Pre-Order Flight of the Conchords: The Complete Collection

Just recently I heard that there's going to be a complete collection of the show, Season 1 and 2 plus a ton of added features. I really am hoping for deleted scenes from season 1, since the original season 1 set never had any bonus features. You can pre-order it now for the price of $38.99. I'm guessing that the price is actually higher on the actual HBO site, since both seasons and their CDs were priced higher. Anyways, this wonderful DVD set comes out on August 24th. I also posted this on my fotc blog located here: Folk You!

Here are the special features:

Comes with 4 discs

All 22 episodes within the two seasons

Flight of the Conchords: One Night Stand--Never-before-released 30-minutes special

Flight of the Conchords - On Air Documentary feature

Dave's Pawn Shop Commercials

Outtakes, Deleted Scenes, and More

Buy it below:

Amazon.com

Link obtained from here.

Flight of the Conchords video games

*NEW*

I can't believe I didn't post this before, these are 2 very awesome games made by a fan from Flight of the Conchords Message Board. He goes by Badatom. Anyways each season thus far, has its own game. I played the first game some time ago, and I must say it's pretty good, hard near the end, but good.

Anyways check the games out here - Badatom

You can also check out Badatom's website here.

Photo Copyright Badatom

pre-order Flight of the Conchords Season 2 DVD

When season 2 started up, Amazon already had pre-orders going, well we now have a release date for the DVD set, which this time, will have extras. The set will be released sometime in August 4th, yes August; It seems like such a distant future, but I'm sure everyone can wait while they perfect the set and its extras. The DVD set is said to cost $29.98, but that's most likely at HBO, while at Amazon you'll be able to grab it for a nice $18.99. Pre-order from Amazon.

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A.V. Club interview with FotC

by Sam Adams January 13, 2009

When Flight Of The Conchords debuted on HBO in 2007, the musical sitcom about a pair of unknown New Zealanders struggling for success felt as if it might be based, however faintly, in real life. But a Grammy, two Emmy nominations, and a platinum record later, Bret McKenzie and Jemaine Clement are hardly unknowns. Their sleepy deadpan delivery and scruffy charisma have made them low-key heartthrobs, and their low-tech music videos are tailor-made for the YouTube era. The show's second season, which premières Jan. 18, finds their fictional selves as downtrodden as ever, penning jingles for a women-only toothpaste and being neglected by their manager, Murray (Rhys Darby), who's preoccupied with million-selling novelty act Crazy Dogggz. During a break from filming in a Brooklyn warehouse, McKenzie and Clement sat down at Murray's desk with The A.V. Club, which resisted the urge to call the roll.

The A.V. Club: I remember seeing the first episode and thinking, "Wow, this is really funny. I'm glad they got a full season, because that's obviously going to be all there is." The next thing I know, you guys are selling out 3,000-seat theaters.

Bret McKenzie: It could have slipped by. There are a lot of good shows that don't get picked up. Like that Ben Stiller pilot, Heat Vision And Jack? That would have been a great show, but somehow it slipped by.

Jemaine Clement: That's even weirder than our show, really.

AVC: You'd already done a version of the show for BBC Radio, so you hit the ground running. Even the pilot is fully formed, in terms of visual sensibility and the characters' identities. Were there things you wanted to do differently in the second season?

JC: I think we made the same mistakes again.

BM: I think we learnt, but we probably didn't—

JC: Apply our learning.

BM: Apply our lessons, yeah. One thing we did learn was that the transition to song is a really crucial moment in the musical format. It's easier if the song somehow slips into the scene, rather than a hard cut to a music video. So we kind of played around with different ways of transitioning from the real world of the show into the surreal world of the music videos.

AVC: The first season is almost an encyclopedia of the New York alternative-comedy scene, with Kristen Schaal and Eugene Mirman in recurring roles, and guest appearances by Todd Barry and Demetri Martin. Was there a thought that that might be a good way to get the show to an American audience?

BM: No.

JC: It can go a long time with just New Zealanders, but we try to make sure there's American characters in it. I'm always aware when we're looking through the script that in the first few scenes, there should be an American character.

BM: We didn't cast them to try and break into a market or anything. We cast them mainly 'cause we knew them. And we didn't want to have people that were well-known.

JC: It really is like, "Who do we know?" Todd, Demetri, Arj [Barker], and Eugene are all the Americans we knew.

AVC: Every comedian who's ever opened a rock show, basically.

BM: Yeah, that's true, it's the same circuit. John Hodgman is another one. This season, we ran out of people we knew.

To read the rest of the interview, than please go here: A.V. Club interview with FotC

Flight of the Conchords Season 2

Most of you all probably don't know yet, but Flight of the Conchords season 2 will air on January 18th. There's no news on how many episodes there will be, but I'm hoping for at least 10-12. Anyways for those who want something awesome before the season starts, here are the new promo video's that have aired on HBO over the past few weeks.

Promo 1:

Promo 2:

Promo 3 - Flower Song:

Flight of the Conchords Season 1 Review

Flight of the Conchords, who are they? Well that can be answered with a simple answer, and my answer would be "an awesome comedy duo." For those who don't know who they are, the band consists of two members. Bret McKenzie and Jemaine Clement are the driving force of FotC. Their music has been famous in New Zealand for quite some time now, and they're just bringing their stardom here. So far they have a TV show on HBO, a live album called Folk The World Tour, radio series done with BBC radio, an EP titled The Distant Future; Which I might add, won them a Grammy, and a self titled album. So far their hitting it big in America.

Anyways, that's enough about that at the moment, lets get to the show. The show is basically about these two New Zealanders who come to New York City to achieve stardom in America. This of course doesn't go their way, especially when they have a manager who can't get them a decent gig, and it doesn't help that they have one fan, who's obsessed with both of them, but more-so towards Bret. Each episode they play one of their hit songs, like Business Time, Inner City Pressure, Mutha'Uckers, Bowie, and so on. Now, I'll list off each episode with a review.

Episode 1 "Sally"

What can I say about this episode? This episode is about us meeting the band, and them finally moved to New York. Jemaine starts dating Bret's ex girlfriend after meeting her at Dave's party. This is where the very first skit appears. The song of choice, is The most Beautiful girl in the room. Anyways the laughs are great, the song is great. Near the end of the episode you'll get a whiff of their song I'm Not Crying. This song comes in, because Sally finally broke up with Jemaine. Also in this episode is The Humans are dead. I'd rate this episode a 10/10.

Episode 2 "Bret Gives up the Dream"

The band, facing problems need to do something to get cash to survive. They both go to Murray for some cash, but can't help. Instead Bret and Jemaine attempt to get a job as sign holders, Bret gets the job, but Jemaine doesn't. This of course makes Bret leave the band, because he can't go for both. As they see the future of FotC facing problems, Murray and Jemaine decide to hold auditions for the next Bret. Bret also meets his future girlfriend, Coco, who's also a sign holder, and of course loves bands. The skits in this episode are: Inner City Pressure, and Boom. My rating for this episode is a 10/10.

Episode 3 "Mugged"

Bret and Jemaine encounter two muggers and try to escape their grasp. Jemaine gets caught on a fence, while Bret runs off scared, leaving poor Jemaine to be mugged. After the whole altercation. Bret, Murray and Dave finally attempt to find Jemaine, but a few days later. They later find him in Jail. The muggers also have the same exact problem as Bret and Jemaine, since one of the muggers fled without their friend. This episode has the songs Hiphopotamus VS. The Rhymenocerous and Think About it. In the end, Bret tries to revive the friendship he once had with Jemaine, by taking back the camera phone that the muggers stole. My rating for this episode is a 9/10.

Episode 4 "Yoko"

Bret and Jemaine have a fallout with each other because of Bret's girlfriend Coco. Jemaine keeps going out on Bret and Coco's dates, and Bret doesn't think it's right. So he kicks him off the rest of the dates. Bret quits the band because Jemaine thinks Coco is trying to split up the band. Jemaine tries to get Bret back into the band, but it doesn't go so great. But he does come back. In this episode the skits that are played are Sello Tape, and If You're Into It. 10/10

Episode 5 "Sally Returns"

Jemaine runs into Sally at the Laundromat, in which she tells Jemaine to get his own place if he ever wants to hang out. Bret of course finds out that Jemaine is in love with Sally again, this in turn makes Bret fall for her again. This of course isn't great news for Coco, since the two are dating. Bret and Jemaine fight over her with home made gifts, like a glass butterfly and a paiting. Jemaine finally gets his own apartment, a closet, and decides to invite a bunch of his friends over. Bret doesn't show up, so Jemaine has a feeling that he's out at Sally's birthday party, in which Jemaine leaves his party to investigate. Once there the two find out that she's getting married to an Australian man with a lot of cash. This breaks both of their hearts. Coco breaks up with Bret and life goes on for the guys. The songs included in this episode are Business Time, and Song for Sally. I'd rate this episode a 10/10

Episode 6 "Bowie"

Bret faces body issues. Jemaine believes that Bret is a little Bulimic. Bret encounters David Bowie in his dream, Bowie decides to tell Bret to increase his image. He suggested he wear an eye patch. This didn't work as it made Bret's depth perseption all messed up. Then another night Bowie came back into his dreams, telling him to do something crazy. Anyways the guys were on the verge of getting themselves a deal for using their song in a greeting card, but since Bret decided to do something crazy, and that crazy thing being, painting his privates with lightning bolts and flasshing the guy giving the deal. Anyways, episode 6 includes the songs of Bowie, and Bret You've Got it Going on. I'd rate this episode a 10/10.
Episode 7 "Drive By"

Bret and Jemaine are in a race war with a fruit vendor. They try to explain to him that it's wrong. Dave suggests sending them to Alcatraz, but being as that is not something the guys want to do. Also Murray falls in love with the tech support lady, but is too late to express his feelings. In this episode, these skits were done; Mutha'Uckers, Albi The Racist Dragon, and Leggy Blonde. I rate this episode a 10/10.

Episode 8 "Girlfriends"

Bret gets a new girlfriend, or so he believes that's what he got. Bret is Jemaine's 'Wingman', and Murray finally gets the guys a CD deal, but it's too good to be true. Bret's new so called girlfriend tells him that she has to be shipped out to Iraq in the morning, and demands to have sex before she goes. The skits included in this episode are A Kiss is not a Contract, and Foux Du Fafa. I rate this episode a 9/10.

Episode 9 "What Goes on Tour"

Bret and Jemaine go on a small tour in preparation for a gig in Central Park. Murray uses his own money from his bank account for the tour. The guys buy leather jackets, in which Murray calls says they "Look like a bunch of cool looking idiots." Bret drops a TV out the window on accident, and Murray thinks it was Jemaine, being that he's the crazy one. The guys go to various gigs, while messing nearly breaking everything in the process. They also meet up with a water polo team who use their room number to get free room service. Murray gets angry with Bret and Jemaine after Bret accidentally gets the car in the pool forgetting to put the handbrake on. This episode contained only one song, and that was Mermaids. I rate this episode a 10/10.

Episode 10 "New Fans"

Bret and Jemaine finally get new fans. Mel thinks that all these new fans want to do is have sex with them, and Bret and Jemaine do acid and experience a nice trip, and one of the new fans wanted to have a threesome with Bret and Jemaine. The songs included in this episode are Ladies of the World, and Prince of Parties. I rate this episode a 9/10.

Episode 11 "The Actor"

The guys hire an actor to give Murray a nice rejection call, but the actor, turning things around, give the guys a record deal, or so that's what Murray believes. Bret and Jemaine make a music video for their new song Frodo. Murray then learns the truth that it was all a lie. The songs included in this episode were Frodo, and Cheer Up Murray. I rate this episode a 9/10.

Episode 12 "The Third Conchord"

In the season finale, Murray forces a new member on the guys, but they don't favor him so well. Bret splits with Jemaine and the new guy Todd to form a new band with Demetri called The Original Flight of the Conchords, while Jemaine and Todd continue on with FotC. Todd of course doesn't favor FotC so he tells Jemaine that he would like to change their name to Crazy Dogggz with 3 G's. Jemaine doesn't like the idea. Each band faces problems. Todd has long solo's and Demetri copies Brets moves.. Murray suggests they form a super group, but Demetri and Todd decide to go along and join their own band, which would become The Crazy Dogggz. FotC lose their only fan, and The Crazy Dogggz win stardom with Murray as their manager. This episode there was only one skit, and that was the song Doggy Bounce. I rate this episode a 10/10. So, what will come of the legacy?

Since I reviewed every single episode, I may as well review the Season 1 DVD. The sad thing is this, there is no extras, no commentary or deleted scenes, no live performances, etc. There's nothing but the episodes. But that's ok with me, as I'm fine with each and every episode.

Anyways my rating for the Season 1 DVD set is a 10/10 simply because I love this show.

Flight of the Conchords, only to last one more season?

Well the news isn't a fact as of yet, but the guys are expressing the idea of ending the show after season 2. Bret McKenzie saying "It would be a fitting end to the series." Both Bret McKenzie, and Jemaine Clement expressed that they were tired of working on the show, especially now that their new season has to deal with all new material, which means it'll be a long work process. They never expected the rock star status, since they are considered a comedy act rather than anything else. It also wasn't easy getting used to all the popularity. In New Zealand they were just a band trying to do their thing, here in the states, they've become uneasy of all of the stardom. Fans really showed their love for FotC, one woman even came on stage to touch Jemaine. I guess you could say FotC are big with the ladies, especially when an unknown fan in the audience screams to the guys "take off your pants".

Anyways the possibility of the show ending after season 2 is still there. Plus this doesn't mean the end of FotC. They could bring out more albums, and possibly go their separate ways into music, movies and television Jemaine Clement will be starring in Gentlemen Broncos, directed by Napoleon Dynamite director Jared Hess. The film is about a Science fiction writer who steals a book idea from a fan. And Bret still has the The Wellington International Ukulele Orchestra of which he created a while back. Plus he has Video Kid, and I'd love to see him bringing out another Video Kid album.

As for a season 3, lets hope. I think a better fitting end, would be to make a feature length film. Why not? Sex and the City did it and so did The X-Files. Anyways I just hope that they reconsider. The idea of a season 3, or even 4 is just awesome.

To check out the article of which this news showed up in, check out WTF! and read up on the front page: http://www.whatthefolk.net/index.htm