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The Conchords May Not Fly Again - Are You Bummed?

BuzzSugar — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 08:30:00 -0800

The Flight of the Conchords released a new album just a few weeks ago, but we may be seeing less of the goofy New Zealanders in the future. In a recent interview, Jemaine Clement hinted there might not be a third season of their HBO series. He said, "It very likely might not. . . We've got to write the series, but we've also got to write the songs, and just dividing your time into those two writing tasks is really tricky."

I still love watching (and listening to!) the Conchords first season, though I admittedly was less enthused about the second set of episodes. Still, I would be sad to see them go. What about you - are you bummed about this news?

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

BuzzSugar — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 08:30:43 -0800

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.

Can't get enough? Giggle's got one more Conchords video.

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Whee! Check Out a New Flight of the Conchords Promo

BuzzSugar — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 15:30:08 -0800

Via the Watcher comes the most delightful 40 seconds of my day: a new promo for Flight of the Conchords. The HBO comedy, with New Zealanders Bret McKenzie and Jemaine Clement singing goofy song parodies and trying to make it big in New York, begins its second season Jan. 18.

The show's second season may be its last, so I for one am planning to soak in every minute of ridiculous comedy this Winter. This promo is short, but it's also pretty representative of the Conchords dynamic: Jemaine wants to make a serious promo for the show; Bret wants to be a gangster. To check it out, just read more.

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"Entourage," "Conchords" Keep Flying for HBO

BuzzSugar — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 13:30:31 -0700

The guys that keep me laughing on HBO Sunday nights will be back next year for another round. HBO announced today that "Entourage" and "Flight of the Conchords" will return with new seasons in 2008.

The news is no surprise for "Entourage," which snagged a bunch of Emmy nominations and routinely gets about 3 million viewers the first time each new episode airs. But I was a little worried about my "Conchords." References to "Business Time" and "Robots" have become standard among my friends, and when I was at the TCA press tour, it seemed like every critic in the country was crowing about the show. But I still couldn't tell how widespread its reach was; Zap2it says its premiere got about a million viewers, but I haven't heard about the ratings since then. Still, they must be good enough if HBO is continuing the series, which the network's press release today called "a show to watch."

One more bit of good news from the press release: The Conchords plan to follow up their recent EP with a full-length album in January 2008. I think that's worthy of a binary solo.

Photo courtesy of HBO

Listen to the Flight of the Conchords Album Online

BuzzSugar — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 06:30:00 -0700

One of my true pleasures this summer has been watching "Flight of the Conchords" on HBO each Sunday night. Jemaine Clement and Bret McKenzie never fail to crack me up playing versions of themselves in a struggling folk parody duo - New Zealand's fourth most popular folk parody duo, in fact - as they navigate New York life and try to shake off their one persistent, stalker-ish fan.

Their songs, which satirize everything from French pop to soul to power ballads, are a highlight of the show, and now a bunch of them have been collected on the band's EP, The Distant Future, which hit stores this week. The album is currently streaming over at AOL's Listening Party, and it's got some of the greatest hits from the show, including "I'm Not Crying" ("it's just raining/on my face"), as well as three live tracks, one of which is "Robots," a personal favorite.

I was worried the songs wouldn't be as funny without Bret and Jemaine's facial expressions and awkward dances, but luckily for all of us, they hold up just fine. If you'd rather watch an awkward dance, though, you can check out the guys' take on a cutesy French pop song from the most recent episode of the TV show if you read more

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Check Out "The Flight of the Conchords" Online!

BuzzSugar — Thu, 17 May 2007 08:30:54 -0700

Do you ever see a relatively unknown actor or actress in something, then suddenly start seeing him or her everywhere? That's happening to me right now with Jemaine Clement. First, he played the nerdy Jarrod in Eagle vs. Shark, one of my favorite movies of the year so far. And now, he's about to star in the HBO comedy "Flight of the Conchords," which is maybe my most-anticipated summer series (OK, second after "Creature Comforts").

Here's the deal: Clement and Bret McKenzie have been performing for years as Flight of the Conchords, "New Zealand's fourth most popular folk parody duo." They've been the subject of a BBC documentary and an HBO special and have played at Bumbershoot and on "Late Night with Conan O'Brien." Now, they've moved to New York, where they're writing new material, meeting (and alienating) women and frequently breaking into song at random times. Their 12-episode series will start airing June 17 after "Entourage," but you don't have to wait till then. For this week (until May 21) the episode will be available in full on MySpace; after that, it will be on the show's HBO site and other online video sites.

I think there's a certain kind of person who will find this show hilarious, and I'm definitely that kind of person. One of show's other writers also wrote for "Da Ali G Show," so that helps explain what you're in for. If you don't have time for the whole pilot, I have a couple of short song clips that you can watch if you read more

Flight of the Conchords - Robot Future

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Flight of the Conchords - Prettiest Girl

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Eagle vs. Shark: Sweet, Nerdy Love

BuzzSugar — Mon, 07 May 2007 16:00:10 -0700

If Eagle vs. Shark doesn't take over Napoleon Dynamite's position at the top of the nerd-core film canon, it will be a shame. The movie, which will be released in select cities June 15, is a pitch-perfect, poignant and often hilarious look at love between two socially awkward misfits. I saw the film over the weekend at a sold-out screening at the San Francisco International Film Festival, and it truly was a movie where I both laughed and cried - often simultaneously.

The film, developed at the Sundance Institute by Oscar-nominated New Zealand writer-director Taika Waititi, focuses on Lily, a well-meaning but gawky oddball, and Jarrod, a lovable loser who doesn't know he's uncool. They connect at Jarrod's "come as your favorite animal" party, and she ends up tagging along on a trip to his hometown, where he plans to exact some ninja-style revenge on his high school nemesis. There, she meets his unsurprisingly dysfunctional family (swindling siblings, emotionally withdrawn father, child who could give Abigail Breslin's Little Miss Sunshine a run for her money) and tries to navigate her new relationship with a guy who thinks he's much more important than he is. To hear more about the film and watch the trailer, read more

Eagle vs. Shark isn't a movie that will overwhelm you with dialogue, but what's there is spot-on. When Jarrod leaves a phone message for his nemesis saying "justice is waiting" and the message-taker mishears "justice" as "Justin," well, that's just the kind of thing that would happen to Jarrod. And when Lily responds to Jarrod's "Do you want to kiss?" with a simple "yup," it somehow feels like the height of romance.

The soundtrack of fuzzy indie rock and adorable (if twee) animated interludes centering on a pair of rotten apples fit Eagle vs. Shark perfectly, but in the end, the movie belongs to Jarrod and Lily. Their occasionally frustrating but always big-hearted love story is something that anyone who's ever felt lonely and underappreciated will understand.

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Link Time: Watch Kris Allen's Video For "Live Like We're Dying"

BuzzSugar — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:00:39 -0800

Kris Allen's music video for "Live Like We're Dying" is here - Music Mix

Jemaine Clement says that he and Bret may not return for Flight of the Conchords because they're dads now - Vulture

New Moon's Jamie Campbell Bower thinks Tim Burton should direct Breaking Dawn - MTV Movies Blog

Watch Jay-Z and U2 perform "Sunday, Bloody Sunday" in Berlin - Pitchfork

Five Mad Men spinoffs that would be great ideas - TV.com

Jim Carrey's new website may freak you out - MTV Movies Blog

JJ Abrams is directing and exec-producing the pilot for his show Undercovers for NBC - Coming Soon

Top Chef Masters is cooking for the cast of Modern Family today! - Steve Levitan's Twitter

This week's Parks and Recreation brings up an interesting relationship issue - TresSugar

Stephen Frears reunites with his High Fidelity screenwriter D.V. De Vincentis for Lay the Favorite - Cinematical

What Do You Think About the Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series?

BuzzSugar — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 18:20:21 -0700

Alec Baldwin is taking home the Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series in 30 Rock for the second year in a row. He beat out Tony Shalhoub, Charlie Sheen, Jemaine Clement, and Jim Parsons.

I saw this coming a mile away, but what do you think about this win?

Vote on all my Emmy Awards polls here!