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Is anyone watching the Conchords?

Umm..yeah.. me! But I don’t think I alone count. Jace is another who watches this amazing show and he seems to heart it as much as I do. Read his televisionary blog about the show here.

Is Anyone Else Watching HBO’s “Flight of the Conchords”?
Hiphopapotamus? Rhymenocerous? Do these names ring a bell?
I’m just wondering [...]

Why I heart anthropologists

The writer himself explains “Aren’t anthropologists tedious? Always decoding culture, always overthinking things.”..yeah, I can dig it.. (that’s a joke because that would be an archaeologist..get it? hardy har.. … umm..moving on..) Anyway, Why are the Conchords so funny? Read an anthropologist’s opinion..

July 03, 2007
THE FLIGHT OF THE CONCHORDS AND SPLICING CULTURE
Flight of the [...]

Thoughts on Episode 3

I have to say, in my opinion, this was the best episode yet. It feels like they’re more into the groove..i wonder in what order they shot these? hmm..anyway, some favorite moments:deirdre says:

“ok, david hasselhoff!”
mel wearing a shirt with Jemaine behind bars
When they they were reminicing about Jemaine and they said he says “whout? whout?” [...]

Excellent PopMatters article

Daynah Burnett writes a great review of the pilot episode, a definite must-read.

Wooing
Regular airtime: Sundays, 10:30pm ET (HBO)
Cast: Jemaine Clement, Bret McKenzie, Rhys Darby
US release date: 17 June 2007
by Daynah Burnett
You’re so beautiful, you could be a waitress.
—Jemaine Clement
There’s something familiar about the titular band of HBO’s newest comedy show, Flight of the Conchords. [...]

Conchords on Trashwire

Trashwire has a nice review of the HBO show and if you have the time go read the interview with Nick Swardson..you know, the guy from “Grandma’s Boy.”
Related PostsThank you Will on July 25th, 2007Conchords on World Cafe on July 5th, 2007FoTC on NPR on June 14th, 2007The Conversation Hour (although technically 12 minutes and [...]

EW gives HBO series an A-

Boogie dance commencing… I don’t want to put too much importance on reviews but this is really good. Gillian Flynn writes an A- review of the new series. Woo-Hoo! You can read it at EW.com or below. Boogie dance ending..

TV REVIEW

Flight of the Conchords

HBO’s new comedy series, Flight of the Conchords, which follows the exploits [...]

Popwatch

For those of you unable to make it to Bonnaroo this year, Whitney Pastorek has a really well written article about her experiences there. Including getting Demetri Martin to write his own review of the DM & FotC gig. Go read Whitney’s popwatch blog at ew.com.
I’ve snipped the related bit.

Jun 18, 2007, 06:03 [...]