| Flight of the Conchords - The Complete First Season | 
 enlarge | Actors: Jemaine Clement, Bret Mckenzie
Studio: Hbo Home Video
Category: DVD
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Avg. Customer Rating:  204 reviews
Sales Rank: 222
Format: Ac-3, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dvd-video, Subtitled, Widescreen, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
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: HBOD94418D
UPC: 026359441820
EAN: 0026359441820
ASIN: B000P2A6C0
Theatrical Release Date: June 17, 2007
Release Date: November 6, 2007
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Studio: Hbo Home Video Release Date: 11/06/2007 Run time: 360 minutes
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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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 Flight of the Conchords - The Complete First Season January 8, 2009
hilarious and really excellent screenwriting and songs that will get stuck in your head all week!
 Flight of the Conchords First Season January 7, 2009
I ordered this DVD set for my daughter for Christmas, but she let me borrow and watch them. I had already seen the video clips of some of their songs on You Tube, and knew what to expect. The full episodes were just as funny as the clips I had seen - just the sort of humor I enjoy watching. If you like dry situational humor, music, and pop cultural references then give Bret (Brit) and Jermaine a try. I think you will like them.
Great dry humor December 24, 2008
This is a great gift idea for anyone with a good sense of humor- particularly dry humor. I can't wait for the next season to air!
"She's Got Two Jobs...She's A Pastry Chef And A Sniper." November 25, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
"Flight of the Conchords" is a quirky, deadpan HBO series about a pair of New Zealanders, Bret McKenzie and Jemaine Clement, trying to break into the New York music scene. The duo is more funky than any folk singers have ever been, and find themselves in a variety of Spinal Tap-esque situations involving the band, their one fan, Mel, and their incompetent manager, Murray.
The humor here is very dry and delivered in an extremely deadpan manner, so fans of broadbrush or slapstick comedy may not find this to their tastes. People who like wry and intelligent humor will love it. I was especially amused by the episode where the guys were discriminated against by a fruit cart owner because they are New Zealanders ("I don't want our customers complaining that our fruit tastes like New Zealanders.") It couldn't have been resolved better than when the vendor discovers that he was confusing Australians and New Zealanders, ultimately befriending the guys in a horrible case of mistaken identity. Another favorite was the episode where Bret was haunted by visions of David Bowie in his sleep with hilarious results, and the final episode featuring a guest spot by the wonderful Demetri Martin.
Each episode features a couple of short music videos, all of which are over-the-top funny, and are the antithesis of conventional musical productions (thank goodness). The DVD set is well worth owning, but a major complaint is the total absence of extras in a series this recent. If you like offbeat, bizarre comedy, "Flight of the Conchords" is well worth checking out.
Hilarious November 23, 2008
This is a hilarious and innovative comedy by two upcoming stars from New Zealand. Their dry sense of humor highlights (and exaggerates) much of what goes on in the male mind.
Their ridiculous song lyrics (2 to 3 short songs per episode) cannot be further away from musicals. They are dry, witty, and memorable (my personal favorite is the unforgettable binary solo in the robot song).
You will watch this over and over again. And I am sure it will have a cult following.
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