2008 Woodie Awards
'Flight of the Conchords' DVD released
Joseph Froemming
Issue date: 11/29/07 Section: Intermission
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It is a tale of two struggling musicians from New Zealand trying to make it in New York.
Bret and Jermaine are a two-piece band named "Flight of the Conchords," both of whom play guitar, and have an incompetent manager named Murray, who by day works as a travel agent.
"Flight of the Conchords" is a recent comedy hit on HBO that follows Bret and Jermaine in their quest to become a big band. Each episode features a song which correlates into the theme of the episode. The first season has recently been released on DVD.
In one episode called "Mugged," Bret and Jermaine decide to take street names and the song features their quirky take on hip hop music, though they are not as street tough as they thought when they are suddenly mugged by two street thugs.
In a crazed twist, Bret takes off, leaving Jermaine alone to fend off the muggers. When police arrive, one of the muggers takes off, leaving the other behind. Days later, Bret finds Jermaine has befriended his mugger because both of them felt abandoned by their friends.
The show has many funny aspects for the struggling duo. They only have one fan, a completely over obsessive woman named Mel who drives the two to their gigs with her husband sitting in the back seat.
Their manager Murray cannot seem to get anything right. He books them gigs in oddball spots (one of them being an aquarium). He spends half their total funds, $20, on a container to keep their funds because the plastic bag they usually keep their money in had a hole in it.
A lot of the humor comes from the deadpan dialogue between the characters. They argue in monotone voices, except for Murray, who is really the only animated character in the show.
"Flight of the Conchords" has been around for many years. They have made appearances on Conan O'Brien and had an HBO standup comedy special.
One complaint about the DVD collection is the lack of special features. One wonders why their HBO comedy special was not included in this collection.
In connection to the DVD release of the first season of their HBO show, "Flight of the Conchords" also released a five song EP called "The Distant Future," which also contains three studio tracks and two live versions of songs used in the show.
For fans of the dry comedy of the British version of "The Office," with an indie rock version of Tenacious D, "Flight of the Conchords" is highly recommended.
Bret and Jermaine are a two-piece band named "Flight of the Conchords," both of whom play guitar, and have an incompetent manager named Murray, who by day works as a travel agent.
"Flight of the Conchords" is a recent comedy hit on HBO that follows Bret and Jermaine in their quest to become a big band. Each episode features a song which correlates into the theme of the episode. The first season has recently been released on DVD.
In one episode called "Mugged," Bret and Jermaine decide to take street names and the song features their quirky take on hip hop music, though they are not as street tough as they thought when they are suddenly mugged by two street thugs.
In a crazed twist, Bret takes off, leaving Jermaine alone to fend off the muggers. When police arrive, one of the muggers takes off, leaving the other behind. Days later, Bret finds Jermaine has befriended his mugger because both of them felt abandoned by their friends.
The show has many funny aspects for the struggling duo. They only have one fan, a completely over obsessive woman named Mel who drives the two to their gigs with her husband sitting in the back seat.
Their manager Murray cannot seem to get anything right. He books them gigs in oddball spots (one of them being an aquarium). He spends half their total funds, $20, on a container to keep their funds because the plastic bag they usually keep their money in had a hole in it.
A lot of the humor comes from the deadpan dialogue between the characters. They argue in monotone voices, except for Murray, who is really the only animated character in the show.
"Flight of the Conchords" has been around for many years. They have made appearances on Conan O'Brien and had an HBO standup comedy special.
One complaint about the DVD collection is the lack of special features. One wonders why their HBO comedy special was not included in this collection.
In connection to the DVD release of the first season of their HBO show, "Flight of the Conchords" also released a five song EP called "The Distant Future," which also contains three studio tracks and two live versions of songs used in the show.
For fans of the dry comedy of the British version of "The Office," with an indie rock version of Tenacious D, "Flight of the Conchords" is highly recommended.