought you baguettes, stinky cheese, and the awesome term jolie laide!

TV Mar 24, 2009

Flight of the Conchords Viewers Create a "Fansterpiece"

A while back, the folks behind Flight of the Conchords challenged their fans to a "lipdub" contest, in which they'd record themselves performing a version of "Hiphopopotomas vs. Rhymenoceros."

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A while back, the folks behind Flight of the Conchords challenged their fans to a "lipdub" contest, in which they'd record themselves performing a version of "Hiphopopotomas vs. Rhymenoceros." The promise: The best of the submissions would be edited into one big "fansterpiece" that would air on HBO.

Well, HBO made good on the promise, and the resulting video is pretty fantastic — and eclectic in a way that I think Bret and Jemaine themselves would enjoy. It includes more than a few people in Jemaine-esque mutton chops or Bret-style curly wigs, some puppets, several grandmothers, and even a guy wearing an eagle hat, presumably in honor of Eagle vs. Shark. You can still check out more than 200 individual submissions on YouTube, and to see the final product, just read more

TV Jan 28, 2009

Fall in Love With Flight of the Conchords Again (or At Last)

Flight of the Conchords isn't necessarily one of those shows I watch for the plot — it's mostly just for the laughs and the goofy songs — but just in case you're confused when your friends prattle on about Bret and Jemaine, HBO can help you out.

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Flight of the Conchords isn't necessarily one of those shows I watch for the plot — it's mostly just for the laughs and the goofy songs — but just in case you're confused when your friends prattle on about Bret and Jemaine, HBO can help you out. Yup, it's another of those ". . . in four minutes" videos, this one introducing you to Murray the band manager, superfan Mel, and Sally (you know, the "prettiest girl in the whole wide room").

Awesomely, that's not the only Conchords video treat I have today. One of my favorite minor Conchords characters, Dave, runs a comical pawn shop that the show checks in on from time to time, and now we're getting a look at the ads Dave made for his shop. I imagine these things running on public-access TV late at night. And, well, let's just say Bret and Jemaine aren't the only people on the show capable of writing catchy jingles.

To check out the videos, just read more

Humor Jan 28, 2009

Flight of the Conchords: Check Out Their Sugar Lumps!

From the men who brought you Business Time, it's the Flight of the Conchords dudes singing "Sugar Lumps."

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From the men who brought you Business Time, it's the Flight of the Conchords dudes singing "Sugar Lumps." And yes, Jemaine, your dungarees do make me hungaree!

Lush Jan 26, 2009

This Valentine's Day, It's Business Time.

Some people may say it's too early to start thinking about Valentine's Day presents.

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Some people may say it's too early to start thinking about Valentine's Day presents. Maybe, but I like to get an early start on choosing the gift you give your sweetheart. After all, it says a lot about the relationship. (I once got a mixing bowl. As you may imagine, ours was not a lusty union.)

You'll send a very different message with Lush's new massage bar, Business Time ($8.95). The melt-on-your-skin massage bar is made with shea and cocoa butters and scented with rose, fennel, and lavender. I love Lush's massage bars because they last a long time and smell so good. Why not strip down to your socks and spend two minutes giving your lovah a rubdown? Consider it a romantic team-building exercise. All of you Flight of the Conchords fans know what I'm referring to, but if you don't, just read more

TV Jan 13, 2009

Kristen Schaal on Stalking the Flight of the Conchords

It's always a good day when I see funny lady Kristen Schaal's big grin on my screen.

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It's always a good day when I see funny lady Kristen Schaal's big grin on my screen. This weekend, she returns to TV as Mel, the adorable but possibly certifiably crazy stalker on HBO's Flight of the Conchords. A couple of weeks ago, I got the chance to chat with Schaal about her role, her appearances on The Daily Show, and her favorite Conchord. Here are highlights:

How did you come to play Mel?
The show was being developed with HBO at the same time I was doing the HBO comedy festival in 2006, so they showed the guys a tape of me doing standup, and from there they decided that I could do the part. . . They pitched it to me kind of like, "Mel's crazy about the guys, but she also has a husband, Doug, and Doug kind of treats her obsession with the guys like, 'Oh, she really likes chocolate.'" They never pitched that she was a stalker, but she's . . . obviously a stalker.

What's Mel's favorite Conchords song? And what's yours?
Mel's favorite song is "Who Likes to Rock the Party," which is the one song they play at every gig. My favorite song — I don't know if I really have a favorite. I just got the album! I love "Prince of Parties," I love "Sally," "Hiphopopotamus Versus the Rhymenoceros " — there isn't one song where I'm like, "ehhh, I don't like them."

I heard "Prettiest Girl in the Room" playing once at Forever 21 and it was the weirdest thing! Have you ever heard the songs anywhere odd?
That happened to me at Urban Outfitters. They were selling the album, so that was probably why. But the guy who was checking me out was also mouthing the words! They're novelty songs and they're funny, but they're also really well-crafted, so they can be played on the radio.

To hear her thoughts on The Daily Show, her romance novel, and whether she has a Mel of her own, just read more