What to watch with the writters’ strike
With the most shows all out of new shows and others finishing up soon you have to wonder what is there to watch? Sure you could watch reruns but why not take the time to find something new and exciting on TV that you may have never known about? I’ve always been open to this and it has led me to some awesome stuff like 30 Rock & Heroes. So I’ll give you a recommendation, The Flight of the Conchords.
The Flight of the Conchords is both a TV show and a band. The band is a two man group made up of New Zealanders Jemaine Clement and Bret McKenzie. They bill themselves as “Formerly New Zealand’s fourth most popular guitar-based digi-bongo acapella-rap-funk-comedy folk duo.” All in all the songs are funny and meant to be that way.
The show is a fictionalized take on the band as they move to New York in hopes of making it big. They are helped out by their manager Murray, who manages the band during business hours of his normal job, and Dave, a pawn shop worker that gives them advice. The guys struggle to get gigs and constantly have to fight off advances of their only fan, Mel. But mostly it is just about their life in New York. They will break into song usually a couple times a show and they are usually side splitting at the least. See below for a clip of the song Hiphopopotamus vs. Rhymenoceros.
Flight of the Conchords can be seen on HBO. Click here to visit their site and check a schedule of airings. Or you can pick up the complete Season 1 DVD’s at your favorite electronics dealer.
