Flight of the Conchords

[Mockery]

Have any of you seen this show yet? It's pretty damned good so far. It's basically a sitcom with comedic songs intermixed into the episodes.

[executioneer]

flight of the conchords is the best thing to come out of new zealand since publover :x

[whoreable]

I saw em a couple years back. it was great.

you can watch the first episode on the hbo site http://www.hbo.com/conchords/?ntrack_para1=leftnav_category0_show4

[Guitar Woman]

So I just saw this show last night and I absolutely love it. As a bonus, HBO On Demand had a clip of them doing a stand up routine in which they sang about rap and racist dragons. It was hilarious.

Y'all should watch this.

[executioneer]

plus youtube has basically every single one of their standup routines from the hbo special and other performances

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGOohBytKTU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mlYkIJVguCU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X-jVAHAuiS4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGoi1MSGu64
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZbbxA8a_M_s
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-yJmGS-QMJA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iR2L98gobTQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dXwZxzbZw4c

[MetalMilitia]

Any fans?

I think it's a HBO series, very much like Stella (http://www.i-mockery.com/forum/The%20Flight%20of%20the%20Conchords) IMO. A house mate just showed me a few episodes and it's good.

[DuFresne]

My girlfriend got me the first season for Christmas! :love her!

I think their on-stage show is a lot funnier than their series, but I definately love both. I watch their songs on youtube almost daily.

ps: http://www.i-mockery.com/forum/showthread.php?t=26149&highlight=Flight+Conchords

[thegrayhoodie]

I got the fist series DVD for Christmas, watched it on HBO. Those guys are hilarious, especially the episode where they get mugged.

"I'm the Rhymenocerous, my rhymes are bottomless..."

[MetalMilitia]

Oops, I must've missed that thread.

[TheBigMan045]

Unfortunaty i have only seen their early stand up routines when they were starting out in the late 90's

I bet TVNZ are kicking themselves due to the fact they orginally turned down their idea for a show and now theyre famous.

Just another thing that a humble Kiwi can be proud of :)

[Mintrude]

I also got the first series for Christmas. Each episode needs a couple of watches to pick up everything.
"Rumours?"
"Nope, all true,"

Murray Hewitt is the shiz!

[Guitar Woman]

Isn't a second season in the works?

That'd be sweet, yus.

[DuFresne]

Actually, I just read on the Wikipedia page that it has been renewed for a second season, and you're probably right about it being sweet as well.

[Madman914]

I've been listening to these guys for many years and it it nice to see them have some commercial success.BOWIE

[Mintrude]

Actually, I just read on the Wikipedia page that it has been renewed for a second season, and you're probably right about it being sweet as well.

I'm wondering how they're going to start it. You could tell they weren't sure it was going to be renewed when they did the first series, so the ending had to be able to stand by itself if there wasn't a second series. Should be interesting, seeing as they have to write all new songs now.

[Hangie]

I love this show so much, I have no idea how I missed this thread. My personal favorite is the one where they're being discriminated against by the fruit vendor.



THIS IS BOWIE BACK TO BOWIE, I HEAR YA LOUD CLEAR MAN, HOO YEA MAN! :rock

[El Oh El]

I absolutely love this show. I think its much better than stella.

[thegrayhoodie]

Which is your favorite song? "Jenny" is hilarious.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=mlYkIJVguCU

"Yes I remember exactly what we did at the lookout,
we just LOOKED - OUT!"

[Hangie]

My favorite song is either "Hip-Hopopotamus vs. The Rhymenoceros", "Bowie", or "Something Special for the Ladies".

god I love them all


I was reading the comments on the youtube video you linked and its really sad that people need to compare Tenacious D and FOTC...

[El Oh El]

I think its a toss up between Albi the racist dragon and Robots

[Guitar Woman]

Bowie in Space is definitely my favorite.

The version they did for the show wasn't too great, though.

[El Oh El]

At keast they have like 40 billion clips of them on youtube

[GRUMPYNZ]

Flight of the Conchords are great.

[timrpgland]

Yeah I really enjoyed the 1st season they put out and they are supposed to get another even though it seemed like they played just about every song of theirs already. I remember seeing them on a standup special on comedy central a few years back and thought they were funny. Didn't get way into them til the show started. I was there every Thursday. Good stuff.

[GRUMPYNZ]

They did a free show/concert at a video store (of all places?!) in Wellington, New Zealand recently (where they're from).

I think that's pretty cool for them to be so humble after the success of their show in the states. Apparently the TV networks over here rejected the show - bet they regret that now.