| Flight of the Conchords - The Complete First Season | 
 enlarge | Actors: Jemaine Clement, Bret Mckenzie
Studio: Hbo Home Video
Category: DVD
List Price: $29.98
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Avg. Customer Rating:   (194 reviews)
Sales Rank: 166
Format: Ac-3, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dvd-video, Subtitled, Widescreen, Ntsc
Languages: English (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), English (Original Language)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Media: DVD
Running Time: 360 minutes
Number Of Items: 2
Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.4 x 0.7
MPN: 94418
UPC: 026359441820
EAN: 0026359441820
ASIN: B000P2A6C0
Release Date: November 6, 2007
Theatrical Release Date: June 17, 2007
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Description
Jemaine Clement and Bret McKenzie a" a.k.a. Flight of the Conchords a" may be aNew Zealandas 4th Most Popular Folk Parody Duo,a but in the USA, finding someone who knows their act is about as easy as finding a kiwi nest in Central Park. To rectify this oversight, Jemaine and Bret have moved to New Yorkas East Village to conquer America, one fan (literally) at a time.
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Unlike most HBO series, Flight of the Conchords does not want to set the world on fire. It is droll and deadpan to beat the band. If you like Tenacious D, They Might Be Giants, Jonathan Richman, Leningrad Cowboys Go America, and silly Pythonian wordplay, then its off-center charms will definitely strike a resonant chord. The Conchords are comprised of funky, funny folk duo Bret McKenzie and mutton-chopped Jemaine Clement, transplanted New Zealanders trying to make it in New York. Brett, their incompetent manager, Murray (Rhys Darby) notes, has "the right attitude," while Jemaine has "what I like to call, 'the wrong attitude.'" (Murray, who works out of the New Zealand consulate, makes the clueless agent in Extras look like Ari Gold.) Stardom eludes the band. They have one fan, Mel (Kristin Schaal), whose seething husband chaperones her while she stalks them (by season's end, even she will desert them). Financially strapped, they live in squalor and are forced to film a music video with a cell-phone camera. The dense Jemaine is a damper on Brett's love life (he derisively calls Coco, Brett's new girlfriend, "Yoko"). But from their mundane lives springs their inspired music, and it is during each episode's musical numbers that Conchords really takes flight. Sample lyrics: "You're so beautiful / You could be a hostess in the '60s"; and "I'm not crying / It's just been raining / On my face." Another mad highlight is "Bowie to Bowie" in the episode in which Brett is visited by visions of Bowie in his various career incarnations (portrayed by a dead-on Clement). But the dialogue, too, sings with an inspired, surreal lunacy. One exchange between Brett and Murray degenerates into a chicken-egg discussion over a job vs. a gig. HBO has renewed Flight of the Conchords for a second season. Bravo! As a greeting-card executive (The Daily Show's John Hodgman), who wants to license one of their tracks, tells the duo, "I believe in potential. I can see it in you guys." --Donald Liebenson
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 Great show! Really funny!! October 6, 2008
I loved this show but kept missing it on HBO so I was really happy when I saw it on sale on Amazon.
This show is very funny but I also realize that it's humor may not appeal to everyone.
And the songs were great.
Ha - Larious September 30, 2008
My dad reccomended this show to me - he said it is the best television made today - and he is right! This show is Q-U-A-L-I-T-Y entertainment. Two dudes from New Zeland trying to make it as a band here in the states. They burst into song throughout the episodes, making it the best musical sit-com EVER. I reccomend it - hopefully you'll like it too!
Flight of the Conchords rock! September 28, 2008
This is the most original, humorous, and entertaining show I've seen in a long time. You're guaranteed to be entertained. Worth every cent and then some!
Donald Liebenson (Amazon reviewer), what the hey!?! Thanks *not* for the spoilers in your 'review'. September 27, 2008
Please don't detail specific plot points and events in reviews.
If you have no opinion of the show and are restricted to providing a literal description of it, why not provide some detail of the what the DVD product contains. You know, special features and stuff.
What is wrong with these people?
Oh yeah, it's a great show. Watch this before any of that other ish you may be considering to watch first.
Gets better each time September 16, 2008
The first time I'd ever seen this show was on a recommendation of a friend (from New Zealand!). It took me a while to get what was going on, but it has since become my favorite series. I would have paid the price of the series just for the "Foo Do Fa Fa" and "Most Beautiful Girl In The Room" videos. Every time I see them they get funnier. If you like "Spinal Tap" this is a must have series.
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