Flight of the Conchords: Best new show of the year
The new HBO show "Flight of the Conchords" is hysterical. It's my absolute favorite new show, hands down. Yes, it borrows liberally from "Tenacious D", which got its start as a series of comedy shorts also on HBO.OK, maybe it borrows a lot. The story is pretty much the same: Two guys in a band (in a band? they are the band...) trying desperately to make it big. But the music business is a cruel mistress, and try as they might their efforts never quite seem to add up to success.
Both the "D" and Conchords have a small, but ravenous, fan base. Lee, in the case of Tenacious D, and the semi-creepy (but pretty hilarious) Mel for the Conchords.
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