Flight of the Conchords' Rock

So I was able to catch Flight of the Conchords the other day on HBO. It is absolutely hysterical.


It is about these two New Zealand Kiwi's who have moved to NYC and are trying to promote their band. Their manager works for the NZ consulate and seems incapable of finding them a paying gig. All the manager seems capable of doing is calling a meeting of the three of them, and taking attendance at the meetings.


The Conchords use musical vignettes throughout the episodes to help tell the story in a very Tenacious D meets the Kids in the Hall meets Monty Python kind of way. The musical style is completely across the board with some folk, rap, hip-hop and rock. It is the kind of show that my wife would call absolutely stupid, since the humor is not your standard straight forward television comedy. The story meanders and the way it is shot is completely offbeat way, which I really enjoy. Many people will not get the necessarily get it from the get go, but it can certainly grow on you, at least I enjoy it.

The reality is whenever I like a show (Arrested Development and Andy Barker, PI) it almost always winds up in the trash can, so if you have HBO give it a try, you might enjoy it.