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Review from Telegraph.co.uk

The Telegraph.co.uk calls the FotC show “rare twist for such an original sitcom, the originality feels entirely unself-conscious. More importantly, the jokes are funny.” Woo-Hoo!

Reviews from down under (no not there, the other one)

The New Zealand Herald has a “review” and synopsis of the Conchords’ first show on Prime. She loved it! She writes
It is superb musi-comedy (I never thought I’d ever write that phrase), very smart, likeable and original. One of the best things on TV.
Woo-Hoo! If you would like to read what [...]

EVS review from TV3 NZ

Basically the reviewer “liked it didn’t love it.” Which is odd since she says “Eagle versus Shark will either hit the bulls eye for some, or miss the dartboard completely for others.” In any case, she does say some very nice things and encourages everyone to see it. What more can we ask? See the [...]

Another view of Episode 9

Zap2it has a completely different view of episode 9. They thought it was a subpar episode. I think the review is quite good despite the obvious difference in opinion. Ryan is a much better writer than I pretend to be..
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Kristen Schaal takes the biscuit

The list UK has a great review of Kristen’s Edinburgh show. They name her
“An intriguing mixture of kooky whimsy and charming wit in a truly memorable Fringe show. ‘Part of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2007′.”
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Wishing it were 30 minutes

Digitalmediawire has a good review of the HBO show. The title of this post comes from a comment after the story.
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A review from Jambase Rhapsody

The lovely Shannon (she brought us the El Rey video!) sent in this review from Jambase Rhapsody. I love when people (read: critics) are amazed that the guys are actually good musicians! They are so talented and the songs DO stand up on their own. You can hear the whole CD on Rhapsody.com here.
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